Beginner Adult Cello Camps

Updated 1/17/2014

After a year of playing cello, I decided I wanted to attend a "music camp," which I've never attended before, since I have no previous music experience. I did some research and decided on attending a couple of camps during this summer. Specifically camps for adult beginner cellists and I thought it would be helpful to list some of the websites I've come across. I'll make sure to take pictures and blog about each workshop I attend! :).


Picks for 2014:
Blog entry (1/17/14) It's the beginning of the year and I need to start planning and saving for my next summer workshop. It will be difficult this year to attend a workshop since my husband will be graduating and we may be moving during the summer, but we'll see. I really enjoyed CelloSpeak last year and would like to attend again this year, but I'm not sure I can afford it this year - although I really should try to attend a different workshop this year.

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Workshops to consider for next year:

National:

• CelloSpeak (Pennsylvania) - Only cellists, all ages & abilities
• Week 1 July 28 - August 3
• Week 2 August 4 - August 10
• Summer Keys Cello Workshop (Maine) - various weeks June - August; only adult cellists, varying abilities 
• National Cello Institute (Pamona, California) - June 22-28, 2014; only cellists, all ages & abilities 
• Summer Trios (New York) - adults only, trios to quintets
• June 4-8, 2014 
• June 8-15, 2014
• SCOR String Camp (various) - various sessions, mixed ensemble
• Navarro String Camp (California) - Adult cellists and all levels
• Winter Session (sold out!) - March 21 - 24, 2014 
• Summer Session - August 11 - 15, 2014
• Heartland Chamber Music (Kansas) - July 17-20, 2014, amateur adult musicians

International:

• Cello Zen (Quadra Island, BC, Canada) - July 20- 26, 2013; only cellists, 21+ & abilities 
• Ottawa Adult Music Camp (Canada) - July 13-18, 2014 mixed ensemble, adults only, varying abilities
• West Coast Amateur Musicians Society (Canada) - July 20 - 27, 2014; mixed ensemble 
• Catherine Black's Cello Courses (Lewes, East Sussex, UK) - August 4th-9th 2013; only cellists, teenagers to adults, mixed abilities 
• Strings Make Music - mixed ensemble, adults only, varying abilities. 
• Music Adventure - July 28 - August 7, 2012; Adults of all levels
• 2013 Workshop

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Attended Summer (2012):
Blog links listed for each day.

• Rocky Mountain Cello Fest (Colorado) - July 22nd - 26th, only cellists, all abilities and ages
• Day 1 (Sunday): Cello Workshop
• Day 2 (Monday): Cello Workshop
• Day 3 (Tuesday): Getting ready for my Chamber Recital 
• Day 4 (Wednesday): Chamber Recital (all ready!)
• Day 5 (Thursday): Final Day! 
• Navarro String Camp (California) - August 13th - 17th, only for adults ranging in abilities, mixed ensemble 
• Traveling with a cello
• Day 1 (Monday): Orientation
• Day 2 (Tuesday): Classes & Late Night Music
• Day 3 (Wednesday): More fun and music!
• Day 4 (Thursday): Chamber group performances
• Day 5 (Friday): Last day & large ensemble performance

Attended Summer (2013):
Blog links listed for each day.

• CelloSpeak - Week 1 (Pennsylvania) - July 28th - August 3rd
• Flying to CelloSpeak
• Week 1 - Day 1 (Sunday (7/28): Orientation
• Week 1 - Day 2 (Monday 7/29): Classes & a replacement cello
• Week 1 - Day 3 (Tuesday 7/30): Practicing with a small group
• Week 1 - Day 4 (Wed 7/31): Technique, Coffee & Group Photo
• Week 1 - Day 5 (Thursday 8/1): Catchup, vibrato and no solo
• Week 1 - Day 6 (Friday 8/2): Goodbyes & Concert
• Day off - pending entry 
• CelloSpeak - Week 2 (Pennsylvania) - Week 2 August 4th - August 10th (These entries are less detailed as I wrote them mostly from memory 5 months later. 
• Week 2 - Day 1: Pending entry 
• Week 2 - Day 2: Pending entry
• Week 2 - Day 3: Pending entry
• Week 2 - Day 4: Pending entry 
• Week 2 - Day 5: Pending entry
• Week 2 - Day 6: Pending entry