Be Natural Music is a music school offering private music lessons (guitar, piano, bass, drums, voice & sax), band classes for kids who know how to play their instrument, concert performances, professional song recording & mastering, and summer music camps where kids compose music in a group & and make a music video!
All of our private lessons & band classes are year-round. Please check out our website for a full explanation of our music school.
https://www.benaturalmusic.live/ - (831) 515-8369 - info@benaturalmusic.live
Be Natural Music is a Jazz and Rock music school program in Santa Cruz and Cupertino, California, established in 1998.
Be Natural Music is a Jazz and Rock music school program in Santa Cruz and Cupertino, California, established 1988.
Directed by Matthew Pinck, AKA "yoga Matt" on stage, our school offers private lessons for numerous instruments, Real Rock and Jazz Band classes, workshops, concert performances, and music camps.
At Be Natural Music Summer Camp, kids and teens join a band, compose original music, script music videos, and at the end, record their song in a professional recording studio! We produce the final music video in high quality and display it on our YouTube channel for everyone to enjoy!
If your child has ever dreamed of performing their original music on stage or starring in their very own music video, check out our summer camps in June and July to turn that dream into a reality.
Two one week sessions in June and July.
http://www.benaturalmusic.live ~ 831-515-8369 ~ info@benaturalmusic.live
Community Music School hosts workshops, concerts, and summer camps for musicians ages seven and up; maintains a free database of local music teachers; places donated musical instruments with people or organizations who need them; and publishes a free monthly e-newsletter that lists upcoming concerts and music-related events.
Each summer, Community Music School hosts Celtic music camps for musicians of all ages. Our camps are staffed by teachers and teaching assistants (TAs) specializing in traditional folk music from the Celtic diaspora and beyond. Each camp ends with a concert open to family and friends.
Our Teen Camp is a week-long overnight camp that takes place every June at Monte Toyon in Aptos. This unique residential program places teenage musicians (ages 12-18) in a beautiful outdoor setting with great instructors. Teens learn to play Celtic folk music, but more importantly, they spend a week with other teen musicians in a supportive environment, and with a strong sense of community. Students practice and perform in instrument-specific groups, in small bands, and with the entire camp. Other activities include vocal training, Scottish dance, movie night, a barn dance, crafts, a talent show, and lots of jamming!
Our Kid Camp is a two-week day camp that starts in mid-July, and takes place at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in Scotts Valley. Children learn to play Celtic folk music in a small and supportive environment. They also learn to make their own bamboo flute, and have plenty of play time! Students practice and perform in instrument-specific groups, and with the entire camp.
All of our camps are for players of fiddle, flute, penny whistle, recorder, clarinet, harp, autoharp, guitar, mandolin, dulcimer, accordion, keyboards, percussion, Irish tenor banjo, and cello. Campers should be proficient on one of these instruments, with a suggested minimum training time of two years.
https://www.communitymusicschool.org/ ~ 831-471-5184 ~ info@communitymusicschool.org ~ P.O. Box 531, Santa Cruz, CA 95061
CYT Musical Theater Day Camp
CYT Santa Cruz "Summer Cabaret" summer camps are a week-long musical theater day camp for students ages 4-18, and are offered July 5-9 in Scotts Valley and July 12-16 in Aptos. Camps are designed to create a hands-on theater experience, and are focused on building performance skills, self-confidence, and teamwork.
Our camps include rotations through drama, dance, and music, team activities like water day and a petting farm, a daily theme-related devotional, and an impressive concluding Cabaret Performance for an audience at our outdoor stage. There’s no better place for kids to learn about theater and have fun than in CYT’s positive and encouraging atmosphere - and every camper gets the opportunity to perform on stage!
Motion Pacific is a 501(c)3 charitable arts organization dedicated to dance as art, cultivating imagination, community engagement and discipline through accessible dance education and presentation. Motion Pacific offers over 1500 dance classes each year for students aged 3 and up. Learn more > > >
Motion Pacific Summer Camps this year will include a wide range of styles including: jazz, ballet, hip hop, contemporary, choreography techniques, musical theater, and more! We can’t wait to dance with you.
Redwood Music Camp
- Workshops for players of fiddle, guitar, harp, Irish flute, penny whistle, concertina, Irish tenor banjo, dulcimer, and mandolin, and for singers
- Introductory classes for harp, mountain dulcimer, bodhran, and bones (instruments provided)
- Lecture/demo classes on Scottish fiddle masters, Celtic rhythm and accents, and music theory demystified
- Facilitated sessions (slow and fast) at the end of each day
- Lunch included and provided onsite
- Located on the beautiful and shady Monte Vista Christian School campus in Corralitos, California
- Teen Program coordinator will be onsite for participants age 12–19
The Santa Cruz Art League is a vibrant, multi-disciplinary art center located close to downtown Santa Cruz.
With over 30,000 visitors a year, we present 12-15 exhibitions annually in a variety of media and themes. We offer art classes for any skill level 7 days a week. In Art League’s lobby we have a gift shop that features the work of local artists. Visual and performing arts programs take place in our gallery and in the Broadway Play House, our 62-seat black box theater, which also features a thriving youth theatre school led by WEST Performing Arts.
https://scal.org, 831-426-5787, 526 Broadway, Santa Cruz
we are a 501c3 nonprofit supporting visual and performing artists in Santa Cruz County.
Summer 2022 Youth Art Classes
Summer is a special time of possibilities. And here at the Santa Cruz Mountains Art Center, we have a long tradition of offering creative opportunities to local youngsters. This year is no exception. Our Summer 2022 Youth Art Classes are super flexible, with a range of classes offered for different age groups. Here's a list of some of the fun we've planned. Be sure to book one or more for the young artists in your life because they're filling fast!
Hybrid Animal Drawing & Creature Design
June 20-24, Mon-Fri, 10am-12pm, for Ages 8-13
Comics and Character Design
July 5-8, Tue-Fri, 10am-12pm, for Ages 8-12
Native Animal Drawing
July 18-22, Mon-Fri, 10am-12pm, for Ages 7-12
Comics & Character Design
July 18-22, Mon-Fri, 12:30-2:30pm, for Ages 13-18
Hybrid Animal Drawing
July 25-28, Mon-Fri, 10am-12pm, for Ages 7-12
Creature Design
July 25-28, Mon-Fri, 12:30-2:30pm, for Ages 13-18
Recycled Art
August 1-4, Mon-Thu, 9am-12pm, for Ages 7-12
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