A unique, virtual summer music experience: Create. Collaborate. Perform.

Joined May 2020
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Friends, family, and supporters of MCA: Join us on Saturday to see and hear what we’ve been up to this week! We’re looking forward to sharing our new music with you 🎶
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MCA 2021 is now underway! 🎉 We’re so excited to welcome all of this year’s participants to the MCA community. It’s going to be a great week! 🎶
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Today is the final day to sign up for Music Creators Academy 2021! Come join us next week, July 5-10. Tell a friend and REGISTER NOW at musiccreatorsacademy.com #musiccamp #concertband #jazzband #orchestra #choir #musiceducation #create #summermusiccamp #composers #newmusic
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Only THREE WEEKS left to register for Music Creators Academy 2021! We're offering an exciting opportunity for musicians in middle and high school– plus a new professional development workshop for teachers and ensemble directors! Register now by visiting musiccreatorsacademy.com
Congratulations to MCA faculty Benjamin Taylor and @josephsowa, who were invited to present at this year's Midwest Clinic! This engaging and unique session is sure to be a hit!
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Our free jam session / open house is happening tonight! Join us to get a taste of what MCA is all about! Get the zoom link by registering now: forms.gle/PXhUdddDb5KrSfdZ7 Hope to see you there! #musiccamp #concertband #jazzband #orchestra #choir #improv #composers #musiccreators
Attention middle and high school musicians: Join us this Wednesday, May 12 for a FREE jam session and see what MCA is all about! Bring your instrument and learn more about improvisation and the creative process. Register now at forms.gle/PXhUdddDb5KrSfdZ7. Hope to see you there!
Are you a middle or high school musician? You won’t want to miss this—join the Music Creators Academy for a FREE JAM SESSION on Wednesday, May 12, 8 to 9 PM EDT. Be sure to bring your instrument! Register TODAY at forms.gle/PXhUdddDb5KrSfdZ7 to save your spot and get the Zoom link.
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Registration for Music Creators Academy 2021 is now open! This July, join other middle and high school musicians from across North America in creating new works for virtual ensembles mentored by renowned composers. Visit musiccreatorsacademy.com for more info. #musiccamp
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Today, composer and conductor Tyler S. Grant joined the MCA to explain the ins and outs of how composers can make a living through their music, including the pros and cons of publishing and self-publishing. #MusicCreatorsAcademy #ConcertBand #JazzBand #Orchestra #MusicCamp
“Collaboration is basically what our lives are as composers.” On Tuesday night, Don Freund shared the many different ways his collaborators expanded his palette and inspired him to create "something really distinct.” “That’s the magic of collaborating.” #MusicCreatorsAcademy
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On Monday, @vietcuongmusic explained the collaborative process of writing his recent percussion music. “I always want, if I do visuals, for it to complement the music. ... Especially when you write for percussion, there’s so many possibilities for visuals.” #MusicCreatorsAcademy
Thanks to Steven Bryant for joining us virtually all the way from Austria to teach us about making better home recordings! #MusicCreatorsAcademy #ConcertBand #JazzBand #Orchestra #MusicCamp
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On Tuesday, Cait Nishimura's virtual small ensemble was visited by Ben Taylor. Led by these mentors, the students collaborated in creating a new melody together 🎶🎺🎧 #MusicCreatorsAcademy #ConcertBand #JazzBand #Orchestra #MusicCamp
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Yesterday evening, students attended a special masterclass with Alex Shapiro. Alex spoke about activism through music, breaking down the "fourth wall", and encouraged everyone to be curious. Thank you, Alex! #MusicCreatorsAcademy #ConcertBand #JazzBand #Orchestra #MusicCamp
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Day 2: Ben Taylor introduces the large ensemble to his new piece, “Legos Emit Gnarly Overtones.” Ben and the students will be collaborating to develop the piece and its video for the July 31 premiere. #MusicCreatorsAcademy #ConcertBand #JazzBand #Orchestra #MusicCamp
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