Junior Program

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Junior Program

July 20-August 3, 2025
Saint Michael's College

New in 2025, the Junior Program at Green Mountain is designed specifically for exceptionally advanced young students ages 8-13. The program will welcome a small cohort of 24 students for a two-week intensive of lessons, practice, chamber music and orchestra. Admission to this program is highly competitive.

Students 10 and under must be accompanied by a parent and may live on or off campus; 11 through 13-year-olds will be offered single dorm rooms in a suite supervised by a counselor.

Students will be expected to practice three hours a day and will receive 2 lessons per week with an instrumental faculty member as well as 5 coachings per week with our chamber music faculty and associate faculty. We will offer solo performance opportunities on campus and chamber music performances both on and off campus. Recreational activities will be structured during free time and weekends.

Junior Program Tuition will be posted in late November 2024
 

Application and Audition Requirements for Junior Program

  • Open to violin, viola, and cellists ages 8-13.
  • Junior Program applicants must select 'Junior Program' at the beginning of the application process in order to apply.
All audition recordings must meet the following criteria:
  • Audition recordings must present two contrasting works representative of your solo playing totaling at least 15 minutes.
  • An example of two contrasting works could be a fast movement of a concerto or a showpiece and a movement of solo Bach
  • If two slow movements are submitted, applicant might be asked for an additional recording.
    • recordings with accompaniment are acceptable, although accompaniment is not required
    • audition recordings must only be solo playing; please do not submit recordings with a chamber group for audition videos for the four-week program
  • Audition recordings must be uploaded to YouTube and be viewable through June 2025. YouTube links must be set to ‘unlisted’, not ‘public’ or ‘private’
  • You may submit one recording containing both works or two separate recordings. Performances must be unedited.
  • Please ensure your whole instrument is visible in the recording frame.
  • Record in a quiet space with no background noise present. If you're at home, make sure you're away from extraneous noise, such as appliances (refrigerators and air conditioners), or outside noise such as traffic and construction.
  • Ensure your microphone is not too close to your instrument when playing. An external microphone is not required for these recordings, but may be useful in capturing the highest quality of sound. 
  • Please listen to and watch your recordings all the way through before submitting to ensure acceptable audio and video quality. If you have questions, please email info@gmcmf.org.
  • If you have to choose between high quality audio and high quality video, choose high quality audio.
  • If you are recording from your phone, please ensure it is close enough to capture decent audio.
Applications for the Junior Program open online on December 1. Fee to apply by January 15 is $85; fee to apply by February 1 is $99. Please email info@gmcmf.org with questions regarding the Junior Program.