Summer is around the corner, and summer music camps are back! There are many excellent reasons to encourage your child to attend a summer music camp. Here are a few that you may want to consider:

Continue Development of Performance Skills

Most students spend the school year learning and refining new skills they need for a performance. A summer music camp helps students retain these skills so they don’t “slide” backward.

Discover If Music Is Something to Pursue Seriously

Summer camps allow students to look at things more in depth. This is a good time for them to decide if music is something that they may want to consider as a career.

Building Confidence Through Successful Music Creation

Summer music camps often ask students to perform a placement audition so that they can be placed in a group with others at a similar ability level. This will help create a safe environment for risk taking and tackling new challenges.

Developing Friendships That Can Last For Years

Many of us are drawn to music making, in part, for the socialization aspect. The summer music camp can strengthen existing friendships, as well as open the doors for new ones. Your child can meet students from other schools, cities, states, or even other countries.

These are just a few of many reasons why attending a summer music camp may benefit you child. The next step is to find a camp that is a match for them. Below are a few options available this summer in the area (this is not an all-inclusive list).

PYPO Overture Strings Camp

Ages: Students entering 4th, 5th and 6th grade with 1-3 years of experience playing their instrument

Dates: June 21-25, 2021

Time: Daily, 9:00 A.M. – 10:00 A.M.

Location: Carnegie, PA

Cost: $95

Description: An in-person camp for violin, viola, cello and bass students who have 1-3 years of playing experience. Christina Crivelli, PYPO Overture Strings Director and South Fayette Intermediate Strings Teacher will lead students in a variety of musical games, rehearsals, and activities to enhance note reading, rhythm counting, and ear training. Students will work towards an end of the week performance for friends and family.

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PYPO Prelude String Orchestra Camp

Ages: Students entering 6th through 9th grades with 4+ years of experience playing their instrument

Dates: June 21-25, 2021

Times: Daily, 10:30 A.M. – 12:00 P.M.

Location: Carnegie, PA

Cost: $125

Description: An in-person camp for violin, viola, cello and bass students who have 4+ years of playing experience. Erika Pierce, PYPO Prelude Strings Director will lead students rehearsing a variety of string orchestra music. Students will work towards an end of the week performance for friends and family.

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PYPO Prelude Band Camp

Ages: Grades 5-9

Dates: June 28-July 2, 2021

Time: 9:00 A.M.- 12:00 P.M.

Location: Carnegie, PA

Cost: $155

Description: Join Adam Janssen and Stephen Flory, PYPO’s Band Directors in a week-long day camp in which you will explore solo, chamber and ensemble music on your instrument! Students will receive individual and group attention as they prepare solo pieces for their instrument, collaborate with small chamber music groups and participate in a full band ensemble. Students will explore new genres of music, sight-reading, music theory, music technology and music recording/production. Camp will culminate in a live performance for family and friends.

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PYPO Philharmonic String Chamber Ensemble Camp

Ages: Students entering 8th through 12th grades with 4+ years of experience playing their instrument

Dates: June 21-25, 2021

Times: Daily, 6:00 P.M. – 8:30 P.M.

Location: Carnegie, PA

Cost: $145

Description: An in-person camp for violin, viola, cello and bass students who have played their string instrument for 4 or more years. Patrick Forsyth, PYPO’s Philharmonic Strings Director and supplemental string coaches will lead students in a true chamber music experience by playing in trios, quartets or quintets. Rehearsals will consist of ensemble coaching, master classes and demonstrations. Students will work towards an end of the week performance for friends and family. Students are encouraged to form their own chamber ensembles, but students may register and be assigned to a group as well.

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Presented by the Pittsburgh Music Academy

Dates: August 2-6

Times: Daytime

Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Greentree)

Cost: $400

Description: Chamber Music Intensive Camp is dedicated to the musical and personal development of the students through chamber music, supervised practice, technique classes and master classes. Our camp will expose young musicians to brilliant literature created for chamber works. CMIC is a day camp. We will offer daily chamber coaching’s, supervised practice sessions and technique classes with our artistic staff. There will also be master classes with highly trained, professional musicians. This week will end with a concert on Friday afternoon. The camp will be made up of Violin, Viola, Cello, Piano, and Flute.

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Keep an eye out for next month's newsletter where we will announce the winning recipient of the cello donation!