Dates	July 19-30, 2010
Program Fees	$1,600
Housing and Meal Plan Fees	$890 (2009) 2010 costs TBA
Application Deadline	April 1, 2010
Application Procedure	1. Online Application 2. Application Fee $50 & Audition Materials

Program Coordinator:

Dr. Marilyn Nonken. For more information email Marilyn Nonken at marilyn.nonken@nyu.edu

Program Overview

View participants from the Summer 2009 Music Program: Eunjung Bae, Master's participant: William Prud'homme, high school participant: Moriah Feiner Trenk, high school participant.

Hosted by Piano Studies at NYU Steinhardt, The Art of Solo and Collaborative Piano is a two-week workshop designed for advanced high school students seeking to major in music and preparing for auditions, and college-level students who wish to bring their playing to a higher professional level. For all participants, the workshop provides intensive musical training through private lessons, master classes, chamber music coaching, and unique performance opportunities, as well as one-on-one instruction daily with NYU Steinhardt Artist Faculty.

Showcase performances of select participants will take place at venues throughout New York City.  All participants will be encouraged to perform in the Soloists' Competition, the winner of which will be featured in a New York recital the following season.

Opportunities include:

   * Lessons with world-renowned NYU Artist Faculty Miyoko Nayaka Lotto and Jose Ramon Mendez
   * Master classes with guest artists, including NYU Artist Faculty Eduardus Halim
   * Chamber music coaching with performers in top New York ensembles
   * Unlimited practice time in NYU facilities
   * Public solo and chamber music performances at high-profile Manhattan venues

The learning experience will be complemented by:

   * Special lecture-recitals including "The Piano in the 21st Century" and "Being on Stage:   The Art of Self-Presentation"
   * Evening activities around New York City
   * Living and studying in Greenwich Village, one of New York's most exciting historic and cultural districts

Housing/Meals

All participants will be housed in unadorned dormitory bedrooms in multi-bedroom suites.  Each suite typically has two or three bedrooms.  Each bedroom has two or three beds and is furnished with a bed, desk, dresser and closet/wardrobe for each guest. If a resident is assigned to a single bedroom, he or she will not be assigned a roommate in their bedroom.   Each individual suite has a bathroom shared by all occupants of the suite.  There are no kitchens in our facilities used for short-term housing.   NYU Summer Housing does not provide in-room telephone, television, or internet connectivity to short-term guests.

You will receive meal tickets for two meals daily in campus dining halls.  Dining halls are closed on Saturdays and Sundays.  You will be responsible for your own meals then, as well as any other mealsor snacks outside of the two meal tickets per weekday.

Cost

The cost of the two-week program is $1600. The fee for housing and meal plans is not included in the program fee.

Application Fee & Audition Materials

If you would like to be considered for the workshop you must submit the following:

• a general online summer application
• application fee of $50 (non-refundable, checks payable to New York University)
• A CD, DVD recording or online video (instructions here) featuring dated performances of two works in contrasting styles
• A short personal statement to include: Why are you interested in participating in “The Art of Solo and Collaborative Piano” this summer?
• A recommendation letter from your current private teacher

Please be sure to include your contact information: phone number, mailing address, and your e-mail address as well as the name of your school and your year of study (i.e., high school senior, college junior).

Send your application fee and audition materials to:

Marilyn Nonken, Director
Program in Piano Studies
Music and Performing Arts Professions
35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777
New York, NY 10012

If you submit your audition video online, you should put all your contact information and personal statement requested above in the same email to Professor Nonken at marilyn.nonken@nyu.edu. You will still need to mail in your application fee and recommendation letter to the address above.

Audition materials become the property of NYU Steinhardt and cannot be returned.