| Dates | June 7 - June 25, 2010 |
| Program Fees | $2,495 |
| Housing and Meal Plan Fees | $890 (2009) 2010 costs TBA |
| Application Deadline | March 1, 2010 |
| Application Procedure | 1. Online Application |
Program Coordinator:
Dr. Grant Wenaus • 35 West Fourth Street, Suite 777 • grant.wenaus@nyu.edu • 212 998 5451
Program Overview
Private Lessons, Coachings, Diction, and Master classes in the vocal music of Spain, South America and Latin America, for singers and collaborative pianists.
This three-week intensive program gives singers and collaborative pianists the opportunity to be immersed in the study of Spanish-language vocal music, including songs and zarzuela. With a faculty specializing in the repertoire and its interpretation, students have the opportunity to take lessons and classes for university-level credit and to perform their chosen repertoire in master classes and a final public concert. The final concert will take place in the Black Box Theatre in Pless Hall.
A typical daily schedule will include a private lesson, a Spanish diction class, Spanish Vocal Repertoire performance class, and a specialized master class. NYU faculty members will include Rosa Vento, Jeremy Aye, Grant Wenaus, José Parodi, Brian Gill, and Lori McCann
Find out more about faculty at the NYU music homepage.
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.NYU Public Safety Services officers are on duty 24 hours a day.
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.
COST
The cost for taking the workshop for non-credit is $2495. Meal plans and housing are not included in the program fee.
NYU Students: If you are already enrolled at NYU in a degree program you can register for these course directly with Dr. Wenaus: gw24@nyu.edu.
Application Fee & Audition Materials
The program is open to students at a university level or higher, including those already enrolled at NYU.
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 résumé of your educational and performance background
• a recent CD, DVD or online video (instructions here) of you performing two contrasting songs or arias
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., college junior).
Send your application fee and audition materials to:
Dr. Grant Wenaus
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 your résumé and contact information requested above in the same email to Professor Wenaus at grant.wenaus@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.
The application deadline is March 1, and you will be notified by April 1. If you are accepted for the workshop you will receive instructions about how to proceed with the registration process through the University. Applications accepted after the deadline on a space available basis.
Currently enrolled NYU students and visiting students from other universities have the option of taking the program for non-credit or credit. The program is offered for 4 credits – Vocal Repertoire E85.1166 (2) and Voice Lessons E85.1063 (2) and is also available at the graduate level – E85.2266 (2) and E85.2363 (2), respectively. These credits can be transferred to another university and would apply to a degree at NYU should you be accepted into one of the University’s degree programs. If you would like to take the course for credit you should request the Summer Bulletin at: http://inquiry.embark.com/nyu/summer/default.asp?referral=A32_
Private Lessons: In conjunction with the workshop we offer 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.
Non-Credit: The fee for non-credit private voice lessons is $100 per hour.
Credit: Private voice lessons are offered for 2 credits, translating into 7-1/2 hours of private instruction. If desired, you can take 3 credits of lessons, which translates to 14 hours of private instruction, but you must extend your stay in New York so that the lessons can be spaced out over a longer period of time.
If you have any questions, please contact Dr. Wenaus at gw24@nyu.edu.