To apply for the 2024/2025 academic school year and be considered for a free live audition, applicants must submit an Application Form by August 3, 2024. A short biography and 2 links to video recordings will also be requested along with the application. An early audition is also offered to students attending our Summer Intensive.

IMPORTANT: To be considered for Early Auditions (only for students attending our Summer Intensive), applicants will need to fill out the form at https://forms.gle/ES2UkXHSd5isRGHSA by April 14, 2024. Please, do not complete the current form if you are applying for the APP Summer Intensive.

Eligibility
Although there is no minimum age requirement, the program only accepts applicants who display a high level of pianistic abilities. However, the ten-year-long syllabus is designed to reflect the age range from 8 to 18 years old, which will also be taken into consideration in the student’s placement in case of acceptance.

The audition process is comprised of two phases: a pre-screening video recording and a live audition:

Pre-screening Material and Repertoire
To be considered for a free audition, applicants must submit the following:

• Application Form for Admission.
  
• Current resume/bio.
  
• Video recording of two pieces of different styles (from Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern/Contemporary periods). The works recorded must be performed from memory.
  

If selected, the applicant will be invited for a live audition, for which the repertoire can differ from the one submitted for pre-screening.

Live Audition Repertoire
All works prepared for the live audition must be performed from memory, unless otherwise agreed with the audition committee. Such cases may be considered only for some repertoire composed during the 20th or 21st century.

Students of ages 11 and under

1. A work by J.S. Bach
   
2. The first movement of a sonata or a sonatina by a Classical composer
   
3. A free program between 3 and 5 minutes

Students of ages 12 through 15

1. A work by J.S. Bach, excluding the Little Preludes
   
2. The first movement of a sonata by a Classical composer
   
3. A free program between 5 and 10 minutes

Students of ages 16 and over

1. A work by J.S. Bach, excluding the Little Preludes
   
2. The first movement of a sonata by a Classical composer
   
3. A free program between 10 and 15 minutes

Student Acceptance, Placement, and Trial

Upon completion of the necessary requirements and a successful audition, students will be placed into the corresponding level depending on their age and proficiency.
In cases when the applicant is recognized as talented and promising, but lacks important and required items (such as repertoire, technique, etc.), the student may be offered a one-year “trial” period, pending admission into the program. 
If not selected for the Frost Prep Advanced Piano Program, the applicant may still apply for the regular Preparatory Program at the Frost School of Music, which offers great performing opportunities and a chance to study with some of the most successful musicians and teachers based in South Florida.

Timeline for 2024

• April 14: Application deadline for Early Auditions (only for students attending the Summer Intensive). Applicants will need to fill out the form at https://forms.gle/ES2UkXHSd5isRGHSA. Please, do not complete this form if you are applying for the APP Summer Intensive.
• August 3: Application and pre-screening videos due.
• August 5: Pre-screening results announced.
• August 10: Live auditions.
• August 11: Audition results posted.