Admissions : Study 2013

Admissions Process

1. Fill out an online application (preferred) or fill out a printed application. All applicants must submit a completed Application for Admission, and a non-refundable application fee of $65. Requests for financial assistance will be considered after you have fully completed the application process. If the application is submitted prior o January 1, 2013 the application fee is only $45. The final deadline for receipt of completed applications and the audition recording is March 1, 2013.
2. Submit an audition recording. Students, ages 14 through 22 interested in attending Eastern Music Festival must apply and submit a recorded audition, following the instructions below, before a decision on acceptance and requests for financial assistance can be made.

Repertoire Requirements

Applicants should be prepared to perform the following:

• One solo work or movement demonstrating technical proficiency
• One solo work or movement demonstrating lyrical style
• The above works must be by different composers
• Choose your orchestral excerpts based on the requirements found on the EMF excerpt list. Piano applicants are exempt from this requirement.

Preparing Your Files

Please read these instructions carefully before submitting your audition recording.

1. Select your music according to the repertoire requirements above.

2. Select your media format.

   If uploading to Acceptd (preferred method)Acceptable media formats:
   Audio (mp3, ogg, m4a, aiff, wma, wav, aac, flac)
   Video (mpeg, mpg, mp4, ogg, mov, avi, wmv, m4v, vob, flv)

   If mailing to EMFAcceptable media formats:
   Compact disc and MP3 files are accepted. NO DVDs.

3. Record your audition, using high quality media formats. Recordings that have been edited or enhanced will not be accepted.
4. Submit your recording.

2013 Tuition

Decisions regarding admission and financial assistance will be made in April, and each applicant will be notified of acceptance by email.

Within two weeks of acceptance, all students are required to pay a non-refundable $500 reservation fee (applicable to tuition), plus complete all other information requested in the acceptance and reservation packet. Scholarship awards are forfeited if appropriate forms and reservation fees are not returned within two weeks of acceptance.

All or part of the required security deposit may be surrendered for loss or damage to music, other unpaid fees, or in cases where a student has caused or participated in the destruction of property.

The private lessons fee includes five one-hour lessons.

Scholarships

Financial assistance for study at the School of the Eastern Music Festival is available, but consideration for assistance is given only after the application and audition process is completed by the applicant. Merit scholarships are available based on audition (live or recorded). Work-study scholarships are available based on financial need. Awards range from $100 to the full cost of tuition, room, and board. All students, regardless of their financial award, must pay the security deposit, as well as the cleaning and ID/Access card fees.

Applicants wishing to be considered for financial aid must submit a completed Application for Financial Assistance with their Application for Admission and application fee. A copy of the most recent Federal Tax Form 1040 of the applicant's parent (or of the applicant, if independent) must accompany the Application for Financial Assistance. The 1040 tax forms are not necessary if the applicant is only applying for merit scholarship. Information provided on these forms will be kept confidential and destroyed once the financial assistance process has been completed. Please note: An application which is not completely filled out, or which is missing Form 1040, will result in a delay in consideration for financial assistance.

Each year, Eastern Music Festival strives to provide talented young musicians the financial assistance they need to further their artistic development by attending our summer Festival. In 2011, approximately 75% of our students received scholarship assistance.

All students are strongly encouraged to apply to EMF, regardless of personal or family financial need; however, EMF recommends that students seek other possible sources of funding in their own community first. Suggested sources of summer study scholarships include: local youth orchestras and community music programs, area foundations which support the cultural arts, and civic organizations which fund educational and student leadership programs.

NOTE: Applications for financial assistance are reviewed each year, for that year only. Returning students requesting financial assistance must submit a new Application for Financial Assistance and the Tax Form 1040 each year they apply.

Course offerings, faculty, visiting artists, fees and other information contained in this catalog are subject to change without notice. Eastern Music Festival is actively committed to a diverse student body and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, national or ethnic origin, sex or physical disability, in the administration of its educational policies and programs.