The University of Tampa offers several options for middle and high school students to engage in music education through summer camps. University faculty will lead these week-long opportunities and engage with students to flourish their musical skills.
2025 Camp Information
All UTampa Summer Camps are Day Camps; there will be no overnight component.
Camp Tuition: $400, all inclusive. (Includes rehearsals and classes, sheet music, lunch Monday-Friday, dinner for evening concerts and events, camp T-shirt, finale concert, etc). Discount available for children of UTampa faculty and staff.
Payments will be collected on the first day of each camp (June 1, June 8 and July 6, respectively).
There are no auditions required to attend camp. If you register, you are accepted to the camp.
- Piano Camp
- Instrumental Music Camp
- Choir Camp
Piano Camp
Piano Camp
June 1-6, 2025
pianocamp@ut.edu
The Piano Camp at The University of Tampa is an intensive music workshop for piano students currently in grades 6-12, with at least one year experience playing piano. Led by Grigorios Zamparas, UTampa professor of music, this week-long program includes coaching by UTampa piano faculty, performances by the faculty and students and other musicianship-building activities. No audition required.
Daily schedule includes piano lessons, practice time, master classes, and a lecture series including music history, piano literature, piano technique, pedagogy and more.
Tuition: $400, all-inclusive
Payments collected the first day of camp (Sunday, June 1)
Instrumental Music Camp (previously Orchestra Camp)
Instrumental Music Camp
June 8-13, 2025
orchestracamp@ut.edu
The Instrumental Music Camp (previously Orchestra Camp) at the University of Tampa is a music camp for orchestral string students currently in grades 7-12, and woodwind/brass/percussion students currently in grades 9-12. Sponsored by the Department of Music at the University of Tampa, the Orchestra Camp is led by Megan Maddaleno, UTampa director of orchestral studies. Daily schedule includes orchestra rehearsals, master classes, chamber music, stretching/injury prevention and electives (music technology, composition, conducting, etc).
Tuition: $400, all-inclusive
Payments collected the first day of camp (Sunday, June 8)
Choir Camp
Choir Camp
July 6-11, 2025
choircamp@ut.edu
The UTampa Choir Camp is an intensive music camp for all chorus students currently in grades 6-12. Sponsored by the Department of Music at the University of Tampa, the Choir Camp is led by UTampa faculty Matthew Abernathy, Rodney Shores, Tara Swartzbaugh and Stephen Padgett. This week-long program includes high school and middle school choir experiences, choral and Broadway repertoire, movement and electives such as class piano, music theory and guitar.
Tuition: $400, all-inclusive
Payments collected the first day of camp (Sunday, July 6)
