Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Guilherme Rodrigues

Rehearsals: Sundays, 2:00-4:00

Tuition: $660 per year

Location: Housewright Music Building (HMU) at FSU’s College of Music

Symphony Orchestra is TYO’s flagship ensemble, performing complex full-orchestra works that challenge and showcase the organization’s most advanced musicians.

What Teachers Should Know

Level: ASTA 4–5.5 | FOA AF | ASTACAP 6–8 | Suzuki Books 6–8+.

Fluent reading in ½, 1st–5th positions on all strings (ASTA: Advanced positional work).
Plays confidently across the practical range of all orchestral instruments.
Reads dotted, syncopated, compound, and mixed meter rhythms accurately (ASTA: Advanced rhythmic literacy).
Sustains accurate pitch and tone; adapts to the tuning of winds, brass, and percussion.
Maintains characteristic tone across full dynamic range and registers.
Produces multiple tone colors on command using bow distribution, contact point, and vibrato variation.
Interprets conductor cues for phrasing, articulation, and expressive detail.
Prepares repertoire independently to performance standard, with sectional coaches used for refinement.

What Parents Should Know

Students in the Symphony Orchestra can:

Play challenging music that moves quickly and changes style often.
Match their sound and timing precisely with a full orchestra.
Perform confidently across all ranges of their instrument.
Adjust instantly to the conductor’s interpretation during rehearsal.
Many have studied for years, but placement is based on advanced skill, not lesson history.