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The piano program at the听High School Summer Music Academy听includes private lessons with CU Boulder faculty members; daily performance/master classes; classes on practicing, technique and sight-reading; chamber music opportunities; designated practice time; additional electives ... and opportunities to meet and have fun with other music academy participants.听
June 16-20, 2024
The daily schedule will be emailed to registered campers in the weeks leading up to the academy.
Registration, fees +听deadlines
Registration
2024听SMA permission forms + waivers
Along with your registration and non-refundable deposit, please provide a recording of your playing by May 10, 2024. Include two contrasting pieces in your recording, and announce on the recording which pieces you are performing.听This is not an audition for acceptance. Rather, this is a reference for the piano听faculty at CU Boulder to assign performers to chamber groups. Please send this recording via the following:
- Email a YouTube link (or links) to Jennifer Hayghe (jennifer.hayghe@colorado.edu).听Note: An alternative acceptable format may be a link to an audio track(s) in a file sharing website such as SoundCloud.
Fees
- $775 overnight resident: includes all housing and meals
- $550 daytime-only commuter: includes all lunches
Incidental fees
- Lost Room Key fee (to be collected at the time of loss): $10-$50
- Lost Meal Card fee (to be collected at the time of loss): $5-$15
- Property Damage (where applicable): case-by-case determination
Parents are financially responsible for any and all damages caused by the student to the 乐播传媒 property including, but not limited to, CU Boulder College of Music facilities and CU Boulder dormitory facilities.
Deadlines
March 1: Optional scholarship application deadline. See scholarship opportunities听below for more information regarding application requirements and a link to the application form. Awardees will be notified by April 1.
April 1: Scholarship award notification
May 11: Registration, deposit and recording deadline听for the High School Summer Music Academy. Please follow the link above to the online registration form. Registration forms are accepted for the High School camp听until positions are filled or the deadline passes.听If an instrument section is full, you will be put on a waitlist.听We will contact you if a spot becomes available no later than June 1, 2023.
May 31: Payment-in-full deadline听for the High School Summer Music Academy. Payment may be completed through the registration portal linked above.
May 31: Cancellation deadline for full refund of camp fees excluding a non-refundable $150 deposit. See refund policy below for more information regarding refunds and cancellation.
June 1, 2023: Waitlist notification
Refund policy
Refunds will be processed on the card used to make the payment through the registration portal. Prior to May 31, refund is in full excluding a non-refundable $50 deposit. No refunds will be issued for cancellations after May 31.
Enrollment + proficiency
The Piano Summer Music Academy听is open to听graduates听of grades 8, 9, 10, 11 or 12.听A maximum of 16听applicants will be accepted. Enrollment is granted on a first-come, first-served basis reserved with your registration and a non-refundable $150 deposit, as well as a recording of two contrasting pieces that demonstrates your best playing. Please see registration for more information.
In the event enrollment is full,听registrants will be placed on a waitlist. If a spot becomes available, we will notify you no later than June 1, 2023.
Scholarship opportunities
For the听High School Summer Music Academy, we鈥檙e pleased to offer scholarship assistance to help students of financial need. To be considered for scholarship assistance, please complete the form below, including听a brief essay telling us about yourself, your need for financial assistance听and how you could benefit from attendance at the High School Summer Music Academy. The completed form with听essay is听due March 1听and awardees will be notified by April 1. Financial need will be taken into account when reviewing applications and scholarships will be awarded as funds allow.
Academy instruction
Assembled for their talent, teaching ability, dedication and enthusiasm for music, distinguished music professionals from across the country participate in the College of Music鈥檚 Summer Music Academies. They include world-renowned conductors, CU Boulder faculty, middle school and high school teachers, master class and elective teachers, administrators and outstanding undergraduate and graduate students who serve as counselors and mentors. Together, their knowledge and experience support an extraordinary educational opportunity where students build confidence, and develop good habits and attitudes that shape their future. Visit the College of Music鈥檚听piano + keyboard department听to learn more about our faculty.
Questions? Get in touch听at听musicacademy@colorado.edu,听303-492-6584.