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The Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development

NYU Steinhardt offers a variety of residential summer programs designed for high school students interested in Art, Music, and Theater to expand their skills and liberate their imaginations. Students stay in NYU housing with 24-hour security and spend their days in intensive, individualized classes. For more information about the Steinhardt programs listed below, contact the Office of Special Programs at 212-992-9380 or steinhardt.summerprograms@nyu.edu.

New York Art Intensive, June 29-July 14. Study studio art in painting, sculpture, drawing, printmaking, and interdisciplinary courses. Program includes critiques, lectures, and visits to artists’ studios, galleries, and museums. For ages 16 and older, with a portfolio and statement required for acceptance. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/depts/art/programs/36

Intensive Three-Week String Quartet Workshop, June 30-July 19. Advanced students (ages 16 and older) experience in-depth study through coaching and private lessons with NYU’s acclaimed faculty and master classes with distinguished guest artists, culminating in weekly public concerts. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/strings/summer

Summer Institute for Wind Quintet and Woodwind Chamber Music, June 15-June 22. Wind players (ages 16 and older) study select chamber music ranging from trios to quintets, including master classes with members of the Quintet of the Americas and guest artists. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/woodwind/summer

Summer on Broadway: Music Theatre Workshop, June 30-July 18. Talented students from across the country work with music theatre professionals as they study acting, dance, and voice in a specially designed curriculum that leads to a fully staged “showcase.” http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/theatre/summer

Looking for Shakespeare, June 30-July 27. For three weeks, graduate student-teachers lead an ensemble of 13 to 18 year olds to create and perform an original adaptation of one of Shakespeare’s plays. No university housing is available. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/edtheatre/summer/shakespeare

What Makes a Star?, July 7-July 11. Within the media world of image, hype, and lifestyle lies the fascinating business of star making. Spend a week in New York City learning from professional star makers in the music business. For students ages 16 and older. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/business/summer/star

Intensive Jazz Guitar Workshop, July 21-August 8. Classes focus on approach note theory, pitch class improvisation, time superimposition, solo guitar playing, application of classical music theory to improvisation, and contemporary composition. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/jazz/summer/guitar

Broadway Percussion , June 1-5. An intensive study of the skills and know-how needed in the world of Broadway percussion. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/percussion/summer

Summer Institute of Music Technology , July 14-25. http://www.nyu.edu/projects/mtr/musictech/Programs/summer.html

Brass Workshop , http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/brass/summer

The Art of Solo and Collaborative Piano , July 28-August 1. http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/music/piano/summer