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Admission:

  • Applicants must be at least 13 years of age to be considered for admission to the retreat.
  • All applicants must provide an audition recording and an application postmarked, hand delivered, or emailed by the dates listed below.  You may fill out the application right on your computer, and email directly to us.
  • Recordings may be submitted via Cassette Tape, Compact Disc, DVD, Mini DV Cassette, Email (Wave Files, MP3s etc.), or by sending a link to a Youtube video or other online video post.
  • The audition should consist of a three-octave scale and two short contrasting excerpts.

   

Housing/Meals:

  • Students are housed in the Ranch Bunk House & Yurts at Harriman State Park.  Each room contains a set of bunk beds and a small space for clothes and instruments.
  • Meals are served in the Scovell Center dining area, and are carefully selected and prepared in plentiful quantities to nourish and satisfy the participants and their voracious appetites. 
  • Participants with special dietary needs are responsible for notifying the retreat staff upon admission.

 

Tuition (includes housing & meals):       See Pricing Below

  • Tuition is based on the number of weeks attended and the deadlines and qualifications met below.  It does not cover optional private lessons with faculty members.  Each faculty member charges his or her own fee for private lessons.
  • Tuition must be paid in full before participants will receive their music and information packet.
Payment Deadlines and Pricing per Session:
 
Pay tuition in full by:
 
  • Mar. 1, 2010 - $575.00 per session
  • Apr. 1, 2010 - $625.00 per session
  • May 1, 2010 - $675.00 per session
  • June 1, 2010 - $700.00 per session
 

 Click here to fill out an application. Once you fill it out, you can save it and email it to us as an attachment, or print it and send it through the mail.

 

 

For more information contact:

KaraLyn Ferguson at (208)359-6126 – (208)317-2224

karalyn@mountainsandstrings.com 

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