Music Programs & Competitions for High School Students
Programs tagged “Music” in our catalog. A topic tag helps you find them; it does not settle cost, eligibility, format, location, dates, who runs a program, or whether it is open.
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58 published catalog entries match this page; the 30 most relevant are featured below; 4 can be done online.
Catalog entries
Browse 30 catalog programs:
- National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA) — Catalog organization: Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute — Cost: Free
- Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Programs and Workshops — Catalog organization: Boston University College of Fine Arts — Deadline: January 18, 2027
- From the Top / NPR Performance — Catalog organization: From the Top — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- National Young Composers Challenge — Catalog organization: National Young Composers Challenge — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- FSU High School Band Camp — Catalog organization: Florida State University College of Music
- University of Idaho Lionel Hampton Music Camp — Catalog organization: University of Idaho Lionel Hampton School of Music
- Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestras — Catalog organization: Rhode Island Philharmonic Orchestra & Music School — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding · Deadline: Rolling applications
- Perlman Music Program Summer Music School — Catalog organization: The Perlman Music Program — Cost: $8,200
- Monterey Jazz Next Generation Jazz Orchestra — Catalog organization: Monterey Jazz Festival — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- Nashville Symphony Accelerando — Catalog organization: Nashville Symphony — Cost: Free · Deadline: Rolling applications
- Meadowmount School of Music Summer Session — Catalog organization: Meadowmount School of Music — Cost: $5,450
- Kinhaven Music School Senior Session — Catalog organization: Kinhaven Music School — Cost: $8,700
- Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies School-Year Orchestras — Catalog organization: Greater Twin Cities Youth Symphonies — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- GRAMMY Camp — Catalog organization: GRAMMY Museum — Deadline: February 28, 2027
- From the Top Learning and Media Lab Fellowship — Catalog organization: From the Top, a program of KERA — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- Brevard Music Center High School Orchestral Institute — Catalog organization: Brevard Music Center — Cost: $9,400
- Sphinx Performance Academy — Catalog organization: Sphinx Organization — Cost: Free
- Adelphi Summer Pre-College Program — Catalog organization: Adelphi University — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- Aspen Music Festival and School Summer Program — Catalog organization: Aspen Music Festival and School — Cost: $4,190–$6,590
- NFMC Federation Festivals Program — Catalog organization: National Federation of Music Clubs — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- NYO2 — Catalog organization: Carnegie Hall Weill Music Institute
- MTNA Senior Performance Competitions — Catalog organization: Music Teachers National Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
- New England Conservatory Preparatory School (NEC Prep) — Catalog organization: New England Conservatory — Cost: $320–$10,800 · Deadline: Rolling applications
- Music Educator Award — Teacher Nomination — Catalog organization: Recording Academy and GRAMMY Museum — Cost: Free
- Sphinx Competition — Catalog organization: Sphinx Organization — Deadline: October 20, 2026
- Jugend musiziert Music Competition — Catalog organization: Deutscher Musikrat (German Music Council)
- Discover FAA High School Competition — Catalog organization: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign College of Fine and Applied Arts — Deadline: January 31, 2027
- BMI Composer Awards — Catalog organization: BMI Foundation and BMI
- Juilliard Pre-College — Catalog organization: The Juilliard School — Cost: $17,250
- MTNA Student Competitions — Catalog organization: Music Teachers National Association — Cost: Varies — see Cost and funding
Frequently asked questions
How many music programs are listed for high school students?
This view currently contains 58 published catalog entries. Cost, eligibility, deadline, dates, location, format, and where to apply are shown from the current listing values.
What does the music label mean?
It is editorial discovery taxonomy. It does not establish provider affiliation, eligibility, cost, format, location, dates, or application availability; confirm those on the program's own page.