Many of our students enjoy attending a music camp during the summer. Some parents have requested that we make a list of music camps that other SYS students have enjoyed.
This list is NOT an endorsement, implied or otherwise, of any camp by Salem Youth Symphony. The list is merely a starting place for our families to “hear about” the existence of a camp from our other families.
NOTE: Salem Summer String is not an SYS sponsored event. Summer strings is a Salem-Keizer school district event that has been run in the past by Jon Harris-Clippinger. Summer strings 2024 will not be taking place, however, please check with your student’s orchestra teacher to see if they will be offering any summer string programs.
Summer Camps in alphabetical order
- Alan Keown Virtual Drum Camp –
- Chamber Music Camp of Portland – Strings, piano. One week. Day or residential (for some). Held on University of Portland campus.
- Chamber Music Workshop – A summer chamber music camp experience for youth and young adult string musicians.
- Inside Music – Virtual Music Academy – state-of-the-art virtual sessions for classical strings, winds, piano, composition, conducting, adult learners and Suzuki.
- Marrowstone Music Festival – Orchestra. Ages 13-25. Two weeks. Residential.
- Music Camps at Wallowa Lake – Brass camp, Woodwind camp – One week. Residential.
- Northwest Music and Leadership Academies – Summer camp opportunities for middle and high school students. Locations throughout Oregon.
- Northwest Suzuki Institute – String Orchestra, lessons, through Suzuki book 7. One week. Held on University of Oregon campus.
- Oregon Suzuki Camp – Strings. One week. Day or residential. Held on George Fox University campus. Under age 14 attend with a parent.
- University of Oregon camps – Concert band camp. Marching band camp. Jazz improvisation camp. One week. Residential. Held on University of Oregon campus.
- Virtuosity.online – group classes are for all levels of students. Classes listed are in United States Pacific time, and are held online via Zoom. These are not meant to replace private lessons with your individual teacher: they are for learning “in between.”
- Young Musicians and Artists (YMA) – Orchestra, Band, Choir. Two weeks. Residential. Held on Willamette University campus.
Any others? If you’re a musician in Salem Youth Symphony and would like to let others know about a music camp you’ve attended, please let us know (info@salemyouthsymphony.org).