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Youth Music Project offers group music classes, private music lessons, bands, and week-long summer camps that include instruments such as guitar, bass, drums, piano, ukulele, violin, and vocals. The program also offers early childhood music options, music production, and customized field trips and team-bonding experiences for schools, workplaces, and community groups.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Class and lesson options Monday–Friday with daytime and evening hours, plus Saturday daytime; week-long summer camps
• Price: Sliding-scale tuition assistance eligibility (100%-free, 75%-free, or 50%-free) is determined by income level, and capped at 305% of the Federal Poverty Line, or by placement in foster care.
Youth Music Project is described as Clackamas County’s only nonprofit music school and offers year-round after-school group classes, private lessons, early childhood classes, field trips, partnerships, and summer camps. The program’s mission is to provide rock, pop, and country music education for youth by offering tuition assistance, instrument rental, and performance opportunities, along with recording opportunities. Sliding-scale tuition assistance is available for students who qualify, and those who qualify may register at reduced or no cost for one weekly class or lesson per term and one summer camp per year. Instrument rental is available for students who qualify, with rental options that make it possible for students to begin with program-provided instruments. Nearly 40% of enrollments have been made possible through a donor-supported tuition assistance fund.
Parents and students describe instructors and staff as kind, supportive, inclusive, and full of positive energy, and note that they value the quality of the instructors, staff, and interns. Some students describe Youth Music Project as a judgment-free place with something for everyone, and share that it has been an important part of their lives as musicians and in making connections with other people. Parents report that their children have found a sense of home at the program, and students describe performing on stage at Youth Music Project as both nerve-wracking and comforting.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Class and lesson options Monday–Friday with daytime and evening hours, plus Saturday daytime; week-long summer camps
• Price: Sliding-scale tuition assistance eligibility (100%-free, 75%-free, or 50%-free) is determined by income level, and capped at 305% of the Federal Poverty Line, or by placement in foster care.
Youth Music Project is described as Clackamas County’s only nonprofit music school and offers year-round after-school group classes, private lessons, early childhood classes, field trips, partnerships, and summer camps. The program’s mission is to provide rock, pop, and country music education for youth by offering tuition assistance, instrument rental, and performance opportunities, along with recording opportunities. Sliding-scale tuition assistance is available for students who qualify, and those who qualify may register at reduced or no cost for one weekly class or lesson per term and one summer camp per year. Instrument rental is available for students who qualify, with rental options that make it possible for students to begin with program-provided instruments. Nearly 40% of enrollments have been made possible through a donor-supported tuition assistance fund.
Parents and students describe instructors and staff as kind, supportive, inclusive, and full of positive energy, and note that they value the quality of the instructors, staff, and interns. Some students describe Youth Music Project as a judgment-free place with something for everyone, and share that it has been an important part of their lives as musicians and in making connections with other people. Parents report that their children have found a sense of home at the program, and students describe performing on stage at Youth Music Project as both nerve-wracking and comforting.
Last updated July 14, 2026.
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