| Date | Application Postmark Deadline | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| May | Pine Tree Piano Competition Biennial competition sponsored by MMTA. Early Elementary: grades 1-3; Elementary: grades 4-6; Junior: grades 7-9; Senior: grades 10-12 See For Teachers and For Students on this website for details. | Gould Academy Bethel, Maine | |
| June | March | Kneisel Hall Program for Maine Students, Intermediate Chamber music for violin, viola, cello and piano for intermediate ability, ages 9 - 12. Audition required for admission. Visit kneisel.org. | Kneisel Hall Blue Hill, Maine |
| June | March | Kneisel Hall Program for Maine Students, Intermediate to Advanced Chamber music for violin, viola, cello and piano for intermediate to advanced ability, ages 12 - 18. Audition required for admission. Visit kneisel.org. | Kneisel Hall Blue Hill, Maine |
| June | Early April | Piano Monster Festivals Jr Monster Festival (Completing grades 5-8) Sr Monster Festival (Completing grades 8-12) Teacher Seminar. Conductor: Wynn-Anne Rossi Visit go.plymouth.edu/piano | Plymouth State University Plymouth, New Hampshire |
| June - August | Rolling admissions begin November | New England Music Camp NEMC is a performance-based 3, 4, or 7 week music camp for students ages 11-18. Audition tape required for admission. Visit nemusiccamp.com or contact info@nemusiccamp.com. | Sidney, Maine |
| June - August | January | Bowdoin International Music Festival Intensive conservatory level program for band, string, and piano students, ages 13 to 30. Auditions required. 3 and 6 week sessions available. Visit bowdoinfestival.org. | Bowdoin College, Bowdoin, Maine |
| June -August | Rolling admissions | Camp Encore/Coda Lower camper: finishing grades 3-6 Upper camper: finishing grades 7-11 Piano, band, orchestra, chorus, jazz band, chamber music, combo, rock. Contact Jamie at jamiesaltman@rcn.com or visit www.encore-coda.com. | Stearns Pond Sweden, Maine |
| July | February | Southern Maine Sr Music Academy Incoming grade 9 to outgoing grade 12. Pianists must also play a wind or percussion instrument. Resident and commuter options. Contact loria@maine.edu or visit www.usm.maine.edu/music/summercamps. | University of Southern Maine Gorham, Maine |
| July | Registration opens February | Southern Maine Jr Music Academy Incoming grade 7 to outgoing grade 8 Pianists must also play a wind or percussion instrument. Resident & commuter options Contact loria@maine.edu or visit www.usm.maine.edu/music/summercamps.. | University of Southern Maine Gorham, Maine |
| July - August | January | Atlantic Music Festival Piano Institute and Seminar Four-week program for serious piano students. Audition tape required. Visit atlanticmusicfestival.org/the-institute/programs/piano-institute-and-seminar. | Colby College Waterville, Maine |
| July - August | June | Summer Youth Music School (SYMS) Band, orchestra, chorus, & ensembles. Piano students must study a second instrument. Jr Session: students completing grades 7-8 Sr Session: students completing grades 9-12 Contact 603-862-2404 or visit unh.edu/music. | Paul Creative Arts Center, Univ of NH Durham, New Hampshire |
| August | Spring | Winter Harbor Music Festival Week-long Music Festival that offers intrumentalists and singers a unique opportunity to study and perform together. Contact Deirdre McArdle-Manning 917-291-0143 or visit winterharbormusicfestival.com. | Oceanside Meadows Inn, Prospect Harbor, Maine |
| June - July | Check website | Sonatina Camp An international piano camp for students ages 7-16 held in a large historic mansion in Old Bennington, Vermont. Weekly sessions. Visit www.sonatina.com or call 802-442-9197. | Bennington, Vermont |
| 5-day and 9-day sessions throughout the year | Check website | Sonata Program, Adult A seasonal keyboard program for adults who want to study piano in a concentrated, creative and motivating atmosphere. Visit www.sonatina.com or call 802-442-9197. | Bennington, Vermont |
