June 16th, Monday - June 20th, Friday

Monday - Friday 11am-2pm

Friday 4pm - recital performance

The Intensive is designed for students in their first two or three years of private studies. Target age is 7 to 10 years old, but slightly older or younger students are permitted to attend, depending on their skill level.

The purpose of the Intensive is to boost the students technique and music skills through a week of intense practice, lessons, group classes, and performance opportunities. Daily schedule includes:

• Scalelympics: daily one octave scales/arpeggios class combined with a scale contest at the end of the week

• Technique boost: daily supervised practice of etudes and studies

• Solo repertoire preparation for Recital Performance

• Daily solfège (aural skills and theory) class

Strings Technique Intensive I faculty:

• Dr. Angelika Machnik-Jones: cello

• Erin Ripka: violin