Teacher - Hanna Wo  

Each day is built around a song campers already know and love — from Taylor Swift to Encanto to Trolls! We  learn piano through music that feels exciting, not like homework. By Friday every camper will perform their  favorite song at our Mini Recital. 

 What Campers Will Learn  • How to find notes on the piano keyboard (white and black keys)  • Proper hand position and posture — good habits from day one  • Reading music: treble clef, quarter notes and half notes  • Right hand melody in C position (C D E F G)  • Left hand bass notes and simple two-hand coordination  • Rhythm: counting beats, clapping, and using a metronome  • Dynamics — playing with feeling (loud, soft, and everything between)  • 3 real songs from movies and artists they already love  • Performing with confidence at Friday's Mini Recital  

Teacher - Elisabeth Kern-Ross

For complete beginners. Violin provided. Through guided group lessons, movement, games, and ensemble play, campers will develop foundational skills and a life-long love of music -  all before lunch!  

By the end of the week, campers will be able to:

• Identify all parts of their instrument by name

• Hold their instrument and bow with correct basic posture

• Play all four open strings with a clear, connected tone

• Use first finger on at least one string

• Play 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star' as part of a group

• Demonstrate basic musical concepts: loud/soft, high/low, fast/slow

• Read quarter notes and half notes in a simple rhythm

  Teacher - Spencer Smith

We are thrilled to introduce your child to the world of rhythm and drumming this summer. 

By the end of the week, campers will be able to:

• Identify the main parts of a drum kit by name (kick, snare, hi-hat, crash, ride, toms)

• Hold drumsticks with correct matched grip

• Play a basic rock beat (kick on 1, snare on 3, hi-hat on every quarter note)

• Perform a simple 4-beat drum fill

• Play quarter notes, half notes, and eighth notes in a steady pulse

• Play hand percussion instruments (bongos, djembe, shakers) with basic technique

• Participate in a group ensemble groove with 4+ players

• Demonstrate dynamics — play loudly and softly on cue

Teachers - Dan Darlak 

Where Every Kid Becomes a Legend. 

 Unlock your child’s inner legend at Young Rock Stars Camp, a high-energy, five-day musical journey designed specifically for ages 6–9. Throughout the week, campers transition from curious beginners to confident performers by exploring guitar, drums, keyboards, and vocals in a supportive, collaborative environment. Beyond learning chords and rhythms, our curriculum fosters teamwork and creative expression as kids write original lyrics, and design unique band logos. The experience culminates in a high-octane Friday Mini Concert, where families can witness the incredible transformation firsthand as their little rockers take the stage, build lasting self-esteem, and celebrate their achievements with a professional awards ceremony. 

  Teacher - Darcy Naugle

This camp is Tuesday to Thursday 9am-1pm and 9am-12 pm

No prior experience or musical background is needed — every child has a voice worth developing.   

By the end of the week, campers will be able to:

• Demonstrate proper singing posture and supported belly breathing

• Perform a vocal warm-up routine independently (lip trills, sirens, humming)

• Sing two songs from memory with expression and confidence in front of an audience

• Match pitch on simple 5-note patterns

• Identify high vs low sounds and describe them

• Name and sign the first five solfège syllables: Do-Re-Mi-Fa-Sol

• Demonstrate the difference between loud (forte) and soft (piano) singing

• Participate in a simple round, singing their part while another part is sung simultaneously

• Identify the difference between a 'comfortable' and 'strained' vocal feeling

Teacher -  Clint Dadian

Jazz camp for middle and highs schoolers.  

Summer Jazz Camp is an intensive, three-hour daily program for student musicians in grades 6–12. Each day of the week is devoted to a distinct era of jazz history — from the blues-soaked streets of early New Orleans through the electric fusion of the 1970s and the vibrant contemporary scene of today. Students don't just learn about jazz history; they play it.

The curriculum integrates music history, ear training, music theory, instrument technique, and improvisation. Every concept is introduced in a historical context and immediately applied through ensemble playing. The week culminates in a Friday Showcase open to families.

• Develop a working understanding of jazz history across five major eras

• Build core jazz vocabulary: blues form, swing feel, ii–V–I, modal playing, and groove-based styles

• Improve improvisation skills through guided, structured, and free approaches

• Strengthen ensemble listening, section playing, and musical communication

• Perform a multi-era showcase set for family and community

 Teacher - Elisabeth Kern-Ross 

It is never too late to start. Violins and Cellos provided.  

Strings Unlocked is designed specifically for older beginners — not a scaled-up version of a program for 6-year-olds. Key differences:

• Faster pace — older students grasp concepts quickly when they understand the reason behind them

• Music reading included from Day 2 — campers leave able to read basic notes on a staff

• Real repertoire — songs that feel cool to a 9–13 year old, including folk, film, and rock riffs

• Self-assessment journals instead of sticker charts — campers track their own progress

• Theory woven into every day — how music works, not just how to move fingers

• 'What's Next' session on Friday — concrete pathways to continue after camp.

Lead Teacher - Hanna Wo  

Never touched a piano? Perfect. Each day of camp is built around a real song campers actually know and love —  from Olivia Rodrigo to Billie Eilish to Beethoven. By Friday, every camper will perform their chosen song at our  Mini Recital. No pressure, lots of fun, and music you actually want to play. 

 What You'll Learn This Week  • Keyboard navigation — finding any note confidently  • Proper hand position and posture from day one  • Reading music: treble clef, quarter, half, and eighth notes  • Right hand melody playing in C position (C D E F G)  • Left hand bass notes and simple accompaniment patterns  • Basic and intermediate rhythm — counting with a metronome  • Dynamics: playing with emotion (loud, soft, getting louder/softer)  • 5 real songs from artists you know — plus a classical masterpiece  • How to perform with confidence at Friday's Mini Recital 

 Teacher - Spencer Smith

Groove Lab Camp for ages 9–13 who are complete beginners on drums. Unlike programs for younger children, this camp goes deeper — covering proper technique, drum notation reading, genre-specific grooves, limb independence, fills, and dynamics. Campers leave with real skills and a clear path to keep progressing.

Older beginners are motivated, self-aware learners. When taught efficiently and treated with respect, they can achieve remarkable results in a single week. 

By the end of the week, campers will be able to:

• Identify every component of a standard drum kit by name and function

• Hold drumsticks with correct matched grip (no tension, proper rebound)

• Play a rock groove with kick on 1&3, snare on 2&4, hi-hat on eighth notes, consistently at 80 BPM

• Play a basic funk groove with syncopated kick and ghost note snare

• Perform a 4-beat fill using single strokes and paradiddle around the toms

• Execute the single stroke roll and double stroke roll cleanly on a practice pad

• Read and write basic drum notation: quarter notes, eighth notes, triplets

• Explain what a shuffle feel is and demonstrate the triplet subdivision

• Apply dynamics (forte, piano, mezzo) while maintaining a steady groove

• Perform the showcase song with confidence in front of an audience

• Complete a 4-entry self-reflective Practice Journal

Teachers Dan Darlak

Your First Big Hit Starts Here 

 Ignite your pre-teen’s musical journey.  An immersive five-day experience where beginners aged 9–13 transform into stage-ready musicians with no prior experience required. From day one, campers dive into the essentials of rhythm, timing, and instrument fundamentals, quickly moving from individual "masterclasses" to playing in a full ensemble. Our professional instructors guide them through the exciting process of songwriting and stagecraft, helping them collaborate with bandmates to write their own lyrics and arrange an original track. By the time Friday’s Live Concert rolls around, your child will have mastered the basics of live sound and performance, gaining the confidence to debut both a classic cover and their own next big hit for friends and family.

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A full-week studio immersion - Creative Confidence -The experience of starting with nothing and finishing with something . 

Every Young Producers camper leaves Friday with tangible, real creative work — not a participation ribbon, but a finished product they made themselves. Here is exactly what they take home:

A Finished Original Song Mixed, mastered, and exported — a 2–3 minute original track with their own lyrics, melody, beat, and vocal performance. Not a template. Not a remix. Theirs. High-Quality Audio Files Their song delivered as both a WAV (full quality, archival) and an MP3 (ready to share, post, or send to friends and family immediately).

Full DAW Project File The complete GarageBand or DAW session saved and handed over — every track, loop, and setting intact. They can open it at home, keep building, and learn from it. Lyric Sheet Their completed, handwritten (or typed) lyrics — verse 1, chorus, verse 2, and optional bridge.

Teacher - Joe Ricard  

The Wind Tunnel Camp is a foundational week-long ensemble experience for ages 9–13. Campers develop tone production, breathing technique, music reading, and ensemble playing across woodwind and brass families. Each day balances individual technique work with full-group rehearsal. The week builds toward a relaxed Friday Informal Showcase for families — a chance to share what was learned in a low-pressure, celebratory setting. 

What Every Camper Walks Out With

Every Junior Winds & Brass camper leaves on Friday with measurable musical growth and a clear path forward.

All warm-up sheets, scale exercises, and repertoire from the   week to continue practicing at home.

Daily   Warm-Up Routine

A structured 15-minute warm-up they can use independently for   school band and private practice.

Stronger   Tone Production

Concrete improvements in breathing support, embouchure   stability, and long tone quality.

Ensemble   Listening Skills

The ability to tune to a section, balance melody and   accompaniment, and respond to a conductor.

Performance   Experience

The lived experience of preparing and performing for an   audience — building confidence for school concerts.

   Teacher - Darcy Naugle

This camp is Tuesday to Thursday 9am-1pm and 9am-12 pm

The Casting Call Camp for a complete beginners to formal singing. Unlike programs for younger children, this camp moves faster, goes deeper, and treats campers as capable young musicians. It covers vocal technique, registers, breath mechanics, music reading, two-part harmony, and genre-specific vocal styles — delivered in a supportive, no-audition environment.

Older beginners are often self-conscious about their voices — especially at an age when voices are changing. This camp meets them exactly where they are, with honesty, respect, and effective technique.   

The Casting Call Camp is a five-day morning program for ages 9–13 who are complete beginners to formal singing. Unlike programs for younger children, this camp moves faster, goes deeper, and treats campers as capable young musicians. It covers vocal technique, registers, breath mechanics, music reading, two-part harmony, and genre-specific vocal styles — delivered in a supportive, no-audition environment.

Older beginners are often self-conscious about their voices — especially at an age when voices are changing. This camp meets them exactly where they are, with honesty, respect, and effective technique.

By the end of the week, campers will be able to:

• Describe how the voice works anatomically — air, vibration, resonance

• Execute a full vocal warm-up routine independently

• Demonstrate the difference between chest voice and head voice

• Apply supported breath technique while singing sustained phrases

• Shape vowels for resonance and articulate consonants for diction clarity

• Sing two full songs from memory with dynamics and expression

• Sing a simple two-part harmony with a partner or group

Teacher - Mary Cowell 

The String Syndicate Camp: Elite Strings Intensive  is a high-caliber program designed specifically for advanced high school and pre-conservatory players (ages 14+) who are ready to bridge the gap between student and professional. This immersive experience centers on "The Art of Professionalism," beginning each day with a rigorous 30-minute technical framework rooted in Sevcik and Galamian methodologies to refine high-velocity scales, intonation auditing, and advanced bow mechanics. Through daily 60-minute masterclasses, students dive deep into the "Alchemy of Tone," mastering the physics of projection and the psychological resilience required for high-stakes auditions. From the nuances of vertical shifting to the complex narrative phrasing of professional rubato, participants are challenged to treat the metronome as a partner and their instrument as a professional tool.

Beyond solo performance, the Syndicate emphasizes the essential "hidden" skills of a career musician, including orchestral etiquette, instrument maintenance, and navigating diverse career pathways in the music industry. Students will tackle the "Big Three" orchestral excerpts—from Mozart’s rhythmic clarity to the power of Brahms—while honing their solo repertoire and sight-reading skills with standard and contemporary quartets. By combining "gym-level" technical etudes with mock "behind-the-screen" auditions and artist statement workshops, the String Syndicate Camp ensures that every player leaves with a 110% preparation mindset, ready to command the stage at their next conservatory or youth symphony audition.

Teacher - Elena Keil

 is intensive week guides pianists through the four great eras of Western classical music — Baroque, Classical, Romantic, and Modern — with each day devoted to one period. Students will explore the stylistic language, technical demands, historical context, and interpretive conventions of each era through guided study, analysis, and hands-on playing of carefully selected repertoire. 

 Learning Objectives

 Stylistic Literacy Identify and apply the defining stylistic traits of each era in both performance and analysis. 

Technical Development Address period-specific technical demands: ornamentation, voicing, pedaling, and touch.

 Historical Context Understand the societal, instrumental, and compositional forces shaping each period's music.

Interpretive Choices Develop informed interpretive decisions rooted in historical practice and personal artistry. 

Score Reading Sight-read period excerpts and apply analytical skills to unfamiliar scores. Listening Intelligence Compare recordings, distinguish stylistic approaches, and develop critical listening skills. 

Teacher - Teresa Lafferty

"Showstoppers" is a fully immersive musical theatre vocal camp for ages 14+. Over five days, campers build real singing technique grounded in breath support and tone production, learn to act through song rather than just perform notes, explore movement and physical staging, develop harmony and ensemble singing skills, gain confidence with a microphone, and discover the history of musical theater repertoire from the Golden Age through contemporary Broadway.  

Every "Showstoppers" camper leaves Friday having done something real — they prepared material, learned to perform it with intention and technique, and delivered it to a live audience. Here is exactly what they take home:

Completion Certificate

Showstoppers Camp certificate with a personal   artistic achievement note written by their counselor.

Daily  Warm-Up Sequence

A complete, professional vocal warm-up they can use   independently for auditions, rehearsals, and practice for years to come. 

Character  Journal

Written character analysis for their showcase song — the   acting foundation they can return to every time they rehearse.

Showcase  Performance

The lived experience of performing for a real audience with   full acting intention, staging, and microphone technique.

Vocal  Technique Foundation

Real breath support, resonance placement, vowel shaping, and   register awareness — the building blocks of long-term vocal health.

Repertoire  Knowledge

A working knowledge of musical theater history, key shows per   era, and how style has evolved — making them a more informed performer. 

Harmony  & Ensemble Skills

The ability to hold a harmony part, blend with other voices,   and listen horizontally in a group — essential for all ensemble theater work.

Performance  Confidence

The experience of owning a stage, committing to a character,   and giving 100% to a live audience — confidence that transfers to every   future audition and performance.

Teacher - Jim Christie

This is not a beginner drum class. This is an intensive, professional-format clinic designed for drummers and percussionists who already play — and are ready to be pushed. Each session is led by a world-class drummer and structured like a real masterclass: technique, musical application, individual critique, and live performance. Campers leave with refined skills, deeper musical understanding, and a clear picture of what serious drummers work on.

Who This Clinic Is For

• Drummers who have been playing for 2+ years and want to go deeper

• Percussionists looking to apply hand technique and rudiments to the kit

• Players who want honest, professional feedback — not just encouragement

• Aspiring session, live, or orchestral drummers serious about their craft

• Anyone ready to be challenged by a world-class professional in a small group setting

Teacher - Clint Dadian 

This curriculum covers jazz from 1970 to the present — a period of extraordinary diversity, cross-genre fertilization, and global expansion. While many jazz education programs focus on the bebop and swing eras, this curriculum argues that the music of the last 55 years is equally rich, equally teachable, and more immediately relevant to today's student musicians.

Seven units map seven distinct eras. Each era is studied through listening, theory, improvisation, and ensemble performance. 

Program Goals

• Develop a working understanding of jazz history across five major eras

• Build core jazz vocabulary: blues form, swing feel, ii–V–I, modal playing, and groove-based styles

• Improve improvisation skills through guided, structured, and free approaches

• Strengthen ensemble listening, section playing, and musical communication

• Perform a multi-era showcase set for family and community  

• Understand jazz's evolution from 1970 to the present as a continuous, living tradition

• Develop fluency in multiple feels: funk groove, ECM space, Afro-Cuban clave, hip-hop pocket, contemporary modal

• Build an improvisational vocabulary that draws from all seven eras

• Connect jazz history to students' existing musical lives — the music they already hear

• Perform a 7-era showcase set demonstrating the full arc of modern jazz

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A full-week deep-dive production intensive for ages 13+. Campers learn the DAW from the ground up, program drums, write chord progressions and bass lines, design synth sounds, arrange complete tracks, mix with EQ/compression/reverb, and finish the week with a mastered original track — premiered at a Friday EP Listening Party. This is a real music production education, not a camp activity.   

Every producer leaves Friday with a complete, professional-standard creative package — the same deliverables a working producer would send to an artist or label:  

A Finished   Original Track

Mixed, mastered, fully arranged — 2.5+ minutes of original   music built from scratch using professional tools and techniques.

MP3 + WAV   Files

Broadcast-quality audio files ready to share, upload, or   distribute to streaming platforms. 

Full DAW   Project File

Complete Ableton/GarageBand session — every track, plugin,   automation, and setting saved and transferable.

Producer   Certificate

Official Teen Producer Bootcamp certificate with producer   alias — recognizing their completion of a serious curriculum.

EP Cover   Art

Original artwork created during camp — a visual identity for   their track and the beginning of an artist brand.

Producer   Credit Sheet

Title, alias, BPM, key, instruments, software — the   professional habit of documenting and owning creative work.

Artist   Statement

A 2–3 sentence written bio using their producer alias — the   start of a professional creative identity.

Next-Steps   Resource Guide

Curated list of free plugins, production YouTube channels,   music theory resources, and how to release music independently on   Spotify/Apple Music.

Teacher - Joe Ricard

Emboucher Edge is a serious, high-level ensemble experience for musicians age 13 and up who are committed to improving their craft. This camp goes well beyond basics — covering advanced tone production, technical facility across the full range, music theory in the context of the ensemble, advanced articulation, expressive musicianship, and the ensemble skills required to perform at the highest level in school bands, honor groups, and auditions.

Campers should have at least 2 years on their instrument and be actively playing in a school or youth ensemble. The week builds toward a Friday Informal Showcase that presents genuinely challenging repertoire performed at a high standard. 

What Every Camper Walks Out With

Every Advanced Winds & Brass Intensive camper leaves with measurable improvement, a professional-level skill set to apply immediately, and a clear path forward  

All scales, chorales, etudes, and repertoire from the week — a   permanent practice resource.

Advanced   Warm-Up Routine

A professional-grade 15-minute daily warm-up: breathing, long   tones, flexibility, chorales, scales.

Sight-Reading   Methodology

The professional scan-identify-set-play-evaluate system   applicable to every future audition. 

Theory in   Practice

Transposition fluency, chord function awareness, just   intonation basics, modal scale vocabulary.

Performance   Experience

A high-standard performance of challenging literature for a   live audience — building audition and concert confidence.

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THE BIG IDEA: CLASSICAL IS THE ORIGINAL SOURCE CODE

Every pop and rock technique you hear on Spotify — the chord progressions, the melodies, the verse-chorus structure, the dynamic builds, the emotional release — was invented by composers who died before the electric guitar existed. Rachmaninov, Beethoven, Mozart, Bach, Chopin — they built the toolkit. Every producer, songwriter, and musician working today is using it.

The Composer's Atelier teaches you the original source code. You will learn to compose using the same tools as the classics — and hear exactly how those tools live in the music you already love and stream every day.

 The #1 most popular classical piece in the world right now (Classic FM Hall of Fame 2025, 90,000 votes) is Rachmaninov's Piano Concerto No. 2. The same harmonic tension that makes its second movement devastating is the same tension Coldplay uses in 'The Scientist.' Rachmaninov wrote it in 1901.

Beethoven — Piano Sonata   Op. 13 "Pathétique"=

"Hey Jude" 4-minute "na-na-na" fade;   "Bohemian Rhapsody" hard ending

Pachelbel — Canon in D   (1680)=

Journey, Beatles, Marley, Toto, Adele, Imagine Dragons, Ed   Sheeran — the same loop, 2,000+ songs

Chopin — Prelude in E   minor; Satie — Gymnopedie No. 1=

"When the Party's Over" (Billie Eilish); entire lofi   hip-hop genre; ambient pop

and more.....