Jöstlein and student at Lemp Neighborhood Arts Center. Photograph by Tom Hill
• The Community Music School of Webster University offers classical music training, Suzuki classes, and a Kindermusik Academy. webster.edu/community-music-school.
• Orchestrating Diversity/El Sistema St. Louis (pictured above) provides free music lessons to kids in the city. orchestra.lemp-arts.org.
• The St. Louis Symphony Youth Orchestra is open by audition only but also offers rigorous training alongside SLSO musicians. stlsymphony.org.
• The St. Louis Children’s Choirs, another audition-based program, perform across the region. slccsing.org.
• Opera Theatre of St. Louis’ summer camp works with students in grades 4–8, covering music as well as sets, costumes, and writing. opera-stl.org.
• Jazz St. Louis has a huge spread of programs, including JazzU, which works with middle- and high-school students, and Jazz in the Schools, which brings Bistro performers straight to students. jazzstl.org.
