Apply to YAHS

Application to YAHS 2010 is available now. Please read the details below carefully, then fill out the online application form.

Tuition and Application Information

Applications are due March 15, 2010. Applications received after March 15 will be considered on a space available basis.

Tuition for the 2010 season is $1,850.

The tuition fee includes:
• all private lessons and workshops
• lodging at Rabun Gap-Nacoochee School, two students per room (does not include linens)
• all meals
•supervision of students under age 18
•DVD recordings of public concerts

Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from Rabun Gap, and they are responsible for providing or renting their own pedal harps.

Enrollment is limited: students will be accepted largely on the basis of teacher recommendation, references, accomplishments, and level of commitment. Talent and potential will also be considered. An audition recording demonstrating your current level of playing is required of all new applicants. Recordings will not be returned.

Supervision of students under age 18 is provided by the faculty instructors, teaching assistant, and counselors. Students are expected to adhere to the rules and regulations of the instructors at all times; students who do not comply will be asked to leave the program immediately at their own expense and with no refund.

Upon acceptance, students will receive a complete information package with details about what they need to bring with them to the seminar. Do not purchase airline tickets until you have been notified of your acceptance to the seminar. Most communication with students, including acceptance letters, will be done via e-mail, so please be sure to include accurate e-mail addresses that you check regularly for both parent and student on your application form.

How to Apply

To apply, submit the online application form, a $75 non-refundable application fee ($150 for students residing outside of the U.S. and Canada) and your audition recording no later than March 15, 2010. (The application fee will be returned if a student is not accepted to the Young Artist’s Harp Seminar.) Applications received after March 15 may be considered on a space-available basis. Ask your teacher to visit this website and submit the Teacher Recommendation Form by March 15, 2010. (If they prefer, they may instead send a written recommendation to the address below.) Your application will not be complete until we receive your teacher recommendation. Please include both a student and parent e-mail address where we can send important information about the seminar; most communication will be sent via e-mail.

Make checks payable to the Young Artist's Harp Seminar. Send materials to:
Young Artist’s Harp Seminar
c/o Susan Bennett Brady
1281 Rolling Oaks Drive
Kennesaw, Ga 30152

Upon acceptance, 50 percent of the tuition fee is due within 7 days; the remaining 50 percent is due by June 1, 2010.

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