Online Summer Music Camps Discounted for Employees

The Mary Pappert School of Music is offering Duquesne employees a 10% discount for the young musician(s) in their families to participate in the online City Music Center (CMC) 2020 Summer Music Series camps. The CMC Summer Music Series camps have transitioned to an online format due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

CMC Summer Music Series: Online Music CampsThe camps offer young musicians of all levels the opportunity to immerse themselves in music from jazz, brass band, violins and violas to music technology while learning from Duquesne’s esteemed faculty of professional musicians.

“We are happy that we can provide the area’s young musicians with an opportunity to learn and play with our outstanding faculty even while the country is still in crisis,” Tom Carsecka, director of music enrollment and community programs, said. “It is truly a unique camp experience and we are excited about the new online format.”

University employees with children entering grades seven to 12 will receive 10% off the program registration fee. Additional scholarships may be available to help offset the cost for those who are eligible.

Registration is now for these upcoming online camps:

  • Pump Up Your Practice: A Summer Strings Institute (Monday, June 1, through Friday, June 26)—This online summer institute provides participants with a one-month personalized design of intensive instrumental practice and correct practice techniques combined with formal guidance and analysis by two professional international performing and teaching artists, Charles and Rachel Stegeman.
  • Summer Jazz Experience (Monday, June 22, through Friday, June 26)—Have fun learning about and playing jazz, America’s indigenous art music, in a relaxed online environment with some of the best jazz musicians/educators in the Pittsburgh area.
  • Merging Sight & Sound (Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 10)—Get first-hand creative experience while exploring music and media production, MIDI sequencing, electronic composition and orchestration, arranging, sound design and foley, video editing, and production. Study with music production experts Bill Purse, Lynn Purse and five-time Grammy award-winning engineer, Jay Dudt.
  • Steel City Brass Camp (Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 10)—Improve performance and overdubbing skills as a creative brass musician learning from members of the Grammy award-winning Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
  • Music Theory Boot Camp (Monday, July 6, through Friday, July 10)—Students can challenge themselves in this action-packed online experience that brings music theory concepts into focus. Learn to read, identify and understand musical rhythms, intervals and harmony, pitch patterns and melodies, as well as the history and evolution of music notation.
  • Industry of Audio & Media (Monday, July 13, through Friday, July 17)—Get first-hand experience with state-of-the-art recording techniques while learning about the business and science of recording and producing music media. Study with music tech experts Thomas Kikta, Jesse Naus, and five-time Grammy award-winning engineer, Jay Dudt. Learn how to get the most out of a home recording studio.
  • Summer Percussion Camp (Monday, July 20, through Friday, July 24)—Learn about the diverse world of percussion in a fun and inspiring online experience. Students entering grades seven through 12 will enjoy focused sessions on orchestral percussion, drum set, marimba, world percussion and timpani. Attend online master classes and take lessons with percussion experts and guest clinicians.
  • Violin & Viola Boot Camp (four one-week sessions from Monday, July 13, through Friday, Aug 7)—Gain extensive performance and practice experience with online intensive group technique classes, master classes and supervised practice.

Visit www.duq.edu/summermusicseries or email cmc@duq.edu for more information about the camps, pricing or to register.