YOUNG MUSICIANS AND ARTISTS
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Mission Statement
Young Musicians & Artists (YMA) is a summer residential arts program for students grades 4-12. Each summer, close to 300 students gather on the campus of Willamette University in Salem, OR to learn and grow in an environment that builds confidence, nurtures creativity and creates community. Students are instructed by professional artist faculty from around the country. YMA has provided students of all backgrounds a safe and positive place to grow and experience the arts since 1965.
About This Cause
Creative students choose a program in which to immerse themselves for two weeks, and with two sessions and fourteen programs, YMA offers something for everyone! YMA offers programs in the following subject areas: -Band -Choir -Orchestra -Jazz -Piano -Guitar -Dance (ballet, contemporary, African) -Musical Theatre -Theatre -Technical Theatre -Songwriting -Creative Writing -Visual Arts -Digital Photography In addition, students choose electives once they arrive at camp—everything from accordion playing or piñata making to tap dancing or crocheting cat toys. They also collaborate across programs, so a walk through camp often reveals dancers posing as subjects for photographers, artists and writers working together on a 'zine, and pianists performing as concerto soloists with the YMA Orchestra. YMA's mission is to provide young people with a unique personal experience in the visual and performing arts, where they share creative interests in a positive environment that builds confidence, enhances self-esteem and reinforces a sense of community. History of YMA In 1965, Sister Ann Miriam, a music teacher at Portland’s Madeline School, established the Young Musicians, Inc. summer program known as YMI. The purpose of the camp was to bring young music students together in a cultural atmosphere that was highly positive. She wanted the students to be motivated enough to continue practicing their instruments throughout the summer. Sister Ann Miriam wanted “to give children an opportunity to study, live and relax in a cultural atmosphere, thus making it possible for the cultural arts to become a reality of their every day lives.” The 1965 YMI camp lasted one-week and was located at Gearhart on the Oregon Coast. There were 54 string students, 10 counselors and 16 instructors. The classes were: Orchestra, Physical Fitness, Foreign Language and Orientation. For the next six years YMI (later YMA) operated at Menucha, Mt. Angel, Troutdale, and George Fox University and each year courses were added to the program: flute, piano and clarinet (1966), brass and percussion (1967), art (1968)—prompting the organization to change it’s name to “Young Musicians & Artists, Inc.”—drama (1969) and dance (1971). A second, two-week session of camp was added in 1970. In 1974, YMA moved to the campus of Willamette University, where is has been housed ever since.