The Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) will be adopting the Guelph School of Music (GSM) into its family of programs beginning July 1, 2022. The GSM’s current owner/director, Tracey Clarke-Rankine, recently announced her retirement after 16 years of leading the school. She is a supporter of the GYMC and wanted her school to be part of the centre. A proposal …
Read MoreAs the current pandemic situation evolves, the GYMC is cautiously optimistic that COVID indicators will continue to drop over the summer and we anticipate a Fall program complement which feels more like the normal we knew. Therefore, effective July 1st, 2022, the GYMC is removing the requirement for mandatory masking subject to future direction from Public Health. However, we continue to recommend the use …
Read MoreEffective May 1, 2022, you do not need to be fully vaccinated to enter the GYMC. The masking mandate remains in effect until at least June 30 and may be extended if needed.
Read MoreUPDATED 2022-03-23: As a small business operating in the province of Ontario, the GYMC is continuing our current COVID-19 safety policies and protocols. We all have a role to play in helping protect our community and reducing the spread of COVID-19. Please follow GYMC pandemic protocols to help keep yourself and others safe when you are in the building. …
Read MoreSince October 1, 2021, everyone entering the GYMC Facility must be vaccinated against COVIDs 19, as recommended by the Ministry of Health and Provincial Health Officer. Subject to the exemptions enumerated in this policy, the GYMC requires you to obtain a vaccination for COVIDs 19 prior to engaging in any lessons (single or group), events or any other business that …
Read MoreWe are saddened to learn of the sudden death, in late April, of Wendy Vernon. Wendy will be remembered in the Guelph and Mt. Forest area as a highly respected ballet teacher and choreographer. She is survived by her husband, Canadian conductor, Timothy Vernon, and four children: Allegra, Ariel, Blythe and Jeremy, to whom she was a supportive Suzuki Mom.
Read MoreIt’s been a tough year for the Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC), just it has for many due to the pandemic. The GYMC faces a $100,000 deficit and is in urgent need of support to continue its music, dance and arts programs. Fortunately, a generous donor has pledged to match donations up to a total of $50,000 to help close …
Read MoreThe Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) is offering a NEW Online Course… Music is a Language. Led by GSO/GYSO Conductor Al Cannon, this interactive course provides a hands-on version of the written and oral language of music, commonly referred to as music theory. Students play their instruments at every session! Students will immediately apply their new knowledge to their playing, …
Read MoreThe Guelph Youth Music Centre (GYMC) is taking the Music for Children with Disabilities program online. Led by Registered Music Therapist & Psychotherapist, Katie Hampton, this virtual group will offer creative, stimulating and fun musical experiences through an online platform for children aged five and up. “The pandemic has been hard on everyone, but it has hit school-aged children with …
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