Applying to YAF Chamber Music
YAF is currently accepting students ages 8-18 studying violin, viola, cello, double bass, piano, and woodwinds to its Chamber Music program for Winter 2025. The Chamber music program is available to all eligible students with demonstrated musical proficiency and interest in playing and performing. YAF uses placement auditions to assign groups for students of similar age, levels, and geographic location. Applying is simple and easy, and can be done from from the comfort of your own home via a recorded video audition. Please review the eligibility and audition requirements before applying below. There is no application fee for the 2024-2025 year.
Apply by January 4, 2025 for consideration for our March student showcase concert.
Eligibility
In order to be considered for the Chamber Music program, applicants must:
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Be between the ages of 8 and 18 by the beginning of the 2024-2025 academic year, and enrolled in grades 3-12 or equivalent
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Be actively be taking private lessons and for a minimum of 2 years for any of the following instruments:
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Violin
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Viola
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Cello
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Double Bass
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Piano
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Woodwinds
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Reside within commuting distance of the San Francisco Bay and surrounding areas
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Be ready and committed to attending their assigned weekly coaching sessions, and end-of-quarter performances scheduled in December, March, and June.
Audition Requirements
All applicants must upload a video to Youtube, either public or private, and include a link in their applications.
Audition videos must:
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Be of any work from the standard repertoire of your instrument that best represents your current level of playing, without accompaniment
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Be at least 3 minutes in length or longer in playing time
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Have been recorded within 2 months prior to submission, and show the applicant and their instrument in clear view (if you need music, please move stands in such a way you and your instrument are not blocked)
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Not have been edited in any way, including audio and video, aside from optionally trimming the beginnings and ends
It is not necessary to use professional equipment; most mobile device cameras should be fine as long as the applicant's playing can be seen and heard clearly.