Summer Session: June 20 to August 11, 2023

Look over our summer program listings below for individual program dates and registration information.

Summer Individual & Group Instruction

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Specialty Summer Programs

Cross-Departmental

Baltimore BeatLab

Monday, June 26 to Friday, June 30, 2023 (In-Person: Downtown)
Monday, July 3 to Friday, July 7, 2023 - no class on Tuesday, July 4 (Online)
For students of all experience levels.
Baltimore BeatLab is a week-long virtual program that offers three levels of Digital Audio Workstation instruction, composition techniques, and daily guest lectures led by DJ’s, producers, beatmakers, and electronic music composers

Peabody Innovation & Music Academy

Tuesday, June 20 to Saturday, June 24, 2023
For wind, brass, string, guitar, voice, and percussion students, ages 6 to 18.
Join us for a one-week musical experience that will take students on an exciting new venture into exploring both traditional and electronic mediums as an instrument. Participants will learn audio and production skills, compose new music, improvisational skills, and improve technical skills on their instruments.

Dance

Peabody Dance offers a variety of weekly group classes throughout the summer session as well as the Summer Dance Intensive and Beyond Technique.

AileyCamp Baltimore

Monday, June 26 to Friday, August 4
For students ages 11-14
Free for all Baltimore City Public School Students
AileyCamp Baltimore represents a vital continuation of Alvin Ailey’s vision, using the power of dance to enrich and positively alter the lives of children. This camp is an innovative summer program for middle school students combines dance, creative writing, personal development, and communications, to help students develop a respect for themselves and others that meaningfully impacts their lives.

Peabody Movement Lab

Tuesday, June 20 to Saturday, June 24, 2023

A celebration of movement and inquiry, work closely with Peabody BFA dance faculty and discover the program’s rich and diverse offerings. Movement practices include African Expressions, Countertechnique, Functional Awareness® movement practice, Ballet, and more.

For students not currently enrolled at Peabody Prep, please follow the instructions when you register to submit a video for placement. Your video must include the following.

Ballet: adage and a phrase from the corner
Modern: center combination

Current Peabody Prep students do not need to submit a video.

Summer Dance Intensive

Four week-long sessions from Monday, June 26 to Friday, July 21, 2023
For students ages 7-18
A challenging, full-day dance program for students of all levels – from promising beginners to highly-motivated professional aspirants.

Guitar

Summer Guitar Intensive

Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21, 2023
For students ages 12 to adult
The Summer Guitar Intensive is a five-day program that provides classical guitarists of all experience levels the opportunity to study with a world-class faculty at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University. The curriculum is designed to support serious classical guitar students.

Peabody Youth Guitar Week

Monday, July 10 to Friday, July 14, 2023
For students ages 6-12
A five-day summer guitar camp. Participating students will participate in masterclasses, ensembles, and music games with Peabody Preparatory faculty. The week culminates in a concert where students will have the opportunity to play both solo and as part of an ensemble.

Piano

Piano at Peabody

Sunday, July 9 to Friday, July 14, 2023
For adult piano students of all skill levels
A week-long celebration of "all things piano" for those pursuing piano as an adult! Guided by faculty artists of both classical and jazz backgrounds, participants learn from lectures, workshops, master classes and nightly faculty recitals. Social times allow for catching up with or building friendships, as well as for musical exchanges. Individual lessons are available with all instructors (separate fee) in half-hour increments and participant recitals (performance optional) are an annual highlight. Newcomers heartily welcomed as well as faithful returnees!

Peabody Piano Week

Monday, July 17 to Friday, July 21, 2023
For students from junior high through college age.
An intensive week-long festival for piano students. Participating students will study with a member of the faculty, attend master classes, a “Musicianship for Pianists” course, and have daily practice time.

Strings

Allegro Strings

Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 4, 2023 (Glenelg Country School)
Monday, August 7 to Friday, August 11, 2023 (Towson Location )
9:00 am- 5:00 pm
For students ages 6-13 currently playing in Suzuki Books 1-5
Provides a week of intensive music and enrichment classes. Group string classes provide the opportunity to refine ensemble skills, perform for others, review and polish known songs, and learn new songs outside of the Suzuki repertoire.

Chamber Week

Monday, July 31 to Friday, August 4, 2023
9:00 am– 5:00 pm
A one-week intensive chamber music program for string players in grades 5-12 at the Intermediate to Advanced levels.