Deadlines
- Application and Audition Due: April 11, 2025
- Notification of Acceptance: April 20, 2025
- Acceptance Confirmation: May 4, 2025
- Tuition Due: May 21, 2025
- Participant Forms Due: June 14, 2025
Audition Requirements
1. List of repertoire studied during the past two years. Indicate pieces that have been memorized or performed in recital.
2. Links to unedited recordings of two pieces of contrasting character and style (YouTube links preferred). If you attended the Piano Academy in 2023, the Directors may be willing to waive your audition recording requirement (please contact Dr. Elizabeth Yao, elizyao@iu.edu, to inquire about this). (Please note that updated recordings are required if the student is applying for merit scholarship!)
3. Letter of recommendation from student’s principal piano teacher
Application Guidelines
Go to our main webpage, scroll down to “How to Apply,” and follow the instructions for application.
If accepted, you will be notified by email. Once accepted, finish registration online and pay tuition costs in full by May 21, 2025 to secure your place in Piano Academy 2024!
More detailed instructions for making the full tuition payment available here.
[Note: Students are strongly encouraged to apply early (preferably by late March), rather than waiting until the final deadline. Those who need an early decision due to an invitation from another program should contact the Directors. An early acceptance from the Academy is usually possible if admission is certain.]
Fees
- Non-refundable application fee: $100
- Full participant tuition: $2400
- Room and board: $1025 – For 2025, Piano Academy residents will be residing in double rooms in on-campus housing. Included in the cost of housing is a Linen Package (top and bottom sheet, pillowcase, two towels; blanket available upon request) and a daily meal plan.
Optional additions:
- Recording Package: $100 – Access to professional audio/video recording of the student’s recital performance(s) during the Academy. Please Note: master classes not included, as not all master classes will be recorded.
- Feldenkrais Classes: 5 classes, $75 total
- Camp T-shirt: $27