International Institute for Young Musicians
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The International Institute for Young Musicians (IIYM) Summer Music Academy, under the direction of Dr. Scott McBride Smith, is an internationally recognized course of intensive study for young musicians, offering instruction of the highest caliber to students from around the world who wish to improve their mastery of performance. IIYM Artist Faculty members have earned an international reputation for their expertise in teaching and motivation.
Former IIYM students have achieved recognition at the Van Cliburn
Competition in Warsaw, International Tchaikovsky Competition
, the Art Livre Competition in Brazil, the Hammamatsu Competition in Japan, Gina Bachauer
Competition at Juilliard, the Chinese Arts Competition, and in contests sponsored by the American String Teachers Association
and the Music Teachers National Association
of the United States.
IIYM assists participants in translating artistic vision into high performance through direct, practical, and fully involved guidance from internationally renowned professionals. Professors from 2007 included Charles Asche, Greg Knowles, Robert Koenig, John McCarthy, Lynda Metelsky, Marietta Orlov, Leonard Richter, Ronald Shinn, Claire Wachter, Jack Winerock
, Fei Xu and the widely acclaimed Trio Fedele. The summer camp takes place from 2–4 weeks at the University of Kansas
each July, with over one hundred students.
Former IIYM students have achieved recognition at the Van Cliburn
Van Cliburn
Harvey Lavan "Van" Cliburn Jr. is an American pianist who achieved worldwide recognition in 1958 at age 23, when he won the first quadrennial International Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, at the height of the Cold War....
Competition in Warsaw, International Tchaikovsky Competition
International Tchaikovsky Competition
The International Tchaikovsky Competition is a classical music competition held every four years in Moscow, Russia for pianists, violinists, and cellists between 16 and 30 years of age, and singers between 19 and 32 years of age...
, the Art Livre Competition in Brazil, the Hammamatsu Competition in Japan, Gina Bachauer
Gina Bachauer
Gina Bachauer , was a Greek classical pianist who toured extensively in the United States and Europe....
Competition at Juilliard, the Chinese Arts Competition, and in contests sponsored by the American String Teachers Association
American String Teachers Association
The American String Teacher's Association is a professional organization based in the United States for music teachers. It is the largest such national organization in the US for string teachers. It promotes learning to play string instruments in the next generation of American students, and...
and the Music Teachers National Association
Music Teachers National Association
-Membership:Its membership consists of approximately 22,000 independent and collegiate music teachers. MTNA headquarters are in downtown Cincinnati on the 31st floor of the Carew Tower.- MTNA structure :...
of the United States.
IIYM assists participants in translating artistic vision into high performance through direct, practical, and fully involved guidance from internationally renowned professionals. Professors from 2007 included Charles Asche, Greg Knowles, Robert Koenig, John McCarthy, Lynda Metelsky, Marietta Orlov, Leonard Richter, Ronald Shinn, Claire Wachter, Jack Winerock
Jack Winerock
Jack Winerock is a Professor of Piano in the Department of Music and Dance in the School of Fine Arts at the University of Kansas .-Background:...
, Fei Xu and the widely acclaimed Trio Fedele. The summer camp takes place from 2–4 weeks at the University of Kansas
University of Kansas
The University of Kansas is a public research university and the largest university in the state of Kansas. KU campuses are located in Lawrence, Wichita, Overland Park, and Kansas City, Kansas with the main campus being located in Lawrence on Mount Oread, the highest point in Lawrence. The...
each July, with over one hundred students.