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The Songbook Academy®

  
Stand out with a summer music program as unique as YOU!

2023 PROGRAM DATES: JULY 15-22, 2023
Application fee: $80 | Program fee: $900

APPLICATION OPEN: DEC. 5, 2022 - MAR. 26, 2023*
*Early Bird Deadline: Feb. 26, 2023 (apply early for $30 off application fee)
  

The Songbook Academy® is a national summer music intensive in Carmel, Indiana that provides pre-professional training for high school students who love to sing! Whether you prefer classic Broadway hits or jazz standards, there is music here for everyone.

 

Forty students have the opportunity to work with music industry pros, award-winning singers and performers, educators from top university music and theater programs, and talented peers from across the country for a life-changing week of professional training and performance opportunities.

  
The 2023 application season will open in the winter of 2022 with applications due in March 2023. Keep an eye on our application site!

 

 

Apply The Songbook Academy. Singers perform on a colorful stage.

 

 

How to Apply

  • Singers submit video recordings of themselves performing two contrasting selections from the Great American Songbook (learn more about repertoire criteria.)
  • ALL Songbook Academy applicants receive written feedback from the screeners who assess their performances, regardless of acceptance status.
    • Feedback will be sent to applicants closely following acceptance notifications, which will be announced no later than April 15, 2023.   

  • View our application for more information on how to apply. It's never too early to start planning for 2023! 

 

 

Listen to our Students

Additional videos available at our YouTube channel.

 

Mikayla Smith (2022) - "Bein' Green"
July 23, 2022
Mikayla Smith (2022) - "Bein' Green"
Chris Santiago (2019) - "Mr. Paganini"
July 23, 2022
Chris Santiago (2019) - "Mr. Paganini"
Izzy Casciani (2022) - "Stormy Weather"
July 23, 2022
Izzy Casciani (2022) - "Stormy Weather"
Team Beckie Medley (2022)
July 23, 2022
Team Beckie Medley (2022)
Opening Number (Songbook Academy 2022)
July 23, 2022
Opening Number (Songbook Academy 2022)
Team Mel Medley (2022)
July 23, 2022
Team Mel Medley (2022)
Edin Kebede (2022) - "My Foolish Heart"
July 23, 2022
Edin Kebede (2022) - "My Foolish Heart"
Reed Gnepper (2018) - "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
July 21, 2018
Reed Gnepper (2018) - "Let's Face the Music and Dance"
AnaÏs Reno (2018) - "Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"
July 20, 2018
AnaÏs Reno (2018) - "Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues"

 

 

Quick Links:

Click below for FAQs about the application process, attending Songbook Academy week and past Guest Mentors!

 

 

Songbook Academy® Statements

Hear what everyone is saying about their Songbook Academy experience!

Step Inside Songbook Academy
November 27, 2019
Step Inside Songbook Academy
Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector: There's Nothing Quite Like the Songbook Academy
February 08, 2017
Tony Award nominee Jarrod Spector: There's Nothing Quite Like the Songbook Academy
Maddie Baillio: What I Learned at the Songbook Academy
January 05, 2017
Maddie Baillio: What I Learned at the Songbook Academy

 

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Apply Songbook Academy. A group of people dance in a room.

  

 

Program Guidelines: The 2023 Songbook Academy® Summer Intensive (the “Academy”) is sponsored by the Great American Songbook Foundation, Inc. (“Sponsor”) headquartered at One Carter Green, Carmel, Indiana 46032.

 

Read full 2022 Program Guidelines (2023 coming soon!).