| Application deadline | February 28, 2027 (2027 cycle) | February 9, 2027 (2027 cycle) | January 5, 2027 (2027 cycle) |
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| Cost | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | $3,700 (2027 cycle) |
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| Financial aid | Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site | Need-based scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Need-based tuition assistance is requested after admission; amount and covered expenses are not guaranteed. (2027 cycle) |
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| Expenses and aid conditions | 2027 tuition in Nashville or New York: $3,400. Selected 2027 session only; no universal tuition or all-in price.; 2027 tuition in Miami or Seattle: $2,500. Selected 2027 session only; no universal tuition or all-in price.; 2027 tuition in Los Angeles: $3,600. Selected 2027 session only; no universal tuition or all-in price.; 2027 nonrefundable application fee: $25. Separate from selected-session tuition; housing/transport are not included. (2027 cycle) | 2027 selected-student processing fee: $100 (2027 cycle) | 2027 application fee: $75–$85. $75, increasing by $10 after December 21 for Europe/UK or December 28 elsewhere; fee-waiver route available. No yearless increase day is stored as a new exact cutoff.; Need-based scholarship assistance: Amount: Unconfirmed — check official site. Need-based tuition assistance is requested after admission; amount and covered expenses are not guaranteed. (2027 cycle) |
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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 9–12 when applying; check the provider's rules for graduating seniors | Grade 11; Grade timing: Unconfirmed — check official site | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Additional eligibility | Residency: U.S. resident; Requirement: Currently grades9-12, including spring graduates; incoming freshmen not eligible.; Requirement: Serious interest in a music-industry career and selected career-track sample requirements.; Exclusion: Incoming high-school freshmen; Exclusion: Applicants who are not U.S. residents; Exclusion: For Los Angeles, applicants unable to demonstrate competence in at least two defined music-industry areas; Exclusion: Participation without an approved supervising adult and independent lodging plan | Requirement: Rising12inSummer2027; AlgebraII/IntegratedMathandGeometry; ACTMath25orSATMath590; no citizenship/GPA restriction inferred. | Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Session dates or duration | Unconfirmed — check official site | Starts July 11, 2027; Ends July 16, 2027 (2027 cycle) | Starts June 13, 2027; Ends July 2, 2027; 3 weeks (2027 cycle) |
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| Format | In person | In person | In person |
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| Housing and supervision | Non-residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site | Residential. Supervision and housing details: Unconfirmed — check official site |
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| Location | Nashville, Miami, Los Angeles, Seattle, New York | Unconfirmed — check official site | Putney, Vermont, Residential Yellow Barn campus and performance venues, Live auditions in selected U.S., Canadian, European, and UK cities; video alternative available |
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| Selection and application | 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: Career-track samples and a video essay; Los Angeles has additional multi-area requirements. | Application materials: Onlineapplication, highschooltranscript, math/science teacher references and videoessay; references and scores dueMarch5,2027. | Selection: Admission is audition- and portfolio-based and intended for outstanding musicians ages 13-20. Yellow Barn publishes no current applicant total, cohort size, instrument quota, or acceptance rate on the official page. Application materials: Live auditions are preferred; video auditions are permitted under the route-specific rules. |
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| Official sources | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-12Source 2 · checked 2026-08-22Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09 | Source 1 · checked 2026-10-09Source 2 · checked 2026-10-09Source 3 · checked 2026-08-22 |
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