BMuZ Summer Camp 2025!
Welcome to the information and application page for BMuZ Summer Camp! BMuZ is a one week long music based Summer Camp that happens in Berkeley, CA. BMuZ is open to all who are interested in coming and being a part of a week long fun and intensive camp that is taught by highly trained, motivated, and credentialed teachers. Information for all available camps can be found below, as well as the link to this year's applications.
This year, we will be hosting our traditional ensemble based camp the week of June 9-13 at King Middle School. During this week, students will spend half of the day in large music ensembles, building skills while learning new repertoire that will be performed at the end of the week for families to see.
For all questions, please email Shannonhouston@newapollomusic.org.
Scholarships will be available to families in need, please email for more info.
BMuZ Full Week Ensemble Camp
June 9-13
All Camps listed below are half day camps, with grade level for Fall of 2025. All half day camps are priced at $250 for the week, but signing up for both a morning and afternoon camp makes the total price $400! This camp will take place at King Middle School in Berkeley. All payments will be done after acceptances either by check or PayPal.
BMuZ Band Camp | GRADES 5-9
Bring all your friends, and make new ones as well. We will work together on sight reading, creating a beautiful group sound, locking in intonation, articulating with expression, and playing together as an ensemble. Activities include group warm-ups, all band rehearsals, sectionals, music games, and non-musical games.
8:30am-12:00pm
$250
BMuZ Jazz Camp | GRADES 5-9
Come improve your jazz skills, or try out playing jazz, blues, funk, and Latin music for the first time. Work on creating grooves, improvising, sight reading, and playing with good sound quality and group awareness. Activities include big bands, group warm-ups, improvisation workshops, sectional rehearsals, listening sessions, music games, and non-musical games.
1:00pm-4:30pm
$250
BMuZ Strings Camp | GRADES 5-9
Students will play in a large string ensemble as well as in small chamber groups and musical electives (try a new instrument, fiddle tunes, etc). Focus will be on string playing technique as well as large/small ensemble skills.
8:30am-12:00pm
$250
BMuZ Fiddle Camp | GRADES 6-9
Start your summer off with some new and old fiddle tunes! Traditional fiddle tunes taught in a supportive environment with Berkeley High music students as mentors! Irish, Scottish, Bluegrass, and more to keep you busy the rest of the summer! This session is taught by Carlotta Jacobs, a member of the BUSD Visual and Performance Department. Open to all string players.
1:00pm-4:30pm
$250
BMuZ Jazz Orchestra Camp | GRADES 6-9
This is a new camp that is open to all string players! Designed to introduce jazz to string players, while teaching them the skills, technique and theory needed for the style. Our goal is to give string players access to this style of music that they are normally blocked from, and begin to give them the roots needed to join a traditional jazz band. Open to all string players!
1:00pm-4:30pm
$250
BMuZ Choir Camp | GRADES 5-9
Students will get to be a part of a choir led by the incredible Jay Whittington. This camp is open to both students who either have or have not had previous choir experience. This camp will get students singing and putting together their voices in ways that they never have before. This is a unique opportunity that your young singer does not want to miss!
8:30am-12:00pm
$250
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