Mentoring Program
Panama City Symphony Mentoring Program
The Panama City Symphony Mentoring Program offers advanced high school musicians (grades 9–12) a rigorous, pre-college training experience. Mentees rehearse and perform alongside Symphony professionals, study privately with Symphony musicians, and perform in a student recital. Students must be in good standing with their school music programs and be recommended by their school music instructor or private lesson teacher. Mentorships are awarded through a competitive audition process.
WHAT STUDENTS GAIN
Mentees spend a season inside a working professional orchestra. They share a stand with professionals, prepare orchestral masterworks, pops programs, film scores, and core audition excerpts, and build the discipline that college-level music study demands. Recent mentees have gone on to study music at Florida State University, the University of Miami, and the University of West Florida.
TUITION AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Tuition is $450 per student. Scholarships are available.
Tuition includes:
- 8 private lessons
- Performing with the Panama City Symphony at assigned concerts
- Access to all Symphony rehearsals
- Performance in a student recital
ELIGIBILITY
The program is open to students in grades 9–12 who play one of the following instruments:
- Flute
- Oboe
- Clarinet
- Bassoon
- Horn
- Trumpet
- Trombone
- Violin
- Viola
- Cello
- Double Bass
EXPECTATIONS
This is a season-long commitment. Mentees are expected to uphold professional conduct, arrive fully prepared and at least 15 minutes early for all rehearsals and performances, practice consistently, and be able to travel to rehearsals, concerts, and lessons as needed.
HOW TO APPLY
Applications for the upcoming season open each summer. Current deadlines and requirements are in the application.
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