Compose Music in the Composition Camp
Where Creative MInds are Free to Imagine
Summer composition camps are given as a complement to weekly piano lessons.
Adding composition to piano study helps the piano student tie the various aspects of music together. They are not simply learning scales and cadences; they are manipulating them. Learning to play the piano is enhanced when piano students acquire knowledge through active processes that engage them, like music composition. It is a boost to their piano lessons.
Four age appropriate summer camps.
MIni-Camp - Preschool, 1st grade
Elementary Camp - grades 1 - 5
Middle School - grades 6 - 8
High School - grades 9 - 12
What do you do in camp?
Improvise, create original compositions, play musical games, Play Orff -instruments, originate music on computer. Make new friends and have fun!!
Composition Awards
Students have won numerous prizes for their original compositions from the following contests:
PMTA Keystone Composition Contest
PFMC Jr. Composer Contest
American College of Musicians Composition Contest
Lynn Freeman Olson Composition Award
Testimonials
My child loves coming to camp each day!
The pieces sound so good when they are completed.
I didn't think that I would be able to compose but during the camp I learned that it is not too difficult to compose your own piece.