Summer Music Camps & Workshops

Summer Music Camps

Ages 4-18


Proudly named “Best Summer Camps 2021 & 2022” by Northern Virginia Magazine!

Join us for inclusive, engaging university-quality summer music camps and programs including instrumental, band, vocal and choral. In collaboration with George Mason University’s Reva and Sid Dewberry Family School of Music, our programs focused on both artistry and skill-building. Students will connect with esteemed faculty and teaching artists for in-person or live-streamed lectures, masterclasses, guest performances, private lessons, clinics, audition workshops.


Early ChildhoodGuitarInstrumental BandInstrumental StringsPiano
Recording & ProducingProfessional Development

Composing, Writing, & Theory

Summer Songwriting Workshop
Ages 13-18

July 24 – 28, 2023 

The Art of Filmscoring
Ages 13-18

July 17 – 21, 2023

Music Composition Intro Camp
Ages 13-18

Aug 7 – 11, 2023

Early Childhood

Summer Music Sampler
Ages 4-6

June 26 – 30 & July 10 – 14 

Fine Arts Sampler
Ages 4-6

 July 3 – 7 & July 17 – 21 

Guitar

Beginner Guitar Camp
Ages 9-12

 June 26 – June 30, 2023

Beginner Guitar Teen Camp
Ages 13-18

June 26 – June 30, 2023

Instrumental Band

Mason Summer Band Camp
Ages 10-18

June 19 – 23, 2023 
9:00 am – 9:00 pm

Instrumental Strings

Mason High School Summer Strings Institute
Ages 13-18

June 26 – June 30, 2023

Mason Strings Camp
Ages 9-13

July 3 – 14, 2023 (two weeks)

Violin Bootcamp
Ages 10-18

 July 31 – Aug 4, 2023

Viola Bootcamp
Ages 10-18

July 31 – Aug 4, 2023 

Violin Academy
Ages 12-18

Aug 7 – 11, 2023

Piano

Summer Piano Academy
Ages 7-11

July 31 – Aug 4, 2023 

Summer Piano Academy (Advanced)
Ages 12-18

Aug 7 – 11, 2023

Recording & Producing

Summer Recording Studio
Ages 13-18

July 24 – 28, 2023

Producer Intro Camp
Ages 12-17

July 31 – Aug 4, 2023 

Professional Development

Kodály Music Teacher Training
 July 17-28, 2023 

Summer Conducting Symposium

Summer Conducting Symposium
July 17 – 21, 2023 
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Join us for our 2nd annual summer conducting workshop

COVID Safety Guidelines
Mason Community Arts Academy follows all safety protocols required by George Mason University. Visit our COVID Safety Guidelines for more information.

Limited scholarship funds are available for families in need of financial assistance. To apply, please visit: https://masonacademy.gmu.edu/about-us/financial-aid/. For families in need of extended payment plan installment options, please contact the Academy at academy@gmu.edu.

The Academy will be closed for Spring Break from Monday, April 3rd to Saturday, April 8.

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