Midcoast Music Academy

Registration open for summer camps

Every summer, Midcoast Music Academy (MCMA) in Rockland offers a variety of day camps and intensives. Each camp is run by our world-class faculty who fill every day with instruction, rehearsal, music games, encouragement, support and more. Students will have the opportunity to work individually with the faculty and hone their skills as they collaborate with other students musicians. An exciting final performance concludes each week-long intensive.

This year MCMA have expanded our offerings and now offer a total of six week-long camps!

• Songwriter’s Camp, June 24-28
• Blues Intensive, July 8-12, performance at NABF July 13 & 14
• Film Scoring, July 22-26
• Gig Camp, July 29-August 2, performance at the Lobster Festival
• Jazz Intensive, August 5-9
• Musical Theater, August 12-16

Each session costs $375, except for the Blues Intensive and Gig Camp which each cost $425. If your child enrolls in additional weeks and/or enrolls with a sibling, a 10% discount will be applied. For tuition assistance, please contact Jen for more information. Our camps runs Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m at our studio on 279 Main Street, Rockland. We will be meeting in our ensemble room (Studio 6). The day will be approximately organized as following:

• Morning Session (9:30-12:00): Direct instructional time, guest speakers, theory, improv/music games, group conversations, topics review, listening and writing sessions.
• Lunch (12:00-1:00): To be held outside every day if weather permits. Feel free to bring soccer balls, footballs, frisbees, etc. Please plan on providing packed lunches for students. We will provide snacks and a pizza party for Friday’s lunch.
• Afternoon Session (1:00-3:30): Playing time and rehearsals!

In addition to the lead teacher, all camps will have the support of a teaching assistant and specialty guest teachers to make sure students have instrument-specific instruction.

For more information, or to register, visit our website or click below. If you have any questions regarding the camps, please direct them to Abigail Nash.