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Summer Percussion Seminar
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Daniel Druckman with students in an orchestral percussion performance class. Left to right: J. Scott Mitchell (PA), David Guryn (NY), Druckman, Zach Redler (FL), and Evan Taylor (NJ). Photo by Nan Melvill

CLICK HERE for a one-page PDF with Summer Percussion Seminar information .

July 17 - July 29, 2011

The long-running Summer Percussion Seminar is designed specifically for advanced high-school percussionists, who must have reached age 15 at the time of their application and must not have graduated from high school prior to July 17, 2011.

During two intensive weeks in the exciting cultural environment of New York's Lincoln Center, students pursue hands-on study of all the major percussion instruments: two and four-mallet keyboard, snare drum, timpani, and orchestral accessories. In addition, students are introduced to world hand drums, percussion chamber music, and both multi- and solo-percussion repertoire. Seminar participants will experience a challenging range of master classes, clinics, lectures, rehearsals, and performances—all of this activity focused on preparing them for success in conservatory and college auditions.  View a sample of the 2010 schedule.

Resident faculty for 2010 included:
Joseph Gramley , director, Summer Percussion Seminar
Daniel Druckman , chair, Juilliard percussion department
Gordon Gottlieb
Joseph Pereira
Gregory Zuber
Past Faculty has included:
Rika Fuji (Guest marimba artist)
(Members: Haruka Fujii, John Ostrowski, Sam Solomon and Chris Thompson)
Maya Gunji
Janis Potter
Jeffrey Irving
Joseph Gramley
Luke Rinderknecht
John Ostrowski
Chihiro Shibayama
Kojiro Umezaki
Bill Seigmund

DEADLINE TO APPLY AND SUBMIT AUDITION MATERIAL - Friday, February 25, 2011

Audition Requirements

Applicants should submit the following for their audition submission:
-One snare drum solo or etude of your choice
-One two-mallet solo or etude of your choice
-One timpani solo or etude of your choice
-One four-mallet solo or etude of your choice

Audition Submission

All materials must be submitted online or postmarked by February 25, 2011:

  • Complete online application
  • $50 application fee
  • Letter of recommendation from primary music instructor (optional)
  • Audition recording (via ArtsApp or separate recording)
Any extenuating circumstances regarding the application deadline (due to injury or technical problems) should be brought to the attention of Joseph Gramley.

Applicants should review their submission for clarity before submitting. Audition recordings may be submitted in one of two ways:

Our preferred method of receiving your audition recording is online through our ArtsApp portal, www.ArtsApp.com/Juilliard.   After registering with ArtsApp, you may upload your audition recording (Audio: Mp3 or Video: .avi, .flv, .mov, .mpg, .wmv). Total portfolio size must be under 250MB, with a maximum file size of 55MB.  For technical support with your ArtsApp video submission, contact support@artsapp.com.  The fee for submitting your audition video via ArtsApp is $5, payable on the ArtsApp Web site.

In place of an online submission, students are welcome to mail an audio or video recording.  Recordings must be clearly labeled with player’s name, age, and musical selections performed.  DVD, CD-R, iMovie, Quicktime, CD MP3 and mini-disc are acceptable.  Please inquire regarding other formats.  Recordings will not be returned.

Mailing address for audition recordings and letters of recommendation that have not already been submitted online:
The Juilliard School
Office of Admission – Attn: Summer Percussion
60 Lincoln Center Plaza
New York, NY 10023

You will receive an e-mail confirmation of your submission once it has been received.

Notification of Admission Status

All applicants will receive notification of their admissions status via email no later than April 5th.

Upon review of video auditions, the faculty will select 16 percussionists for acceptance. A short waiting list is also established at this time.

Tuition

Tuition and fees, including room and board, for the 2011 Seminar are TBD.  The 2010 Seminar fees totaled $1,365.

Questions?

contact Colby Carson or Joseph Gramley

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