Useful Trumpet Links
Area Youth Orchestra and Band programs
The Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO) program strives to create a seamless connection between the artistic and the educational experience. MCYO now enjoys its first permanent home in the grand Music Center at Strathmore. MCYO is highly regarded regionally and nationally as one of the country’s most outstanding youth orchestra programs. Founded in 1946 as the Montgomery County Youth Orchestra, MCYO is the oldest and most established youth orchestra program in the Washington, DC metropolitan area. Since 2005, MCYO has been a resident partner in the beautiful and world-class venue at the Music Center at Strathmore where it has been thrilling audiences with artistic performances from all age levels.
Located in Potomac, Montgomery County Maryland, The Potomac Valley Youth Orchestra (PVYO) celebrates 29 years of excellence in music education, bringing the best and most experienced music educators together to offer the most comprehensive youth orchestra program in Maryland. PVYO provides every musician a very strong educational foundation, along with unparalleled performance opportunities. PVYO strives to help young musicians develop personally and grow musically through challenging and exciting educational programs.
King’s Cathedral Youth Band is a christian cooperative program. We have beginning band classes, as well as two groups for more advanced musicians: a Concert Band and a Wind Ensemble. In addition, Wind Ensemble members can also participate in a Jazz Band. The directors are professional music educators, volunteering their time to keep the price as low as possible.
Music and Technology
Your online resource for the study of trumpet literature from the orchestra and wind ensemble.
An excellent resource for orchestral excerpts from standard literature in PDF format and sample recordings of the excerpt.
Free resource for staff paper to print.
For musicians from pros to beginners, whether you sing, play a brass, woodwind or stringed instrument or any type of guitar, this app provides a set of feature-rich practice tools that gives fun and rewarding feedback. It’s much more than just a tuner! Available for iOS only.
MakeMusic, Inc., is a world leader in music technology. Our integrated products include Finale, the world’s best-selling music notation software; SmartMusic, an interactive practice application featuring the world’s largest online sheet music library; and Garritan, the leading provider of quality virtual software instruments.