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Ohio Scottish Arts School

Overview

Region

Berea,

Ohio,

United States

Dates

program dates: June 22 - 28, 2024

application deadline: Registration posted Spring, 2024, see website

Faculty

Wendy Stewart, Kelly Brzozowski, Tiffany Schaefer, Jen Narkevicius

Program summary

OSAS is a week-long harp camp for ages 12+, on the Baldwin-Wallace University campus. Our focus is learning Scottish music on lever and wire harps, and making new friends! Classes include morning and afternoon classes on four levels, music and culture lectures, mixed instrument classes, and nightly sessions for adults, with activities for the teens. The week begins Saturday after the (optional) SHSA sanctioned Ohio Scottish Games harp competition and runs through Friday noon.

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program details

In-person/online options

In-person only

Months

June

Length

1 week

Ages

11–13, 14–18, College, Adult

Levels

Advanced beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional

Harp type

Lever

Instruments

Students must provide instrument—rentals are not available

Accommodations

Students stay in Baldwin-Wallace University dormitories. Private and double rooms available.

Costs

Tuition includes Room and Board, commuter option. See website for details.

Residency options

Both overnight and commuting options are available

Financial aid

Partial scholarships are available

Ohio Scottish Arts School

What makes this camp experience unique is:

"Trad music, camaraderie, teens & adults making harp friends, inspiration & support at 4 levels."

This camp is perfect for:

"We focus on Scottish music, idiom, and style."

Students come back year after year for our camp's:

"Amazing, talented, fun, knowledgeable, and steeped in the tradition teachers!"

It can be hot and rainy in summer. If you like Scottish music, you will come home with a lot of varied and beautiful tunes for your repertoire.  You will have met some great folks and you’ll find your tribe. You will have studied with world-famous instructors. Teens will be challenged; adults will be enabled.  And you will have a load of fun at your harp and away from it. You will walk to meals, but the Baldwin Wallace campus is beautiful and compact.