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The Performance Academy for Strings brings together serious string students at the upper intermediate and advanced level who will develop musically and socially in a mutually supportive and challenging environment. The Performance Academy faculty work together to create a vibrant program which offers individual instruction with Peabody faculty, an Academy Performance Class that includes masterclasses and enrichment activities with Peabody faculty and guest artists, Performance Academy concerts, Chamber Music class, Violin and Cello Choirs, Orchestra class, rehearsal time with a designated pianist, special events, and career guidance and feedback. While Performance Academy students are interacting with each other weekly, they are also a part of the fabric of the Preparatory String Department as a whole. The Performance Academy fosters the development of young string players by offering them a curriculum that prepares them for professional studies. This program is for students who want to pursue a career in music, and for students with other professional aspirations, playing and working seriously, and for whom music is their major non-academic endeavor. The students of the Performance Academy will be expected to practice 2-4 hours per day, prepare their ensemble music independently, and participate in all special events, including travel. Since Performance Academy classes and ensembles take place on Saturdays, Performance Academy students should expect to have their individual instruction on a week day. Acceptance in the Performance Academy is based on entrance auditions held at the beginning of the fall semester. Serious string students in grades 7-12, playing with technical fluidity and musical maturity are eligible. Exceptional younger students will be considered on a case-by-case basis. For Audition information please visit www.peabody.jhu.edu/performanceacademy. To complete the Audition Information form, please visit www.peabody.jhu.edu/PAAuditioninfo.