All things piano. Classical, jazz, pop, rock, blues, the piano has occupied a central role in many styles of music since its invention by Bartolomeo Cristofori in Italy around the year 1700. It’s also been a focal point of musical education for American children since the mid 1800s.

CMC Atlanta Piano Camp provides beginners and more experienced players alike the opportunity to develop both playing skills and musical understanding and awareness. Through a mix of private lessons and group activities (singing, drumming, arts and crafts, theory games and projects), students will learn good technique, build their knowledge of the fundamentals of music, and tackle a couple of age and skill appropriate compositions. Piano Camp also includes introduction of historical repertoire (from virtuosic to famous pieces, like Fur Elise, that most piano students learn along the way), lessons in how the piano works, projects that introduce important composers for the instrument (from Muzio Clementi to Mozart, Chopin, to Thelonious Monk and Elton John), and live performances by CMC Atlanta Artist Resident Teachers.

For beginners, we gear the curriculum to laying a firm foundation to support playing and continued study after camp. For more experienced players, we introduce new solo and collaborative pieces, more advanced concepts, and teach improvisation, a skill overlooked in many piano studios. When it comes to improvisation, even experienced students mostly start from scratch when they come to our camp, and most students enjoy having this world of artistic expression opened for them in an encouraging setting. 

Students divided by age and skill level. Beginners and more experienced students welcome.

Grab your axe or borrow one of ours and come jam with us. And since we group students by both age and skill level, the CMC Atlanta Guitar Camp is open to beginners and more advanced players.

CMC Atlanta Guitar provides beginners and more experienced players alike the opportunity to develop both playing skills and their understanding of musical concepts. Through a mix of private lessons and group activities, students will learn good technique, build their knowledge of the fundamentals of music, learn about amps, pedals, and effects, and tackle a couple of age and skill appropriate songs. Camp includes a variety of group activities like singing, drumming, theory drills and projects, and indoor and outdoor games. The curriculum incorporates a survey of historical repertoire (from simple compositions most children learn to virtuosic masterpieces), projects that introduce important composers and famous performers, and live performances by CMC Atlanta Artist Resident Teachers. Our young musicians are also engaged by both traditional and more contemporary uses of the guitar in classical, jazz, rock, and folk music.

Guitar Master Reference.  All lesson plans for the week can be found in here.  

8:00-9:00

• Check in: students sign in, put their things away and then have quiet choices until 9:00am.

9:00 - 9:15:

• Circle time, gather students, learn names.  Go over music center inside boundaries and expectations.

9:15-10:15:

• EveryDay Sing: Songs the use 2 Chords; 3 chord songs

10:15-10:45:

• Morning fruit break.  Go over outside expectations, and boundaries.

10:45-12:00:

• History of Guitar worksheet; go over parts of the guitar, strings, and practice holding (instruments, not toys)

12:00-1:00:

• Lunch and outside/free choice time.

1:00-2:00: 

• How to read tab, make your own tab.  Make tab sheets for the EveryDay Sing songs. 

2:00-2:30:

• Afternoon fruit break. 

2:30-4:00:

• EveryDay Sing with tab sheets.  Can break out in to small groups. 

4:00-6:00:

• Free choices and practicing

Grab your axe or borrow one of ours and come jam with us. And since we group students by both age and skill level, the CMC Atlanta Guitar Camp is open to beginners and more advanced players.

CMC Atlanta Guitar provides beginners and more experienced players alike the opportunity to develop both playing skills and their understanding of musical concepts. Through a mix of private lessons and group activities, students will learn good technique, build their knowledge of the fundamentals of music, learn about amps, pedals, and effects, and tackle a couple of age and skill appropriate songs. Camp includes a variety of group activities like singing, drumming, theory drills and projects, and indoor and outdoor games. The curriculum incorporates a survey of historical repertoire (from simple compositions most children learn to virtuosic masterpieces), projects that introduce important composers and famous performers, and live performances by CMC Atlanta Artist Resident Teachers. Our young musicians are also engaged by both traditional and more contemporary uses of the guitar in classical, jazz, rock, and folk music.

 Under the Direction of Jason Casanova, Atlanta Mass Brass is a high school brass ensemble dedicated to fostering excellence in solo and ensemble performance and to providing high school brass players general musical instruction, mentoring and a social outlet related to music performance.  

CMC Little 5 Points

Session 1: June 10-14

Session 2: June 17-21

Session 3: July 24-28

CMC Atlanta Summer Showcase Performances:

Saturday, June 29, 2019 @ 7Stages Theatre, Little 5 Points 

Friday, July 26, 2019  @ Atlanta Music High School/Rivers Academy, North Druid Hills/Brookhaven

 Under the Direction of Jason Casanova, Atlanta Mass Brass is a high school brass ensemble dedicated to fostering excellence in solo and ensemble performance and to providing high school brass players general musical instruction, mentoring and a social outlet related to music performance.