THE CROWDEN LETTER
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the Crowden Letter
Camping at Crowden: Increasing Access to Classical Music Crowden offers more opportunities for short-term musical study than ever before through our popular camps and workshops.
rich rewards of performing chamber music
sical endeavors, and provide an inspirational,
masterworks.
immersive experience for focused musicians.”
For many of our young Crowden musi-
“The shorter time-frame of workshops and
Many families choose Crowden’s Scrape,
camps offers many opportunities to students,”
Squawk, and Bang! Instrument Discovery Camp
Executive and Artistic Director Doris Fukawa
as a first musical experience. This popular one-
explains. “For young children just beginning to
week camp exposes young children to all the
explore their interest in music, a short and fun
instrument groups of an orchestra, as well as
music camp provides a wonderful first intro-
musical concepts, song and dance, and outdoor
cians, attending one of our camps is the first
duction, with minimal commitment needed.
play. Summer Strings provides a more in-depth
step of a lifelong musical journey. No matter
Short workshops provide adult students with
introduction to instrumental study and group
the level or age group, all Crowden camps
an intense music experience that easily fits
play, and is appropriate for both complete
and workshops are designed to give students
into their busy schedules. Our workshops and
beginners and intermediate
increased access to classical music, from the
camps can augment a student’s daily instru-
initial joys of discovering instruments, to the
mental study, help them prepare for future mu-
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