Santa Barbara Youth Music Academy is an energetic academic environment that provide a full musical experience to youth in a fun, safe and ever-changing framework of musical styles and performance venues.  We utilize tailored teaching and performance models that naturally unite Santa Barbara youth from all cultures and backgrounds in an environment that ignites a desire to learn. We are a group of musicians, teachers, mentors and engaged parental and community volunteers that encourage every child to focus on their own value and untapped potential through music.  We prepare our students with an opportunity to develop skills that will help them successfully pursue and play music in college and throughout life.

The collaborative skills of working with other youth musically, under the direction and mentoring of experienced, caring but firm musical professionals provides the discipline.  Playing in a band in front of live local audiences with as many as 400 in attendence provides the incentive.

The Santa Barbara Youth Music Academy Young Musicians Scholarship Fund is structured.  SBYMA would like to offer scholarships to students whose families are experiencing financial hardship.  in order to do this, we are seeking support from the community.

By simply performing with our youth bands in public in 2010, SBYMA placed twenty students on a waiting list for financial assistance. These are kids that are extremely motivated, some perhaps gifted musicians, yet they are unable to attend SBYMA because they can’t afford it.