The quality of our faculty, programs, and results prove our point. Students study with outstanding instrumental and vocal teachers, coaches, and music studies faculty to develop total musicianship skills. Students must be taking regular private lessons with their own teachers. Courtesy referrals to private teachers and tutors are available on request. Students enter by audition, are given placement evaluations, and remain by demonstrating continued growth in total musicianship.
Classes are small, standards are high, and the atmosphere is warm and supportive.
Five Steinway pianos support comprehensive class work, chamber music ensembles, solo instrumental, and choral performance. A 2-hour weekly program accommodates younger, qualified, students. Dress rehearsals for competitions and demonstrations of work in progress also occur. Master Classes and Workshops are open to all young musicians in the Pacific Northwest. As performers, Academy students excel in local, state, and regional competitions.