Posts Related to: Music Camp

Music Camps for Adults are Serious Fun

If you want to take your music to the next level, get experience performing in front of others, and just have fun, there is is nothing better than spending a week at a summer music camp for adults. There are bluegrass camps, jazz camps, guitar camps, songwriting camps, band camps, orchestra camps, chamber music camps - all geared toward adult …

May 3, 2010   8 Comments[ Read Full Post → ]

Fall is the Season for Music Workshops

Kids go back to school this month, but what do grown-ups do? Well…one thing they can do is attend a music workshop! We earlier listed summer music camps, but there are also Fall workshops, vacations, and classes you can take, as well as groups to join. Here are some good ones that begin in Sept., Oct., and …

September 7, 2009   No Comments[ Read Full Post → ]

Reports of Jazz’s Death Greatly Exaggerated

The music critic and blogger Terry Teachout wrote a curious article entitled “Can Jazz Be Saved” for the Wall Street Journal on August 9.
He says of jazz: “Nobody’s listening.”
“No, it’s not quite that bad — but it’s no longer possible for head-in-the-sand types to pretend that the great American art form is economically healthy or …

August 18, 2009   7 Comments[ Read Full Post → ]

Still Time for Summer Music Camp

If you have vacation time that you’re not sure how to use, think seriously about signing up for a week at a summer music camp for adults (or adults and families). Getting a chance to play with other adults – both casually and in formal group settings – is an invaluable experience.  The camps seem to self-select …

July 13, 2009   11 Comments[ Read Full Post → ]