Registration Instructions
Step 1
Please carefully read through the instructions on this page, then complete and submit the online EMF registration form below.
Step 2
Pay your non-refundable deposit or full payment in order to secure your place. You can pay online (click here to go to our payment page) or by mailing in a check to the TYSA office. Checks may be mailed to 901 Broadway, Ste 500, Tacoma, WA 98402.
Session Information
EMF Session 2
July 20 – 26, 2025 • Central Washington University
Musicians entering grade 9 and above (through age 21) in the upcoming academic school year are invited to join us for Session 2. Musical studies include chamber music, orchestra rehearsals, masterclasses, coaching sessions by artists-in-residence, music theory classes, practice time, and daily concerts consisting of faculty and student recitals. Session 2 will be an overnight camp held at Central Washington University’s beautiful Music Department venues, including air-conditioned dorms.
Tuition
Deposit: $300
Early Bird tuition: $1,365 (please submit deposit by May 15)
Standard tuition: $1,465
Balance is due by July 1.
Please note that tuition for Session 2 is non-refundable after July 1.
Facilities
Session 2 will be held at Central Washington University in Ellensburg, Washington.
Session 2 Final Concerts
July 25, 2025 – Chamber Music Concert
• CWU McIntyre Concert Hall and Recital Hall
July 26, 2025 – Final Concert
• CWU McIntyre Concert Hall
Session 2 Sample Schedule
7:30 – Breakfast
9:00 – Orchestra Rehearsal/Sectionals
12:00 – Lunch
1:00 – Music Theory
2:00 – Chamber Music
3:15 – Individual Practice Time
4:00 – Free Time
5:00 – Dinner
6:15 – Orchestra Rehearsal/Sectionals
8:00 – Recital
9:15 – Lecture
11:00 – Day Ends
Welcome Packet and Student Guidelines
After completing your online registration and submitting your deposit, please click below for your welcome packet, medical/consent forms, and student guidelines:
Seating Placement Recording
In order to make the most of our time together at EMF Session 2, please submit a seating placement recording by July 1st, 2025, following these instructions:
- Open the pdf link to the corresponding excerpt options for your instrument.
- Using a recording device of your choosing (phone, tablet, laptop, etc.), please make an AUDIO recording (no video needed) of your chosen excerpt.
- Email your recording to musicdirector@tysamusic.org, and title your email “[FIRST NAME] [LAST NAME], [INSTRUMENT]”
Please note that these recordings are not an audition for the festival but only serve as a tool for seating placement. Students will not be turned away from the festival based on their seating placement recording.
If you register for EMF Session 2 after the seating placement recording deadline of June 1st, 2025, please still submit your recording as soon as possible upon registering.
EMF Session 2 Online Registration Form
Need-Based Financial Aid
If you need tuition support, please complete and submit the financial aid application below by June 1.