Programs & Orchestras

Javacya Arts Conservatory offers a full range of youth orchestra programs and music lessons in Tallahassee, FL, designed for students at every level — from our youngest beginners at age 3 to advanced high school musicians preparing for college auditions. Our ensembles include the Leander A. Kirksey Youth Orchestra (LAKYO) and the FAMU Youth STEAM Orchestra, giving students year-round performance experience alongside peers who share their passion. Whether your child is picking up an instrument for the first time or refining their craft for All-State competitions, there is a place for them here at JAC.

Resident Orchestras

  • All FSYO students participate weekly in workshop style classes, recitals, outreach performances, as well as monthly masterclasses, lectures, and group classes, presented by renowned faculty-artists from the States and abroad, plus local graduate students.

  • Leander A. Kirksey Youth Orchestra (LAKYO), Javacya Arts Conservatory – Beginning String Orchestraled by violinist Dr. Patrice Floyd, provides string orchestra training to predominantly elementary school-aged student musicians who read music and have at least two years of playing experience on their instruments. Masterclasses presented by renowned faculty-artists from the States and abroad, local university professors, and local graduate students provide mentorship. Weekly rehearsals focus on technique, ensemble performance skills, and standard introductory string repertoire. The LAKYO season includes two performances at local venues. These young artists rehearse weekly on Tuesdays from 5:45 – 7:00 pm.

  • Advanced Level

    • Pre-professional training

    • High-level repertoire

    • College and conservatory preparation

  • Southside Orchestra & Cultural Arts Project (SOCAP) is a program of Javacya Arts Conservatory, in collaboration with FAMU DRS, that strives to meet the needs of the whole person of each developing student. The program targets beginning, intermediate, and advanced music and dance students from Tallahassee's Southside communities. Additionally, those who demonstrate a commitment to artistic excellence receive mentoring and academic tutoring from members of the Javacya Elite Chamber Orchestra, a flagship orchestra of JAC. In partnership with FAMU DRS, SOCAP is based at the institution and actively seeks students from diverse backgrounds who are underrepresented in the classical music field and provides full-tuition scholarships to all students from the Southside community of Tallahassee. The program is supported through local community grants and generous donors. Leon Cares of Tallahassee supports twelve students from the Southside Orchestra project, and, during the summer months, a grant from the Children's Services Council helped to expand services to FAMU DRS and SOCAP students. SOCAP is led by Artistic Director Patrice Floyd.

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Programs


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  • Javacya Arts Conservatory begins developing young musicians as early as preschool through its partnership with the Capital Area Community Action Agency Head Start Program. Three-year-old students are introduced to percussion and general music, while four-year-old students receive beginning instruction in piano and violin.

    Their musical journey does not have to end when they leave preschool. Students can continue to matriculate through Javacya’s educational programs, including opportunities offered under the Javacya umbrella at Florida A&M University Developmental Research School (FAMU DRS). This creates a unique pathway through which children can progress from their earliest musical experiences into instrumental study, ensemble participation, orchestral training, and more advanced musical development.

    From preschool to performance, Javacya is building a pathway designed to grow with the child.

  • The Music Box is Javacya Arts Conservatory’s innovative mobile piano laboratory, designed to bring quality music education directly to children where they learn. Equipped with digital piano stations and headphone-based technology, The Music Box provides students with hands-on piano instruction through a structured, age-appropriate music curriculum.

    More than a mobile classroom, The Music Box reflects Javacya’s commitment to making high-qualitymusic education accessible, engaging, and portable. Students develop foundational skills in piano,music theory, listening, rhythm, and musicianship under the guidance of professional musicians and teaching artists.

Javacya enrollment dates are year round, fill out the form or contact info@javacyamail.com to apply.

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