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After

School

Sessions

GRAMMY Museum Summer Session is a five-day non-residential program for students who are currently enrolled in High School in Southern California (grades 9-12).

Summer Session provides novice and intermediate songwriters the resources necessary to build a solid foundation in songwriting. The skills focused on are also beneficial in workforce development across many careers in, and out of music.

Please select a session and complete the online application below. Your application & audition video are due by April 15, 2020 at 11:59pm PST.

Once you complete the initial application form, you will receive an email walking you through the completion of your audition materials. Everyone must submit a short video essay and samples of their work. Details are below in the Audition Requirements section.

This activity is part of a suite of education programs that take place at the GRAMMY Museum L.A. Live throughout the year which also include six-week long After-School Sessions

SESSION ONE

Dates: Monday, June 15, 2020 to Friday, June 19, 2020
Times: From 10:00am – 4:00pm Mon-Thur, and 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday
Where: GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live – 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cost: FREE. Lunch will be provided.

SESSION TWO

Dates: Monday, June 22, 2020 to Friday, June 26, 2020
Times: From 10:00am – 4:00pm Mon-Thur, and 10:00am – 6:00pm Friday
Where: GRAMMY Museum at L.A. Live – 800 W. Olympic Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90015
Cost: FREE. Lunch will be provided.

Questions: Contact Schyler O’Neal at 213-725-5722 or SOneal@grammymuseum.org

DIGITAL AUDITION REQUIREMENTS

1.) EVERYONE APPLYING
Submit a short (3-5 minutes or less) video essay explaining what you hope to gain by participating in Summer Session. Here are some other ideas on topics that you can speak about in your video essay:

– Why you want to come to Summer Session
– How you will benefit if accepted
– Some influences in the music industry
– Your short-term goals and how Summer Session can help you accomplish them

2.) SONGWRITERS ONLY:
Submit lyric or lead sheets for 2 songs you’ve written or complete #3 below

3.) SONGWRITERS AND COMPOSERS
Submit audio and/or video recordings of 2 songs you’ve written along with lyric OR lead sheets

Once you complete the initial application form above, you will receive an email walking you through the completion of your audition materials. Everyone must submit a short video essay and samples of their work. Details are below in the Audition Requirements section.

2020 GRAMMY Museum Summer Session Application

Student Information

Please note, this program is only open to students enrolled in High School in the 2018-2019 school year.
Gender
Student's Address

Parent or Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian 1
Address (If different from Student's)

Parent or Guardian Information

Parent/Guardian 2
Address (If different from Student's)

School Information

Please use full name of High School as it would appear on a press release.
Type of High School *

Demographic Information

Non-profit organizations such as the GRAMMY Museum are often asked by funders to provide demographic data regarding its programs. This is our only purpose for collecting this information and it will have absolutely NO bearing on the selection process.

Your ethnicity is:
Your community is:
What is the primary way you found out about this program? *
Please add show if you remember.
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