July 8th, Tuesday - July 12th, Saturday

Tuesday - Saturday 11am-3pm

Saturday 5pm - recital performance

The Intensive is designed for students with four or more years of private study. Target age is 14 to 17 years old, but slightly 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 three 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

• Stage presence skills, performance confidence building

Strings Technique Intensive III faculty:

• Dr. Angelika Machnik-Jones: cello

• Royce McLarry: violin and viola