The Rivers School Conservatory offers six summer day programs for students looking to grow their musical skills with like-minded peers and inspiring faculty artists. We offer programs to help you prepare for the coming shool year auditions, immerse yourself in jazz studies or improve your skils over the summer.
Summer Music (Classical)
Summer Music is a two-week program for wind, string, brass, and piano students entering grades 3-12. Participants receive individualized attention in private lessons, build essential skills in group classes, and experience the joy of musical collaboration in ensembles. Each session concludes with a performance.
Summer Jazz and Contemporary Music
Summer jazz and comtemporary music is a two-week immersion into a variety of musical styles for instrumentalists of all levels. Students are offered concentrated courses of study from ensemble playing and instrumental skills to improvisation and composition techniques. Classes include Intro to Jazz, Pop Harmony, and Rock Lab.
Summer Orchestra
Get ready for the school year with a week-long program for string players of all levels! There are no pre-program auditions, and students are placed in one of three orchestras after playing on the first day. Each day includes rehearsals, sectionals, and a break. In one week, students learn repertoire and prepare for a final concert.
Summer Percussion Workshop
This week-long seminar is a perfect opportunity for percussion students to refine their playing skills through a combination of classes and private instruction. The daily schedule includes mallet ensemble, drum circle on hand percussion, improvisation, and master classes covering District audition repertoire on auxiliary percussion, mallets, snare, and timpani. The week concludes with a final concert.
Summer Suzuki
In RSC’s Summer Suzuki program, violinists, cellists, and guitarists ages 3-12 will spend a week developing their artistry and technique in a nurturing environment. Throughout this five-day program, students will engage in daily master classes, learn and solidify new skills in the Suzuki Technique and Musicianship Class, and more. The week then concludes with performances!
Summer BandGet ready for the school year and jump start your junior/senior festival audition preparation with a week-long morning program for winds, brass, and percussion players entering grades 7-12. In one week, students learn repertoire and prepare for a final concert with styles ranging from classical to movie music.
