Tween - Teen Guitar Class
Wednesdays: 4:30 - 5:30pm at the Millvale Community Library
This is a weekly club hosted at the Millvale Community Library. Students do not need experience, and several guitars are available. Classes are one hour per week and open to any youth 9-14.
This program is graciously funded by the Grable Foundation as a part of our Neighborhood Empowerment Music Project!
Grown-Up & Me
Saturdays: 9:30am at the First Congregational Church in Etna; Tuesdays: 11:30am at the Millvale Community Library
There are so many benefits to early childhood music education, from cognitive and motor development to supporting healthy social-emotional skills in young children. Knowing that a majority of a person’s neural pathways develop between 0-4 years old, we can take advantage of this powerful time in a child’s life to start building the blocks that can empower a lifetime of meaningful engagement with music.
Through community partnerships, our Grown-Up and Me Classes are free to families, directly addressing issues of inequitable access to high-quality early childhood programming in our communities. We call our program "Grown-Up and Me" because we want all families and caregivers to feel seen and respected in our space. We refrain from using gendered language (like "mommy and me") or language that assumes all families are two-parent heteronormative households.
Our teachers are skilled, trained, fun, and deliver our research-backed curriculum with deep commitment!
Young children and their grown-ups will giggle, dance, shake scarves, play instruments, enjoy ear-training games, sing, and contribute to ideas in our classes.
Our curriculum features original songs designed to enhance social-emotional, cognitive, and motor development delivered through 100% live music.
Adaptive Music Club
Saturdays: 10:30 - 11:15am at the First Congregational Church in Etna
This is a fun, inclusive, and engaging space for youth registered in special education (and their friends!) to gain confidence, autonomy, and community through music. Students participate in sensory music-play, singing, composition, and improvisatory exercises that promote self-expression and creativity. We aim to foster a non-patronizing, meaningful, and co-created space with our students.
Themed Open Play!
Thursdays 10 am-11:30 am at You Be You Inc
This Reggio and Montessori-inspired program is a chance to let your child's curiosity guide their learning. Children ages 2-4 and their caregiver explore each room at our main location, all featuring learning stations covering different domains of hands-on, exploration-based music learning.
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From exploring instruments (organic AND electronic!), book themes from our cozy little music library, boom-box and vinyl listening stations, stamping rhythmic figures on playdough, and music-themed arts and crafts, this is sure to become a wonderful part of your family's routine.
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Every two weeks, the studio theme will change!
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Open play hours are Thursdays 10 am - 11:30 am. You and your family can come and go as you please during that time frame. We are conveniently located by McCarthy Playground, Millvale Market, Lemon Tree, and the Millvale Library!
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$15/family (including multiple children!)
Beat-making 101
Tuesdays 4:30-5:30 at Millvale Library
Explore the world of beat-making with Mr. Sean!
Made possible with support from the Grable Foundation
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EMAIL: georgia@youbeyouinc.com
School-based programs
We host after-school programming with partnerschools:
- King K-8
- Winchester-Thurston
- Western PA School for Blind Children
Afterhours for Adults!
Email Georgia for more information!
STAY TUNED!
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Adult ukulele and adult songwriting will be launching soon!
Millvale Children's Choir
Mondays: 4:30 - 5:15pm at You Be You inc
The Millvale Children's Chorus invites youth 5-12 to sing in a warm and inviting chorus environment. Integrating social-justice oriented songs with student-selected material, students explore community creation and voice while also strengthening vocal technique, ear-training, and sense of harmony.
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This program is graciously funded by the Grable Foundation as a part of our Neighborhood Empowerment Music Project!
Summer Camps
You Be You hosts camps at our main location as well as at partner sites. Our programs host weekly themes that integrate songwriting, instrumental instruction, and visual arts.
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Enroll in Camp Songbird at our home page!
Private Lessons
Email Georgia for more information!
We offer lessons on piano, ukulele, guitar, voice, brass, bass, songwriting, music theory, and music production. Our lessons are $30/week and we are at times able to offer full or partial scholarships.
