| Program length |
6 Weeks |
| Dates |
June 20 - August 3, 2009 |
| Cost |
$6,795 |
| Age range |
This program is open to students who will complete grades 9-12 during the 2008-09 school year. |
| Openings remaining |
Yes. Apply by February 1, 2009 for the best chance of admission and financial aid. |
| Audition/portfolio required? |
Yes, see below |
| Apply |
Summer 2009 application materials will be available soon! Click here if you'd like to receive a one-time email notification when they are posted. |
Overview
The Interlochen Summer Guitar Program offers intensive training to the serious guitar student. Guitar students who choose a jazz emphasis participate in the jazz program and select from a wide range of guitar classes and ensembles. Students with a classical emphasis choose from a full array of guitar classes, ensembles and personalized instruction.
Each week, guitar students take two private lessons, one jazz and one classical.
Program Details
Guitar Technique Workshop: This class emphasizes musical as well as technical development. Topics will include aim-directed movement and left-hand accuracy, practice strategies, speed development, phrasing and interpretation, tone production and performing with confidence.
Learn from the Masters Transcription Class: Study guitar styles of the great blues, rock and jazz guitarists including Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Wes Montgomery and many others. This class is taught hands-on, including note-for-note transcriptions and ear training for guitarists.
- College Prep Music Theory
- Private lessons
- Dedicated practice time
- One elective (optional)
Audition Requirements
- Choose two representative solo works of contrasting styles, demonstrating tone, technical facility and interpretation.
- Record two solo works of contrasting style on a CD or DVD.
- Submit the audition and label the recording and its casing with the applicant's full name, the program notation "H.S. Guitar" and presented repertoire.
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