YoungArts COMPETITION
YoungArts is one of the only organizations in the U.S. that supports artists across 10 disciplines at all stages of development, beginning with the critical moment when they decide to pursue a life in the arts, and continuing throughout their careers.
Artists ages 15–18, or grades 10–12, in the U.S. are encouraged to apply in the discipline of their choice. All applications are judged by esteemed discipline-specific panels of artists through a rigorous blind adjudication process, and award winners are offered a lifetime of artistic support and ongoing connection with an extraordinarily robust network of peers and mentors. Åpplication closes October 17, 2024 at 8 PM ET.
Click the below links for the appropriate application and eligibility requirements.
CLASSICAL MUSIC, DANCE, DESIGN, FILM, JAZZ, PHOTOGRAPHY, THEATRE, VISUAL ARTS, VOICE, WRITING
FROM THE TOP Scholarship Opportunity
The Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is a one-time, non-renewable, need-based grant of up to $10,000 given in conjunction with full participation in From the Top's Learning and Media Lab Fellowship
Each year, From the Top chooses approximately 20 pre-collegiate musicians ages 8-18 to receive the Award. The Award is given to driven and committed pre-collegiate musicians with financial need to help offset the often prohibitively expensive costs of studying classical music at a high level.
An application for the Jack Kent Cooke Young Artist Award is also an application to From the Top’s Learning and Media Lab Fellowship program. You do not need to complete two separate applications. See the "How To Apply” section for more instructions.
You are eligible if you are: classical instrumentalists, vocalists, and composers (ages 8–18) who are full-time elementary, middle, or high school students, and have not yet entered college.
High School seniors graduating in 2025 must apply by November 15, 2024 in order to be considered for the award before graduation.
NATIONAL YOUTH ORCHESTRA OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Each summer, Carnegie Hall’s Weill Music Institute (WMI) brings together the brightest young players from across the country to form the National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), a free program for all participants. Following a comprehensive audition process and a multi-week training residency with leading professional orchestra musicians, these remarkable teenagers embark on a tour to some of the great music capitals of the world while serving as dynamic music ambassadors.
Ages: 16–19
Available for Young Musicians: Nationally
Season: Summer Program
*NYO2 - NYO2 has a particular focus on attracting talented students from groups underserved by and underrepresented in the classical orchestral field. *A formal nomination from a teacher, ensemble director, school/band/orchestra administrator, or community leader is required as part of the application.* NOMINATION DEADLINE NOV 30
APPRENTICESHIP - Carnegie Hall offers apprenticeships to students in roles beyond instrumental positions in NYO-USA to explore key aspects of the orchestral field. APPLICATION DEADLINE DEC 3
NYO-USA - The National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) invites young musicians ages 16–19 to audition for its 2025 season. APPLICATION DEADLINE DEC 3
NYO JAZZ - NYO Jazz invites young musicians (ages 16–19) to audition for its 2025 season. APPLICATION DEADLINE JAN 16, 2025
NEW YORK YOUTH SYMPHONY
The New York Youth Symphony is one of the most awarded youth programs of its kind in the nation, including the 2022 Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance - Classical. It is recognized for its innovative, educational programs for talented young musicians. Founded in 1963 as an orchestra to showcase the metropolitan area’s most gifted musicians ages 12-22, its activities have since grown to encompass programs in chamber music, conducting, composition, jazz, and musical theater songwriting with performances at world class venues including Carnegie Hall and Jazz at Lincoln Center. Through its commissioning program, First Music, the NYYS has commissioned over 170 works from young composers since 1984.
2024/2025 Applications for all programs are open NOW!
Click the below links to learn more.
CHAMBER MUSIC, COMPOSITION, CONDUCTING, CRESCENDO, FIRST MUSIC, JAZZ, MUSICAL THEATRE SONGWRITING, SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Mama! FOUNDATION FOR THE ARTS
Mama Foundation for the Arts’ mission is to make a joyful noise, to uplift the Black musical treasures of Gospel, jazz and R&B, and to heal and inspire through the power of collective music-making.
Join us for classes, workshops, and programs that focus on singing, acting, dancing, theater, and access to opportunity for all ages!
Discover your artistic talent while building self-confidence through Black musical treasures!
Mama Music Freshman Program Fall 2024 (new students)
Wednesday Sings Fall 2024 (new members)
VOICE ACADEMY NYC
Voice Academy NYC, located in the heart of Midtown Manhattan, offers a range of vocal training options, including private one-on-one lessons, group classes, custom workshops, onsite corporate singing lessons and vocal performance coaching for all levels, from beginner to professional. Our expert coaching staff will not only improve your voice but also prepare you for auditions, showcases, recording sessions, musicals or any live performance across various musical styles.
Our instructors are seasoned professionals with decades of experience on Broadway, as singer-songwriters, composers, pop/rock starts, jazz artists and performing musicians. With such a wealth of expertise, you can be confident that you’ve found the right school for vocal training coaching, we also offer piano, sight-reading and music-theory lessons for all students.
