Summer Music Clinic | Junior Session

All students gather daily for inspiring and growth filled guest performances exploring and learning about different arts in our communities.

In this class students will explore the meaning of improvisational play. You’ll broaden your understanding of improvisation and music-making through experiential learning in an affirming environment.

(open to all paths EXCEPT Modern Expressions).

You’ll work on being a musical maker and explore maker culture as you design, code, hack and build new music controllers and instruments. Maker culture is a do-it-yourself and community-embedded movement that focuses on learning-through-doing in order to create, iterate and tinker with ideas and objects. You’ll make musical controllers and instruments out of reclaimed and recycled components, design and code controllers for yourself and others to make music, and work with others to be creators, learners and teachers with your peers.

Have you ever wondered why film music sounds the way it does or why it is so vital to movies? In this course, we’ll explore the origins of film music, tracing its evolution over the past century. From the silent film era to the golden age and the jazz era, we’ll examine the key shifts that have shaped cinematic scores. We’ll also explore the transition from the grand, orchestral styles of John Williams to the modern, innovative sounds of Hans Zimmer.

Be a part of a wind band ensemble! A diverse, challenging, and varied repertoire is a focus of this course. Explore the student choice audition process to select the path that is best for you. Music is taught through a variety of methods including reading notation, learning by rote or ear, and an individualized and large ensemble approach.

Flute, Oboe, Bassoon, Clarinet, Bass Clarinet, Alto Saxophone, Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone, Trumpet, Horn, Trombone, Euphonium, Tuba, Percussion and others

Students gather in rehearsal with their band brass and percussion sections to learn and rehearse band repertoire in deeper detail together. 

Students gather in rehearsal with their woodwind sections to learn and rehearse band repertoire in deeper detail together.

Sing in a choir as part of your daily schedule and gain the benefits that singing can provide for you as an instrumentalists.

Students work in a small group instruction or masterclass setting to learn techniques, repertoire, and all they can about their specific instrument.

Be a part of a choral ensemble! A diverse, challenging, and varied repertoire is a focus of this course. Explore the student choice audition process to select the path that is best for you. Music is taught through a variety of methods including reading notation, learning by rote or ear, and an individualized and large ensemble approach. 

All voice parts

Students gather in rehearsal with their choir sections to learn and rehearse choir repertoire in deeper detail together.

Sing in a choir as part of your daily schedule and gain the benefits that singing can provide for you as an instrumentalists.

Work on your ability to read music quickly and easily! Practice sight singing approaches designed to help vocalists gain facility with standard rhythmic patterns and interval recognition.

This class is focused on you, the individual, to work on a song of your choice (pop, classical, and more) with a supportive atmosphere to help you craft your song and performance. Learn helpful techniques to bring into your daily practice with a focus on vocal health. Students are asked to bring music with them to class.

Students work in a small group instruction or masterclass setting to learn techniques, repertoire, vocal health, and all they can about their voice!

Sing in a choir as part of your daily schedule and gain the benefits that singing can provide for you as an instrumentalist.

Be a part of a guitar ensemble! A diverse, challenging, and varied repertoire is a focus of this course exploring music that is specifically written for this ensemble. Music is taught through a variety of methods including reading notation, learning by rote or ear, and an individualized and large ensemble approach.

Students work in a small group instruction setting to learn techniques, repertoire, and all they can about their specific instrument!

As musicians, listening is a crucial part of our training and development. This workshop focuses on the practice of listening with an emphasis on listening across a variety of artists and genres. Spend time listening to tracks of historical and cultural significance, with the goal of students developing a listening list by the end, with names of artists, record labels, and genres they can explore in the future.

Students learn from a teacher specializing in either Classical, Electric, or Acoustic guitar and explore a combination of listening and playing exercises to grow their knowledge, technique, and musicianship.

Songwriter/Hip Hop Performance

You’ve sung and listened to so many songs, but have you tried writing your own? Whether you’ve composed before or not, this class will help you craft lyrics, melodies, beats, presentations, and give life to that song inside you. Tell your story! Learn to record your song!

Beat Making/ Score Creation/Track Collaboration

This class focuses on telling stories without saying a word. This session revolves around making contemporary musical compositions and the different ways that it happens. Become your own activist!

Limited enrollment (12)

Learn both mixing and basic turntablism— all using professional, industry standard equipment. This course bridges traditional music theory with the latest DJ technology and techniques. Featured instructor is touring DJ Pacal ‘DJ Pain 1’ Bayley. Learn how DJ skills relate to music business skills. 

Use music and sound to tell a story! In this class, students are given a choice of a short animated film that they’d like to craft a soundscape for. Over the week, we’ll record unique sound effects, create musical scores, and edit it all together to bring these short stories to life!

Sing in a choir as part of your daily schedule and gain the benefits that singing can provide for you as an instrumentalist.

Limited enrollment (18)

This workshop focuses on developing listening skills and one’s capacity to discuss different dimensions of music. Each day, we will listen to music from different cultural contexts and as identified by students. We’ll talk about each piece, contextualize them in their cultural contexts, and share our perspectives on each piece.

Choose from percussion or piano/singing to explore a music path for you! Learn the basics of an instrument or your voice and explore what interests you so that you can continue on your own at home! Instruments are provided for this class. 

Learn numerous chords, strum patterns, and riffs on ukulele so you can accompany yourself and others on songs you know, love, and create. You’ll learn through playing and creating songs in a non-formal context. We will host a ukulele jam session at the end of the class so we can teach, lead, and make music with friends, family, and community members.

Explore two of the most important foundations of music: melody and rhythm. Learn to hear and imitate melodies and rhythms, create your own melodies and rhythms, and explore common ways to notate your music so others can play it too. Develop new skills to explore how music is created and how music can tell a story.

Sing in a choir as part of your daily schedule and gain the benefits that singing can provide for you as an instrumentalist.

Students work in a small group instruction or masterclass setting to learn techniques, repertoire, and all they can about their specific instrument.

Be a part of a string orchestra ensemble! A diverse, challenging, and varied repertoire is a focus of this course. Explore the student choice audition process to select the path that is best for you. Music is taught through a variety of methods including reading notation, learning by rote or ear, and an individualized and large ensemble approach. 

Instruments: Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass, Other

Students gather in rehearsal with their orchestra sections to learn and rehearse orchestra repertoire in deeper detail together.

Sing in a choir as part of your daily schedule and gain the benefits that singing can provide for you as an instrumentalist.

Limited enrollment (18)

Be a part of a piano ensemble! A diverse, challenging, and varied repertoire is a focus of this course exploring music that is specifically written for this ensemble. Music is taught through a variety of methods including reading notation, learning by rote or ear, and an individualized and large ensemble approach. Instruments are provided for this course.

Limited enrollment (18)

Students work in a small group instruction setting to learn techniques, repertoire, and all they can about their instrument! Instruments are provided for this course.

Limited enrollment (18)

As musicians, listening is a crucial part of our training and development. This workshop will focus on the practice of listening with an emphasis on listening across a variety of artists and genres. We will spend time listening to tracks of historical and cultural significance. Our goal is for students to develop a listening list by the end of the workshop, with names of artists, record labels, and genres they can explore in the future.

Limited enrollment (18)

Students learn from a teacher specializing in multiple piano genres and explore a combination of listening and playing exercises to grow their knowledge, technique, and musicianship. Instruments are provided for this course.