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The following is a listing of summer music day and residential camps around
the country. The tuition listed is based on the year indicated and may not
include all the costs for all the programs. Check the web site for current
programs and fees.
Sheet
Music -
Metronomes
| State |
Town |
Camp, Program,
Contact |
Type/Ages/Size/Cost |
Program
Highlights |
| CA |
Idyllwild |
Idyllwild Arts Summer Camp
Dance, music, theater, visual arts, creative writing, and Native American arts
909-659-2171 Ext. 365 |
Coed, ages 5-adult
1,550 campers
2-week: $1450 to $1650 (2001) |
Music: chamber music, choir, musical theater, two orchestras,
piano
www.idyllwildarts.org |
| CT |
New
Milford |
Buck's Rock Camp
Creative and performing arts
Mickey and Laura Morris, Directors860-354-5030
|
Coed, ages 12-16
350-400 campers
June 26 to August 17, 2002
Full Season: $6790 (2002)
Half Season: $4660 |
The
Music Shed houses an orchestra, chorus, a cappella chorus, jazz band, and
chamber ensembles. Private lessons are available for most
instruments.
www.bucksrockcamp.com |
| CT |
Waterbury
at Teikyo Post University
|
Litchfield Jazz Festival Summer Music School
Jazz education and performance
Mitchell Alan Goldfeld, Program Director
860-567-4162 |
Coed, high school to adults
120 day and residents
1-week: $850residents (2001)
2-week: $1450 |
Music: improvisation, jazz history, rhythm and percussion, music
theory, composition, concert, piano instruction
www.litchfieldjazzfest.com |
| IL |
Evanston
at Northwestern University |
Northwestern University
National High School Institute
Nick Kanel
800-662-NHSI
|
Coed, high school students
Approximately 800
5-week: $3350 (2001) |
Music: composition, jazz studies, music education, private practice
sessions, weekly seminars in listening, performance anxiety, applying to
college, the art of auditioning, and chamber music
www.northwestern.edu/nhsi |
| MA
|
Lenox |
Belvoir Terrace
Individual program in art, dance, music, theater, and sports
for young women
Nancy S. Goldberg, Director
212-580-3398 |
Girls, ages 8-16
180 campers
7- week: $7400 (2002) |
Music: private lessons, orchestra, theory, opera workshop, chamber music,
performance. Attend concerts, master classes, guest teachers at nearby
Tanglewood.
www.belvoirterrace.com |
ME
|
Canton
|
Camp Wekeela
Athletics, water sports, tennis, wilderness, creative arts, performing arts
Ephram Caflun, Assistant Director
800-959-3177 |
Coed, ages 6-16
300 campers
4-week: $4450 (2002)
6-week: $6600
8-week: $7000 |
Music: private instruction
www.campwekeela.com |
| MI |
Interlochen
|
Interlochen
Music, dance, theatre arts, visual arts, creative writing
Office of Admissions
231-276-7472
|
Coed, ages 8-18
2,000 campers
8-week: $4759 (2002)
4-week: $3089
Advanced String Quartet Institute (high school only): $3274 (including
60-minute lessons
|
Music: orchestra, jazz ensemble, piano and organ, beginning through
advanced instrument instruction, chorus, music theory, chamber music, computer
music, jazz improvisation, vocal technique, classical guitar, and composition.
A four-week Advanced High School String Quartet Institute is also offered.
www.interlochen.org |
| NC |
Winston-Salem |
North Carolina School of the Arts
Intensive arts program focusing on dance, drama, filmmaking, music, and visual
arts
Office of Admission
336-770-3290 |
Coed, ages 12 and up
500 campers
State Residents: $964 (2001)
Out of State: $1765 |
Music: individual lessons, master classes, chamber music, ensembles,
and musicianship classes
www.ncarts.edu |
| NH |
Georges Mills |
Sunapee Arts Camp
Traditional camp with an emphasis in art, music, and drama
Philip B. Charpentier, Director
603-763-5111 |
Coed, ages 7-15
80 campers
$585 (2001) per week
3-, 4-, and 7-week sessions |
Music: group and individual lessons, solo or small ensemble
groups
www.sunapeearts.com |
| NH |
Dublin,
at Dublin School
|
The Walden School
Music school
Seth Brenzel, Associate Director
800-323-8653
|
Coed, ages 10-18
45 campers
5-week: $4200
(2001) |
Music: classroom and individual instruction, Composers Forums,
recitals and concerts, and special events presented by guest artists,
musicianship, composition, and chorus, computer music, music history, notation,
instrumentation, and a variety of elective courses concerts
www.waldenschool.org |
| NJ |
Elmer, Salem County |
Appel Farm Arts & Music Center
Arts camp emphasizing music, theater, dance, media arts, fine
arts, and sports.
Matt Sisson, Director
800-394-8478 |
Coed, ages 9-17
185 campers
8-week: $5000 (2002)
4-week: $3400-3500
|
Music: ensemble, theory, ear training, individual lessons,
performance
www.appelfarm.org |
| NJ |
Princeton
at Rider University - Westminster Campus |
Experience Westminster -
Music programs for Middle and High School
Choral and vocal music, piano, organ, composition, music
theater
Scott R. Hoerl, Director of Continuing Education
609-924-7416 Ext. 227 |
Coed residential, MS Piano Camp - grades 5 through 12
HS Solo/Pianist Camp - grades 8 through
12
Piano Camp, $600
(2000)
HS Solo Artist, $700
1- and 2-week programs |
HS
Solo/Pianist: For advanced piano students with acceptance through taped
audition., includes private lessons, performance technique classes,
accompanying classes, lecture recitals, and master class.
Piano Camp: music history, theory, coaching, ensemble
www.rider.edu/westminster |
| NY |
Hamilton
at Colgate University |
Eastern U.S. Music Camp
Music performance and
instruction
Thomas A. Brown
518-877-5121 |
Coed, ages 10-19
175 campers
2-week: $1170 (2000)
3-week: $1755
4-weeks: $2340 |
Music: compositions, performance, ensembles,
individualized instruction, theory, harmony, arranging, conducting
www.colgate.edu |
| NY |
Hancock |
French Woods Festival of the Performing Arts
Performing and visual arts, water and land sports
Ronald Schaefer, Director 800-634-1703 |
Coed, ages 7-17
400 campers
3-week: $2450-$3000 (2001)
6-week: $4400-$5400
9-week: $6400 |
Music: beginning, intermediate, and advanced levels, music theory,
conducting, jazz improvisation, composition, songwriting, instrumental
lessons
www.frenchwoods.com |
| NY |
Adirondack Mountains of Long Lake |
Long Lake Camp for the Arts
Focuse on performing and fine arts
Marc and Susan Katz
800-767-7111 |
Coed, ages 9-16
180 campers
3-week: $3550-$3650 (2002)
6-week: $6500
9-week: $8000 |
Music: private instruction, technique, theory, individual and small
ensembles, performance
www.longlakecamp.com |
| NY |
South Huntington,
Long Island |
Usdan Center For the Arts
Study in music, art, theater, dance, creative writing, and chess
Admissions Office
212-772-6060 |
Coed, ages 6-18
1,700 campers
7-week: $1900 (2002); $2150 for some programs
4-week: $1500 |
Music: chamber music, group lesson
www.usdan.com |
| OH |
Cleveland,
Ohio |
Young Composers Program at Cleveland Institute of
Music
Muisc composition
Peter Gilbert
617-869-3211 |
Coed, ages 15-19
12 students
1-week: $605 (2003)
Housing: $90 |
Music: performance, recording, private lessons, classes, seminars,
listening sessions, coachings
www.cim.edu |
| PA |
Camptown |
Camp Ballibay
Fine and performing arts
Gerard, Dorothy, or John Jannone
570-746-3223 |
Coed, ages 6-16
150 campers
7-week: $4975 (2002)
4-week: $3150
3-week: $2375
2-week: $1575
|
Music: individual and group instrumental instruction, full range of
styles and techniques, improvisation, composition, songwriting
www.ballibay.com |
| VT |
Putney |
The Putney School
Arts, English as a second language, creative and expository writing
Thomas D. Howe
802-387-6297 |
Coed, ages 14-17
110 boarding and 15 day students
3-week: $2400 for boarding, $950 for day students (2002)
Chamber Music Intensive: $1050 for boarding, $550 for day students |
The
Putney Chamber Music Intensive is a full-week program in chamber music for
instrumentalists ages 13-18. Professional musicians from the Yellow Barn Music
Festival coach advanced string and piano players in small ensemble playing.
www.putney.com |
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