Is your child musically gifted? Keep her skills tuned up all through the summer by sending her to a camp in Brooklyn that offers summer music programs. Whether you’re searching for an early childhood music program, or a music camp where kids can play jazz, rock, or another genre, you’ll find what you’re looking for in this directory. Look through this list of summer day and specialty camps with music programs in Brooklyn that are located in Park Slope, Bushwick, Carroll Gardens, Mill Basin, Bay Ridge, Dyker Heights, Flatbush, Brooklyn Heights, and Fort Greene.
92Y Camps
1395 Lexington Ave.; New York, NY | Upper East Side
212-415-5573
Jewish values and camp spirit are explored through our music program. We even have jam sessions in one of our gazebos. Classes are led by experienced music instructors and supported by our counselors.
Art’s House Schools, Inc.
1001-1003 Surf Ave., Brooklyn/Coney Island, Seagate, Brighton Beach, Gravesend, Bensonhurst
718-996-2000
Private lessons in piano, voice, guitar, violin, and viola are offered. We have found that private one-on-one instruction allows students to progress at their own pace and gain the best understanding of musical techniques. Students can start private lessons as young as age 5.
CBE KIDS CAMPs
274 Garfield Place, Park Slope
718-768-3814
Music is a specialty and is part of our daily schedule. Campers sing silly songs, folk songs and Jewish Songs. Rhythm instruments and musical games are part of the curriculum.
Cumbe: Center for African and Diaspora Dance
1368 Fulton St, Business
718-935-9700
This year’s themes are The Many Flavors of Latin America and Finding Freedom, exploring South Africa. Campers will learn the songs sounds and rhythms within each of these themes, and will showcase what they’ve learned at the end of each session.
Leif Ericson Day School’s Summer Creative Arts & Music Program
1037 72nd St., Dyker Heights
718-748-9023
In our Music studio SCAMPers are able to explore various instruments (percussion, guitars, keyboards), learn new songs, and have an opportunity to perform in our talent show.
Mill Basin Day Camp
5945 Strickland Ave., Mill Basin
718-251-6200
Campers will actually play in a rock band. Drums, guitars, keyboards, and bongos! They will also learn how to DJ and mix music. Can stardom be far behind?
Park Slope Day Camp
Park Slope, Windsor Terrace, Carroll Gardens, and Bay Ridge
718-788-7732
Music is always in the air at Park Slope Day Camp. From classic songs on our air-conditioned buses, to cheerful chants, to professionals who teach us rhythm and songwriting, your child will be humming all the way home!
Smart Start Early Childhood Center Inc.
8411 Fort Hamilton Parkway, Bay Ridge
718-921-1868
Each day our schedule includes a 30 minute period of music and movement. The children have the opportunity to explore a variety of instruments.
Stepping Stones
245 86th St., Bay Ridge
718-630-1000
Music is part of the daily curriculum. Circle time is expressed through music, musical instruments, song, and dance. Songs about letters, numbers, thematic units are taught and sung throughout the summer.
Stuyvesant Heights Montessori / Emmanuel Montessori of Clinton Hill
644 Macdonough St. / 36 St. James Place
347-241-7305
Developing a love for cooking through song and storytelling, campers will learn about kitchen safety, food prep, and the local and global sources of food. A guest celebrity chef will visit and teach the children how to prep and prepare tasty dishes and desserts.
The Brooklyn Music School
126 St. Felix St.
718-638-5660
Depending on the week, the Summer Music and Dance Institute offers students classes in Musical Theater, African Drums, Contemporary Dance, Music FUNdamentals, Drum Rhythmology, piano, violin, ukulele, guitar, and hip-hop dance.
The Learnatory
St. Joseph’s College 245 Clinton Ave.
347-787-0435
The “M” in STEAM stands for Music when vocal powerhouse, Brandi Thompson teaches the hottest styles and techniques in Voice and Performance. Thompson, a singer and composer, performs internationally, has sung at the Met, Carnegie Hall, and performs regularly at several NYC venues, including the world-famous “Cafe Wha?” .
The Learning Experience
412 Kings Highway, Gravesend
718-627-7340
The Learning Experience® is devoted to cultivating creative, compassionate, and innovative thinkers. Our enrichment kit programs serve as fundamental components to help achieve that goal. Music is one of the components of our exceptional Charlie Choo Choo® enrichment series. These programs encourage children to explore different avenues of learning.
Treasure Island
347 74th St., Bay Ridge
718-238-7676
Music centers encourage active exploration and engagement with a vast array of musical instruments used to promote song and dance, creating opportunities for awareness of cultural diversity.
Urban Explorers Day Camp
3832 Flatlands Ave.
718-951-9732
We have a licensed NYCDOE music teacher who does weekly classes with the children. Last summer she focused on different music and instruments from the seven continents.
Young People’s Day Camp
Brooklyn
917-406-5621
Music can be heard and practiced with our counselors and special guests alike. Campers will be able to sing and dance and maybe share their talents during our talent show.
