High School Application
Acceptance for high school student participation at KBHC is by qualifying application and is for students scheduled to graduate in 2025–2029. Enrollment is noncompetitive and first-come, first-served in order to enable a participant-to-faculty ratio of 4:1. This ensures that every participant has an unparalleled opportunity to improve their technique and musicianship. Students must be at least 14 years old as of June 7, 2025; presently in 8th, 9th, 10th, 11th, or 12th grade; and currently studying horn privately on a regular basis.
For first-time high school applicants, the application includes a recording of your performance of repertoire of your choice, a short essay, and two recommendations. Your repertoire choices should demonstrate your artistic abilities.
For questions, please contact Peggy Moran, Executive Director (peggy@horncamp.org).
Communicable Disease Transmission and COVID Testing Policy
As an educational institution which takes place for two consecutive weeks with six intensive days of instruction per week, we have found that a communicable disease transmission policy is necessary to keep participants safe and able to partake in the experience. If someone attends the first week with an illness, it may spread and could impact an otherwise unaffected second week population. The value of our camp is in the highest possible daily instruction, and even a single impacted day to any participant could have an outsized impact on their experience.
With these concerns in mind, and with the goal of providing the best experience for all participants, faculty and staff at KBHC 2025, we ask each participant to monitor their health and agree to the following COVID testing policy:
- All participants, faculty, and staff will be tested twice per week, once on arrival day and once on Day 4. Tests will be provided by KBHC staff.
- Those testing positive and symptomatic will be isolated but allowed to partake in events while masked as is possible.
- Refunds will not be given for those testing positive for COVID at KBHC. As a result, we encourage you to test before arriving and take precautions while traveling.
- Anyone who wants to test more than twice a week will provide their own tests.
Our COVID testing and any possible masking requirements are subject to change at any time. KBHC/Cormont Music reserves the right to introduce vaccine requirements or implement any masking or other preventative protocols if informed to do so by CDC guidelines.
Tuition
COST: $2,795 per week
Participants may choose to attend one or two weeks. The first day of each week is an arrival day. The last day of each week is a departure day, allowing 6 full days of instruction each week. Multiweek participants have two free days between sessions. Extra days are $78 each. You may arrive a day early for either week and/or stay an extra day at the end of Week 1. Please note: There is no tuition discount if you choose not to stay at Tilton School.
Competitive Scholarships
Full and partial scholarships will be awarded on a competitive basis. For information regarding the scholarship application process, please click below.
Application Guide
For All High School Participants
Complete the online application form. If not applying for a scholarship, pay the deposit when you receive the invoice by email.
For First-Time High School Participants
1. Video Performance
If you are a first-time high school applicant and are applying for a scholarship, you do not need to submit multiple videos. You may submit only the scholarship application video.
If you are a first-time high school applicants and do not plan to apply for a scholarship, you must submit a video performance of up to three minutes in length. You may include any repertoire you wish. Please select repertoire that you feel best represents your artistic abilities. You may excerpt from recordings of solo recitals if you wish. Accompaniment is acceptable but not required.
When Creating Your Video
- State your name.
- State the current date.
- State whether you are a high school participant, college participant, or an adult participant (post-college).
- Play your musical material. Remember, if you wish to perform on a participant concert, your material must be the solo that you intend to perform.
How to Submit Your Video Performance
- Login to Google (or create a free account at google.com).
- Go to YouTube.
- Click on the Create icon (top, right-hand side of the page).
- Select “Upload Video.”
- Follow the prompts to upload your video.
- Change the title of your video to “Your last name – High School Video Performance.” For example, the subject heading for Bernhard Scully’s playing assessment would be “Scully – High School Video Performance.”
- Select “No, it’s not made for kids.”
- Click on “Next” until the “Visibility” menu comes up.
- Select “Unlisted.”
- Click “Save.”
- Copy the video link and paste it into an email with the subject heading “Your last name – High School Video Performance.” (“Scully – High School Video Performance,” for example.)
Send your playing assessment to julie@horncamp.org by May 1st.
2. Essay
Submit a short essay, 500 to 600 words in length, on the following subject:
Why I Wish to Participate at KBHC in 2025
Send your essay to applications@horncamp.org. Please include your first and last name in the subject line of the e-mail in addition to the words, “KBHC Application Essay.”
3. Private Teacher Recommendation
Send the recommendation form link to your private horn teacher and ask them to fill it out and submit it.
If you are a first-time high school applicant and are applying for a scholarship, your private teacher only needs to fill out one recommendation.
4. Second Recommendation
Send the recommendation form link to another musician who knows you or your work well, such as:
- A school band or orchestra director
- A youth orchestra conductor or section coach
- A second instrument private teacher
- An all-state conductor, or section coach