About Us

The BYU Young Musicians Academy was established to encourage music in the home by offering quality music experiences for preschool children, and their parents. Moreover, it serves as a music teaching and observing laboratory for Music Education, Elementary Education, and Early Childhood Education majors. This program offers the following weekly classes on Fridays and Saturday mornings:

• Parent/Infant (3-11 months)
• Parent/Tot (12-23 months)
• Parent/Toddler (2 years old)
• Music Explorers (3 years old)
• Music Makers (4 years old)
• Music Creators (5-6 years old)

Based on the belief that young children learn best when they are free to play and make discoveries as they play, the weekly classes provide rich music environments where children may explore a variety of musical instruments, recordings, songs, and music toys along with group music-making. Parents and teachers serve as partners in the play and learn ways to expand children’s understanding as they observe, label behaviors and make music with the children. Take-home materials are provided to facilitate further music making and music play in the home. Additionally, participating families are encouraged to attend the Beverley Taylor Sorenson Family Concerts at BYU.

We Believe That

The first five years of life are the most important for building a strong music foundation.
Parents and family are the first and most important music teachers.
All children are musical and can learn about rhythm, melody, form, dynamics, and sound colors from birth.
Young children learn best when they are free to explore and make discoveries, guided by supportive adults.

Four-fold Mission

To provide both structured and unstructured music learning opportunities for children ages 3 months to 6 years.

To encourage developmentally appropriate music making at home with very young children.

To provide supervised teaching experiences for college students enrolled in elementary, early childhood, and music education.

To gather research regarding music and the young child.