Music and Theatre Summer Programs and Camps
Program: Classical Music Program at the Curtis Institute of Music
Description: The Classical Summer Music Program at the world-famous Curtis Institute of Music is an exciting three-week performing arts experience for high school students from around the world. This program is designed to help aspiring musicians develop their potential and love for music. Students live and study at the new state-of-the-art Lenfest Hall on Curtis’ Rittenhouse Square campus in Philadelphia. Working with Curtis faculty, guest instructors and alum, you will enhance your technical and musical abilities through sectional coaching, private instruction, master classes, ensembles and performances. Enjoy campus life at the world’s most prestigious conservatory as you sample college living and the life of a professional musician and symphony orchestra member. As an aspiring artist, you’ll learn key professional techniques for audition preparation and relaxation. Plus, each performance gives you the opportunity to expand your repertoire and resumes for future music school applications.
Participants: Day or residential students 15-18 years old
Program website: www.jkcp.com/program/curtis-summer-music-program-pre-college/
Program: Susquehanna University High School Wind Ensemble Institute: Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania
Description: Susquehanna University offers a unique summer performance experience for high school musicians. This week-long, residential program focuses on chamber music and symphonic wind ensemble performance. Students work with Director of Bands Eric L. Hinton, Ph.D., HonFBC, as well as other distinguished Susquehanna faculty members during chamber music rehearsals, private lessons, seminars and unforgettable performances. The university reviews auditionrecordings and invites 55 gifted woodwind, brass and percussion players entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2012. Selection is competitive and the final application deadline is May 2, 2012. Need-based and merit-based scholarships are available and cost includes tuition, room and board. Application and recorded audition information can be found online.
Participants: Students Entering Grades 9-12.
Program website: http://www.susqu.edu/about/windensemble.asp
Program: Oberlin Summer Music Credo Program: Oberlin, Ohio
Description: The Credo Program is an intensive chamber music program for exceptional string students. Students receive extensive daily coaching and mentoring from faculty members. The Credo Program includes music study, service, and performance.
Participants: Age 12 – High school students.
Program website: www.credochambermusic.org/credo_strings.html
Program: Drama Workshop at Duke University: Durham, North Carolina
Description: This program provides students with the opportunity to learn about various aspects of theatre and drama and to gain hands-on experience in theatre performance.
Participation: Students in grades 9-11.
Program website: www.learnmore.duke.edu/youth/drama/
Program: Summer@Rensselaer: New York
Description: Summer@Rensselaer offers various academic enrichment programs on the campus of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York. Day enrichment programs are available for elementary, middle and high school students. Residential enrichment programs are available for high school students. All the summer programs are designed and taught by Rensselaer faculty members. Programs include daily on-campus classroom preparation, lab experience, tours, visits with faculty and admissions counselors, hands-on projects and interactions with current undergraduate and graduate students. Summer residential enrichment programs allow high school students the chance to participate in non credit programs that Build Their Future. In addition Rensselaer invites pre-college age students to attend a RPI Sports Camp, Taught by RPI Coaches, to stimulate their minds and exercise their bodies. Rensselaer has 23 varsity teams, both men’s and women’s sports. The men’s and women’s hockey team competes at the Division I level. The remaining teams play in Division III. Rensselaer is a member of the National Collegiate Athletic Association, the ECACHL, NYSWCAA, and the Liberty League. Each summer program will be individually priced. Visit the Summer@Rensselaer website at http://summer.rpi.edu and click the program listing name online for details.
Participants: High School Students, Middle School Students, and Elementary School Students
Program website: http://summer.rpi.edu
Program: TheatreBridge Program at Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island
Description: This program provides young actors with the opportunity work under the mentorship of established theatre professionals. Acting, directing, and writing skills are areas of emphasis. Students work to develop their own original performance pieces.
Participants: Students who have completed 10th or 11th grade by the summer
Program website: www.brown.edu/Administration/Continuing_Studies/pc/theatre/index.php
Program: Summer Study Programs
Description: The leader in Pre-college programs combining stimulating academics with exciting sports/recreational activities, nightlife, sightseeing, foreign culture and travel weekends. College Credit or Non-Credit…2, 3, 3½, 4, 5, 6 or 6½ weeks…"Big Ten", Big Mountains, or Big City... THE CHOICE IS YOURS. Summer Study IS “THE TOTAL PRE-COLLEGIATE EXPERIENCE” ®
Participants: High School students completing 9th through 12th grade and Middle School students completing 8th grade.
Program website: http://www.summerstudy.com
Program: Syracuse University Summer College for High School Students: Syracuse, NY
Description: Summer College offers unique programs designed to let students explore talents and interests through credit and noncredit academic programs ranging from 2 to 6-weeks in length. Courses and programs are offered in more than 25 academic departments. All programs are designed to give you a realistic view of undergraduate coursework in a field that interests you.
Participants: Students who have completed their sophomore or junior year of high school
Program website: www.summercollege.syr.edu
Program: Emerson College Summer Programs for High School Students, Boston, Massachusetts
Description: Emerson College offers 5-week pre-college summer programs in acting, musical theatre, stage design, fiction & magazine writing, film, television writing & production, and computer animation; also a 2-week Journalism Institute; and a 1-week Political Communication-Social Advocacy-Leadership Institute.
At Emerson, students focus on acquiring skills by doing, meet other students who share their passion for arts and communication, and gain an understanding of college life.
Participants: High school students entering grades 10, 11 and 12 during the 2011-2012 academic year are welcome to apply to Studio Programs (noncredit), the Journalism Institute or the Political Communication Institute. High school students entering grade 12 and exceptional high school students entering grade 11 during the 2011-2012 academic year are welcome to apply to Pre-College Credit Programs, where they have an opportunity to earn 8 college credits.
Program website: http://www.emerson.edu/academics/professional-studies/programs-high-school-students
Program: Oberlin College Summer Vocal Music Programs for High School Students: Oberlin, Ohio
Description: The Oberlin Conservatory of Music is pleased to present the Vocal Academy for High-School Students, a nine-day, intensive workshop that offers dedicated high school voice students age 16 years and older (high school graduates are excluded) an opportunity to explore the many facets involved in developing the singer's art. Technical work will include the development of posture, breathing, phonation, resonance, and articulation. Daily master classes in performance will deal with performance practice, diction, style, phrasing, and textual communication. Classes also will cover such topics as preparation for auditions, stage deportment, characterizations, presentation of songs, and analysis and understanding of texts. Private lessons are included in the tuition. Acting classes will focus heavily on song interpretation. We will encourage students to develop more freedom of movement and gesture while singing. Improvisational exercises will create awareness of non-verbal communication skills and help develop spontaneous creativity.
Participants: Students Age 16 and Older.
Program website: http://new.oberlin.edu/conservatory/summer/vocal/
Program: Bowling Green Summer Music Institute: Bowling Green, Ohio
Description: The Summer Music Institute is a program of intensive music camps designed for high school and junior high school students, sponsored by the College of Musical Arts. Starting from two one-week music camps in 1981, the Summer Music Institute has grown to as many as nine camps each summer. A College of Musical Arts faculty member serves as the director of each camp and is responsible for staff assignments and curriculum.
Participants: High School Students and Middle School Students.
Program website: www.bgsu.edu/colleges/music/outreach/smi/
Program: Summer Discovery - The world's finest and most popular pre-college, middle school enrichment and internship programs.
Description: We are proud that every summer more teenagers choose SUMMER DISCOVERY than any other program of its kind.
Your safety, security and health are our primary concerns. SUMMER DISCOVERY's unparalleled, experienced leadership provides a well-supervised, supportive environment where teenagers are treated with the care and respect they deserve. Freedom with support and balance, that's SUMMER DISCOVERY.
For over 40 years, high school students from around the globe have enjoyed summers filled with fun, educational and innovative activities. While visiting our website, take time to learn about your program of interest - college credit, internships, research mentorship, sport management, leadership programs, SAT prep, Skills for Mind and Body, enrichment, writing, community service, college admissions prep, tennis, golf, cooking and many other activities. Summer Discovery offers programs at 11 different locations in 5 countries, and works with universities of the highest caliber, such as University of Pennsylvania, UCLA, Georgetown, and many more! We invite you to join a wonderful group of teenagers from all over the USA and around the world this summer and experience a great summer program for teens!
Participants: high school students in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12.
Program website: http://www.summerdiscovery.com/
Program: Jr. Discovery
Description: Welcome to Jr. Discovery, unique 3 week summer enrichment experiences for teenagers completing grades 6, 7 and 8. At Jr. Discovery, learning is everywhere - in the classroom, dorm room, dining hall, on-stage, the tennis court or ball field, on trips and excursions, and the daily interaction between peers, dynamic teachers and Resident Counselors.
Since 1966, the Musiker Family has been directing outstanding educational experiences for teenagers. As parents ourselves, we realize middle school students are at an important crossroads in their development. Life poses many new challenges, opportunities, emotions, and rewards. Jr. Discovery is designed to facilitate a positive transition from adolescence to young adulthood, and from middle school to high school. Our innovative Skills for Mind and Body curriculum inspires independent thinking, creativity, personal growth, self-confidence, time management and life skills.
Additionally, through cooperative living and positive mentoring by a superb group of Resident Counselors, our students experience the finest, caring supervision, group dynamics, and mutual respect.
Best of all, Jr. Discovery is a summer of new friendships with students from all over the USA and the world. In the Jr. Discovery community, everyone is welcome and everyone belongs. We look forward to welcoming you to our community this summer.
Participants: Middle School Students in 6th, 7th, and 8th grade
Program website: http://www.summerdiscovery.com/
Program: Discovery Internships
Description: Discovery Internships, formerly Career Explorations, is dedicated to helping students stand out and take control of their futures. Our customized internship programs provide life changing experiences for students at a pivotal time in their life. Whether you are a high school student looking to gain clarity on college choices or fields of potential study or just looking for a meaningful summer in one of the greatest cities in the world, you’ve come to the right place. Whatever your needs, Discovery Internships' customized programs will help you explore your future. Discovery Internships is powered by the expertise and experience of two leading summer program providers, Musiker Summer Discovery and Dream Careers. Summer Discovery has directed award-winning programs for high school students for over 40 years. Dream Careers is the leading provider of college internship programs worldwide, and has placed more than 10,000 interns over the past decade.
The Discovery Internships program is an all-inclusive summer internship experience. In addition to gaining hands-on, career-focused learning opportunities, participants explore and live in an exciting city. Our programs feature a safe and fun living and learning environment based in a college residence hall. A meal plan, 24-hour staff supervision and mentoring, and a host of cultural, recreational, and other community events and excursions around the city are all included.
Our participants receive access to supplementary professional development workshops that enhance the internship learning experience and help students excel in both the college classroom and the workplace. Students receive academic credit for their internship and completion of coursework from New York University (NYU).
Today, the Discovery Internships program is provided in Boston, Chicago, New York, Los Angeles, and London. Discovery Internships receives applications from high school students in nearly every state in the U.S. and just as many countries.
Participants: High School Students in grades 10th, 11th, and 12th
Program website: http://www.summerdiscovery.com/
Program: TheatreBridge Program at Brown University: Providence, Rhode Island
Description: This program provides young actors with the opportunity work under the mentorship of established theatre professionals. Acting, directing, and writing skills are areas of emphasis. Students work to develop their own original performance pieces.
Participants: Students who have completed 10th or 11th grade by the summer
Program website: www.brown.edu/Administration/Continuing_Studies/pc/theatre/index.php
Program: Carnegie Mellon Pre-College Program: A Summer of Exploration: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Description: This program provides students with the opportunity to explore and gain experience in an area of interest including: architecture, art, design, drama, or music.
Participants: Students who have completed 10th, 11th, or 12th grade by the summer.
Program website: www.cmu.edu/enrollment/pre-college/apea.html
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