Summer Intensive Program

Our 2-week (12 days) summer program sessions will include community engagement performances, chamber music (optional), guided practice as well as fun summer activities. The purpose is to provide students with a space to work on their music in a fast-paced and focused environment, while also creating wonderful summer memories!

Register here!

Early Bird Registration Deadline May 1, 2025 for the low registration fee of $40! *Fee will raise to $60 after this deadline. Final Deadline is May 20, 2025.

Current Fried Music students can email for their discount code to void the registration fee.

Dates:

Session I: June 9-21, 2025

  • Break on Sunday June 15, 2025

  • Community Engagement Performance (Location TBD) on Saturday June 21, 2025

Session II: June 23-July 5, 2025

  • Break on Sunday June 29, 2025

  • Community Engagement Performance (Location TBD) on Saturday July 5, 2025

Session III: July 7-July 19, 2025

  • Break on Sunday July 6, 2025

  • Community Engagement Performance at Arcadia Living on Friday July 11, 2025
    *SYMF Competition on Saturday, July 12

Session IV: July 21-August 2, 2025

  • Break on Sunday July 27, 2025

  • Final Concert and Pizza Party for all Summer students at Fried Music II on Saturday August 2, 2025

    Sample Daily Schedule:

    10am - Practice/Workshops

    12:30pm - Lunch Break (catered lunches every Friday!)

    1:30pm - Practice/Rehearsals/Performance Classes

    2:30pm - Recreational Activity (i.e. movie theater outing, paint & boba art class, and more)

    3:30pm - End of day

YOU CAN FIND THE REGISTRATION FORM FOR THE 2025 SUMMER INTENSIVE PROGRAM HERE.

Guided Practice

Practicing is difficult for any musician; it requires awareness, patience, concentration, and skills that take time and expertise to build. The importance of daily and focused practice cannot be underestimated. With plenty of time to practice and hone their repertoire, students will see their virtuosity and prowess improve exponentially. Fried Music supports the students in their practicing with staff and faculty who will give suggestions, check in on the students frequently, and answer any questions they may have.

Classes

The Summer Intensive Program is designed, not only to fast forward the student’s progress through good practice, but also to expose the young musician to a well-rounded musical education. This year, we will be offering technique classes and workshops, led by our artist faculty and/or guest artists.

Performances

Performance practice is an integral part of developing confidence as, not only a musician, but also as a person. Our intensive program will include performance classes, run by a member of our faculty. Community engagement concerts are also scheduled, for which students will receive volunteer hours. Even if the student does not feel ready at the beginning of a session, students will be prepared by the end of the session. It is recommended that students have a piece they have been working on previously to perform for this concert.