Program Director

William Wesbrooks, 35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777, (212) 998-5154, E-mail: www2@nyu.edu

Program Overview

The Vocal Performance Program in Music and Performing Arts Professions offers a three-week intensive workshop during which students explore the techniques of music theatre performance from the perspective of an actor, singer, and dancer. The workshop employs both group and individual instruction, and activities include dance classes, choreography and musical staging rehearsals, acting and song analysis classes, private song coachings, and a series of master classes on subjects related to the field.

The workshop culminates with a showcase presentation in which students perform the material they have been working on in class. The Summer 2010 Showcase will be presented on Wednesday evening, July 14 in the Eisner-Luben Auditorium at NYU's Kimmel Center for Student Life. Students will move out of the residence hall on Thursday, July 15.

Application Fee & Audition Materials

In addition to students already enrolled at NYU, the workshop is open to students from other universities and those who have just graduated from high school or completed their junior year. You must be at least 16 years-old to participate in the workshop.

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 video tape (VHS format only), DVD or online video (instructions here) of you singing two contrasting songs

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:

William Wesbrooks, Director
Program in Vocal Performance
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 requested above in the same email to Professor Wesbrooks at bill.wesbrooks@nyu.edu. You will still need to mail in your application fee to the address above.

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

Workshop Information 2010:

The application deadline is March 15, and you will be notified by April 15.
If you are accepted for the workshop you will receive instructions about how to proceed with the registration process through the University. Applications are accepted after the deadline on a space available basis.

Dates/Times: The workshop will begin on Monday morning, June 28 at 10:00 AM and will end on Wednesday evening, July 14. For visiting students there will be an orientation session on Sunday evening prior to the workshop beginning. In order to participate in the workshop you must be available Monday through Friday from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

Housing:

Students stay in shared rooms in an NYU residence hall with one or two roommates. The residence hall is located near Washington Square Park, a short walk from campus buildings. The housing and meals cost includes a meal plan of 10 meals per week and a card with $25 declining dollars. Participants can eat meals in campus dining halls, Monday-Friday. Students should bring long (80 inch) twin bed size flat and fitted sheets, blankets, bedspreads, pillows, and their own towels. The residence hall building has air conditioning and Internet access with an Ethernet cable.  Students staying in NYU housing should move in on Sunday, June 27 and attend a required orientation session that evening. They must move out on Thursday, July 15. The total cost of housing and meals for summer 2009 was $990.  Rates for 2010 have not yet been set but will be comparable.

NYU Public Safety Services officers are on duty 24 hours a day. Specially assigned Resident Assistants (R.A.) monitor discipline, including enforcing a curfew for students in this program, and help students as they adjust to living away from home.

Because our standards for achievement are high, we accept highly motivated students who will enjoy the classes as well as the cultural activities. It is, therefore, important to know that failure to comply with regulations will be grounds for immediate dismissal from the program. Parents and/or guardians will be contacted as soon as any unsatisfactory behavior is recognized.

Private Lessons: The workshop fee includes three (3) private voice lessons with one of our master teachers. Our voice faculty is made up of professional singers who maintain private teaching studios while they pursue their performance careers.

If you have any questions please contact Professor Wesbrooks at www2@nyu.edu

***PLEASE NOTE: Participants under the age of 18 will be required to attend activities on practically every evening during the program. Activities will include trips to the theatre, concerts and visits to important sites throughout New York City.***