Related Music Links

The following links are just a few of the many music resources in our area and beyond.  If you don’t find what you are looking for, please contact the Education Department for more information, 616/454-9451, Ext. 128.

Discount ticket offers for students [ages middle school through college]

• Grand Rapids Symphony's Student Passport Program

Music Education Opportunities and Ensembles For Students

• Grand Rapids Youth Symphony and Classical Orchestra - The official affilate youth orchestras of the Grand Rapids Symphony.  Advanced orchestra opportunities for students selected by audition.

• Grand Rapids Symphony Youth Choruses - The official affilate youth choruses of the Grand Rapids Symphony.
  Beginning and advanced choral ensembles for students selected by audition.

Music Education Opportunities and Ensembles for Adults

• Grand Rapids Symphony Chorus - The offical affilate adult chorus of the Grand Rapids Symphony.
  An all-volunteer, professional-quality choral ensemble that performes with the Grand Rapids Symphony.  Members are selected by audtion.

  Community Music Organizations 

• St. Cecilia’s Music Center
  Offering a wide variety of music activities and concerts.
• New Horizons Band
  New Horizons Music programs provide entry points to music making for adults, including those with no musical experience at all and also those who were active in school music programs but have been inactive for a long period.
• Forest Hills Adult Community Band
  The FHACB provides the opportunity for musical enrichment through the rehearsal and performance of instrumental music within the framework of a full concert setting.

Music Camps 

• Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
• Interlochen Center for the Arts
• Knollcrest Music Camp
• Seminar at Western Michigan University

Professional Organizations and Resources

• American String Teachers Association 
• Dalcroze Society of America
• Michigan Music Conference
• Michigan Music Educators Association
• Michigan Music Teachers Association
• Michigan School Band and Orchestra Association
• Michigan School Vocal Association
• Michigan Teacher Network
• Music Educators National Conference
• West Michigan Orff Chapter

Instrument Rental, Purchase, and Supplies

• Marshall Music
• Meyer Music
• Shar Music

Just for Fun!

Check out these web sites for more information about the instruments, the orchestra, music and more!

• Name that Instrument!  Do you know what all the instruments of the orchestra sound like?  Try this fun listening game to test your instrument knowledge.
• Play Music! A site just for kids designed by the League of American Orchestras
• Careers in Music A great resource for information about the many careers in music as put together by MENC!