Sphinx Competition
Annual national competition in Detroit for young Black and Latinx classical string players. Finalists perform with the Sphinx Symphony Orchestra and compete for nearly $100,000 in prizes plus mentorship and instrument access.
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America's premier national marching band championship, presented by Music for All at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis. Open to all high school marching bands, scored 60% music and 40% visual.
GRAMMY Camp – Los Angeles
A seven-day, non-residential music industry intensive run by the GRAMMY Museum Foundation at Westlake Studios in Los Angeles. High schoolers with existing skills apply to a Music Production track (plus Songwriting, Performance, or Music Business) and work with industry professionals on real recording projects.
ASCAP Foundation Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Awards
Juried national competition recognizing emerging jazz composers ages 13-30 with cash awards, judged on an original score and recording submission.
Berklee Aspire: Five-Week Music Performance Intensive
A five-week pre-college summer performance program at Berklee College of Music in Boston for musicians 15 and older, with private lessons, ensemble playing, and elective tracks in production, songwriting, and music business.
BMI Student Composer Awards
A prestigious annual classical music composition competition run by the BMI Foundation, open to student composers under 28, with $20,000 in total awards and a ceremony in New York City.
Boston University Tanglewood Institute (BUTI)
An elite summer classical music training program in Lenox, Massachusetts, offering two-week workshops and longer sessions for instrumentalists, singers, and composers ages 14-20 near the Tanglewood Music Festival.