Teens & Kids

High School Chamber Festival

Audition and Application Requirements

Admission to the program is based on a recorded audition. Applications for admission must be accompanied by the following:

• A CD, DVD, YouTube link, or MP3 file containing the required audition material.
• A brief description of the student’s musical experience including chamber music and orchestra experience.
• A letter of recommendation from a private teacher or conductor who has personal knowledge of the student’s musical abilities.
• Audition Details (with or without accompaniment is acceptable)
• 3 octave scale for strings; 2 octaves for winds and brass; plus two arpeggios (student’s choice of key and speed)
• A solo demonstrating your technical ability
• A solo demonstrating your interpretive ability

Requirement for Percussion

Snare Drum:
One etude from Advanced Snare Drum Studies by Mitchell Peters or comparable concert etude.
Suggested: Etude #1

Keyboard: 3 Major Scales of your choice, 2 octaves
Chromatic Scale, 2 octaves beginning on C

One two-mallet solo/etude from Modern School of Xylophone by Morris Goldenberg, Fundamental Method for Mallets by Mitchell Peters, or comparable etude.
Suggested: Goldenberg Etude #5

Optional: One intermediate to advanced level four-mallet solo/etude

Timpani:
One etude from Fundamental Method for Timpani, Mitchell Peters or comparable etude. Suggested: Etude #51

*Performance tempos and repertoire selections should highlight the student’s ability to play accurately and overall musicianship.

Piano Participation and Auditions

Student pianists will participate in chamber music, receive daily private coaching and may, depending upon experience and ability, play collaboratively with other students on student recitals. To audition as a pianist, follow the Audition and Application Requirements listed above and prepare the following:

A piano solo of the student’s choice which demonstrates interpretive skills in both slow and fast passages.
Any piece of ensemble repertoire demonstrating collaborative skills with another instrument or instruments.
Please send all audition materials (audition recording, musical vita, letter of recommendation and completed registration form) to:

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
Attn: High School Chamberfest
P.O. Box 38
Idyllwild, CA 92549

Or via email to summer@idyllwildarts.org

The deadline for auditions to be received by Idyllwild Arts is April 15, 2016.

Students should bring a folding music stand, all instruments and cases with personal identification, pencils, two complete copies of any music for student recitals and humidifiers for strings and woodwind cases. Concert clothing is CONCERT BLACK. Men: black suit or tuxedo and white shirt, black bowtie, black shoes and socks; Women: black dresses below the knees, no sleeveless tops, black shoes.

Festival Choir

Audition and Application Requirements

If you wish to audition for Festival Choir 2016, please submit a

CD, DVD, YouTube link, or MP3 file containing two short, contrasting (fast/slow, soft/loud) examples of your singing in whatever style you feel most comfortable, and one letter of recommendation from a music professional (choir director, voice or private teacher) who knows your work. Please send the recording, along with your completed registration form to:

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
Attn: Festival Choir
P.O. Box 38, Idyllwild, CA 92549

Or via email to summer@idyllwildarts.org

The deadline for auditions to be received by Idyllwild Arts is April 15, 2016.

Returning students who have sung in the choir in any of the past four years do not need to audition for the 2016 session.

Students should bring concert clothing. Bring at least three pencils, a small roll of masking tape, and two complete copies of any solo music for student recitals.

Harp

Audition and Application Requirements

Students new to the class should submit an audition

CD, DVD, YouTube link, or MP3 file consisting of one solo of their choice. Students who wish to be considered for Symphony Orchestra should also include two orchestral excerpts on their audition.

Please send the recording, along with your completed registration form to:

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
Harp Workshop
P.O. Box 38
Idyllwild CA 92549

Or via email to summer@idyllwildarts.org

The deadline for auditions to be received by Idyllwild Arts is April 15, 2016.

Students will be expected to bring an instrument they can use for the duration of the class. Help arranging a rental harp is available and discounted tuition is offered to those who must rent a harp instead of bringing their own. Students should also provide their own tuner with pick-up, tuning key, harp bench of appropriate height, and a full set of spare strings.

Piano Performance

Audition and Application Requirements

Students enrolling in the Piano Workshop must submit a CD, DVD, YouTube link, or MP3 file containing the following examples of their playing:

1. One work by a Baroque composer
2. One work by a Classical composer
3. One work by a Romantic or a 20th Century composer

Please send the recording, along with your completed registration form to:

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
Piano Workshop
P.O. Box 38
Idyllwild CA 92549

Or via email to summer@idyllwildarts.org

The deadline for auditions to be received by Idyllwild Arts is April 15, 2016

Please note: While the CD or DVD does not represent a formal audition, students may be advised that their ability level is not compatible with the demands of the workshop. In that event, all fees paid will be refunded. Please do not send the only copy of any CD or DVD you might want returned. Idyllwild Arts cannot guarantee the return of any recording.

Song and Dance

Students enrolling in Song and Dance are asked to submit an audition. Please submit a recording (CD, DVD, YouTube link, or MP3 file) showing a performance of one or two songs from musical theatre repertoire and one letter of recommendation from a music or theatre professional (choir director, voice, dance or acting private teacher, drama coach) who knows your work. If possible, please include a sample of your dance or movement ability–individual routine, clip from a musical in which you performed (be sure to include information to identify you in any group numbers), or even dance class.

Please send the recording, along with your completed registration form to:

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program,
Song & Dance
P.O. Box 38,
Idyllwild CA 92549

Or via email to summer@idyllwildarts.org

Please note: All auditions must be received by April 15, 2016. Students will be notified of acceptance into the program by April 30, 2016. Returning Song & Dance students do not need to audition for the 2016 session.

Songwriting Audition

Admission to the program is based on a recorded audition. Applications for admission must be accompanied by the following:

1. A CD, DVD, MP3 file, or YouTube link containing the required audition material. Please include a PDF of lyrics.
2. A brief description of the student’s musical and performance experience.
3. A letter of recommendation from a private teacher or mentor who has personal knowledge of the student’s musical abilities.
4. 2-3 original songs demonstrating instrumental, vocal, and lyric writing skills.

Please send the recording, a completed registration form, teacher recommendation form and support materials, the application fee and deposit to:

Idyllwild Arts Summer Program
Songwriting
P.O. Box 38, Idyllwild, CA 92549

Please note: Returning Songwriters are required to re-audition.