studio 15
This summer program will pique your childs imagination and feed their natural love of music. Our CMS faculty members have prepared a variety of programs with musical themes - each day, there will be a different topic with a different CMS faculty member. Each sessions's program will include a variety of fun and engaging hands-on activities. Your child is sure to enjoy these programs.
Studio 15 -- Summer Fun for Grades 1-6
Weeks of July 12 and July 19: $135 per week
Grades 1, 2, and 3 9:30-12:00 daily
Grades 4, 5 and 6 12:30-3:00 daily
This summer program will pique your childs imagination and feed their natural love of music. Our CMS faculty members have prepared a variety of programs with musical themes – each day, there will be a different topic with a different CMS faculty member. Each session’s program will include a variety of fun and engaging hands-on activities. Your child is sure to enjoy these programs.
Mad Musical Scientists Christine Coyle
Monday, 9:30am-12pm; 12:30-3pm
Have fun learning about the Science of Sound. What is sound/music? Learn about sound waves by conducting experiments. We will even get to build our own instruments.
Jug Band Martha Herrle
Tuesday, 9:30am-12pm
We will learn about early American music through singing, making our own rhythm and melody instruments, and contra dance. Swing your partner!
Rhythms of the World Tom Briggs
Tuesday, 12:30-3pm
Rhythms of the World workshop will cover the basics of rhythm, counting and clapping, and then explore the many world percussion instruments. The focus will be group performance using hand percussion instruments from many countries including Africa, the Middle East, Latin America, Turkey, Brazil, and others.
Students will develop an understanding of various hand drum and percussion techniques and experience the joy of spirited group performance.
Summer Songs Nancy Thomas
Wednesday, 9:30-12pm; 12:30-3pm
Songs, rhymes, chants and poems; movement, instrument playing, instrument making, props and puppets! Let’s sing, move, and play to favorite folk songs and camp songs. Our song list will include favorites like “One Bottle of Pop,” “Pass the Spoon,” “Make New Friends” and more!
The Instruments' Family Tree Chantal Hovendick
Thursday, 9:30am-12pm; 12:30-3pm
An introduction of the various categories or 'families' of instruments—strings, woodwinds, brass, percussion. Using both a picture of the instruments and a listening example, we will see what instruments fit into each category. For the younger children, we can see how they are related into families (for example, the double Bass is the Grandpa of the string section) and see where the families go to play---in the orchestra, band, jazz ensemble.
Jungle Fever Joni Gage
Friday, 9:30am-12pm; 12:30pm-3pmExperience the magic and excitement of the jungle and its creatures through music! Captivating rhythmic songs and chants, movement and innovative crafts to bring the jungle sounds to your summer!