Enrich your musical development at Levine and gain inspiration through a community of like-minded students. Levine’s Merit Programs provide opportunities for all students to receive a comprehensive music education and build a solid foundation for advanced music study.
Honors Program
The Honors Program at Levine is a merit-based program designed to enrich the musical development of Levine’s exceptionally gifted students by providing opportunities for them to enhance their musical education, gain inspiration through association with a community of like-minded students, and represent Levine as ambassadors of excellence. Merit program students must be enrolled in weekly private lessons with a teacher at Levine. Students admitted to the program participate in a variety of activities and receive scholarship funds applied towards their tuition.
For more information, please contact Jamila Tekalli Hanner, Director of Merit Programs.
Rising Stars
The Rising Stars program at Levine is a merit-based program designed for dedicated students ages 9-15 who intend to prepare for the Honors Program. Accepted students participate in events designed to help them develop a strong commitment to their musical studies and to prepare them to successfully apply to the Honors Program in the coming year(s).
For more information, please contact Jamila Tekalli Hanner, Director of Merit Programs.
Washington Musical Pathways Initiative
Levine Music is the lead partner of the Washington Musical Pathways Initiative (WMPI), a talent development program for local student musicians in grades 8-12 from communities historically excluded from classical music.
For more information, please contact Jamila Tekalli Hanner, Director of Merit Programs.
President’s List
The President’s List is an enrichment program designed for students of all ages and abilities enrolled in private instruction at Levine. Students in traditional and Suzuki lessons are eligible to participate. This program is designed to help students develop into fine, well-rounded, and successful musicians and provide, with your teacher’s help and guidance, a goal to work towards for each semester.
The President’s List requirements are both effort and merit-based. Requirments include a list of activities such as: practice, listening, taking a jury, theory/enrichment class, concert attendance, performance, reading enrichment and a volunteer activity.
The President’s list application is available online at the beginning of each semester. For more information, please contact Jamila Tekalli Hanner, Director of Merit Programs.