With support from the California Arts Council, SDYS will provide free after-school music instruction for 400 mostly low-income 3rd-10th graders in Chula Vista. The program is a partnership with the elementary school district to build music education and performance opportunities. Teaching is focused on creating a supportive, collaborative environment for the students and engaging the families, schools and the community. The goals are to improve academic achievement and strengthen the community.
Celebrating 80 years in 2024-25, KeyNote/SDYS is San Diego’s comprehensive provider of cradle-to-college music education opportunities through: Our flagship ensemble program, housed in San Diego’s historic Balboa Park, features thirteen orchestras and bands for musicians of all levels and provides additional depth through chamber music, theory, composition, second instrument camps, and summer opportunities. KeyNote’s Community Opus Project has partnered with Chula Vista Elementary School District for more than ten years to restore music education programs to more than forty schools and is a national model for community engagement through music education. Lastly, KeyNote’s early childhood program, Chimes, works with infants, toddlers, and their families to promote creative youth development, pre-literacy, and school readiness through music education and pre-ensemble training.
