Summer Music Classes and Camps at the Irvine School of Music

Available spots for virtual or in-person! Our teachers will be bringing the fun and the tunes this summer with one of our many SUMMER ENRICHMENT CAMPS we are offering this year! All camps run on a weekly basis Monday – Friday. Here is what is in store with the camps we are offering this summer!

All camps run on a weekly basis, M-Fri 10 AM to 2 PM. If you require alternate schedule, please submit your request in the form below. We will do our best to accommodate you. Check out the camp courses we are offering this summer 2022.

Camp Courses!

Instrument Discovery Camp

Piano, Drums, Violin, Guitar, and Voice!

Ages: 6-12

Experience: 0 experience needed

Tuition: $450 including material for 5 day camp, 4 hours each day

Schedule: June 13-17 or July 18-22 / Monday-Friday 10:00am-2:00pm

Materials: Instruments will be provided!

Each course will feature a new group of instruments each day – Percussion, Piano, Violin, Guitar, and Voice. Campers will have a hands-on experience with each instrument! We guarantee this to be FUN! These camps are taught by professional instructors! By the end of the session, your camper will be sure to find their favorite instrument.

Piano Jump Start Camp

Ages: 5-12

Experience: 0 experience needed

Tuition: $250 including material for 5 day camp, 2 hours each day

Schedule: June 20-24 or July 25-29 / Monday-Friday 11:00am-1:00pm

Materials: Instruments will be provided!

Ages: 5-12

An ideal 5 day, 20 hour jump start camp for piano students with little to no experience as we will be covering essential elements and fundamentals of ideal and ergonomic piano technique, note reading with ease, the basics of playing by ear, the basics of improvisation and composition, and fun music of your choice – from Disney, folk, popular, Classical, Rock, and more! Students will even perform for parents during the last class! Keyboard at home is not required but helpful!

 

Music Fun Time Jumpstart Camp

Ages: 2-3; 3-5

Experience: 0 experience required

Tuition: $250 including materials for 5 day camp, 2 hours each day

Schedule: June 13-17 or July 18-22 / Monday-Friday 11:00am-1:00pm

Materials: rhythm sticks, kazoo, worksheets and musical crafts included.

Reading games, mini Rock Band, and multi-instrument exposure add a fresh and exciting dimension to the piano instruction offered in this internationally acclaimed early childhood music program. Students will perform for parents during the last class. The class will be led by our specially trained Irvine School of Music early childhood music faculty.

The first 8 weeks of the 2-year Music fun time curriculum is taught in this dynamic 5-day session – this intro camp is structured to give summer Music Fun Time beginners a head start and serves as a convenient trial opportunity for this dynamic and progressive early childhood music program with the goal of continuing on in the Music Fun Time curriculum after camp to learn to play piano, read notes, learn basic composition, and be exposed to violins, flutophones, guitar, drums, and singing!

Songwriting

Ages: 8+

Experience: No experience required

Tuition: $250 for 5 day session + recording

Materials: sheet music and recordings included

Schedule: June 20-24 or Aug 1-5 / Monday- Friday, 11:00AM-1:00PM

Whether a beginner or advanced songwriter student, hone your lyric writing and composition of effective harmonies and accompaniment in our dynamic Summer songwriting camp! There will be many solo and co-writing songwriting opportunities that will ignite the songwriting fire. Students and parents will love showcasing original works during the final class! Students will be given audio/video recordings of their original work.

Music Production

Ages 7+

Experience: 1 year music lessons

Tuition: $250

Schedule: June 27-Aug 1 or Aug 8-12 / Monday- Friday, 11:00AM-1:00PM, 

Materials: Bring your own MacBook laptop with Garage Band and USB flash drive to use in class and for homework.

Learn to write, produce and arrange original music in a variety of styles (classical, pop, electronic,  film music), utilizing software programs including Garage Band, MuseScore, and Audacity. Students will create original works in this 21st-century electronic mode while learning how to efficiently use popular music production programs.

Students will learn the following and more!

  1. Score a short animation scene
  2. Program a drum beat pattern
  3. Arrange a simple classical piano piece using virtual strings
  4. Record and mix a spoken sentence and words into the music
  5. Produce an electronic dance music piece

Want to create your own summer camp experience?

Submit your own camp idea and we can even build your own camp. Camp ideas created in the past have included instrumental camps (guitar, violin, winds, drums etc), Pop Vocal, R & B Vocal, Dj Camp, and more!)

Sign Up Today!

Kindly fill out the form below to sign up for our 2022 summer camp! Our staff will get back to you within 24 hours to set up your student’s schedule.