The Summer Music Academy is a summer music camp that offers exciting performing opportunities, small group lessons, private instruction, and a variety of music and art elective classes for young musicians. Students can learn a brand new instrument, enhance technical and musicianship skills on a current instrument, participate in one of our many ensembles, or explore our diverse elective class offerings! Once again, our fantastic staff will ensure that the Summer Music Academy experience you know and love becomes a reality!

All classes meet daily for 40 minutes, between the hours of 8:15 AM and 12:00 PM. Visit the Course Offerings tab to explore detailed descriptions of each class and their meeting times. Students from any school district or town are welcome to attend.

***Make sure you check out all of our CLASS UPDATES for 2024!!!***

Summer Music Academy at Ridgewood 2024

Dates:

Wednesday, June 26 - Friday, July 26 (No classes July 4, 5)
All Classes take place at TRAVELL SCHOOL | 340 Bogert Avenue, Ridgewood, NJ

All registration materials and the website ARE updated for 2024!!! REGISTER TODAY!!!

• Suzuki Beginning Violin (Grades 1-4)

• Bucket Drumming (Ensemble & Rhythmic Development for ALL!)

• Int & Adv Percussion Group Lessons

NEW Classes from 2023!

• Studio Art Classes

• Jazz Improvisation

• Songwriting

• Ukulele

A Half-Day Program for anyone looking for an 8:15-12:00 camp-like program! (Sign up for 4-5 classes)

It is highly recommended that students who enroll in a Group lesson ALSO enroll in an Ensemble class.

There are also many other ways to link classes together to enhance your experience at SMA!

Examples:

If you take an Intermediate Group Lesson at 9:00, enrolling in the corresponding Ensemble at 9:45 (e.g., Brass Ensemble) is highly recommended.

If you play in the Junior or Senior Jazz Band at 10:35, enrolling in the Improvisation course at 11:20 is highly recommended.

If you take Music Theory & Composition at 10:35, enrolling in the Songwriting class at 11:20 is highly recommended.

Of course, you can do ANY combination of classes to fit your interests!

2024 Rates

• 1 Class Registration: $465

• 2 Class Registration: $760

• 3 Class Registration: $1,026

• HALF DAY PROGRAM - 4 Class Registration: $1,216 (8:15-11:15am OR 9:00am-12:00pm)

• HALF DAY PROGRAM - 5 Class Registration: $1,330 (8:15am-12:00pm)

***If you need to withdraw your child from a class prior to June 26, 2024, your payment will be refunded, less a $25 registration fee per class. NO REFUNDS will be given after the program begins.

Private Lessons

This summer is the perfect time to learn a new instrument, or increase technical and musicianship skills on your current instrument in a one-on-one setting. Private lessons offer a unique opportunity to address each student’s areas of interest and development! All of our instructors are professional musicians who are also outstanding educators!

Private 30-minute lessons are now available for all instruments at the rate of $45 per lesson. Private lessons will be offered in person only this summer.

Private lessons are offered DURING the hours of the Summer Music Academy (8:15-12 noon), according to each teacher's availability.

SMA T-Shirts 2024 Purchase your Summer Music T-Shirt today!

There's a NEW COLOR shirt every single year! Make sure you collect them all!

Pre-order for $15 via Community Pass (ADD A T-Shirt just like you would add a class registration!)

OR Order at the SMA Front Desk for $20 during camp days

Navigating the Online Registration Process!

Use the included slides (to the left) to help you through the online registration process. This may help with your questions on Community Pass registration!

Ridgewood Community School (201) 670-2777

STRINGS: Rentals are available from local music stores. 

• Main Violin | (201) 947-2727 | https://www.mainviolin.com/

• W. Violins Shop | (201) 282-4395 | https://www.wviolinsshop.com/

• The Music Shop | (973) 334-8484 | https://www.themusicshop.com/

• O. DiBella Music | (201) 385-5800 | https://www.odibellamusic.com/

Suzuki Violin Students

• Students must come to lessons with a violin, bow, KUN shoulder rest & Suzuki Book 1 

WOODWINDS & BRASS: Rentals are available from local music stores. 

PERCUSSION: Rent or purchase a “bell kit” (includes sticks, drum pad, bells and mallets). 

• The Music Shop | (973) 334-8484 | https://www.themusicshop.com/ | Instrument Rental Flyer

• O. DiBella Music | (201) 385-5800 | https://www.odibellamusic.com/

• Miller's Saxophone Shop | (973) 423-2522 | https://millerssaxshop.com/

• Sweetwater Music | (888) 890–3365 | https://www.sweetwater.com/instrument-rentals/ | Instrument Rental Flyer

DRUM SET: Students will need to bring a pair of drumsticks. Drum sets will be provided.

GUITAR: Guitarists should bring an acoustic guitar, or an electric guitar with a small amplifier and patch cord. Please consult a guitar specialist at the music store for an instrument that is the appropriate size for the student.

PIANO: Digital keyboards will be provided for class participants.

STRINGS BEGINNGERS: String Basics - Book 1 by Terry Shade and Jeremy Woolstenhulme

WOODWINDS, BRASS & PERCUSSION BEGINNERS: Accent on Achievement - Book 1 by John O'Reilly and Mark Williams (for your specific instrument - Percussion should get the Combined Percussion Book)

INTERMEDIATE/ADVANCED LESSON CLASSES: No Book is Needed. Students should bring what they already have, no matter what it is.

GUITAR: Alfred's Basic Guitar Method - Book 1

PIANO: Gr. 1-4: Alfred’s Basic Piano Library Lesson Book, Bk 1A 

PIANO: Gr. 5-8: Piano Pronto: Prelude by Jennifer Eklund