Requirements | Application | Auditing Requirements Note that in order to offer the opportunity to participate in Professional Training Workshops to as many qualified young artists as possible, priority is given to new applicants. Applicants who have participated in a Professional Training Workshop during the last two seasons (except for participants in National High School Choir Festival) may not apply unless: The workshops are in different disciplines (for example, applicant participated in a workshop for composers and wishes to apply for a workshop as an instrumentalist); The workshops are in different genres (for example, applicant participated in a jazz workshop and wishes to apply for a choral workshop); or The kind of participation in workshops is different (for example, applicant participated in a previous workshop as a soloist and wishes to apply for another workshop as part of an ensemble). Application Choose a workshop from the workshop list. Download the application form found on the page and return it with the following: press kit (if available)* two letters of recommendation from present or former music teachers, or from musicians of high standing. Letters may be sent separately from the application either by mail or by e-mail to ptw@carnegiehall.org; letters must be marked clearly with the workshop name and the applicant's name on the front of the envelope or in the subject line of the e-mail. an audition recording, as described in the application a non-refundable application fee of $40, payable by check or money order to The Carnegie Hall Corporation, or by credit card. A credit card charge form can be downloaded here. *If a press kit is not available, please include the following: resumé (including teachers, master classes, performing experiences, education/training, festivals, and awards) headshot Auditing Auditors are welcome to attend selected workshop sessions. An auditor is a non-performing participant at the workshop. Auditors are music teachers, performers, or music lovers who pay to attend workshop sessions and other events of the week. It is necessary to register and apply to become an auditor. Auditors will receive a complimentary ticket to the Young Artists Concert and to all public workshop events. The workshop schedule will be sent to auditors approximately three weeks prior to the workshop start date. The fee for auditing is $30 per day, and sessions are limited to 20 people. To register, please use the form found here. For more information, call 212-903-9733 or e-mail ptw@carnegiehall.org. Mailing List To be added to the Professional Training Workshop mailing list, please contact Professional Training Workshops at 212-903-9733 or e-mail ptw@carnegiehall.org. In your e-mail, please include your mailing address, instrument, and the types of workshops in which you are interested (instrumental, choral, vocal, conducting, composition, jazz, world, folk). More information is available on our FAQ page.