Here are some of the many music camps offered throughout the region and beyond.
- Illinois Summer Youth Music (ISYM)
- Located at the University Of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
- Students stay on campus
- Grades 5-8
- Camps offered for band, chorus, orchestra, piano, and composition
- Highly recommended! We have had a number of students participate in this camp
- Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp
- Located on a 1,600 acre campus in Michigan’s Manistee National Forest
- Grades 5-12 (kids and high schoolers in separate programs)
- Students stay on campus
- Programs offered in band, chorus, orchestra, jazz, piano, and more
- Blue Lake scholarships offered (more info here)
- Highly recommended! We have had a number of students participate in this camp
- Dr. Cate's Flute Camp
- Includes daily technique classes focused on breathing, tone, scales
- Small ensembles, flute choir, and private lessons included
- Grades 7-10
- Music Institute of Chicago
- Summer workshops and festivals offered in the Chicagoland area
- A variety of workshops in woodwinds, brass, voice, guitar, jazz, and piano
- Private lessons also offered in addition to summer workshops
- Offerings for ages K-12. Get the whole family involved!
- Highly recommended! We have had students participate in these workshops
- Southwest Community Concert Band Summer Band Camp
- Local! Located in Orland Park, IL
- SW Community Band scholarships offered (more info here)
- Highly recommended! We have had a number of students participate in this camp
- UW-Whitewater Middle School Band Camp
- Located at the University of Wisconsin Whitewater in Whitewater, WI
- For students entering grades 6-8 in the coming school year (current 5th-7th graders)
- Students stay on campus
- A number of camps are offered, including band, choir, jazz, percussion, flute, piano, strings, rock band (check out their site, there are a lot of options!)
- Recommended! Our OLHMS band and chorus have visited the university for a workshop.
- Jamey Aebersold Summer Jazz Workshop
- Develop your jazz skills while learning from 60+ professional jazz musicians!
- Located at University of Louisville in Louisville, KY
- Grades 6-up
- This week long camp is focused on developing students listening skills and improvisation ability and understanding
- Mr. Kehl has participated in this camp as a student and highly recommends it
- Midwest Young Artists Conservatory
- Located in Highwood, IL
- Summer programs include jazz, trumpet, flute, vocal bootcamp, chamber music, and vocal jazz
- Merit School of Music
- Located in Chicago's West Loop
- Summer and school year lessons and programs offered for a variety of instruments and voice
- Also check out the prestigious Tuition-free Conservatory program for the coming school year
- Saint Xavier University Southside Summer Jazz Camp
- Located at Saint Xavier University on the south side of Chicago
- Grades 6-12
- Recommended! A number of our students have participated in this event
- Elmhurst College Summer Music Camps
- Located in Elmhurst, IL
- Programs offered in flute, jazz, voice
- Grades 6-12