Yamaha Music School Concerts
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At a Yamaha Music School concert, the community connects through music. Students derive great satisfaction from sharing their growth and achievement. Their families share in the celebration with a sense of pride. The entire community is reminded of music's power to uplift and connect us with the diverse world. In the 2023 National Highlight Concert, hear the top Yamaha Music School students from all over the USA perform in front of a live studio audience at Senovva in Los Angeles. 11 young musicians ages 6-16 of extraordinary talent perform their original compositions, classical repertoire, and vocal selections.
ABOUT YAMAHA MUSIC SCHOOL CONCERT ACTIVITIES
Playing for others and listening to music together is central to the Yamaha Music School experience. Yamaha Music School Concerts take place all over the world at various levels continuously. From local school class concerts, to the Yamaha International Highlight Concert featuring the top performers from around the globe, the different types of concerts include:
CLASS CONCERTS
The Yamaha curriculum features group lessons in which students meet every week and learn together. In that environment, playing for others becomes a natural part of music making. In class concerts, students share and interact by playing for their friends and family on a regular basis.
JUNIOR ORIGINAL CONCERTS
A Junior Original Concert, or JOC, is a concert in which YMS students perform their original compositions. JOCs have been held in venues as diverse as YMS classrooms to the world’s leading concert halls, including Carnegie Hall and Kennedy Center in the USA. Thousands of students participate in JOCs worldwide each year.
SCHOOL CONCERTS
Any authorized YMS may sponsor a concert that features its own students. Several schools may also combine to conduct joint local or regional concerts. These concerts should feature pieces and performances more polished and formal than those at the class level.
INTERNATIONAL CONCERTS
Sponsored annually by Yamaha Music Foundation and Yamaha Corporation of Japan, YMS students from around the world perform on the same stage. The concerts include the Yamaha International Highlight Concert and the International Junior Original Concert.
NATIONAL HIGHLIGHT CONCERTS
Yamaha National Highlight Concerts showcase performances that reflect the full range of Yamaha Music School (YMS) activities. These events feature YMS students from around the country performing solos and ensembles of all styles of music, including classical repertoire, pop, rock, jazz standards and original compositions.
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There are seemingly endless benefits to learning how to play a musical instrument. It boosts confidence, lowers blood pressure, raises aptitude levels, calms stress... the list goes on and on. Combine those benefits with a safe environment like the one found at a Yamaha Music School, and music makers tend to flourish, to grow, and become their best selves.
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