Young Community Artists 

We are excited to announce a new GMS program - in partnership with Utah Symphony | Utah Opera - called the Young Community Artists. This program will start in Fall 2024 and is open to all students in the community who would like to select and participate in any of our diverse Conservatory class offerings.

Ensemble and performance-based classes will require a video audition submission upon registration, and other classes may require a prerequisite such as a placement exam.  Need-based and merit-based scholarships are also available to all through our financial aid application at: https://giftedmusicschool.org/financial-aid.  Students who also study their private lessons through Gifted Music School will receive priority consideration for scholarships for their YCA class(es). 

In addition to these offerings, we're honored to have esteemed Utah Symphony Assistant Conductor Jessica Rivero Altarriba committed to working with the YCA and Conservatory in Spring 2025. Her collaboration with GMS will culminate in a concert next April celebrating the accomplishments of both YCA and Conservatory students who will come together as a new "GMS Orchestra". 

We look forward to welcoming Ms. Altarriba and are thankful for this partnership with USUO, which will mutually strengthen both organization's missions and provide "deep educational opportunities for young music students in our community."

All classes will follow the 2024-2025 Academic Calendar and will be offered for Fall Semester 2024 and Spring Semester 2025. 

Please take a look at the course offerings and register at the link below!

Ensembles/Performance Classes

Orchestra

Students participate in weekly rehearsals to work on a wide range of repertoire in preparation for 3-4 concerts each year. String students will have sectionals following rehearsals with GMS faculty coaches. In a collaboration with the Utah Symphony, the orchestra will prepare their spring concert with the Associate Conductor of the Utah Symphony, Jessica Altarriba. 

Guitar Ensemble

The Guitar Ensemble will explore a range of repertoire for classical guitar, developing ensemble skills and honing more nuanced levels of musicianship and artistry. The ensemble will perform at several concerts in different venues during the year. 

Chamber Music

The study of chamber music is essential for any musician's development. Chamber music groups are placed by Dr. LeeAnn Morgan according to many factors, including playing level and style. These groups participate in weekly rehearsals and coachings with our faculty, and also frequently perform in guest masterclasses and concerts throughout the year. 

Choir

The skill of singing is an important tool for any musician's approach to their instrument. Through choir, students develop keen listening abilities, awareness of their body and use of breath, and how to create natural phrasing and artistry through their tone production. 

Supplemental Piano Group Classes

Supplemental piano lessons provide the necessary skills for a single-line instrumental student to read proficiently, at a minimum, the treble and bass clefs. Hearing and identifying chords, reading four-part harmony, and analyzing layered scores are critical components of a functional musician. Having basic keyboard skills is an important component of a solid foundation for any musician, and the objective of the Supplemental Piano Program at Gifted Music School is to provide this essential building block of a music student’s general musicianship. Students do not need any background in piano to register for these classes—upon registering and a preliminary audition, they will be placed into one of the four semesters/levels of the Supplemental Piano curriculum. 

Viola for Violinists

For all violinists who are interested in the first steps to learning viola, this class is a wonderful introduction to the instrument. Class topics include developing basic technical foundation on the viola, reading alto clef, and learning viola repertoire. 

Performance Classes

These monthly performance classes are for students to play through their repertoire, listen to their peers, and receive valuable feedback from faculty.

Academic Classes

Music Theory

Our comprehensive Music Theory curriculum progresses in a multi-year sequence: 

• Theory Basics

• Beginning Theory/Diatonic Harmony I

• Intermediate Theory/Diatonic Harmony II

• Advanced Theory/Introduction to Chromatic Harmony

• Form & Analysis

    Upon registering and taking a diagnostic exam, students will be placed in the Theory class that corresponds to their appropriate level. 

Music History

The Music History curriculum covers the range and time period of Western Music History. These Music History classes are divided into 3 sections: 

• Music History

• Orchestral History

• Piano History

Students will be placed into a class based on their prior knowledge and experience. All students who are new to Music History will be placed in Music History I as an introduction, and following completion of that class, are placed into Orchestral History or Piano History depending on their primary instrument. 

Music Listening Contest

An exciting intiative and training based on the Minnesota Music Listening Contest that helps students develop keen active listening and critical analysis skills in determining the details of different works, including composer, style, and period. This class also offers the oppotunity for high school students to compete in the Music Listening Contest national competition. 

Movement/Wellness Classes

Forum 

These classes are an exploration of movement and the mind-body connection led by ballet dancer and teacher, Jennifer Beaumont. To supplement this exploration, various guests will also come during the year to speak with students on various topics in music, such as career paths, performance preparation, and other forms of movement and improvisation. 

Table Tennis 

The sport of table tennis is beneficial for musicians, in both its physicality and use of concepts that correlate to music, such as timing, rhythm, and flow.  We are excited to offer Table Tennis as part of our school's wellness program. These classes will be taught by an internationally-certified coach and player, Wesley Guan. He has a long list of accolades including being the Team USA Table Tennis Coach for the 2024 Paralympic Games, Assistant Coach of the Japanese Women's Super League, two-time national collegiate table tennis medalist, and and a coach at the University of Utah and the Salt Lake City Table Tennis Club. These group classes will accommodate all different ages and levels. 

Questions?
Fill out the registration form, and we will get in touch with you!

or call 385.222.7787 now!