2013-2014 Audition & Placement Dates for New Students
Auditions For Ensembles: by Appointment
Appointments will be set by the Academy as applications for new students are received,
and parents will be notified of the date and time of their appointments.
Only Audition and Placement Fees (below) are paid at that time.
ACO students re-audition every year for seating.
Children's Division Placement Interviews (AMNW)
Auditions are not required for admission to this program.
Children (4-8)
and their parents meet with faculty members for a fifteen
minute placement interview to help Academy faculty assign appropriate levels
for each
new student.
Junior and Pre-College Division Auditions and Placement (AMNW)
New Students (13-18) are required
to audition.
Audition Requirements:
- Two or three octave scales and arpeggios
- Works from two contrasting periods and styles
- Sight-reading
Each new student is heard by 3 jurors, then given theory placement evaluation, followed by a brief meeting with the President.
Auditions are not required for returning students.
Composition students must be competent on one instrument, and must submit samples of their own compositions as part of their audition. Computer printed scores are appreciated, but computer generated compositions are not allowed. Beginning composers are exempt from this submission, but are expected to advance quickly under Academy guidance to remain in the composition program.
If a student wants to participate in an Ensemble, "Ensemble" should be checked on the application.
AMNW Audition and Placement Interview Fees
Fees are paid on the day of the audition/interview appointment.
Siblings pay separate fees, but are scheduled consecutively for family convenience.
Children (ages 4-8):
$25 for individual placement interviews with faculty for each new child and his/her parent.
Includes choral placement option for ages 6-8.
Juniors (ages 9-12) & College-Prep (13-18):
$50 with instrumental ensemble audition.
Each new student is heard by 3 jurors, then given theory placement evaluation, followed by a brief meeting with the President.
Auditions do not guarantee ensemble placement if the student is not ready to work at this level.
NEW: Registration Fee for New & Returning AMNW students (all ages) $25
This covers the annual cost of processing each registration form, responding to families, scheduling appointments, and updating email and database information for each enrolled student.
This fee will be included in the final tuition total, and is paid with the first payment in September.
Academy Baroque Soloists
We are looking for 5 violins, 3 violas, one cello, and one bass interested in performing Handel, Rameau, Scarlatti and other baroque composers at the highest professional level: Announcing the inaugural season of our virtuoso, student-based ensemble, guided and inspired by the philosophy of early music. Nathan Whittaker, cello, Stephen Creswell, violin and viola, and Les Martin, harpsichord will be leading this conductorless course in dynamic chamber music. Interested candidates may contact us at info@amnw.org
Academy Chamber Orchestra (ACO): New and Returning students audition for placement and seating in the Academy Chamber Orchestra each year.
See the ACO pages
for those fees, which are separate from AMNW fees.
