Calling all future musicians! Sing, dance, and move with Miss Kelly! 

Join Miss Kelly Hooper for our early childhood music education program that inspires youngsters to sing, listen, move, dance, create musical crafts, and learn about classical composers. Your 4-6 year old will leave with the knowledge of playful musical techniques, fascinating instruments, and maybe a few new songs stuck in their heads! Grownups must be present for the last 15 minutes of class.

Ages: 4-6 Beginners, no experience required
Dates: 4 Weeks, Wednesdays

• • Session 1: June 17 – July 8 Done!
  • *NEW!* Session 2: July 22 – August 12
    Due to high demand, we are offering a second session of this summer camp! 

Times: 1:30-2:30 PM
Teacher: Kelly Hooper
Tuition: $95*

Do you want to learn how to record, edit, and publish your own original song, or music for a video? Learn the basics of recording, editing, and publishing live music, using the latest technology, equipment, and software, including Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro X, Sibelius, Waves, Allen and Heath, Neve, and Neumann. Our small classes (9 students maximum) will provide you with access to a state-of-the-art, professional-grade recording facility and an experienced sound engineer. You will learn to use the same mics, preamps, and plugins as those found in professional recording studios.

Ages: 12+, no experience required
Dates: 6 weeks, Tuesdays: June 23 – July 28
Times: 6:00 – 7:30 PM
Teachers: Brendan Ruane
Tuition: $375 *

Discover the joy of playing the violin with other early beginners. Learn the fundamentals of tuning, positioning, bowing, and music theory, including rhythm, pitch, and note reading. Students will build confidence, active listening skills, and general musicality as they have fun playing individually and together as a group. Students will have the option to demonstrate their new skills with a performance for family and friends on the last day of the camp. Instruments provided.

“I know that the most joy in my life has come to me from my violin.”
– Albert Einstein

Ages: 7-11 Beginners, no experience required
           Students age 6 may be accepted at the teacher’s discretion.
Dates: 1 Week: July 20-24

Times: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Teacher: Carolyn Gaul
Tuition: $195 *

Discover the joy of playing the piano with other early beginners. Learn the fundamentals of piano technique, scales, history, and music theory, including rhythm, pitch, and note reading. Students will build confidence, active listening skills, and general musicality as they have fun playing individually and together as a group. Students will have the option to demonstrate their new skills with a performance for family and friends on the last day of the camp. Instruments provided.

Ages: 7-11, Beginners, no experience required
Dates:

Session 1 (1 Week): June 22-26 Done!

Session 2 (1 Week): August 3-7
Due to recent storm damage to our building, the second
session of Intro to Piano Camp has been postponed from
the original start date of July 13 to August 3.

Times: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Teacher:  Dr. Matthew Morrow
Tuition: $195 *

Build your own ukulele and learn to play this iconic and versatile instrument! Students will learn the basics of positioning, strumming, chords, rhythm, music theory, and plenty of fun songs to play and sing! Over the course of the week, each student will assemble, paint, string, and tune their own ukulele from a kit. Students will have the option to demonstrate their new skills on their own instruments with a performance for family and friends on the last day of the camp. Instruments, building kits, and supplies provided.

Ages: 7-11 Beginners, no experience required
Dates: 1 Week: Aug 10-14
Times: 9:30 – 11:30 AM
Teacher: Emma Bockrath
Tuition: $295 *

Be a filmmaker! Create your own short film, using the state-of-the-art audio and video recording studio at CMS. You can even have it considered for entry in the 2026 Allentown Film Festival. Gain hands-on experience with industry-standard software, mics, and camera gear used in professional music and film production, including Neumann, Logic Pro X, Final Cut Pro X, Allen & Heath, Neve, Black Magic Pocket Cinema, Waves, and Universal Audio. Under the direction of CMS resident audio engineer and guitar teacher, Joe Wagner, and in collaboration with local filmmaker Matt Spade and television producer Michael Schelp of the Allentown Film Festival, learn the basics of how to record and compose soundtracks, and film, edit, and debut your own 1-3 minute short film.

Ages: 12-18, no experience required
Dates:  2 Weeks: July 20-31 (M-F)
Times: 9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Teachers: Joe Wagner
Tuition: $475*

This 5-week rock band rehearsal and performance intensive is open to musicians ready to gain experience playing and rehearsing in a group setting. Students with experience on any band instrument (guitar, bass guitar, drums, piano/keyboard, brass, woodwinds, or voice) are encouraged to join!  This performance ensemble will focus on popular cover songs and provide the opportunity for the creation of original music. Band members will learn to jam, write, rehearse, and gig like a pro musician, with a finale performance at Musikfest on the Plaza Tropical stage, on Thursday, Aug 6!

Audition Requirements: Interested students must submit a short audition video via this Google Form by Thur, July 2, showcasing on their chosen instrument performing two contrasting styles, under one minute each. Students will be notified of the audition results by Fri, Jun 26. Preference will be given to advanced and intermediate students who are currently enrolled in private lessons at CMS. Beginners with confidence on their instruments are also welcome to audition.

Ages: 12-18, video audition required
Dates: 5 Weeks: Thursday afternoons, July 9 – August 6
Times:

Rehearsals: 3:30-4:30 PM (Thr, Jul 9, Jul 16, Jul 23, Jul 30)

Final Rehearsal: 1:45-2:45 PM (Wed, Aug 5)

Musikfest Performance:  1:30-3:00 PM (Thr, Aug 6)

Teachers:  Joe Wagner
Tuition: $175*