Welcome to the MyDCYOP page! This page is a resource for DCYOP students and families, and includes student music, the handbook, and other forms.
Information on tuition assistance and payment plans can be found here. Please check your email for a registration link.
Events in March 2024
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Absence Request Form
To inform DCYOP of an upcoming absence, please complete the Student Excused Absence Request here: https://form.jotform.us/52032795813153
Spring 2023 Evaluations
Spring 2023 evaluation requirements for each ensemble by instrument can be found here.
Talent Development Program
For students already in DCYOP’s intermediate and advanced ensembles, DCYOP offers additional support and opportunities for musical training.
DCYOP’s Talent Development Program provides intensive musical training, performance opportunities, and mentoring to motivated students who need access to additional resources. TDP helps create equitable pathways to advanced musical study for DCYOP students of all backgrounds.
If you are interested in deepening your musical education, apply to TDP! The summer 2022 application is open until Friday, August 12. Please fill out the following form to receive access to the application:
https://form.jotform.com/222015899908062
FAQ
Which students are eligible?
Students in the Wind Ensemble, Young Artists Orchestra, Repertory Orchestra, Youth Philharmonic, and Youth Orchestra are eligible to apply. Students must have a serious interest in and enthusiasm for music, and they must demonstrate that they are committed to their musical education.
What does the scholarship provide?
The Talent Development Program encompasses two scholarships, one of which has additional family income qualifications.
Scholarship I (merit- and financial-based scholarship) provides:
- Full DCYOP tuition scholarship
- Private weekly lessons (40 lessons per year)
- Individual mentoring monthly, including help preparing audition videos and applications
- Participation in solo recital with other scholars once per year
- Special events, such as master classes with professional musicians
Scholarship II (merit-based scholarship) provides:
- Partial DCYOP tuition scholarship ($200 per year)
- Individual mentoring monthly, including help preparing audition videos and applications
- Participation in solo recital with other scholars once per year
- Special events, such as master classes with professional musicians
Private lessons are not included in Scholarship II. Students must already take private lessons and provide their lesson schedule when accepted into the program.
Is the scholarship based on financial need?
TDP offers two different scholarships. “Scholarship I” requires families to fit certain income qualifications, as listed below, in order to apply.
Family Income Qualifications:
Household Size | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
Total Income | Below $91,400 | Below $102,300 | Below $113,200 | Below $124,100 | Below $135,000 |
“Scholarship II” is merit-based only. All students are eligible regardless of family income
A key responsibility of DC Youth Orchestra Program (DCYOP) is to provide services in a respectful and positive environment. Acts of bullying, harassment and intimidation are an attack on core DCYOP values. Thus, to facilitate our mission, DCYOP, in consultation with youth, families and staff, has established this comprehensive bullying prevention policy. This policy protects the dignity and safety of the DCYOP community and describes DCYOP’s prevention strategies to identify and prevent incidents by connecting youth to necessary services. DCYOP will promptly report and investigate all incidents of bullying, harassment and intimidation and provide appropriate remedies for victims of an incident. Please click here to read the full policy document.