Young Artists Foundation
Young Artists Foundation (YAF) trains pre-college string, piano, and woodwind students in chamber music at a conservatory level. By organizing students into local ensembles across the South Bay, Peninsula, and San Francisco throughout the year, YAF provides greater access to exemplary music education and performances to more bay area communities.
Our Approach
Chamber music requires a high degree of individual commitment, preparation, and agency to create an environment for team success, and is our core at YAF.
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Each semester, faculty prepare students to perform complete masterworks from the standard repertoire through direct, curated feedback and mentorship. Students are taught the fundamentals of ensemble structure and rehearsal techniques through immersive playing and performing alongside world-class faculty.​​​
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We believe in such an investment to foster each students' pursuit of classical music, whose results and habits of earned excellence will continue to serve them long after they move on from YAF.
A parent shares how YAF has shaped his daughters' artistic development.