SUMMER CAMPS 2024
More camps will be announced in the coming weeks!
Early Learners (4-6 years old)
Elementary Students (6-12 years old)
Secondary School Students (9-16 years old)
Looking for ways to get your child engaged, laughing and learning this summer? We have created a variety of NEW summer camps to fill young brains with music!!! Camps are taught by professional teaching artists and many camps will include a student showcase at the end of the week for family and friends.
Tuition Assistance
At Music Works, we believe that music should be available to all members of our community, regardless of their age, skill levels, or economic status, which is why we're happy to offer tuition assistance to those who could otherwise not afford our summer programming. For more information and application instructions, follow the link to our Tuition Assistance webpage.
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SUMMER 2024
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Early Learners
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I Love Music Camp June 24-28, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: June 24-28, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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I Love Music 3-Day Camp July 1-3, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Tori Seward
Dates: July 1-3
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $306.00
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I Love Music Camp July 8-12, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Nico Benabid
Dates: July 8-12, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
I Love Music Camp July 15-19, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Nico Benabid
Dates: July 15-19, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
I Love Music Camp July 22-26, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: July 22-26, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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I Love Music Camp July 29- August 2, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: July 29- August 2, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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I Love Music Camp August 5-9, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: August 5-9, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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I Love Music Camp August 12-16, 2024
Come discover your musical self! Each week of I Love Music Camp we will focus on a different summery theme which we’ll explore through singing, instrument playing, musical games and songwriting. Keep the musical fun happening throughout the summer with different activities each week, culminating in a short performance for family and friends on Friday.
Age: 4-6
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: August 12-16, 2024
Time: 9:30 am- 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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Elementary Students
Creative Keyboard Piano Camp June 24-28, 2024
Creative Keyboards Piano Camp Spend a week learning to play the piano! Campers will be introduced to piano technique, note reading and musical concepts, while having a fun-filled week of musical activities and games. No previous piano experience is necessary.
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Nico Benabid
Dates: June 24-28, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Instrument Discovery Camp July 8-12, 2024
Violins, flutes, and drums, oh my! Do you love music but don’t know what instrument to play? Then this camp is for you! Campers will be introduced to a variety of musical instruments, while learning basic musical concepts. Camp Directors will share their love of music during this fun-filled week of instrument exploration.
Age: 8-12
Camp Director: Tori Seward
Dates: July 8-12, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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Gotta Sing! 3-Day Voice Camp July 1-3, 2024
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing! Campers are introduced to basic vocal technique while learning 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 have lots of fun. The camp concludes on Friday with a performance for family and friends. Learn More!
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: July 1-3, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $306.00
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Gotta Sing! Voice Camp July 8-12, 2024
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing! Campers are introduced to basic vocal technique while learning 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 have lots of fun. The camp concludes on Friday with a performance for family and friends. Learn More!
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Karen Nestvold
Dates: July 8-12, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Instrument Discovery Camp July 15-19, 2024
Violins, flutes, and drums, oh my! Do you love music but don’t know what instrument to play? Then this camp is for you! Campers will be introduced to a variety of musical instruments, while learning basic musical concepts. Camp Directors will share their love of music during this fun-filled week of instrument exploration.
Age: 8-12
Camp Director: Tori Seward
Dates:
July 15-19, 2024
Time: 9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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Creative Keyboard Piano Camp July 15-19, 2024
Creative Keyboards Piano Camp Spend a week learning to play the piano! Campers will be introduced to piano technique, note reading and musical concepts, while having a fun-filled week of musical activities and games. No previous piano experience is necessary.
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Rob Frain
Dates: July 15-19, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Gotta Sing! Voice Camp July 22-26, 2024
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing! Campers are introduced to basic vocal technique while learning 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 have lots of fun. The camp concludes on Friday with a performance for family and friends. Learn More!
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Karen Nestvold
Dates: July 22-26, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp July 29- August 2, 2024
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing! Campers are introduced to basic vocal technique while learning 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 have lots of fun. The camp concludes on Friday with a performance for family and friends. Learn More!
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Nico Benabid
Dates: July 29- August 2, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp August 12-16, 2024
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing! Campers are introduced to basic vocal technique while learning 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 have lots of fun. The camp concludes on Friday with a performance for family and friends. Learn More!
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Nico Benabid
Dates: August 12-16, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp August 19-23, 2024
Gotta Sing! Voice Camp Spend a fun-filled week learning to sing! Campers are introduced to basic vocal technique while learning 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 have lots of fun. The camp concludes on Friday with a performance for family and friends. Learn More!
Age: 6-9
Camp Director: Moira McGregor
Dates: August 19-23, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510.00
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Secondary School Students
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Pop Voice Camp June 24-28, 2024
Calling all enthusiastic young singers! Spend a week singing your favorite pop tunes, learn how to use a microphone, present a song to an audience, and put on a show! This creative and fun week will culminate in a performance for family and friends on the Friday of camp week.
Age: 9-15
Camp Director: Kelley Johnson
Dates: June 24-28, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Electronic Music Composition Camp June 24 -28, 2024
Take your music to the next level! Composer/guitarist/producer Clark Grogan will take students on a weeklong deep dive into the major elements of electronic music creation. Using Reason Software, we will explore several of its most popular soft synths to get into the details of programming Beats, Bass lines, and textures. Other topics of exploration will be compositional techniques, sound design, creative routing and signal flow. We will also leave time at the end of every day to work together as a band and create some music as a team. Even if you are not a Reason user, the concepts covered in the camp can be easily applied to other digital audio workstations. Please contact Clark Grogan for more details at fclarkgrogan@gmail.com. Must have permission of instructor to register.
Age: 12-16
Camp Director: Clark Grogan
Dates: June 24-28, 2024
Time: 9:30 am -3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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Teen Creative Keyboards 3-Day Camp July 1-3, 2024
Creative Keyboards Teen Piano Camp! Bring a friend and spend a week learning to play the piano! Campers will be introduced to piano technique, note reading and musical concepts, while having a fun-filled week of musical activities and games. No previous piano experience is necessary.
Age: 10-14
Camp Director: Kyra Ross
Dates: July 1-3, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $306
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Electronic Music Composition 3-Day Camp July 1-3, 2024
Take your music to the next level! Composer/guitarist/producer Clark Grogan will take students on a weeklong deep dive into the major elements of electronic music creation. Using Reason Software, we will explore several of its most popular soft synths to get into the details of programming Beats, Bass lines, and textures. Other topics of exploration will be compositional techniques, sound design, creative routing and signal flow. We will also leave time at the end of every day to work together as a band and create some music as a team. Even if you are not a Reason user, the concepts covered in the camp can be easily applied to other digital audio workstations. Please contact Clark Grogan for more details at fclarkgrogan@gmail.com. Must have permission of instructor to register.
Age: 12-16
Camp Director: Clark Grogan
Dates: July 1-3, 2024
Time: 9:30 am -3:30 pm
Price: $306.00
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Let’s Make a Musical! Camp July 8-12, 2024
Calling all campers who love to sing, act and create! Patterned after our popular Gotta Sing camps, campers will spend a fun-filled week crafting a new musical. Sing familiar songs and help create the story, movement and dialogue that connects the songs.
Age: 8-13
Camp Director: Kelley Johnson
Dates: July 8-12, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
Let’s Make a Musical! Camp July 15-19, 2024
Calling all campers who love to sing, act and create! Patterned after our popular Gotta Sing camps, campers will spend a fun-filled week crafting a new musical. Sing familiar songs and help create the story, movement and dialogue that connects the songs.
Age: 8-13
Camp Director: Kelley Johnson
Dates: July 15-19, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Computer Based Music Production July 22-26, 2024
Computer Based Music Production Take your music to the next level! Students in this camp will take a deep dive into learning how to compose, produce, and perform music using a digital audio workstation (DAW). Working with Apple’s Logic Pro X students will learn how to use this software to turn your personal computer into a powerful music production studio as well as a performance instrument. Topics of focus will include composition, production, film-scoring, synthesizers and sound design, beat-making, sampling, effects, MIDI, and mixing. There will be an emphasis on artistic collaboration among the students attending the camp. The topics covered in this camp will apply to all popular computer-based music production platforms (DAW’s) on the market today such as FL Studio, Cubase, Reaper, Ableton Live and Pro Tools. Learn More!
Age: 12-16
Camp Director: Rob Frain
Dates: July 22-26, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Teen Creative Keyboards Camp July 29- Aug. 2, 2024
Creative Keyboards Teen Piano Camp! Bring a friend and spend a week learning to play the piano! Campers will be introduced to piano technique, note reading and musical concepts, while having a fun-filled week of musical activities and games. No previous piano experience is necessary.
Age: 10-14
Camp Director: Kyra Ross
Dates: July 29- August 2, 2024
Time: 9:30am-3:30pm
Price: $510
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Budding Songwriters Camp August 5-9, 2024
Join LA musicians Pat Rector and Michelle Gordon for an exciting songwriting camp! Have you ever wanted to work with professional musicians and write your own song? In this songwriting camp, students will be learning the elements of writing exercises, song craft and structure and basic demo recording. We will listen to famous songwriters of various musical styles to get inspired. each student will write their own lyrics, melody and arrange their own original song to take home at the end of camp!
Age: 8-12
Camp Director: Pat Rector & Michelle Gordon
Dates: August 5-9, 2024
Time: 9:30 am -3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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Rock-n-Roll Band Camp August 12-16, 2024
Join LA musicians Pat Rector and Michelle Gordon for an exciting camp! Have you been playing an instrument for one year or more? It's time to join a band! This summer, we are looking for musicians who want to learn what it takes to be in a rock band. We welcome all kinds of musicians: singers, guitarists, drummers, woodwinds, brass, keyboardists, and bassists - just to name a few. We will focus on live performance techniques, individual instrument instruction and playing in and ensemble. Campers will end the week with a live performance of covers of rock songs learned during the week!
Age: 9-14
Camp Director: Pat Rector & Michelle Gordon
Dates: August 12- 16, 2024
Time: 9:30 am -3:30 pm
Price: $510.00
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FAQ
Summer Camp Frequently Asked Questions
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What are the camp hours? Most camps run from 9:30am-3:30pm. Campers may be dropped off as early as 9:15am and picked up no later than 3:45pm. Half-day camps and music therapy camps have other hours listed in the camp description.
Do I need to bring a lunch? YES – For full-day camps, please plan to bring a lunch. Music Works does not have food available for purchase. Please DO NOT include any peanut products in lunches!
Do I need to bring a snack? – We suggest you pack two snacks in your child’s lunch.
What else should I bring to camp? A water bottle and a mask or face shield.
Do we spend any time outside? All camps will include some outside time, weather permitting, especially for lunch and snack times.
What should I leave at home? Anything that you would be sad to lose! Phones may be brought to camp, to communicate with parents after camp is over, but they must remain in backpacks during the camp day.
Will there be a performance at the end of the week? Most camps include a final performance for friends and family on Friday afternoon. You will receive information about the time of the performance by Wednesday of the camp week.
What is your Cancellation Policy? You may cancel your registration for a camp for a full credit or refund, less a $50 processing fee, up to June 10, 2023. Cancellations received between June 11th and up to two weeks before the camp start date will receive a 50% credit or refund.
Ratio of adults to campers? The maximum ratio of campers to adults is one adult for every 8 campers. Most camps the ratio will be closer to one adult for every 6 campers or less.
Do you serve Neurodivergent campers? YES! We have a variety of camps for Neurodivergent and Disabled campers. In addition, some of the camps are appropriate for all campers. Please contact mtprogram@musicworksnw.org for additional information, or if your camper would benefit from 1:1 assistance during camp.
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