2011 Summer Camps at Music Works NW
Circus Music Camp
Music Under the Sea Camp
A Musical Trip to the Zoo
Rock Shop
Jazz Camp Beginner/Intermediate
Jazz Camp Advanced
Music camp for Band and Orchestra students: A non-traditional approach
Music Works Summer Strings Program
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp
Contemporary Vocal Performance Workshop
Computer Composition Camp
Teen Music Network Summer Camp
Social Skills through Music Summer Camp
Before/after care available each week, 8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
Before/after care is a service that we offer to working parents who may need extended supervision of their child beyond camp hours. The service is available in the following options and must be paid in full prior to the first day of camp. There are no refunds for this service except for the camp being canceled. All of our camp staff and after care staff have had background checks and CPR training.
- Option one: $85 Morning and afternoon
- Option two: $50 Morning only
- Option three: $50 Afternoon only
Circus Music Camp
Join the circus for lots of fun, musical activities. We'll learn circus music on various instruments, explore physical comedy while clowning around to silly songs, get exercise creating an acrobatic obstacle course, and work on creative costume designs. All the activities will focus on collaborating and preparing for a big show on the final day of class.
Instructor: Whitney Pierce
Date: June 25-29, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Performance: June 29, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 5 to 10 years old (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Music Under the Sea Camp
We'll learn lots of facts about the ocean and ocean life as we take an imaginary trip under the sea. Using instruments we've made, we'll create an aquatic orchestra and compose songs about the ocean, as well as investigating the science of how sound works underwater. Other activities will include crafts, games, and dancing like a school of fish swimming through a coral reef.
Instructor: Whitney Pierce
Date: July 2-6, no camp on July 4th
Time: 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Performance: July 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 5-10 years (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $220 on or before April 30, 2012, $280 on and after May 1, 2012
A Musical Trip to the Zoo
Become temporary zookeepers as we explore the different sounds you can hear at the zoo. We'll listen to many types of music that are inspired by animals as we compose our own animal-inspired songs. There will be lots of crafts, animal games, and instruments to play as we plan and create a zoo on the last day for everyone to visit.
Instructor: Whitney Pierce
Date: August 13-17
Time: 9:30 a.m. -3:30 p.m.
Performance: August 17 at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 5-10 years (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Rock Shop
Have you been taking lessons for 1 year or more? It's time to join a band. This summer, we're looking for musicians ages 8-16 who want to learn what it takes to form a band, record a CD, and play a concert. Rock Shop is open to all musicians. Singers, guitarists, drummers, woodwinds, brass, keyboardists and bassists are welcome. Director Brendan Bosworth designed Rock Shop to be a first ensemble experience for young musicians who aspire to form their own bands or participate in junior and high school jazz band. Material includes basic chords, improvisation, and popular songs. Activities include guest artists, clinics, and a Friday concert/raffle/pizza party.
Instructor: Brendan Bosworth
Date: July 2-6, no camp on July 4th
Time: 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Performance: July 6 at 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 8 - 16 (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $220 on or before April 30, 2012, $280 on and after May 1, 2012
Jazz Camp Beginner/Intermediate
Jazz is America’s art form. The fundamentals of jazz are essential for any instrumentalist who is interested in performing commercial music. This camp will introduce students to improvisation, styles, and musical skills through performance, master classes, listening sessions and harmony classes, and will set the stage for exceptional, systematic jazz learning. The camp will include classes, workshops, and performance groups as well as opportunities to jam. A final performance to show a sample of the learning will take place on Friday July 13, 2012 at 2:30 pm for friends and family to attend.
Instructor: Bruce Staelens
Date: July 9-13, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: July 13, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 10-14 years (Questions? please call 425-644-0988 ext. 106)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Jazz Camp Advanced
America’s art form has become sophisticated. Since the Bebop era that began in the 1940’s jazz musicians have rivaled their classical counterparts in skill and virtuosity. Players venturing into the field of jazz and commercial music today need to have knowledge of many styles and a deep grasp of harmony. Advanced Jazz camp is for students who have already begun to explore the blues, modal and ii-V harmony and want to take it to the next level. This camp explores more advanced blues and other harmonic progressions and scales, a variety of styles including fusion, Latin, Brazilian, mixed meters, as well as listening to the great Jazz artists both present and past. The camp will include classes, workshops, performance groups as well as opportunities to jam. We recommend that students who participate in this camp be able to play and read at a 10th grade level, know all the major and minor scales, and that they have had some experience improvising with their school jazz ensemble or other related experience. A final performance to show a sample of the learning will take place on Friday July 20, 2012 at 2:30 pm for friends and family to attend.
Instructor: Bruce Staelens
Date: July 16-20, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: July 20, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 14-18 years or tenth grade level of knowledge and skills (Questions? please call 425-644-0988 ext. 106)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Music camp for Band and Orchestra students: A non-traditional approach
Join co-directors Elizabeth Fortune, Kelly Barr Clingan, and Stuart MacDonald as they explore a spectrum of music from eclectic styles to traditional with your band and orchestra student. We are bringing music education into the 21st century by preparing students not only for participation in school ensembles but also exposing them to American Roots music, music arranging, and music improvisation. A presentation at the end of the week will feature a full orchestra (includes winds, brass and percussion), string orchestra, concert band, jazz band, and a fiddle ensemble. Students will participate in large ensembles, improvisation classes, and exploration classes to expand their pallet and their musical knowledge. Some of the band and orchestra students will have the opportunity to audition for a seat in the Music Works Repertory Jazz Ensemble and Fiddle Ensemble, placements to be made at camp.
Instructors: Elizabeth Fortune, Kelly Barr Clingan, and Stuart MacDonald
Date: July 23-27, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: July 27th, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 12 - 15 years (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Music Works Summer Strings Program
Learn about string playing through ensembles, classes, and workshops. Students will get a healthy taste of not only European classical string methods and music, and they will enjoy learning to play traditional American music through the acclaimed O’ Connor Method.
Instructor: Jordan K. Louie
Date: July 16-20, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: July 20, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: Open to string students entering grades 4-8 in the upcoming school year (min: 1 year experience)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp
Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing and perform! Karen Nestvold introduces campers to basic vocal technique through songs from musicals, movies and popular traditions. During the week campers will learn about using their voice as a musical instrument, how to prepare and present a solo, duet or small ensemble piece, and how to communicate dramatically with the audience. The camp concludes on Friday with an energetic performance for family and friends. In the words on one past participant, “I learned how to sing and be more confident!”
Instructor: Karen Nestvold
Date: August 6-10, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: August 10, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 8-12 years (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Contemporary Vocal Performance Workshop
This workshop is for teen singers who are ready to work on their performance skills to improve stage presence, microphone technique, connecting with material and the audience. Are you someone who has taken months or even years of voice lessons but have had very little performance experience? Do you feel that the performance side of your singing needs a jumpstart? Are you already a performer and need to improve your performance skills? This week intensive will help the performers to feel free and connected on stage. Through a series of relaxation, vocal and visual exercises; group and one on one sessions, Kristin Chambers will guide each singer to a place where the stage can feel and look like home. Material is provided. The workshop culminates with a final concert in which students will be accompanied by a professional trio. All equipment is provided in a lively supportive atmosphere.
Instructor: Kristin Chambers
Date: August 6-10, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: August 10, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 13-16 years (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Computer Composition Camp
What do film scores, large scale concerts, musical theater, contemporary pop recordings and television music have in common? In all cases the computer has been integrated into the processes as an essential tool in producing sound, in scoring sheet music, in recording tracks and in the enhancement of live performance. This camp shows student how they can use inexpensive software that can be installed on a home computer that can produce amazing results. Students will be producing as many small projects during the week as they can. A selection of their work will be shared in a performance on August 17 2:30 pm for friends and family.
Instructor: Clark Grogan and Rob Frain
Date: August 13-17, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Performance: August 17, 2:30 p.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age:12-15 years (for exceptions please call us)
Price: $275 on or before April 30, 2012, $350 on and after May 1, 2012
Teen Music Network Summer Camp
Come join the fun in this weeklong version of our Teen Music Network for teens with special needs! The Teen Music Network Summer Camp focuses on making music as a group. Making music as a group inspires us to tap into our talents, do problem solving, have opportunities to socialize, explore creativity, compose music, and learn to use instruments and technology. Designed for students with differing abilities and needs, the Teen Music Network gives participants an in-depth chance to work intensively on the end product of making fun music while working with their peers!
Instructor: Kirsten Hutchison
Date: August 13-17, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - Noon
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 13 and up
Price: $260
For more information or to see if this camp would be a good fit for your teen call 425-644-0988 x 158
Social Skills through Music Summer Camp
A weeklong version of our Social Skills Through Music Group for students with special needs, this camp will focus on the ensemble of making music as a group, problem solving, & giving students an in-depth chance to work intensively on the end product of making fun music while working with their peers! The campers will compose music, perform with friends, use instruments and technology, and have a great therapist/student ratio.
Instructor: Kirsten Hutchison
Date: August 20-24, 2012
Time: 9:30 a.m. - 11:00 a.m.
Location: Music Works NW
Age: 7-12
Price: $160
For more information or to see if this camp would be a good fit for your teen call 425-644-0988 x 158