SUMMER WORKSHOPS FOR CHILDREN & TEENS
Summer Piano Intensive
The Summer Piano Intensive is an immersive program offering piano students the opportunity to participate in a collaborative and performance-focused learning experience. This one-week intensive will be led by BSM’s piano faculty, in collaboration with the Summer Strings Intensive. Participants aged 8-16 with at least one year of prior piano experience welcome. Students will be divided into groups according to age and level.
The program will be conducted at the Bloomingdale School of Music, with a daily schedule running from 9 a.m. through 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, July 6-10-2026.
*An extended day option is available from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. for an additional $150. Please reach out to the front office at registrar@bsmny.org to express interest in this option.
EARLY BIRD DISCOUNT
COUPON CODE: SUMMERBIRD
When you register for Summer Piano Intensive before April 15th, you will receive $50 off your final tuition when you use the code SUMMERBIRD at checkout. Learn more by emailing registrar@bsmny.org or by calling our registration team at 212.663.6021.
- FOR AGES8-16 years
- CLASSSummer Workshop
- LENGTH1 weeks*
What you will learn
Participants will explore a broad range of techniques and repertoire alongside their peers through a daily regimen of interactive workshops, chamber music, guided and collaborative practice, master classes and a half-day field trip! The intensive will culminate in a student concert open to all participants.
*All participants must have a minimum of one year of experience on their instrument.
INTERACTIVE WORKSHOPS
Faculty will lead workshops exploring diverse musical genres, playing techniques, and historical performance practice where participants will participate in discussion and practical application of musical concepts on the piano.
CHAMBER MUSIC
Participants of similar levels of experience will perform in smaller chamber groups that will be actively coached by faculty.
MASTERCLASSES
Each participant will take part in an intensive masterclass with a member of the faculty, an invaluable experience that combines live instruction and coaching with the experience of performing in front of an audience.
MUSIC THEORY
Participants will expand their knowledge of the building blocks of music through dedicated theory sessions with an eye toward practical application on the keyboard.
GUIDED PRACTICE
Every participant will participate in dedicated guided practice sessions with members of Bloomingdale’s piano faculty.
HIGHLIGHTS FROM SUMMER SHOWCASE 2025
Past participants of summer workshops enjoying their final performance of the week!
TAKE A PEEK INSIDE OUR CLASSROOM
Past participants of summer workshops enjoying their final performance of the week!
We offer Need-based financial assistance
Our goal is to make music education accessible and to remove the financial barrier that may prevent students from participating. Therefore, we offer need-based financial aid to as many students as possible.
