Summer is just around the corner and there are several summer music camps in the area. The following is a list provided by the JAMS Music Department:
Band/orchestra:
SPS Summer Music: Tuesday, July 5 – Friday, July 22 9 a.m. to noon, Ballard H.S. Best for students who are entering 6th grade or have completed Beginning or Intermediate Band or Orchestra http://www.seattleschools.org/cms/one.aspx?portalId=627&pageId=14762
Marrowstone in the City (MITC – “Mit-see”): Shorecrest High School: July 11 – 22 or Overlake School / Redmond: July 18 – 29. Best for students who have completed at least Junior Band or Orchestra. Highly recommended. http://syso.org/programs/marrowstone-in-the-city/
Jazz:
Cornish College of the Arts Intermediate Jazz Workshop: July 5-9, 9 a.m -4 p.m. Small combo work with low student-instructor ratio, emphasis on improvisation and music theory. Highly recommended. Advanced Jazz workshop also available, see Deb for class recommendation. http://www.cornish.edu/summer/courses/intermediate_jazz_workshop/
Shoreline Jazz Camp: August 8-12, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m., Shorecrest High School. Good for students with some jazz background but less improvisation experience as well as those comfortable improvising. Highly recommended. http://www.shorelinearts.net/event-program/august-jazz-camp-2/
Mel Brown Summer Jazz Workshop: July 31-August 6, sleep-away, Portland area. Have heard great things… http://www.wou.edu/wp/melbrown/
UW Jazz Workshop: June 27-July 1, 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. Only students entering HS are eligible. http://www.uwjazzworkshop.com/index