Composition Summer Camp 2024

Pianist-composer Madeline Styskal holds a master's in composition from the University of Texas, an artist's certificate in composition from the Moscow State Conservatory, and a bachelor's of music in composition from the University of Houston. Currently she is obtaining her doctorate in musicology at UT, where she studies and practices Russian-American musical diplomacy.

The Composition Studio Boot Camp at the Houston summer music festival AFA is a composition training program for students in 6th-9th grade. Madeline Styskal has been a faculty artist teaching since the program's inception in 2022 and she is elated to return this summer. Boot Camp participants spend two intense weeks in the lab at HSPVA learning new techniques and writing their own brand-new pieces to be premiered at a Reading Session at the end of Boot Camp. Incoming students have diverse levels of experience--this is a great place to make a strong start as well as develop existing skills. If your child is interested in a deep-dive into composition in a supportive and friendly environment, please consider applying!

Details via this link: https://afatexas.org/program/summer-music-festival-composition-studio-boot-camp/

Note:

• CCMTA offers a Summer Camp Scholarship that covers part of or all of the tuition costs to attend any music summer camp. The scholarship is based on merit. If you are interested, please let me know and I am happy to share the requirements with you. Otherwise, please feel free to check out the link below for more information on this particular camp. There are many summer music programs in Houston and Texas