For your convenience, our Program Description Handbook is available for you to print.

The Harmony Project offers private and group instruction for the following instruments:

Woodwinds and Brass: Strings: Voice:
Flute Violin All voice types
Clarinet Viola  
Trumpet Cello  
Trombone    

Elective classes:
Music Theory & Composition
Harmony Project Orchestra (see below for details)
Hollywood Youth Orchestra (HYO) (see below for details)
Children’s Choir (see below for details)
Youth Choir (see below for details)

The Harmony Project functions on a 40-week calendar broken down in the following manner:

• Fall Session: 16 weeks (Mid-August to December)
• Spring Session: 16 weeks (Mid-January to May)
• Summer Festival: 8 weeks (June and July)

The Fall and Spring Sessions are highly demanding, consisting of weekly group, private and theory lessons. Students are also expected to attend field trips to live performances and to participate in juries, theory examinations and recitals to monitor their progress. Classes take place primarily on Saturdays and weekday evenings. All classes currently take place in Hollywood at either the Hollywood United Methodist Church or the Yucca Park Community Center at the addresses below:

Hollywood United Methodist Church 6817 Franklin Avenue
Hollywood, CA 90028
(Corner of Highland and Franklin)

Yucca Park Community Center 6671 Yucca Street
Hollywood, CA 90028
(2 blocks from the church)

The Summer Festival is a newly created addition to our program which gives students the opportunity to experience music in a completely different manner. The Festival lasts eight weeks during which students attend orchestra rehearsals, special guest artist lectures and performances, faculty recitals, field trips to the Hollywood Bowl and a theme park, culminating in an orchestra concert at the conclusion of the Festival.

The Harmony Project Orchestra is made available to any Harmony Project students wishing to enroll. Students focus on simple orchestral repertoire and begin to develop ensemble skills in addition to learning how to work with a conductor. Rehearsals occur on Saturday mornings.

The Hollywood Youth Orchestra (HYO) is made available to students in and outside of The Harmony Project. This is an AUDITION ONLY ensemble. Student wishing to be considered must audition for a panel of professional musicians prior to enrolling. All accepted students will have the opportunity to play advanced orchestral repertoire and will explore a higher level of performance. Rehearsals occur on Saturday mornings. Please click here for audition information.

The Children’s Choir is designed for students who are 5th grade and younger and specializes is basic music reading, vocal training and basic ear training.

The Youth Choir is designed for students who are 6th through 12th grade and specializes in advanced music reading, vocal and ear training, plus 2, 3 and 4 part singing.

If you are interested in enrolling in our classes please complete an application and mail/fax it to our office You may also contact our office directly.