| Application deadline | Unconfirmed — check official site | February 28, 2027 (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Cost | $2,500–$5,800 (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: $2,500–$3,600; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): $1,250–$1,850; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Financial aid | Limited financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Apply with the Financial Aid Application. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requires the Financial Assistance Form with the application.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Frost Summer Experience scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Considered for applications submitted by the priority deadline; based on audition quality and instrumentation needs.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | Application fee: $70. Non-refundable.; Limited financial aid: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Apply with the Financial Aid Application. (2027 cycle) | Catalog terms: Application fee (non-refundable): $25; Need-based financial assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Requires the Financial Assistance Form with the application.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Music Day Camp aftercare (optional): $125; Private lesson with artist faculty (optional): $100. One-hour lesson.; Application fee: $50. Not included in camp tuition.; Frost Summer Experience scholarship: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Considered for applications submitted by the priority deadline; based on audition quality and instrumentation needs.; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Stipend or pay | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Eligibility | Grades 7–12 (provider uses rising grades) | Grades 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors | Grades 2–12; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Requirement: Open to rising grades 7–12; Requirement: Course minimums vary: Physics of the Electric Guitar is for rising 8th graders and older, Fun with DNA is for rising 7th and 8th graders, and the Piano Program is for intermediate and advanced pianists ages 11-18 | Residency: U.S. residents; Requirement: Open to students currently in grades 9–12 when applying; Requirement: Graduating high-school seniors may apply; incoming freshmen may not; Requirement: Los Angeles requires a higher level of proficiency in at least two areas (music production, songwriting, or performance); Requirement: Campers must stay with a parent/guardian or an adult approved by the GRAMMY Museum | Requirement: Open to grades 2–12; Requirement: Music Day Camp Young Mozarts: entering grades 2-5 with at least 1 year of experience on their instrument and age-appropriate music reading; Requirement: Music Day Camp Young Beethovens: entering grades 6-8 with at least 2 years of experience on their instrument and age-appropriate music reading; Requirement: Popular Music Experience: grades 9-12 |
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| Session dates or duration | Starts June 27, 2027; Ends July 24, 2027; 1–4 weeks (2027 cycle) | Unconfirmed — check official site | Last year's cycle (2026): Starts June 22, 2026; Ends July 17, 2026; 1–2 weeks; 2027: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Lakeville, CT | Nashville, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York, TN, FL, CA, WA, NY | Coral Gables, FL |
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| Selection and application | Selection: Rolling, course-specific admission; Hotchkiss does not publish a program-wide acceptance rate. Application materials: Two teacher recommendations | Selection: For 2026 the Museum expected approximately 70 Los Angeles, 60 Nashville, 40 Miami and 40 New York campers. Application totals and city- or track-level acceptance rates were not published. Application materials: Audition materials for the chosen career track; Video essay on why you want to attend and your long-term music-industry goals; Los Angeles: two samples from at least two career-track areas, plus an artist statement in the video essay | Selection: Applications and auditions were program-specific; scholarship review considered audition quality and instrumentation need. The portfolio publishes no overall acceptance rate, capacity, or shared rubric. Application materials: Instrumental Intensive: placement video audition of one composition (two works for the Chamber Intensive); Music Day Camp: no audition (video only for the Virtuoso Chamber Program) |
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