A male high school student speaks to his band class from the front of the classroom

Arts Academy

Pursue your passion with the pros.

Experience the advantages of working with professional musicians and music educators from a variety of different backgrounds and specialties. The Darlington Arts Academy's curated instruction and performance opportunities open the doors of musical enrichment to students of all ages and levels of experience. The Arts Academy is open to Darlington and non-­Darlington students.

Lessons

The harmony of practice and pedagogy.

The Darlington Arts Academy offers private instruction to students in piano, woodwinds, brass, percussion, strings, guitar and voice once a week for 12 weeks during each semester. Parents, faculty and members of the community are also welcome to enroll.

A female high school student sings during a choir concert in the chapel

Conservatory

Elite musical training in harmony with a Darlington education.

The Darlington Arts Academy offers a 10­-month Conservatory program as an extracurricular opportunity for Upper School students. If you see yourself as first chair in the Philharmonic one day, this is where you belong. The Conservatory enrolls highly motivated student musicians who share a common goal: to obtain a premier college­-preparatory education and elite musical training within a single, comprehensive program. The program provides an after-­school experience to support practice, music theory and history study along with added performance opportunities. Conservatory meets for an hour­-and-a-half Monday through Thursday afternoons.

A female high school student plays a string instrument during a holiday concert

Contact Us

Click here for detailed information on tuition and payments for The Darlington Arts Academy and contact Kim Tunnell, director of fine arts, with any questions.