About the Program
The Juilliard School’s long-running Summer Percussion Seminar is a two-week percussion intensive designed specifically for advanced high school percussionists. Students may also be recent high school graduates taking a gap year before attending college.
Set in the exciting cultural environment of New York’s Lincoln Center, the Seminar offers students hands-on instruction in orchestral, contemporary, and world music styles. Participants experience a challenging range of master classes, clinics, lectures, rehearsals, and performances led by a faculty of today’s most prominent percussion teachers and performers. The Seminar exposes students to the many skills, careers, and passions represented by Juilliard’s faculty and graduates and prepares them for success in college auditions and beyond.
Students will:
- Watch/participate in 15+ masterclasses and clinics given by acclaimed faculty members and guests.
- Perform with the JSPS Percussion Ensemble, including the premiere of a new work.
- Participate in“Percussion Intensives,” mini courses that go in-depth on specific topics.
- Take a Juilliard Ear Training course.
- Take a Juilliard Alexander Technique course
- Attend full recitals by renowned faculty artists.
- Attend Lincoln Center concerts
- Learn a TON about music and percussion.
- Have fun and make lifelong friends!
For questions regarding the program, contact Samuel Solomon at [email protected]
For questions regarding admissions, contact Katya Lawson at [email protected]
Program Dates & Fees
Please note that Juilliard's Summer Percussion Seminar is intended for musicians who are currently in high school ages. Juilliard also welcomes applicants who are recent high school/secondary school graduates taking a "gap-year" before pursuing collegiate-level education.
Juilliard’s 2024 Summer Percussion program will take place from Monday July 8 through Saturday July 20, 2024. Participants will arrive on Sunday July 7 and depart on Saturday July 20, 2024.
The fee for tuition and room and board is $3,700. Financial Aid is available for qualified admitted applicants.
The deadline for application and audition recording is February 1.
