Members: Resources
MYS Music Library
MYS has a comprehensive classical music library as well as a jazz music library available for rent. Please call the MYS office or email our Librarian Juliet Johnson, librarian@mnyouthsymphonies.org, if you are interested in renting from us. We ask that you look over our inventory lists before you call in to see if we have the music you are requesting, and please make your request at least three weeks before you need the music. We have many people renting from us, so please be aware that the music you need may already be rented out.
Please click here to download a PDF of our classical music inventory.
Please click here to download a PDF of our jazz music inventory.
MYS has gathered the following links as potential resources for students, families, and community-members. The links are divided loosely into the following categories, please click on a category to be taken directly to those items.
Orchestras and Ensembles | Opera Companies | Youth Orchestras and Organizations | Competitions and Scholarships | Fun and Music Theory | Practice Resources | Summer Camps and Festivals | Local Lessons, Classes
Orchestras and Ensembles
Artaria String Quartet
http://www.artariaquartet.com/
Bloomington Symphony
http://www.civicorchestrampls.org/
Dakota Valley Symphony
http://www.dakotavalleysymphony.org
Duluth Superior Symphony
http://www.dsso.com
Kenwood Symphony Orchestra
http://www.kenwoodsymphonyorchestra.org
Lyra Baroque Orchestra
http://www.lyrabaroque.org
Mankato Symphony Orchestra
http://www.symphony.mankato.com
Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra
http://www.msoa.net
Minnesota Chorale
http://www.mnchorale.org
Minnesota Orchestra
http://www.minnesotaorchestra.org
Minnesota Opera
http://www.mnopera.org
Minnesota Sinfonia
http://www.mnsinfonia.org
Music Association of Minnetonka
http://musicassociation.org
Northeast Orchestra
http://www.nscband.org
Saint Paul Arts and Culture Partnership
http://www.saintpaulculture.org/
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
http://www.thespco.org
Saint Paul Conservatory of Music
http://www.thespcm.org/
Saint Paul Civic Symphony
http://www.saintpaulcivicsymphony.org/
The Saint Paul JCC Symphony
http://www.stpauljcc.org/jewish/arts_orchestra.lasso
Wayzata Symphony Orchestra
http://www.thewso.org
Zeitgeist New Music
http://www.zeitgeistnewmusic.org
Opera Companies
Minnesota Opera
http://www.mnopera.org
The Gilbert & Sullivan Very Light Opera Co.
http://www.gsvloc.org
Skylark Opera
http://www.skylarkopera.org
Youth Orchestras and Organizations
Cannon Valley Youth Orchestra Minnesota
http://www.cvyomn.org
Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies (GTCYS)
http://www.gtcys.org
South Eastren Minnesota Youth Orchestras, or SEMYO
http://www.semyo.org
From the Top
http://www.fromthetop.org
Young Audiences of Minnesota
http://www.youngaudiencesofmn.org
Youth Performance Co.
http://www.youthperformanceco.com
Music Organizations
American Composers Forum
http://www.composersforum.org
American String Teachers Association (ASTA)
http://www.astaweb.com
The Cedar “The World’s Music Here”
http://www.thecedar.org
Grand Symphonic Winds
http://www.grandsymphonicwinds.org
MacPhail Center for Music
http://www.macphail.org
MacPhail maintains a good list of local organizations, including summer schools, instrument rental options and youth orchestras. http://macphail.org/links.html
Music in the Park Series
http://www.musicintheparkseries.org
Ordway Center for Performing Arts
http://www.ordway.org
Saint Paul Arts and Culture Partnership
http://www.saintpaulculture.org
Saint Paul City Ballet
http://www.spcoballet.org
Schubert Club
http://www.schubert.org
Thursday Musical
http://www.thursdaymusical.com
Twin Cities Jazz Festival
http://www.hotsummerjazz.com
Upper Midwest Flute Association
http://www.umfaflutes.org
Competitions and Scholarships
From The Top
http://www.fromthetpo.org
The Minnesota Orchestra Volunteer Association’s Young Artist Competition (YPSCA)
http://www.wamso.org/yac.html
The Central Minnesota Music School Calendar of Upcoming Events
http://www.cmmusicschool.org/calendar.php?id=competitions
Musical America
http://www.musicalamerica.com/links
Minnesota Sinfonia
http://www.mnsinfonia.org
The New England Conservatory
http://www.newenglandconservatory.edu/financeYourEducation/musicscholarships.html
Thursday Musical Competition
http://www.schubert.org/competition
Schubert Club
http://www.thursdaymusical.com/id17.html
Upper Midwest Flute Association, Laudie Porter Competition and Honors Flute Choir
http://umfaflutes.org/Competitions
ViolinMasterclass.com has a comprehensive list of violin competitions and auditions worldwide
http://violinmasterclass.com/compauditions
The Young Musicians Scholarship Fund- Twin Cities Musicians Union
http://www.tcmu.com
Local Lessons, Classes
Cadenza Music
http://www.cadenzamusic.com
K and S Music
http://www.kandsmusic.org
MacPhail Center for Music: Allegro Orchestra Camp, Sartory String Quartet Institute
http://www.macphail.org/catalog_summer.html#16
Schmitt Music
http://www.schmittmusic.com/lessons
Schubert Club: Educational Opportunities
http://www.schubert.org/education/education.html
Private Music Instructor directory provided by the Schubert Club
http://www.schubert.org/directory-teacher.html
St. Joseph’s School of Music
http://www.stjoseph-schoolofmusic.net
The Saint Paul Conservatory of Music
http://www.thespcm.org
Simply String Studio
http://www.simplystringsstudio.com
Walker West Music Academy
http://www.walkerwestmusicacademy.org
SUMMER CAMPS AND FESTIVALS
Aspen Music Festival and School: Aspen, CO
http://www.Aspenmusic.org
Bemidji State University Summer Music Camp
http://www.bemidjistate.edu/academics/departments/music/musicamp.html
Birch Creek Performing Center: Door County, WI
http://www.birchcreek.org/summer-study/
Bowdoin International Music Festival: Brunswick, ME
http://www.bowdoinfestival.org/summer_study.php
BRAVO Sumer String and Keyboard Institute, U of MN
http://www.music.umn.edu/bravo/
Cleveland Institute of Music: Hudson, OH
http://www.cim.edu/preparatory/summer/
Credo Chamber Music: Oberlin Conservatory, Oberlin, OH
http://www.credochambermusic.org/
Dorian Music Camp: Luther College, Decorah, IW
http://www.luther.edu/music/musiccamps/
Eastern Music Festival: Greensboro, NC,
http://www.easternmusicfestival.org/index-splash.php
Encore-Coda, Sweden, ME
http://www.encore-coda.com/
Green Lake Chamber Music Camp: Green Lake, WI
http://greenlakechambermusiccamp.com
Interlochen: Michigan
http://www.interlochen.org/camp/
International Music Camp: North Dakota
http://www.internationalmusiccamp.com/
Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festivals
http://www.lutheranmusicprogram.org/
Luzerne Music Festival: Luzerne, NY
http://www.luzernemusic.org/site/
Madeline Island Music Camp: La Pointe, WI
http://www.music-camp.org
Meadowmount School of Music: Westport, NY
http://www.meadowmount.com
Minnesota Institute for Talented Youth (includes opera and jazz): Macalester College
http://www.mity.org/
New England Music Camp: Sidney, ME
http://www.nemusiccamp.com/
Northern Lights Chamber Music Camp: Aurora, MN
http://northernlightsmusic.org/
Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute: Camp du Nord, Ely MN
http://www.chambermusicsocietymn.org/
Northwestern University Summer Music: Chicago, IL
http://www.music.northwestern.edu/academics/summer-session/summer-ensembles.html
Park Hill Chamber Music: Denver, Co
http://parkhillchambercamp.com/
Prelude Chamber Music, Inc: Jacksonville, FL
http://preludechambermusic.org/
Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory (Chamber Music): Colorado
http://rockymountainsc.org/
Philadelphia International Music Festival
https://www.stringscamp.com/faculty.html
Shell Lake Arts Center, Shell Lake, WI
http://www.shelllakeartscenter.org/
St. Olaf Music Camp, Northfield, MN
http://www.stolaf.edu/services/conferences/camps/musiccamp
Stevens Point Suzuki Institute: Stevens Point, WI
http://www.uwsp.edu/cofac/suzuki/
Strings International Music Festival: Bryn Mawr, PA
http://www.stringscamp.com
STRINGWOOD Chamber Music for Strings, Lanesboro, MN
http://www.stringwood.com
Fun and Music Theory
ChildrensMusicWorkshop.com has introductory material on a wide range of instruments, including rental information, basic practice techniques, etc.
http://www.childrensmusicworkshop.com
Violinist.com has wide-ranging content and forums about violins and violinists.
http://www.violinist.com
A few of the professional orchestras in the US have pages geared towards the younger audience. They often include games (of varying levels of entertaining), composition tools, information about instruments, information about the orchestra, and composer information.
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra has a fun site geared towards young music makers and their teachers. While it seems designed towards the grade- and middle-school age students, there’s great information on there for older students as well.
http://www.dsokids.com
The New York Philharmonic has an excellent site for students and instructors with games, composition tools, instructions on making basic instruments, historical information on composers and compositions, and information on NY Philharmonic players. Highly informative and entertaining.
http://www.nyphilkids.org
The San Francisco Symphony has an excellent site as well, with games, a music lab, and information about instruments.
http://www.sfskids.org
The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra has games, information about instruments, and coloring pages.
http://www.bsokids.com
The Tucson Symphony has a variety of information for younger students. This site is under construction and is less advanced than many of the others.
http://www.tucsonsymphony.org/kids/
The League of American Orchestras has a very informative site geared towards a slightly older audience. There’s a wide variety of historical information, instrument information, a few games and some decent composition games.
http://www.playmusic.org/
The Nashville Symphony has good information on instruments and players, with great biographical videos of some of the performers.
http://www.nashvillesymphony.org/nsokids/
Sphinx Kids has similar games to some of the other sites but has excellent historical information on minority composers, and also videos of Sphinx alumni performing.
http://www.sphinxkids.org/
Practice Resources
MYS is interested in expanding this section, if you have suggestions for online practice resources, please email MYS.
A free, fully functional online metronome:
http://www.metronomeonline.com/
Smart Music is a software tool for practicing nearly any instrument. It is interactive with feedback capability, meaning a student plays into a mic and the software analyzes the playing. While it’s not as comprehensive as a personal instructor, it can serve as an excellent practice assistant.
http://www.smartmusic.com
MYS is not affiliated with the websites listed and is not responsible for the content therein. MYS does not endorse any of the organizations listed. Links are posted at the discretion of the MYS staff.