OVERVIEW - Early Bird Tuition Deadline - MARCH 1ST!

Summer@Cornish is a 4-week intensive program offering high school students a mini-college experience at Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle's South Lake Union.  Our curriculum prepares students for future arts careers. Students create and showcase new work with the chance to take electives beyond their primary artform.

Summer@Cornish runs from July 7 - August 1, 2025.

Music Program

Full Program
Designed for serious music students, this program builds a 21st-century toolkit for performers, composers, and producers. The Music Intensive mornings focus on theory, ear training, and composition basics, while also working in playing time and activities for aspiring musicians. Afternoons offer opportunities to write music, play with other musicians, improvise, or take electives in film, theater, dance, or art & design. Fridays focus on audition prep and performance for to grow as a performer or college applications. At the end of the program, students perform their works in Cornish's new Raisbeck Auditorium for family and friends. Summer@Cornish FAQ for more information. 

View the full program schedule on the right side of this page.

Residential options are available for full program students. Learn more here.

Part-Time Program
Students can customize their schedule with morning intensives and electives, or just attend electives. The residential option is not available for part-time students.

Tuition

Electives start at $730, and the Morning Intensive is $3160. Register by March 1 for a 10% discount. Need-based scholarships are available here.

Next Steps: Get in Touch!

Join our webinar with Michael Callaizakis and select faculty on November 14 at 4PM by signing up here. For immediate questions, email plus@cornish.edu. If you'd like to schedule a 1:1 session with Michael, please click here to schedule now.