The Program

Summer Piano Academy is a place for pianists who live and breathe music. It will immerse you in an intensive, practical training.

Two courses are available: Performance Intensive and Pedagogy Intensive. These courses build the skills, work ethic, and grit needed for pianists to succeed. Participants will be mentored by renowned concert pianist and pedagogue Jarred Dunn.

For curriculum and tuition, click here.

Program Activities:

Piano Master Classes

Career Seminars/talks

Conservatory/Univeristy Admissions Presentation/Q&A

Seminars: Repertoire, Pedagogy, Technique

Workshops: Concert Preparation

One-on-one Mentorship

Daily Practice Time

Public Concerts

Sample Daily Schedule

08:00 Breakfast

09:00 Warm-Up Time

09:30 Masterclasses

10:30 Practice Time

12:30 Lunch

13:15 Seminar

14:15 Masterclasses/Practice Time

16:30 Performance Workshop/Recital Rehearsals

18:30 Dinner

20:00 Evening Recitals

Participants may also add mock-auditions, mock-RCM examinations, and private lessons to their program (see application).

(Below: Jarred Dunn plays Chopin Polonaise in A-Flat Major Op. 53 at the Ocean Music Foundation Chopin Festival in New York City, 2024)