Entrance Requirements

  • Students of all ages are welcome, but an intermediate level of proficiency is required.
  • All participants should be able to read music fluently. You should have a minimum of three or four years of study on your instrument
  • Violinists and  violists should be roughly at a minimum level of Suzuki Book 4. They should be able to play comfortably in first and third positions.
  • Cellists should be able to play comfortably in first and fourth positions.
  • If you are in doubt, please contact Roy Sonne at 412-571-1827 or by e-mail at roy@stringswithoutboundaries.com

Fees and Payment

Fee information for 2009 will be available soon. Please check back with us or please send an e-mail to: info@stringswithoutboundaries.com and we will keep you posted.

 

In 2008 fees were as follows.
  • Tuition ‒ $425
  • Tuition with three graduate credits ‒ $990.

Meals

  • For commuters, the dining rooms at the Student Union Building will be open for lunch and dinner. Starbucks, and Subway in the same building will also be open.

Dormitory Accommodations

  • Supervised dormitory accommodations with meals included will be available at the Duquesne University dormitories.
  • The minimum age for dormitory residents is 13.
  • Rates for room and board for 2009 will be available soon. Please check back with us or please send an e-mail to: info@stringswithoutboundaries.com and we will keep you posted.
  • Summer 2008 rates were:

 

Double Room $15.45 per day

Board Plan(19 Meals-No Flex)

$17.51 per day

Double Room with Board

$32.96 per day

Single Room

$20.60 per day

Single Room with Board

$38.11 per day

 
  •  Adults may also elect to stay at the Marriott Hotel, within comfortable walking distance of the School of Music. Call 412-471-4000   Be sure to ask for the special Duquesne University rate of $99 plus tax. Discounted rates are also available at other nearby hotels.

Parking

  • For local commuters or participants who will be driving to the workshop, on-campus parking is available. Please contact Stephen Benham at benham@duq.edu for information on purchasing a parking pass.

Map and driving directions
School of Music website