Welcome to the Youth Orchestra Wiki !

Who is this for?

Anyone who has an interest in the direction and administration of Youth Orchestras:

• Music directors
• Executive directors
• Conductors
• Coaches
• Board members
• Music teachers
• Orchestra members

What does it contain?

That is up to you, the user community.  The idea is to make this a repository of information that is useful to those who are responsible for making their local youth orchestra a success.  Please contribute your knowledge and expertise, for the benefit of our youth and the music, so that we all don't have to re-invent the wheel.  The idea is to have many different orchestras contribute information on a variety of topics, so that we all have a place to come to find out "how do other orchestras deal with this?".

How can I contribute?

If you would like to be a contributor -- which I would encourage -- contact us using this form:

http://yomusic.pbwiki.com/contact.php.  Tell us your orchestra affiliation and role, and we will send you the site password.  Adding or modifiying an entry is incredibly easy!

How to search

Just type a topic in the Search box and hit enter to see where it can be found.  You can also a listing of all the existing pages here: Show all pages.  This link is also found at the bottom of all pages.

How to edit pages

You can create new pages for new topics, or add to existing pages.  What we would like is to have the various orchestras add their comments to the existing pages on a topic, by identifying what orchestra you are associated with in bold type and then adding your comments, as in:

  MyTown Youth Orchestra

  Anyville, NY

  Our orchestra's policy on this topic is ...

Disclaimer

Please note that this is an informal discussion area intended to help those of us who are trying to make our youth orchestras be the best experience possible.  The postings here do NOT reflect or take the place of any orchestra's official policies.  It is NOT meant to be a place for publishing official policies to the members or staff of an orchestra.  It is meant to give orchestras insight into what other organizations are doing.  Postings here are most likely NOT sanctioned by your orchestra's governing body.  PLEASE refer to the website or policy manual of your own orchestra if you want to know your orchestra's official policies. 

If you do not want your information to be made PUBLIC, then DO NOT POST IT HERE!  Anyone with a web browser can potentially view this page.  But remember, we can all benefit by sharing, and the intent is to make all of our orchestras better to serve our youth and our communities.

Also, the content here is open to the public to edit, and as such is not pre-approved or monitored.  If you find inappropriate content here, please notify the site manager at http://yomusic.pbwiki.com/contact.php.  We reserve the right to edit content for consistent format or clarity, in order to make the site more usable.

This site is not run by any official organization.  If you are curious, it was started by Jeff Yoder, a board member of a youth orchestra who felt that there was a need for this kind of repository of information.

How does a Wiki work?

If you want more detailed information on how a wiki works, see PBwiki FAQ.