Online Registration Required
Welcome FCSS families to another great term of string education! Classes resume Saturday, September 21st, 2024 8:30am-12pm!
IMPORTANT: This Registration Form MUST be completed for every incoming student BEFORE Sunday, September 8th, 2024 (midnight). No students will be admitted to FCSS on the first day of classes who have not first completed this form and submitted payment electronically for the Fall 2024 term.
Upon completion of this form, please await a confirmation of registration email. Class assignments are made by the FCSS directorship in consultation with private teachers. Please refer to your confirmation of registration to find the student's placements, schedule and fees, as well as instructions to submit payment.
***Attention families with several children attending: for administrative purposes, each individual child must be registered separately using this form. Thank you!***
Time: Saturdays beginning Sept. 21st, 8:30am-12pm (see the events calendar for program dates)
Location: Banting Secondary School
Guest attendance: Drop-ins and visitors are welcome at FCSS, but must announce their presence in advance by confirming their visit with Ellen Yamanaka (contact info below). No observation visits will be scheduled for the first day of class (Sept. 21st, 2024).
PLEASE CLICK HERE TO REGISTER
For inquiries about student placement, please contact Assistant Director, Jordan Clayton at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
For information about registration, please contact our registrar, Ellen Yamanaka at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Please note the bursary application form has been updated and is available for download here
Fee Structure
Class assignments will be determined by FCSS directorship in consultation with your private teacher. These assignments will determine your fee. If you are a beginner student, you will be participating in class only. If your student is able to participate in one of the orchestras (ie. training or junior), they will be placed according to their abilities.
Intermediate and Senior students will be placed in a chamber group, class, orchestra and our new Performance/Masterclass. These will occur 5 times this year at a time outside of our regular programming. The 2023-2024 year will be 25 weeks in length.
| Student Placement | Cost |
|---|---|
| Class Only | $500 |
| Class & Orchestra | $850 |
| Chamber Class & Orchestra | $1250 |
Fees are due before the First Session – September 21st, 2024.
You may make your payment electronically. Please direct your e-transfer to FCSS – This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. using the security question/answer "Whatdowelove"/"Welovemusic".
More Chamber Music Opportunities for Intermediate/Senior Students, with Professional Coaches
FCSS has always strived to create momentum for our advancing students through gratifying and meaningful musical experiences. Our senior violin and cello classes have been shining examples of this. This year, all senior students will be enrolled in chamber music ensembles as another way to experience the rewarding process of musical collaboration.
In an effort to meet the needs of all of our students, we are thrilled to offer chamber music as an optional "FIRST COME, FIRST SERVE" elective to intermediate students, RCM levels 5+. Please note that we cannot guarantee this elective to all students who apply, but that we will make every effort possible to accommodate our budding chamber players as we are able!
- Students who apply for chamber music may either request to be placed with a pre-formed group or may request to be placed as an individual with a new chamber group.
- All groups must be formed and/or approved by the FCSS Music Director.
- Coaches and spaces are limited, so these groups will be formed and assigned at the sole discretion of the FCSS Music Director, in consideration of our faculty availability and the possibility of level-appropriate student pairings.
- Please wait to receive your class assignments BEFORE paying tuition, as the fee will vary.
Private Lessons
All FCSS students must be enrolled in private lessons.
If you are in need of a private instructor for violin, viola, cello, double-bass, or harp, we will be more than happy to put you in touch with any one of our many highly-skilled educators. FCSS is proud to have a faculty of performers and pedagogues, many of whom come with doctoral, master's and education degrees in music.
Please contact Ellen at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for teacher contact information!
