WSS Suzuki Music & Art Camp
For intermediate to advanced violin, viola and cello students who like visual art.
For the music portion of this camp students will be grouped by playing level and assigned a chamber piece ahead of time. Half of each day will be dedicated to rehearsing their piece and learning chamber playing skills. The art portion will present elements of my Suzuki-inspired art education curriculum in which art is treated as an expressive language: elements of design, and principles of composition, realism and abstraction are taught one at a time, then layered in personal art projects using their choice of drawing or painting materials. Students are welcome to also attend the second Music and Art camp.
Location: my home studio, 7015 152nd Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Dates/Times: July 7 – 11, 10am – 3:00pm
Schedule: The campwill be 5 hours long with breaks for snacks, lunch and games in the yard. I’ll provide a sandwich bar for lunch.
Age range: 8 – 18
Repertoire Level: Book 4+, music reading proficiency required.
Final Performance: Friday, July 11, 3:00pm
Cost: $450
WSS Suzuki Music & Art Camp
For Suzuki violin and viola students who like art.
The music portion of this camp will include 2 hours daily of Suzuki group class-style music classes covering repertoire, technique, music games, reading skills, composition and creative ability development (improvisation). No reading proficiency is required but more advanced players will work on duets and trios.
The art portion will present elements of my Suzuki-inspired art education curriculum in which art is treated as an expressive language. Students will get practice using elements of design, realism and abstraction and explore the connection between music and art. Students will also work in groups on projects that incorporate both visual art and music to tell a story. Students in book 4+ are welcome to attend both camps.
Location: my home studio, 7015 152nd Ave NE, Redmond, WA 98052
Dates/Times: July 21-25 10am – 2:30pm
Schedule: The camp will be 4 1/2 hours long and include 50-minute classes (2 art sessions 2 music sessions) with breaks for snacks, lunch and games in the yard. I’ll provide a sandwich bar for lunch.
Age range: 6 -14.
Repertoire level: Suzuki Book 1 through 5
Cost: $420
Drop in option: You can attend fewer days if you’d like, just let me know your schedule. The cost will be $90 per day.
Click here to register (sign up deadline June 1)
Other Summer Camps:
Below is a list of other local camps that run in the summers in the Seattle area
Japan-Seattle Suzuki Institute www.japanseattle.org
dates: August 4 – 8
location: Seattle Pacific University, Freemont, Seattle
age/ability range: all ages, all abilities
description:
One of the best parts of the Suzuki Method are its summer camps and Seattle happens to be home to one of the best Suzuki camps in the country.
Each day includes multiple group classes, a private lesson, reading classes or orchestra, faculty and student recitals, and enrichment classes like fiddling or drumming.
*All students under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. However, because this requirement has been reducing enrollment the camp now has a ‘buddy program’ where students in the same studio can attend with another student/parent at the same level so please let me know if you’re interested in going to the camp and we can see who we can pair together. We can also arrange a car pool with other families in the studio to reduce the driving.
location: Seattle Pacific University, Freemont, Seattle
age/ability range: all ages, all abilities
description:
One of the best parts of the Suzuki Method are its summer camps and Seattle happens to be home to one of the best Suzuki camps in the country.
Each day includes multiple group classes, a private lesson, reading classes or orchestra, faculty and student recitals, and enrichment classes like fiddling or drumming.
*All students under 12 must be accompanied by an adult. However, because this requirement has been reducing enrollment the camp now has a ‘buddy program’ where students in the same studio can attend with another student/parent at the same level so please let me know if you’re interested in going to the camp and we can see who we can pair together. We can also arrange a car pool with other families in the studio to reduce the driving.
Tierra Summer Camp http://www.issaquahsuzukistrings.com/tierra-summer-strings
dates: June 30- July 3
location: Tierra Learning Center, Leavenworth
age/ability: all ages, all abilities
description:
A Suzuki Method camp set up as a family sleep-away camp where families can stay in cabins at a beautiful camping facility outside Leavenworth. Classes include chamber music, group classes, orchestra, reading, fiddling and evening fun activities. The camp finishes with a final concert in Leavenworth.
Bellevue Youth Symphony Summer Camps http://www.byso.org/summer
dates: July 7 – 11 “Suzuki transition strings camp” – this is a new camp designed for Suzuki students in book 1 and 2 who do not yet read proficiently. It will focus on teaching note reading while providing an orchestra experience (for grade 2-7 students)
July 14-18 For students who have been playing for at least a year and can read music. There are several orchestras and an audition on the first day of camp will place students at the right level (for grade 2-8 students)
July 21-25 An advanced, full orchestra camp (grade 9-12)
location: multiple Bellevue locations
Time: full day plus after care options
Each day includes orchestra rehearsals, small group sessions, enrichment classes such as music theory or drumming. Students perform a concert at the end of the week. After hours care is available.
Seattle Youth Symphony Summer Camp https://syso.org/programs/summer-music/
dates: July 7 -18 at Shorecrest High School
age/ability: age 7-14, requires basic reading ability
Time: 9:00-12:15 for intermediates, 1pm – 4pm for beginners, daily
description:
Each day includes orchestra rehearsal, small section rehearsals and chamber music. Chamber groups and the orchestras perform at the end of the week. An audition July 17 determines which orchestra you will be placed in. Many students in the studio have attended this camp and recommend it highly.
description:
Each day includes orchestra rehearsal, small section rehearsals and chamber music. Chamber groups and the orchestras perform at the end of the week. An audition July 17 determines which orchestra you will be placed in. Many students in the studio have attended this camp and recommend it highly.
Marrowstone http://marrowstone.org/
dates: July 22-August 5
location: Shorecrest
age/ability highschool-university
This is the Seattle Youth Symphony’s orchestra camp/festival for advanced high school age students.
Summer String Academy Orchestra Camp String Academy
dates: July 27 – August 1
ability: basic reading required
Students stay in cabins at the ‘Lazy F” camp and retreat center in Ellensburg, WA for a week – long program of individual training, orchestra and chamber music playing as well as tradition camp activities swimming and rock climbing. Busing to the camp to and from Bellevue High School is available. For students in grade 6 – 9
If you are interested in traveling for a camp there are also Suzuki camps in Walla Walla, Eugene OR and California where you attend the camp with your child and stay in provided university housing. Details can be found here https://suzukiassociation