Summer String Music Camps
& Activities for Kids & Adults
Looking for the best summer string music camps? Explore a wide range of violin, viola, cello, and bass programs designed for young musicians, beginners, advanced students, and adult learners. Find orchestra workshops, chamber music intensives, and private lessons to enhance your playing skills.
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- Alabama
- Alaska
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- California
- Colorado
- Connecticut
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- Idaho
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Maryland
- Massachusetts
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Hampshire
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- North Dakota
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Rhode Island
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Utah
- Vermont
- Virginia
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Wyoming
| Alabama | |
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| Crimson Music Camp | Tuscaloosa |
| Young Musicians’ Camp | Montevallo |
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| Alaska | |
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| Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival | Fairbanks |
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| Arizona | |
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| Curry Summer Music Camp/Northern Arizona University | Flagstaff |
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| Arkansas | |
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| University of Arkansas Summer Music Camp | Fayetteville |
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| Colorado | |
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| Aspen Music Festival and School | Aspen |
| Bravo! Vail Valley Music Festival | Vail |
| Colorado Music Festival | Boulder |
| Colorado College Summer Music Festival | Colorado Springs |
| Colorado Suzuki Institute at Beaver Creek | Vail |
| Rocky Mountain Summer Conservatory | Steamboat Springs |
| Rocky Ridge Music Center | Estes Park |
| The Telluride Jazz Festival | Telluride |
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| Connecticut | |
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| Chamber Music Central (CMC) | Fairfield |
| Danbury Chamber Music Intensive | Danbury |
| Hartt Summer Study | West Hartford |
| KentMusic String Quartet Conference | Kent |
| Neighborhood Music School | New Haven |
| Music Mountain Adult ChamberFest | Falls Village |
| Yale Summer School of Music/Norfolk Chamber Music Festival | Norfolk |
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| Delaware | |
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| University of Delaware Community Music School - Summer Music | Newark |
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| Florida | |
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| Emerald Coast Chamber Music Institute | Niceville |
| InterHarmony International School of Music Online | Delray Beach |
| Jacksonville University Summer Chamber Music Intensive | Facebook | Jacksonville |
| Nord Anglia Summer Performance Arts with Juilliard | Windermere |
| Sarasota Music Festival | Sarasota |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Clearwater |
| Sparrow Music Camp | High Springs |
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| Georgia | |
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| Athena Music and Leadership Camp | Waleska |
| Franklin Pond Chamber Music | Atlanta |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Atlanta |
| Strings Without Boundaries | Atlanta |
| University of Georgia Summer Music Camp | Athens |
| Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus Summer String Camp | Columbus |
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| Hawaii | |
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| Hawaii Youth Symphony | Honolulu |
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| Idaho | |
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| Mountains & Strings | Harriman State Park |
| Sun Valley Music Festival | Ketchum |
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| Illinois | |
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| American Music Institute Summer Camp | Clarendon Hills |
| Community Orchestra String Symposium | Urbana-Champaign |
| Credo Music Festivals | Elmhurst |
| Illinois Chamber Music Festival at IWU | Bloomington |
| Illinois Summer Youth Music | Urbana-Champaign |
| Illinois Wesleyan University Summer Music Program | Bloomington |
| Intensive Strings at Orvieto Musica, Inc. | Chicago |
| Midwest Young Artists' Summer Music Camp | Highwood |
| Summer Music at DePaul | Chicago |
| Tutti Chamber Music | Lombard |
| University of Illinois at Chicago Summer Jazz Academy | Chicago |
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| Indiana | |
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| Music for All | Indianapolis |
| New Harmony Music Festival Summer School | New Harmony |
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| Iowa | |
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| Lutheran Summer Music Academy and Festival | Decora |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Davenport |
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| Kansas | |
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| Camp Allegro | Wichita |
| Ottawa Suzuki Strings | Ottawa |
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| Kentucky | |
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| Louisville Suzuki Strings Summer Institute | Louisville |
| Cowan Creek Mountain Music School | Whitesburg |
| Steven Collins Foster Music Camps, Eastern Kentucky University | Richmond |
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| Louisiana | |
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| Greater New Orleans Youth Orchestra Summer Festival | New Orleans |
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| Maine | |
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| Bay Chamber Concerts: Full Foliage Adult Chamber Music Weekend | Rockport |
| Bowdoin International Music Festival | Brunswick |
| Camp Encore / Coda | Sweden |
| Kneisel Hall Chamber Music Festival | Blue Hill |
| Maine FiddleCamp | Camp NEOFA, Montville |
| New England Music Camp | Sidney |
| New England Suzuki Institute | Standish |
| Pierre Monteux School | Hancock |
| Southern Maine Music Academy | Gorham |
| Southern Maine String Camp | Winthrop |
| Summerkeys | Lubec |
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| Maryland | |
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| Annapolis Chamber Music Project | Annapolis |
| Baltimore Symphony Orchestra: Masterclass Program | Baltimore |
| Common Ground on the Hill | Westminster |
| Intermuse International Music Institute and Festival | Emmitsburg |
| Levine School of Music | Washington, DC |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Bel Air |
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| Michigan | |
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| Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp | Manistee National Forest |
| Cello Haven High School Camp | Clarkston |
| Emerald Isle String Haven | Beaver Island |
| Interlochen Center for the Arts | Interlochen |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Lansing |
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| Minnesota | |
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| Athena Music and Leadership Camp | St. Cloud |
| Itasca Orchestra and Strings Program Summer Programs | Grand Rapids |
| Northern Lights Chamber Music Institute | St. Paul |
| St. Olaf College Music Academy | Northfield |
| Stringwood Chamber Music Festival & Young Artist Program | Lanesboro |
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| Missouri | |
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| Mizzou Summer Music Camps | Columbia |
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| Montana | |
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| Flathead Lake Music Camp | Rollins |
| Montana Suzuki Institute | Missoula |
| Red Lodge Music Festival | Billings |
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| Nebraska | |
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| Schoolhouse Fiddle Camp | Avoca |
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| New Hampshire | |
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| Apple Hill Center for Chamber Music | Nelson |
| Classicopia | Hanover |
| Fiddleheads Acoustic Music Camp | Moultonboro |
| Miles of Music | Lake Winnepesaukee |
| Raphael Chamber Music Workshop | Wilton |
| White Mountain Music Festival | Sugar Hill |
| SYMS: Summer Youth Music School | Durham |
| The Walden School | Dublin |
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| New Jersey | |
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| Symphony in C - Symphony Summer Camp | Collingswood |
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| New Mexico | |
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| Chamber Music Albuquerque | Albuquerque |
| Taos School of Music Summer Chamber Program | Taos |
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| North Carolina | |
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| Blue Ridge Old Time Music Week | Mars Hill |
| Brevard Music Center Festival | Brevard |
| Bold Music at Sioux Sioux Studio | Charlotte |
| Creative Strings Workshop | Asheville |
| Eastern Music Festival and School | Greensboro |
| Jink and Diddle School of Scottish Fiddling | Valle Crucis |
| Mountain Collegium Early Music Workshop | Cullowhee |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Raleigh |
| The Swannanoa Gathering (Folk Tradition Workshop) | Asheville |
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| North Dakota | |
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| International Music Camp | Dunseith |
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| Ohio | |
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| Baldwin Community Arts School String Camp | Berea |
| Oberlin Summer Programs | Oberlin |
| Chamber Music Connection Summer Festival | Worthington |
| Chamber Music in Yellow Springs | Yellow Springs |
| Creative Strings Workshop: Adult Program | Columbus |
| Credo Music Festivals | Wenham |
| Ohio Scottish Arts School | Berea |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Columbus |
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| Oklahoma | |
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| Oklahoma State University - Cowboy Music Camp | Stillwater |
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| Oregon | |
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| Britt Institute Chamber Strings Camp | Jacksonville |
| Chamber Music Workshop at Oregon State University | Corvallis |
| Oregon Music Academy | Tualatin |
| Young Musicians' and Artists' Course in Salem | Portland |
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| Pennsylvania | |
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| Assai! Performance Institute | Lancaster |
| Blue Mountain Festival | Carlisle |
| Camp Ballibay | Camptown |
| Csehy Summer School of Music | Langhorne |
| Curtis Institute Summer Program | Philadelphia |
| Lebanon Valley College Summer Music Camp | Annville |
| Pennsylvania Academy of Music | Lancaster |
| Performing Arts Institute of Wyoming Seminary | Kingston |
| Philadelphia International Music Festival | Philadelphia |
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| Rhode Island | |
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| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Kingstown |
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| South Carolina | |
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| University of South Carolina String Project | Greenville |
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| South Dakota | |
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| Rushmore Music Festival | Spearfish |
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| Tennessee | |
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| Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp / Conference | Montgomery Bell State Park (Near Nashville) |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Knoxville |
| Vanderbilt Adult Chamber Music Institute | Nashville |
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| Texas | |
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| American Festival for the Arts: Summer Music Conservatory | North Houston |
| Austin Chamber Music Workshop and Festival | Austin |
| Immanuel and Helen Olshan Texas Music Festival | Houston |
| International Festival-Institute at Round Top | Round Top |
| Live Oak Fiddle Camp | Hallettsville |
| Longhorn Music Camp: Middle School Orchestra | Austin |
| Scor! String Camp for Adults | Austin |
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| Utah | |
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| BYU Young Musicians' Summer Festival | Provo |
| Intermountain Suzuki String Institute | West Jordan |
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| Vermont | |
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| Amherst Early Music Festival | Bennington |
| Bennington Chamber Music Conference and Composers' Forum of the East | Bennington |
| Green Mountain Chamber Music Festival | Burlington |
| Green Mountain Suzuki Institute | New Haven |
| Kinhaven Music School | Weston |
| Manchester Music Festival | Manchester |
| Marlboro Music Festival | Marlboro |
| Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp | Leicester |
| Yellow Barn Music School & Festival | Putney |
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| Virginia | |
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| American Youth Philharmonic Orchestras Summer String Academy | Fairfax |
| Garth Newel Music Center | Warm Springs | Greater Washington Suzuki Institute | Alexandria |
| Heifetz International Music Institute | Staunton |
| Summer Music Camps & Workshops | Fairfax |
| StringTime Summer Music Camp | Alexandria, Burke, McLean |
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| Washington | |
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| Icicle Creek Summer Chamber Music Institute | Leavenworth |
| Marrowstone Summer Music | Marrowstone |
| Midsummer Musical Retreat | Walla Walla |
| Strings Without Boundaries | Seattle |
| Summer String Academy Orchestra Camp | Ellensburg |
| SYSO Summer Music | Seattle |
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| West Virginia | |
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| Augusta Heritage Arts Workshops | |
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| Wisconsin | |
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| The Amber Suzuki Center | Stevens Point |
| Birch Creek Music Performance Center | Door County |
| Clearing Folk School | Ellison Bay |
| Green Lake Festival of Music | Green Lake |
| Midsummer's Music Festival | Ellison Bay |
| Strings Without Boundaries | Appleton |
| University of Wisconsin Whitewater String Orchestra Camp | Whitewater |
| University of Wisconsin Whitewater Music Camps | Whitewater |
| Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Strings Summer Camp | Milwaukee |
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| Wyoming | |
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| Grand Teton Music Festival | Jackson Hole |
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