APPLICATIONS

 

 

Applications for 2016 are now open!

 

To apply, please fill out the following information in the application form below. Take time to fill out the personal statement. We would rather have too much information than too little. Here we would like to know your orchestral and musical experience, as well as why you enjoy music and why you would like to be a part of YYS. If you have a recommendation from your teacher this is where to put it. Also this is our opportunity to learn a little about you, so try and put some of your personality into your application and have fun with it! We recommend writing it in word first and copy and pasting your statement.

 

Here is an example statement:

 

"I started to become interested in music when I first heard my Great Uncle Donald play the kazoo. He played with great enthusiasm and love for the music. It made me want to do the same. After eleven months of having to be good, Father Christmas brought me a kazoo for Christmas! I worked hard all day that Christmas and by the end of that day I could play Away in a Manger and Jingle Bells. In the years to come I took up oboe and piano at school. I worked really hard, finding that I probably wasn't as much of a natural on these instruments as I am at the kazoo, but after persevering I am now playing to a good standard. I love playing romantic music in particular. This year in the school orchestra we played the overture to Romeo and Juliet by Tchaikovsky. It was really fun, and I got to play the cor anglais, which was great. I offered to play the part on my kazoo, but apparently the kazoo wasn't around in Tchaikovsky's time. Such a shame. I bet he would have written an amazing kazoo concerto. I particularly enjoy playing music in ensembles, including the National Kazoo Orchestra, Yorkshire Kazoo Choir and the Double Reed Ensemble of Yorkshireville. I love to be a part of a bigger sound and it's great fun to play music for others in concerts. When I'm not practising, making oboe reeds or polishing my kazoo, my hobbies include cycling, reading and looking after my five fish, Johann, Wolfgang, Ludwig, Dmitri and Elvis."

 

 

 

 

There are 2 seperate deadlines for applications.

 

The "Early Bird" deadline is January 1st 2016  - applying before this date guarantees being considered for a place at YYS 16 and decisions will be made within 2 weeks of this date.

 

The Final deadline is May 1st 2016 - remaining places on the course will be open for application till May 1st. However, sections of the orchestra may have been filled and there may not be any remaining places for certain instruments.

 

For more information on our summer course please see our courses page.

 

 

The total fee for the course is £380.  This works out at about £63 per day for world class muscial coaching, set in one of Yorkshire's finest schools.

 

 

Places are awarded on a first come, first served basis.

 

If you are successful in your application, you will be required to pay a £100 non refundable deposit within 1 month of receiving your acceptance letter. The remaining £280 must be paid at the latest by Tuesday 7th July.