Volunteer Service Program

LAYP Volunteer Service Program: Donate-Your-Talent Project

  • Name of Non-Profit Organization: Los Angeles Youth Philharmonic
  • Non-Profit Organization Tax ID #: 77-0630***
  • Purpose of Organization: Music education, public concerts, & youth orchestra programs
  • Site Address (physical): 760 S Westmoreland Ave. RM 10, LA, CA 90005
  • Site Address (online): via Zoom meetings
  • Site Supervisor: Dr. Gene Chung, music director
  • Days Volunteers Are Needed: Tuesday & Thursday on Zoom; Saturdays in-person
  • Service Times: 7:00-8:00 PM (extended hours available) on Tues & Thur; 1:00-3:00 PM on Sat.; Additional days to be arranged.
  • Service Period: academic year
    • Fall Semester: Sept- Oct- Nov- Dec.
    • Spring Semester: Jan- Feb- March- April- May
    • Summer Session: June- July- Aug
  • Volunteer Qualification:
    • LAYP high school students will have priority seats
    • LAYP middle school students may apply.
    • If you are a US citizen or permanent resident, you will be eligible for Mr. Joe Biden’s President Award.
    • Non- US citizen or permanent resident will receive a certificate of service hours only from LAYP.

Types of Work for Which Volunteers Are Needed

  1. music tutoring for the students in need
  2. preparing for lesson plans
  3. Additional: participating in a visiting concert series to a convalescent hospital/nursing home/retirement center.

The President’s Volunteer Service Award

The student volunteers can be nominated to the President’s Volunteer Service if the following volunteer service hours meet .

AgeGoldSilverBronze
Young Adults16-25250 hrs175-249 hrs100-174 hrs
Teens11-15100 hrs75-99 hrs50-74 hrs
  • Award Ceremony: To Be Announced; A recipient needs to give a short speech at the online ceremony
  • Volunteer Service Hour Credits at Other Sites: You may submit your service hour certificate issued by other community service programs to add credit hours to the required hours above.

Service Dates

2022-23 Fall Semester

  • Orientation/Training 1: Nov. 1 & 3 (attend either one)
  • Orientation/Training 2: Nov. 8 & 10 (attend either one)
  • Lesson 1: Nov. 15 & 17
  • Lesson 2: Nov. 22 (no lesson on 11/24; Thanksgiving break)
  • Lesson 3: Nov. 29 & Dec 1
  • Lesson 4: Dec. 6 & 8
  • Lesson 5: Dec. 13 & 15

2022-23 Spring Semester

  • Orientation/Training: Jan. 10 & 12 (attend either one)
  • Lesson 1: Jan. 17 & 19
  • Lesson 2: Jan. 24 & 26
  • Lesson 3: Jan. 31 & Feb.2
  • Lesson 3: Feb. 7 & 9
  • Lesson 4: Feb. 14 (no lessons on 2/16-23)
  • Lesson 5: Feb. 28 & March 2
  • Lesson 6: March 7 & 9 (no lessons on 3/14-16)
  • Lesson 7: March 21 & 23
  • Lesson 8: March 28 & 30
  • Lesson 9: April 4 & 6 (no lessons on 4/11-13)
  • Lesson 10: April 11 & 13
  • Lesson 11: April 18 & 20
  • Lesson 12: April 25 & 27
  • Lesson 13: May 2 & 4
  • Lesson 14: May 9 & 11 (End Date)

2022-23 Summer

  • TBA (to be announced)

How to Apply?

Click here to apply for the volunteer service program.

Exit Ticket

Click here to fill out the Exit Ticket Google Forms whenever you volunteer. In this Exit Ticket form, you will record your volunteer service hours and may add extra credits from other volunteer service organizations.

Zoom Link

Click here to join Zoom meeting

Set-up Guideline for Online Music Lesson

Click here to get information on the equipment

Zoom Audio Setting: Original Sound

If your original sound is off, the Zoom will recognize an instrumental sound as a background noise and automatically mute it. Please turn on the original sound for music lessons.

Lesson Day Schedule – Service Assignment

Click here to see your lesson day timetable

Method Books & Resources

Music Theory

Violin

Cello

Flute

Clarinet

Percussion

Start-Up Video

Start-up Video Clips:-Visit: www.myeelibrary.com
-Click “My Book Doesn’t Have a Code:
-Enter “ISBN Number” (see below)
-Click “Start-up Video”

ISBN number for each instrument
Violin:            ISBN 0-634-03817-6
Viola:             ISBN 978-0-634-03818-1
Cello:             ISBN 978-0-634-03819-8
Double Bass: ISBN 978-0-634-03820-4
Flute:             ISBN 0-634-00311-9
Oboe:            ISBN 0-634-00312-7
Clarinet:        ISBN 0-634-00314-3
Bassoon:      ISBN 0-634-00313-5
Trumpet:       ISBN 0-634-00320-8
Trombone:    ISBN 0-634-00322-4
Baritone:       ISBN 0-634-00323-2
French Horn: ISBN 0-634-00321-6
Tuba:             ISBN 0-634-00325-9
Percussion:   ISBN 978-0-634-00327-1