学校官网：www.walnuthillarts.org
建校时间：1893年
地理位置：美国马萨诸塞州
年级：9-12年级
学费：48425美金
语言：托福（无分数线）
学校简介：
胡桃山中学位于美国充满活力的波士顿近郊，里波斯顿仅30分钟车程，占地30英亩。它建立于1893年，是美国最古老的艺术高中之一，是培养年轻艺术家的国际领航者，也是美国少数几个临近大都会的寄宿学校之一。胡桃山中学为学生提供独特的艺术和学术训练。学生在术科方面可以在芭蕾、创意写作、音乐、戏剧与视觉艺术中选择一门主修；同时也必须参与严格的学科课程。学校提供学生多样化、富有人文气息而崇尚品德的学习环境，致力于教育来自世界各地、天资聪颖、才华横溢、充满智慧、品学兼优的年轻艺术家，并且在一个多元化、个性化和道德化的社区中得以实现。教学情况与成果学校接收9-12年级(约13-17岁)的男女学生。每年有25%来自美国以外的国际学生，学校为他们提供ESL语言培训课程辅助学科和术科的学习。从建校年至今，该校有很多学生进入了美国著名的音乐高校新英格兰音乐学院和朱丽亚音乐学院等世界各地知名艺术和音乐学院，还有很多学生被著名大学和学院录取。
学生可选择以下五个艺术方向之一：
dance, music, theater, visual art 和 writing, film & media arts
（舞蹈、音乐、戏剧、视觉艺术 和 写作、电影与媒体艺术）
每日下午开始专业课或排练
音乐专业有（包括古典和爵士、现代）：
orchestral instrument, piano, voice, guitar, composition
（乐队器乐、钢琴、声乐、吉他、作曲）
器乐专业课程由新英格兰音乐学院的教师和波士顿交响乐团的乐手授课，声乐和作曲专业课程也是由知名音乐家授课
申请须知：
截止日期：1月1日、2月2日（常年滚动招生）
申请费：100美金
申请材料：申请表、成绩单、推荐信三封、托福
面试和面谈时间需预约，一般在10月-5月之间，除声乐专业，其他专业不提供伴奏
面试曲目要求：
Brass - Two works from the standard repertoire (including etudes, solos, and orchestral excerpts) showing contrast in style and technique.
Composition – Two or three original compositions in neat manuscript form with the application. At least one of these should be written by hand. A recording demonstrating level of proficiency on your major instrument is also required. Please choose instrumental repertoire from the appropriate category.
Guitar - One work, each from two of three categories: Baroque or Renaissance; Classical or Romantic; Twentieth Century.
Harp - Two representative works showing contrasting in styles and techniques.
Jazz - Three prepared pieces from memory: two jazz standards contrasting in tempo, along with a third selection of your choice.
Percussion - Percussionists should display proficiency and level of ability in each of three areas: mallets, snare drum, and timpani.
Piano - Three or four pieces, by memory, from the following repertory suggestions: One movement from a Bach prelude and fugue or partita; One movement from a Classical sonata (e.g., by Mozart, Schubert, Beethoven); A substantial Romantic piece (e.g., Brahms Rhapsody or Chopin Ballade); A work from the twentieth century.
Strings - At least three selections from the following repertory suggestions: One or two movements from a solo Bach suite or partita; One movement from a substantial nineteenth or twentieth century work; The first movement of a concerto from the standard repertoire; Etude or Paganini Caprice; Short showpiece or other illustrative solo work.
Voice - Two or three contrasting Classical pieces including one in English (which must be the original language of the piece) and one in another language, preferably Italian. These pieces should be performed from memory and should not be from the musical theater repertoire.
Woodwinds - Two contrasting movements from the standard sonata, concerto, or concert music repertoire. We encourage you to include representative works of the twentieth century.
