Berkeley Youth Orchestra Tuition

Recent News

Auditions for all instruments will be held at Laney on Aug 28 8am-noon.

New Forms are posted for the 2010-2011 season.

Members can now register online.

BYO has a new mailing address! It's listed at the bottom of every web page.

BYO concert music can now be purchased online!

Tuition Fees

For the Berkeley Youth Orchestra 2010-2011 season, tuition fees are as follows:

First member of a family	$750.00
Second member, same family	$550.00
Third and each successive member, same family	$450.00

Tuition for members joining at the start of the Winter (January) session is $500 per member, $350 for additional members of the same family.

Tuition fees include:

Musical parts for both full orchestra and chamber ensemble programs
Orchestral and individual coaching by BYO music faculty during rehearsals, sectionals and ensembles as published in the BYO calendar
Special programs and musical faculty support during annual retreat
Two free tickets per family for each BYO concert
Optional Concerto Competiton participation

Tuition Due Dates

Tuition is due and payable in full no later than 9/1/10. If joining the Berkeley Youth Orchestra after the first rehearsal of the season, tuition is due and payable at the first rehearsal attended by the new member.

Financial Aid and Payment Plans

It is the goal of the Berkeley Youth Orchestra to ensure that no qualified young musician be prohibited from joining BYO due to financial need. To that end, we request that all aid applicants contribute financially as they are able so that BYO can serve as many young musicians as possible. Each applicant must pay a minimum of $100 toward tuition for full-year members, $75 for members beginning in January. Applications and the first page of your 2010 1040 tax return and any other applicable supporting documentation, must be submitted no later than September 11, 2010, for the full season, or January 22, 2011 for the Winter and Spring sessions.

BYO will establish payment plans for tuition balances due by members receiving partial scholarships. All other members are expected to pay in full as described above. If extenuating circumstances warrant, BYO will consider payment plan contracts for other members, provided all registration forms have been completed.

Refunds

The Berkeley Youth Orchestra makes a season-long commitment to provide a rich developmental program to each member. Therefore, full tuition is non-refundable even if a member does not participate in any part of the program, voluntarily discontinues attendance, or is dismissed at the discretion of the Artistic Director due to infractions of BYO’s Code of Conduct.

Tuition Options

Full Tuition - Although tuition charged is $750, the actual annual cost per student to BYO is $1250. We offer this option as a way of helping BYO meet its budget.

Early Registration for returning members offers a $50 discount. It requires the completion of all registration forms and a deposit of $250 or a submitted financial aid application (with a $50 deposit) by August 2, 2010. The remaining balance of $450 ($50 for financial aid applicants) must be submitted by September 1, 2010 or the discount will be invalid and the balance of $500 will be invoiced and due by Sepember 11, 2010.

Standard Tuition - Standard tuition prices are listed at the top of the page.

Financial Aid - Financial Aid applicants must submit a deposit of $100 along with our Financial Aid application, the first page of their 1040 tax return, and any supporting documentation. The deposit and forms are due by September 11, 2010 (or January 22, 2011 for Winter and Spring sessions).

Pay Tuition Online

Visit our online payment page to make a tuition payment electronically.