2023 Crazy Ideas Institute
Monday-Friday, August 28-September 1, 2023, 8:30am-4pm
Location TBA
Are you a girl, nonbinary, gender-fluid, and trans youth age 9-14 with lots of musical ideas to bring to life?
Composers Institute's Crazy Ideas Institute is a composition camp to learn about and explore music creation and sound in a supportive, female led space. No previous musical or composition experience is necessary.
Why Crazy Ideas Institute?
CII director, Dr. Sarah Miller's passion is to encourage and empower young girls-plus to make their own musical pieces by using the "why not" method. Approaching all kinds of sounds as equals. Rules of music composition are only guide-lines to start creating crazy, improbable, beautiful and surprising musical compositions.
Campers will:
Camp will be held from 8:30am-4pm from August 28 - September 1 and is open to girls, nonbinary, and trans youth ages 9-13. Families should bring bag lunches; morning and afternoon snacks will be provided. Please email composersinstitute@gmail.com if you have any questions about camp or registration.
Composers Institute's Crazy Ideas Institute is a composition camp to learn about and explore music creation and sound in a supportive, female led space. No previous musical or composition experience is necessary.
Why Crazy Ideas Institute?
CII director, Dr. Sarah Miller's passion is to encourage and empower young girls-plus to make their own musical pieces by using the "why not" method. Approaching all kinds of sounds as equals. Rules of music composition are only guide-lines to start creating crazy, improbable, beautiful and surprising musical compositions.
Campers will:
- Construct instruments and explore the acoustics of sound.
- Build melodies and learn different ways to notate music.
- Create and share music with other campers
- Have fun!
Camp will be held from 8:30am-4pm from August 28 - September 1 and is open to girls, nonbinary, and trans youth ages 9-13. Families should bring bag lunches; morning and afternoon snacks will be provided. Please email composersinstitute@gmail.com if you have any questions about camp or registration.
Step 1. Registration. Click HERE to go to our Google registration form. Crazy Ideas Institute dates: August 28-September 1, 2023.
Complete the required data fields along with additional information that will share more about your background. After clicking "submit" you will receive an automatic confirming email. You will receive additional information in the coming months. You will receive a confirming email in mid-April 2023 with information that will be vital to pay and prepare for the Crazy Ideas Institute 2023. For questions, contact composersinstitute@gmail.com.
Step 2. Donors have provided limited scholarship support to this program. We thank the ASCAP Foundation and local and state chapters of the National Federation of Music Clubs and the NFMC's Junior Composers competition. Please email Pat Steege, our scholarship coordinator, to request a scholarship application. We will consider applications on a first come-first served basis and will contact you as soon as possible. We will also contact you for additional information or to pay the balance due.
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Complete the required data fields along with additional information that will share more about your background. After clicking "submit" you will receive an automatic confirming email. You will receive additional information in the coming months. You will receive a confirming email in mid-April 2023 with information that will be vital to pay and prepare for the Crazy Ideas Institute 2023. For questions, contact composersinstitute@gmail.com.
Step 2. Donors have provided limited scholarship support to this program. We thank the ASCAP Foundation and local and state chapters of the National Federation of Music Clubs and the NFMC's Junior Composers competition. Please email Pat Steege, our scholarship coordinator, to request a scholarship application. We will consider applications on a first come-first served basis and will contact you as soon as possible. We will also contact you for additional information or to pay the balance due.
Follow the latest developing news and updates at this website and on facebook.