The Apprenticeship

Audition for camp

Six days living and writing at Song House Farm. Six seats. This is how you get one.

When

October 13 to 18, 2026

Where

Song House Farm, Tennessee

Seats

Six. Audition only.

To apply

Free. Always.

There is no fee to audition and no wrong answer if it is yours. We are not looking for polish, a following, or a finished artist. We are looking for someone with something true to say who is ready to do the work. Tyler reads every submission personally and you will hear back either way.

The application

Song House Apprenticeship Application

Take your time. There is no wrong answer if it is yours.

Section 01

The Basics

Full legal name *

Artist name · optional

Leave blank if it is the same as your legal name.

Email *

This is where you will hear back from us.

Phone *

City and state *

Or country if outside the US.

Age *

Under 18 means a parent on the next call.

Section 02

How We Find You

Primary Instagram handle *

Even if you don't post much. We want to see your space.

TikTok handle · optional

YouTube channel · optional

Spotify or Apple Music artist link · optional

If you have released music. One link is enough.

How did you find Song House? *

If a friend or artist, who? · optional

Section 03

The Honest Part

We'd rather read a messy first draft of the truth than a clean paragraph that doesn't sound like you. So film yourself talking to the camera and answer these questions out loud, in order. Phone footage is fine. Bedroom is fine. One take if you want.

01Who are you as an artist right now?
02What are you actually frustrated about?
03Where do you feel stuck right now?
04What does winning look like for you twelve months from now?
05Why now? Why this camp?
06What's something you keep hiding that probably needs to come out in your music?

Link to your honest video *

YouTube unlisted is fine, IG, TikTok, Google Drive, anywhere we can press play. Make sure it is set so we can actually see it.

Section 04

The Two Performances

Two videos of you performing. Phone footage is fine. Bedroom is fine. Just make sure we can press play.

Read this part twice

Both videos need to be live

Live means you, singing and playing, exactly as it happened.

We are looking for a real moment, not a finished product. That means no studio recordings, no produced or mixed tracks, no singing along to a completed song, and no music videos.

Audio quality is not what we are listening for. We just want to hear your voice in a room. A phone propped up in your bedroom tells us more than a polished master ever could.

Performance video 1, live, link *

Must be a live performance. YouTube unlisted is fine, IG, TikTok, anywhere we can press play.

Performance video 1, one line of context *

What is this? When was it filmed? Tell us it was live.

Performance video 2, live, link *

Also live. Different song, different vibe if you can.

Performance video 2, one line of context *

Both of these are live performances, not studio recordings.

Section 05

Logistics

Which apprenticeship weeks are you available for? *

Pick every week you could realistically make work. We'd rather give you a real shot than miss you over a scheduling conflict.

Week of October 13 to 18, 2026Open to any future apprenticeship week

Cost agreement *I understand there is a cost to this camp, and if accepted, I am willing to make the investment in myself and show up fully.

Anything else you want us to know? · optional

Anything we have not asked that matters.

Reviewed personally by Tyler. You will hear back either way.

Questions before you send it? Write info@songhouse.com.