• Julie Albers, cello. First Prize, XIII Concours International de Jeunes Concertistes; concerto soloist with The Cleveland, Indianapolis and San Antonio Orchestras.
  
  
• Ning An, piano. Winner of the 2003 William Kapell International Competition.
  
  
• Caroline Campbell, violin. Grand Prizes, Corpus Christi International Young Artists Competition and Indianapolis Symphony Competition; Silver Medal, Stulberg International String Competition, top violin prize, 2002 Irving M. Klein International String Competition. Performances with The Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic and Indianapolis Symphony.
  
  
• Denise Djokic, cello. East Coast (Canada) Music Award; winner of the 1998 Irving M. Klein International String Competition; performances with the Toronto Philharmonia and at Kennedy Center.
  
  
• Austin Hartman, violin. Member of the Biava String Quartet, the 2003 Naumburg Chamber Music Award winner.
  
  
• Frank Huang, violin. First Prize winner, 2003 Walter W. Naumburg International Violin Competition, 2000 Hannover International Violin Competition, 1999 Irving M. Klein International String Competition.
  
  
• Soovin Kim, violin. Henryk Szeryng Foundation Career Award; First Prize, Niccolo Paganini International Violin Competition.
  
  
• Eliesha Nelson, viola. Member of The Cleveland Orchestra.
  
  
• Theresa Rudolph, viola. Member of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra.
  
  
• Amir Eldan, cello. Member of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
  
  
• Alisa Weilerstein, cello. Recipient of the 2000 Avery Fisher Career Grant, 2000 ECHO "Rising Stars" recital series, 2000 Chamber Music Society Two program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center; performances with The Cleveland Orchestra and orchestras in London, Vienna, Cologne, Paris and Barcelona.
  
  
• Orion Weiss, piano. Recipient of the 2002 Avery Fisher Career Grant; 2002 Chamber Music Society Two program of the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, winner of the Gina Bachauer Scholarship Competition; 1999 Gilmore Young Artist; performances with The Cleveland Orchestra, Phoenix and Oregon Symphonies.
  
  
• Cicilia Yudha, piano. Performance with The Cleveland Orchestra.
  
  

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A PERFORMANCE VIDEOTAPE or DVD is required for all applicants and is due by December 21,2012. All written materials are also due at this time.

Invitation for live audition will be determined after review by the audition committee. Notification of invitation for the live audition and theory testing will be sent by January 12, 2013.

Mail all required materials to:
Mary Ann Grof-Neiman, Program Administrator
Preparatory & Continuing Education
The Cleveland Institute of Music
11021 East Boulevard
Cleveland, Ohio 44106

AUDITION & THEORY TESTING

The live audition and theory testing will take place at the Cleveland Institute of Music on the following dates: February 9, March 2, and April 13, 2013.

Theory testing for applicants will be both written and aural. The test will focus on key signatures, intervals, triads, scales, part writing and harmonic progressions.

It is suggested that parents accompany students for this onsite visit.

2013-2014 FEES:

• CIM Tuition (Per semester): $6,420
• Comprehensive Fee (Per semester): $450
• Accompanying Fee (Per semester): $220

FINANCIAL AID

CIM offers institutional scholarships for the Young Artist Program that are funded in part by a variety of sources. No special audition, other than the standard admission audition, is necessary. A financial aid application is available upon request.

PAYMENT & POLICIES: Payments may be made by cash, check or money order.

International students must obtain an I-20 from the student's academic institution: CIM is not able to provide I-20 status for YAP students. Students are expected to have sufficient English fluency (reading, writing and aural comprehension) to receive maximum benefit from the Young Artist Program.

Cleveland Institute of Music does not provide housing or transportation for students in the Young Artist Program. CIM requires that minor students must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Transportation arrangements can be made through a recommended van service.

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Piano

• Major and minor scales and arpeggios
• A Prelude & Fugue from the Well-Tempered Clavier, or another work by Bach containing a fugue, or another suite or partita (no transcriptions, please.)
• A movement of a Sonata by Haydn, Mozart or Beethoven (excluding Op. 49.)
• A Romantic piece by Schubert, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Schumann, Brahms, or Liszt.

Voice

• Be able to read treble and bass clefs, and a background in piano is needed
• All compositions must be performed from memory
• Audition to include works from the standard song repertory chosen from the Italian Anthology, the Reliquary of English Songs or works by Handel, Haydn, Mozart, Schubert, Schumann, Brahms, Barber, Rorem, Dello Joio or other representative composers. Songs may be sung in any language; one song must be in English. At least three songs should be prepared.

Violin

• Major and minor scales in three octaves with various bowings
• Two studies by Kreutzer, Rodé, or Fiorillo, or more difficult studies at the discretion of the applicant
• Any one movement from Bach's unaccompanied Sonatas or Partitas
• A slow and fast movement (or two contrasting movements) from a concerto by a composer such as Mozart, Kabalevsky, Bruch, Wieniawski or Mendelssohn

Viola

• Major and minor scales in three octaves
• An etude of Kreutzer or Rodé
• Two contrasting movements from a concerto by Telemann or Stamitz, or a work of comparable difficulty

Violoncello

• Major and minor scales and arpeggios in three octaves
• An etude on the level of Duport Etudes Book I, or Popper High School of Cello Playing
• Two contrasting movements from a Bach suite for unaccompanied violoncello or two contrasting movements from a concerto by a composer such as Saint-Saëns, Boccherini, or Lalo

Double Bass

• Major and minor scales
• An etude or exercise showing the applicant's degree of technical advancement
• A solo piece comparable in difficulty to the Sonatas for String Bass and Piano by Marcello to show applicant's musical and technical ability

Harp

• Two studies from Bochsa's Forty Easy Studies, Op. 318
• Two contrasting solos comparable in difficulty to Automne by Marcel Grandjany

Flute

• Major and minor scales
• Two contrasting studies showing the applicant's degree of technical advancement
• Two contrasting pieces: one from the Baroque or Classic literature, and the other from the Impressionistic or Contemporary literature

Oboe

• Major and minor scales
• Two contrasting studies from Ferling Forty-eight Studies, or one of the Fifteen Grand Studies from the Barret Method
• Solo piece by Handel or equivalent

Clarinet

• Major, minor and chromatic scales
• An etude comparable in difficulty to those by C. Rose
• One movement or section from a piece comparable in difficulty to the Concerto for Clarinet in A Major, K. 622 by Mozart, or Concerto for Clarinet in F Minor, Opus 73 by Weber

Bassoon

• All major and minor scales
• Two etudes from Weissenborn studies (advanced section) or Gambro Studies, or Milde (Scales and Chords)
• A work of the applicant's choice

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Required Courses

MUDE 101-102 Dalcroze Eurhythmics (1,1)

The physical expression of rhythm in which large bodily movements form the reference for rhythmic analysis. Study of pulse, meter, patterns, cross-rhythms, improvisation, rhythmic canons, and bodily coordination emphasizing proper tension and relaxation.
Concurrent registration in MUTH 101 and 105. (Fall/Spring)

MUDE 201-202 Dalcroze Eurhythmics (1,1)

Continuation of MUDE 101-102, with materials of increased difficulty, as well as study of syncopation, rhythmic counterpoint and conducting movements.
Prerequisite; MUTH 153,154 (Fall/Spring)

MUGN 198-1999 Listening Analysis Seminar

Learning to listen to music actively, to focus on materials rather than performance, to mentally transcribe and analyze music while listening and to broaden the musical perspective. A supplement to proper theory and ear training, the seminar will challenge the student's ability to hear in all ways, especially harmonically.

MUTH 101-102 Harmony-Keyboard (2,2)

Study of scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, and their inversions. Harmonization of melodies and bass lines, chorale study, modulation, analysis; taken concurrently and correlated with MUTH 105,106. Both aspects of course must be passed in order to complete requirements.
Prerequisite; placement exam. (Fall/Spring)

MUTH 105-106 Sightsinging-Eartraining (2,2)

Aural and vocal study of isolated and contextual rhythmic patterns, scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, and traditional and contemporary songs in treble and bass clefs. Correlated and taken concurrently with MUTH 101,102. Both aspects of course must be passed in order to complete requirements.
Prerequisite; placement exam. (Fall/Spring)

MUTH 201-202 Harmony- Keyboard (2,2)

Study of chromatically altered triads and seventh chords; modulation, ninth, eleventh; thirteenth, analysis Neapolitan and augmented sixth chords; regular and irregular resolutions. Correlated and taken concurrently with MUTH 205,206 Both aspects of course must be passed in order to complete requirements.
Prerequisite; MUTH 102 or placement exam. (Fall/Spring)

MUTH 205-206 Sightsinging-Eartraining (2,2)

Aural and vocal study of isolated and contextual rhythmic patterns, scales, intervals, triads, seventh chords, and traditional and Contemporary songs in treble and bass clefs. Correlated and taken concurrently with MUTH 201-202. Both aspects of course must be passed in order to complete requirements.
Prerequisite; MUTH 106 or placement exam. (Fall/Spring)

MUAP 101YA-102YA Principal Performance Area (0,0)

Study in principal performance area.

MUAP 101-102 Principal Performance Area (3,3)

Study in principal performance area. Conservatory jury end of the year. Conservatory credit given for high school seniors.

MUGN 098 Seminar/Performance Class (0)

Seminars focus on artistic management as well as informational and personal development. Performance Classes provide performance opportunities and serve to develop stage deportment and professional performance skills.
Required both fall and spring.

MUAP 150 Freshman Performance Jury (0)

Taken in Spring of Senior Year.

MUAP 111-112/MUAP 211-212 Secondary Piano Class

Secondary performance study not only serves to enhance musicianship but can also provide very practical training in areas essential to career development. CIM provides secondary performance study to all students in whose curricula it is required. Secondary piano proficiency is mandatory for all students, except piano majors. Proficiency can be demonstrated at the time of the placement auditions or later attained through regular CIM secondary piano study and satisfactory completion of a jury examination.
Placement auditions for entering students are given during Orientation or during the first week of classes.

Optional Courses

MUEN 358 Chamber Music (1)

Coaching weekly and a public performance.

Orchestral Experience

Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
Contemporary Youth Orchestra
(both by separate audition)

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