Special Programs
JMU Music Academy
The JMU School of Music offers offers recreational music classes on piano and guitar to JMU faculty and staff and adults in the local community. Our classes meet for an hour once a week for 12 weeks, beginning the week of September 2, 2018. Designed for beginners and developing learners, Music Academy classes are tailored for participants to make music in a fun, no-pressure environment! Classes meet on campus, in the JMU Music Building.
Junior Audition Clinic
This free one-day event is designed to help high school juniors (sophomores are also welcome) to gain knowledge about what it's like to audition for a university music department in a friendly and non-threatening environment.
Kodály Teacher Training
Why take a Kodály course?
- You will become a better musician.
- You will learn many, many new songs, games, techniques, ideas.
- You will save HOURS of time on lesson planning because of more effective and detailed long-range planning and more organized materials.
- Your lessons will become more efficient, effective, enjoyable, and intentional.
JMU Vocal Arts Camp
July 23 - 27, 2019
Under the direction of Jo-Anne van der Vat-Chromy and the Choral Area at James Madison University, talented elementary, middle and high school singers will have the opportunity to share in a weeklong summer experience of choral singing! In addition to daily rehearsals, movement classes and group social activities, campers receive daily Kodály-based and Orff musicianship classes. Both faculty and students from the Choral Music Education Area at JMU support and teach in this program. Camp activities will make use of several JMU facilities, Wampler Hall dormitory, and the Forbes Center for the Performing Arts Concert Hall which is the setting for our Vocal Arts Camp Concert on Saturday, July 27 2019, at 11:00 am.
e-mail address: vocalartscamp@jmu.edu
Website address: www.jmu.edu/vocalartscamp
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JMUVocalArts
Flute Fling
The JMU Flute Club and the School of Music present FLUTE FLING! in Spring 2019. This event is a fun and informative day of flute activities presented and sponsored by the students of the JMU Flute Club and geared towards flutists of all ages, teachers, band directors, and flute aficionados!
The 2019 Flute Fling will be Saturday, March, 2019. Learn more
High School Summer Band Camps
Your summer music experience begins here! Learn more about our 5 unique camps - July 11 through 15, 2018.
JMU George West Jazz Festival
Under the direction of Dr. Chuck Dotas, the JMU Jazz Ensemble was founded in 1971 and is the premier jazz group in the School of Music at JMU. The ensemble has performed at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts’ Terrace Theater, Montreux International Jazz and Blues Festival, North Sea Jazz Festival and VMEA annual convention.
The JMU Jazz Ensemble has been featured with the U.S. Navy Commodores Jazz Ensemble and U.S. Air Force Airmen of Note Jazz Ensemble and at the East Coast Jazz Festival in Rockville, Maryland. The ensemble has performed with renowned artists like Bobby McFerrin and esteemed jazz vocalist Sheila Jordan.
Spring String Thing
Join us for the Spring String Thing, May, 2019. This year marks the 41st year for this highly popular program designed to provide enrichment for junior high school students.
JMU Summer Concerts on the Lawn 2018
Sponsored by the College of Visual and Performing Arts, the 2018 Concerts on the Lawn series will take place between May 20 and June 24 on the Lawn at the Music Building or in War Memorial Auditorium at Memorial Hall (former Harrisonburg High School). All concerts are free and open to the public. For outdoor concerts, please bring blankets or lawn chairs for seating and picnics are welcome.
Montréal Summer Study
"The Montréal summer session was a great experience for me, especially as a non-jazz studies student. Being able to explore such a cultured city is something I will never forget."
- Phil Cangelosi (Organizational Communication Studies)
Venice Summer Study
For over 1,000 years, La Serenissima – the city republic of Venice – was at the forefront of commerce, finance and the arts. Join us as we explore one of the most unique cities in the world.
