Pianissimo

• 7:30 am Arrival Time (Optional)
• 8:00 am Music/Keyboard History and Appreciation
• 9:00 am Private Lessons/Practice Time
• 10:00 am Group 1 Theory / Group Lessons and Practice Time
• 11:00 am Group 2 Theory / Group 1 Lessons and Practice Time
• 12:00 pm Lunch
• 1:00 pm Four-hand Rehearsals / Lessons / Practice Time
• 2:00 pm Four-hand Fun
• 3:00 pm Masterclass/Performance
• 4:00 pm Recreational Activities / Games – Optional Dismissal
• 5:00 pm Dismissal

Patrick Clifford:
Director, Preparatory Department.

Music and the arts have been an integral part of my life since I was six years old and I can’t even begin to imagine my life without them. God’s gift of the performing arts; Music, Dance, and Acting, are all part of human expression and we as Christians are able to share these gifts through redemptive storytelling because of God’s greatest gift his Son. I consider it a great honor and privilege to be able to share with students these blessings, and invest in them what God and others throughout my life, have passed down and invested in me. I know that our amazing faculty feel the same as / do, and it is an absolute joy to watch as students develop and transform into the unique individuals that God created them to be. I look forward to the possibility of collaborating with you and your children on a journey that will change and enrich their lives forever.

Rev. Dr. Erikson Rojas has given numerous solo and chamber performances in U.S., Europe, and Latin America, including eight appearances at Carnegie Hall. In each case he has also been featured as soloist with orchestra. The winner of various competitions, Dr. Rojas is honored to have been one of five Americans and the only Hispanic in 30 pianists selected world-wide for the Cleveland International Piano Competition. An alumnus of Rutgers University (D.M.A.), Peabody Institute (M.M., G.P.D.), Curtis Institute and Cairn University (B.M., B.S.), his primary teachers include Leon Fleisher, Samuel Hsu, Eleanor Sokoloff, Min Kwon and Juilliard’s Martin Canin. Other lessons and masterclasses were with Claude Frank, Gary Graffman, Seymour Lipkin, Jerome Lowenthal, Nelson Delle-Vigne Fabbri, John Perry, Ilana Vered, Sasha Starcevich, Pavlina Dokovska, Susan Starr, and Jorge Luis Prats. He is on faculty at Palm Beach Atlantic University and Csehy Summer School of Music. He also serves as Pianist of the Choral Society of the Palm Beaches and as Music Minister and Organist at Royal Palm Presbyterian Church and Grace Community Church in Southeast Florida, where he resides with his wife Diandra.

There is a $100 non-refundable application fee.

Commuter
1 week $400
2 weeks $750

Resident
1 week $1650
2 weeks $3000

50% Tuition Deposit is due within one week of receiving your acceptance notice. Tuition is due by May 15. This deposit will be applied to the total cost of tuition. (Deposits are non-refundable.) All payments and prices will incur a 3.49% credit card processing fee.

PLEASE READ ALL OF THE FOLLOWING BEFORE SUBMITTING YOUR APPLICATION

APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS

Read all the information on this page.
Click on the “APPLICATION” link below to register via the online portal.
Fill out the online application.
Upload your solo audition material in video directly onto the application site. Audio only will not be accepted. Please note, at least one piece of repertoire should be memorized.
Submit your application fee online.
Confirm and you are done! You will receive an email confirmation.
APPLICATION TIMETABLE

May 1st – Application Deadline.
(Late Applications will be considered if space is available.)

AUDITION MATERIALS

Students currently enrolled at PBA Preparatory Department for piano are exempt from the audition requirement.

TBD

NOTE: Audio-only auditions will not be accepted. If submitting a performance with orchestra only professional quality recordings will be accepted, no cell phone video.

APPLICATION/PROCESSING FEE

The non-refundable application/processing fee is US $100
This fee is payable online by credit or debit card as the final step in submitting the application.

ADMISSION NOTIFICATION LETTERS

Acceptance letters will be emailed to all applicants within one week of receipt of application material.

RESERVATION DEPOSIT

50% Tuition Deposit is due within one week of receiving your acceptance notice.
Include the signed Pledge, Waiver, and Tuition Reservation Deposit.

Payment via Credit Card/Debit Card is accepted.

CANCELLATION OF RESERVATION

Please note, there are no refunds issued if you need to withdraw after May 15.

ACCOUNT BALANCE AND MEDICAL FORMS

The Account Balance and Medical Forms are due May 15.
The balance of your account must be paid in full by May 15th. Arrival of the final tuition payment after the May 15 deadline may result in the loss of your reservation and placement on the wait list, as well as a $50 late fee.

CHECKS
Payable to:
Palm Beach Atlantic University

Mailing Address:
Palm Beach Atlantic University
Department of Music

Preparatory Department
1301 S. Olive Avenue

West Palm Beach Fl 33401

QUESTIONS
Email Preparatory_Department@pba.edu