Recommended Summer String Music Camps for Children and Adults

Summer is nearly here, and rather than spend the next three months ignoring their instruments, many music students look for opportunities to advance their skill. And although private classes can be used to fill the summer gap, attending a great summer string music camp or violin camp is a fun, wonderful way to ensure that you don’t lose any of the new skills you’ve developed. Plus, you’ll be able to meet new friends and explore additional performing opportunities.

Many of the most popular string courses, programs, and educational resources sponsor their own summer music camps.

Suzuki Association of the Americas

The Suzuki approach (or method) has been helping students learn to play violin for over 50 years. Developed as a comprehensive form of instruction that includes parental guidance, listening, repetition, and encouragement. The association is conducting a myriad of summer camps this year, all over the continent, beginning with their Fairbanks Institute at the end of May. To see a list of their complete schedule click here.

Levine Music

Located in Washington DC, Levine Music offers tons of summer music string camps, classes, and workshops for any age student violinists. Click here for a complete list of their planned activities.

Scor!

Scor! String Camp is designed for adult learners. Located throughout the U.S., if you are looking for a fun way to increase your sight reading skills, orchestra playing, or basically any skill associated with playing a stringed instrument, this camp has the tools and trainers to help you perfect your techniques. Although some of the camps have already sold out, click here for a comprehensive schedule of upcoming music camps.

Finding Summer Strings Camps by State

The following list explores the summer programs for children and adults available throughout the U.S. Follow the links to learn more about specific dates, times, and locations. If your state isn’t listed, look for music camp locations offered by the well-known methods above.

• Arizona
  • Curry Summer Music Camp/Northern Arizona University Flagstaff

• Arkansas
  • University of Arkansas Summer Music Camp Fayetteville

• California:
  • Arrowbear Music Camp Running Springs
  • California Coast Music Camp Placer County
  • Hayward La Honda Music Camp La Honda
  • Shasta Fiddle Camp Redding
  • Sierra Mountain Music Camp Nevada City

• Connecticut
  • Western Connecticut State University Summer Music Camp Danbury

• Delaware
  • University of Delaware Community Music School - Summer Music Newark

• Georgia
  • University of Georgia Summer Music Camp Athens
  • Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus Summer String Camp Columbus

• Illinois
  • American Music Institute Summer Camp Clarendon Hills
  • Illinois Summer Youth Music Urbana-Champaign
  • Midwest Young Artists' Summer Music Camp Highwood

• Kansas
  • Camp Allegro Wichita

• Kentucky
  • Steven Collins Foster Music Camps, Eastern Kentucky University Richmond

• Maine
  • Camp Encore / Coda Sweden
  • Maine FiddleCamp Camp NEOFA, Montville
  • New England Music Camp Sidney

• Massachusetts
  • BelVoir Terrace Performing Arts Camp for Girls Lenox
  • CDSS Pinewoods Camp Programs Plymouth
  • Conservatory Camp North Adams
  • Costello Music Studio String Ensemble Summer Camp Medfield
  • Elizabeth Faidley Camps North Adams
  • Greenwood Music Camp Easthampton
  • Joy of Music (JOMP) Summer Programs Worcester

• Michigan
  • Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp Manistee National Forest

• Minnesota
  • Fiddle Pal Camp Minnesota with Brian Wicklund Stillwater
  • Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program Summer Jazz Camp Grand Rapids
  • St. Olaf College Summer Music Camp Northfield

• Missouri
  • Summer Camps at Mizzou-Missouri String Project Columbia

• Montana
  • Flathead Lake Music Camp Rollins

• Nebraska
  • Schoolhouse Fiddle Camp Avoca

• New Hampshire
  • Fiddleheads Acoustic Music Camp Moultonboro

• New Jersey
  • Summer String-In Richwood

• New York
  • Eastern US Music Camp Hamilton
  • Fiddling Demystified/Fiddle & Strings Camp with Donna Hebert Selkirk, NY
  • Perlman Music Program Shelter Island
  • Summer@Eastman - Various Programs Rochester

• North Carolina
  • University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill - High School Music Camp Chapel Hill
  • Brevard Music Center Brevard

• North Dakota
  • International Music Camp Dunseith

• Ohio
  • Creative Strings Workshop: Adult Program Columbus
  • Creative Strings Workshop: Youth Program Columbus

• Oregon
  • Britt Institute Chamber Strings Camp Jacksonville

• Pennsylvania
  • Lebanon Valley College Summer Music Camp Annville

• South Dakota
  • Upper Midwest Summer Music Camp Vermillion

• Tennessee
  • Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp / Conference Montgomery Bell State Park (Near Nashville)
  • String Crossings Summer Camp Nashville

• Texas
  • Live Oak Fiddle Camp Hallettsville
  • Longhorn Music Camp: Middle School Orchestra Austin
  • Texas JAAM Camp Mo-Ranch, Hunt, TX

• Vermont
  • Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp Leicester

• Washington
  • Summer String Academy Orchestra Camp Ellensburg

• Wisconsin
  • Fiddle Pal Camp Wisconsin with Brian Wicklund Madison
  • National String Workshop, Orchestral Conducting Seminar, Instrument Repair Clinics Madison
  • Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Strings Summer Camp Milwaukee

By attending a summer string music camp, you can keep your skills honed and enjoy meeting new violinists this summer.