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Summer Lessons & Classes

A time to play.

Summer is the perfect time to enjoy and renew. JOMP offers both a continuing program of private lessons and ensembles as well as summer-themed music programs for little ones, children, teens and adults.

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Summer Lessons & Classes

Make this your summer of music

Summertime learning offers its own rewards. Whether you're continuing your music learning, looking to try something new, finally joining that ensemble or revisiting music after some time off, JOMP offers a variety of lessons and programs to support your goals.

Instrumental Lessons and ensembles
Special classes, workshops and music programs

Offerings

Flexibly scheduled lessons, unique music classes and ensembles make for a summer of music at JOMP. Summer 2024 Session: July 8 - August 16

Private Lessons

Summer is a great time to try a new instrument or to sharpen your skills.
Age Range:

JOMP Summer Chamber Orchestra

Summer JYO is an exciting two-week intensive for advanced strings, woodwinds, brass, and percussion. Many students enjoy participating in our Chamber Music Intensive and/or Summer Brass Ensemble in combination with Chamber Orchestra.
Age Range:
12-21
Timothy Terranella

Summer Chamber Music Intensive

Two weeks of intensive chamber music coachings, offered independently or in combination with Summer Chamber Orchestra. For intermediate to advanced string, woodwind, and piano students.
Age Range:
12-21
Aaron Packard

Summer Brass Intensive

Open to trumpet, trombone, French horn, euphonium and tuba, students in our summer brass intensive will explore a wide variety of brass ensemble literature, culminating in a festive concert on the final Friday night.
Age Range:
12-21
Justin Esiason

Joy of Music String Ensemble I (JOMSE I)

JOMSE introduces young string players to the fun of playing in a group with other young musicians.
Age Range:
Susan Kirchhausen

Joy of Music String Ensemble II (JOMSE II)

Joy of Music String Ensemble 2 offers young string players the enriching experience of learning a variety of pieces by different composers.
Age Range:
Olga Pineda

Adult Summer Chamber Music Week

Adult intermediate to advanced string, woodwind, and piano students come together to rehearse chamber music for one week this summer.
Age Range:
Adult
Caroline Reiner-Williams

Clarinet Ensemble

For intermediate and advanced clarinet players, this ensemble will explore the wide range of repertoire for clarinet while learning to blend with other instruments and work collaboratively in an ensemble.
Age Range:
Nancy Ackerman

Summer Ensembles

Summer is the perfect time to play with others.
Age Range:
8-21
Timothy Terranella

Meet the Instruments

A one-week introductory instrumental class for children ages 5 – 8 years.
Age Range:
5-8
Jennifer Griffin Gaul

Xylophonics: My First Orffestra

An ensemble for beginner musicians to learn how to work together musically. No prior instrument experience needed.
Age Range:
4-5, 6-8
Jennifer Griffin Gaul

Group Piano

Groups of up to 6 students meet in our piano lab for beginner piano lessons.
Age Range:
6-8, 9-12, Adult
Monica Corey

Music Production

Offered to all levels of students who wish to compose music using digital audio workstations (DAWs).
Age Range:
10 to adult
Justin Esiason

Tot JOMP

Jompers musically explore their world through multicultural melodies and songs, rhythms, patterns, instrument-play, improvisation, and movement.
Age Range:
0-4
Jennifer Griffin Gaul

Rock Band

Students of guitar, bass, drums, piano, and voice come together to form a Rock Band.
Age Range:
Student-Adult
Alex Bernhardt

Jazz Workshop

All are welcome to this unique, week-long immersive workshop with a special guest instructor!
Age Range:
Student-Adult

Summer Jazz Ensembles

Immerse yourself the world of jazz and the art of improvisation.
Age Range:
Student-Adult
Our story

It all began with a sunflower...

Walk up JOMP's path in the summer and you'll be welcomed by an abundance of sunflowers. They weren't always there. JOMP's founder Wendy Webster Ardizzone discovered a stray seed germinating near the door of JOMP shortly after moving to their new space on 1 Gorham Street. She protected and nurtured that little plant until it grew strong, tall, and eventually was joined by others. The same is true of her care for JOMP, which she founded in 1986, and the thousands of students of all ages that have made JOMP their musical home.

Wendy's vision was to create a musical community reflective of the rich diversity of the greater Worcester area. Today, with its core of outstanding faculty of more than 40 musician educators, JOMP draws students, faculty, staff, volunteers, and donors together in a joyful community united by high quality music education and performance. Access informs all of JOMP’s programming. With a beautiful facility (a former nursing home) that houses the Shapiro Concert Hall as well as 22 fully equipped music teaching studios, JOMP has created a fully accessible music space for all.

Additionally, JOMP believes everyone deserves access to a quality music education. Financial Aid for any person with demonstrated need has been, is, and always will be at the heart of JOMP’s mission. JOMP on in. We can’t wait to welcome you.