Summer Programs
Join us each June and July for a series of summer programs. Most summer programs assume no prior musical experience, except where noted. The Music School welcomes students of all ages and backgrounds.
Summer Sings - Sing your favorites and learn a few new ones in these Community Sings that are open to all. We’ll have the words for you, plus a little dancing and drumming as an added bonus. Open to all; no prior experience necessary. Click here for registration form.
Music and Movement - Come and play with songs...stories...movement games...rhythm instruments... improvisation...art...dance... fun! Open to all children 6 months-7 years old and their parents/caregivers.
- Bouncers (6 – 18 months) - An opportunity for caregiver and baby to bond through bounces, lullabies, finger plays and stories.
- Swinging Siblings (6 months – 4 years) - Designed for families of more than one small child to encourage bonding between siblings and with caregivers.
- Movers & Shakers (18 – 30 months) - Teaches songs, finger plays, stories and movement games to enrich family life throughout the week.
- Musical Travelers (30 – 48 months) - Presents children with fun activities, creative songs, and inventive movements to enrich their musical experience
- Music & Art (4 – 6 years) - Explores the connections between music and art. Children will paint, draw, create instruments and make music in response to the art around them
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Jazz Camp - Improve your ensemble skills, learn to improvise, and record your musical achievements in the Music School’s recording
studio at Jazz Camp. Each day, you’ll work together in ensembles and listening sessions, and also concentrate on your
instrument in workshops for drum set, winds, guitar and bass. Open to teens and adults who have some playing
experience.
- Insightful improvisation teaches students to listen to their inner selves in order to enhance the creative process. Students concentrate on phrasing, tone and expression. Intervals and scales are also studied.
- Introduction to the recording studio includes instruction on using the mixing board and patch bays, microphones, EQ, compression and effects. The week concludes with recording a CD of the student ensembles.
- Ensembles create a tight group sound by focusing on improvisation, listening and rhythm-section skills. Ensembles will be recorded at the end of the week.
- Guitar master classes, offered daily, cover how to generate ideas, build a chord vocabulary, develop a linear approach to the fret board, and connect with your guitar.
- Techniques for wind instruments focuses on a particular aspect of jazz performance including breath support, tone, intervals, modes, scales, ear training and stylistic interpretation.
- Bass workshops explore styles and grooves of the jazz idiom, with a focus on the music theory that supports them and how to construct appropriate bass lines.
- Drum set master classes focus on time-functioning skills in jazz, Latin and contemporary settings. Sightreading, drum chart interpretation, brush technique and improvisation will be covered.
Click here to download registration form.