Songwriting Summer Camp
Monday -Friday
9:00am - Noon
Kids who will be enrolled in 6th, 7th, 8th or 9th grades for the 2026/27 school year are eligible to participate.
Students must have basic musical knowledge including reading music, simple scales and chords. Ideally, students will have piano, vocals, guitar or ukulele background as well.
Lessons will be centered around:
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Writing lyrics
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Composing melodies
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Exploring rhythm and genres
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Learning harmony within chords
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Creating simple chord progressions
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Song structure, intros and endings.
Students will be able to jam, and collaborate with other students, to create duets, groups or solos.
Each day will build on previous lessons and the final project will be a cumulative project to be presented in a performance on the last day.
$200 for 5 days/ 3 hours per day.
Includes one snack and bottled water.
Limited to 10 students per class.
Payment must be made prior to the first class.
There are no refunds for missed classes unless DAMA must cancel.
Workshop is based on enrollment. It may be cancelled if not enough participants registered, in which case, all prepayments will be refunded in full.
June 15-19, 2026
Singing Sprouts
MONDAYS March 23 -May 11
(no class April 27th)
Auditions
March 14th, 12:45pm
3:00-3:45pm
Open to children ages 5-7 who love to sing! Since private voice lessons are not offered to kids under 8 years old, we have created a small choir workshop for kids ages 5, 6 and 7 years old. We will have a performance at our Spring Recital on May 17, 2026.
Singing Sprouts is designed to be a joyful, focused small-group experience where young singers can grow in confidence, musicianship, and stage presence.
Because we will be working in a small space and in a structured group setting, we are holding brief auditions to ensure that each child is ready for this type of environment. During the audition, we will be looking for children who are able to:
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Follow simple directions
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Participate in group activities
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Stay engaged for short periods of focused instruction
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Respect personal space and classmates
This is not about vocal perfection — it is simply about readiness for a small, collaborative workshop setting. Our goal is to create a positive and successful experience for every child involved.
$140 7 classes / 45 minutes
Participants are not required to be DAMA students.
Limited to 7 students per class.
Will will email an invoice and payment must be made prior to the first class.
There are no refunds for missed classes unless DAMA must cancel.
Workshop is based on enrollment. It may be cancelled if not enough participants registered, in which case, all prepayments will be refunded in full.
Auditions: Saturday, March 14th @ 12:45pm
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Lil' Buds PreSchool
Music Class
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Saturdays
3 1/2, 4 and 5 year olds 11:00am -11:45am
Introducing "Lil Buds" our music program for our little budding musicians! This is the perfect class for kids who have outgrown toddler music classes but who are not quite ready for private music lessons yet. Come have fun with us singing, dancing, playing rhythm instruments, ukulele and piano as well as learning how to read music. A new lesson is introduced every week for 6 weeks.
Please note: Students younger than 3 and a half may not be ready for our curriculum. (must be able to read the letters A-G and read the numbers 1-8)
We only accept 8 students in each class in order to give more individual attention.
6 week classes are $65 and will be billed before the first class.
Workshop is based on enrollment. It may be cancelled if not enough participants are enrolled. There are no refunds for missed lessons. If DAMA cancels one of the classes, we will reschedule at the end of the session.