July 8-13, 2024
Arrival by early afternoon of Monday, July 8 (or anytime Sunday July 7), and departures on Sunday, July 14
Faculty provide instruction in multiple traditions and styles, teaching repertoire, ornamentation, chords, grooves, improvisation, and ensemble playing skills. Open to all levels, we have specific group classes geared to professionals, adult amateurs, college students, high school, middle school, and younger kids. Creative work is done in small bands that form during the week. In your band, you get to prepare music you learn at camp to perform in a public performance at the end of camp. Bands receive coaching from all faculty members, working on arranging, groove, improvisation, and receive performance feedback in masterclasses.
MBSC is limited to about 100 participants.
Watch student performance videos from past camps.
We have separate classes dedicated to different ages/abilities:
Professional
Amateur Adult - Beginner
Amateur Adult - Intermediate
College
High School - Advanced
High School - Intermediate
Middle School
Kids (Ages 10+)
Cost
The Tuition for MBSC is $650 per student, plus $200 for the food plan, totaling $850 in fees. Lodging is arranged separately (see Logistics page).
Scholarships
We are passionate about helping students to attend our camp and are excited to offer a limited number of need-based scholarships! If you would like to be considered for a scholarship, please submit your camp enrollment form above, and then the scholarship application on the homepage. We cannot offer a scholarship until you’ve enrolled in camp.
The deadline for scholarship applications is April 1.