Explore your passion for rock and pop on a world-class stage!
Live Performance: Friday, 8/7 at 5pm in Meadow Hall
Explore your passion for rock and pop on a world-class stage!
Live Performance: Friday, 8/7 at 5pm in Meadow Hall
August 3–7
9am – 4pm
Ages 13 – 18
The registration deadline for this program has now passed. Please email info@grotonhill.org with any questions.
Guitar, bass, drum, vocal, keyboard, brass, and saxophone students welcome!
We will cover all the bases as you learn and perform classic and contemporary rock hits, including instrument technique, ensemble skills, arrangement, balance, segues, cues, changes, and more! Students will be encouraged to collaborate and brainstorm ideas.
The focus of the day changes frequently as students work in various settings – ensembles, instrument groups, and one-on-one with the instructors.
This summer, you’ll get personal coaching in a collaborative workshop session with bassist Andrew Bonner, member of Piebald!
The students will present a closing concert on Friday afternoon, open to the public!
Live Performance: Friday, 8/7 at 5pm in Meadow Hall
One year of lessons or equivalent experience required.
A Performance Skills Assessment video will be required upon registration. This will give our faculty coordinator insight on how to properly place students into bands and plan music for the program.
Dylan Jack is a percussionist, composer, and educator participating in multiple genres within the Boston music scene. As a performer, he divides his attention between playing as a sideman with some of the city’s top improvisers and leading his main creative outlet, the Dylan Jack Quartet. He also co-leads the duo Hofbauer-Jack with premier Boston guitarist Eric Hofbauer. In 2022, Dylan organized, composed music for, and produced two performances for his quartet where they performed a live improvised score to the silent film Nosferatu. Their version of the film and an album of music inspired by the characters, entitled “Eine Quartette des Grauens,” will be released in 2023. As an educator, Dylan teaches percussion to students of all ages and abilities. He is also involved in academia as a professor of the History of Jazz at Boston’s Emerson College.
Bassist, Piebald
Andrew Bonner is the bassist and a founding member of the band Piebald, the emo/indie rock outfit formed in the mid 90s in Andover MA. As part of the band’s original lineup, he helped shape Piebald’s energetic, melodic sound with solid, straightforward bass lines. Over the years, Piebald has toured extensively throughout the United States, Canada, and Europe, and the band is set to release their seventh studio album, Tales for the Rages, later this year.
Yes! Groton Hill Music Center allows you to split payments into three installments for this program.
With any further questions, please contact Laura Altenor at laltenor@grotonhill.org
Lunch and snacks are NOT provided. Students must bring enough food for 2 snack breaks and lunch. We will provide a nut-free lunch table for students with allergies.
Refunds for summer programs are granted on a case-by-case basis. All details can be found in the “Withdrawals and Refunds” section of Policies and Procedures in the link below.
We offer a wide range of musical experiences, focused on mentorship, development, and creativity. Over 2,000 students enjoy private lessons, classes, rehearsals, and performances in our inspirational setting, with unique opportunities that bring education and performance together in ways that are uniquely possible at Groton Hill.
Our dynamic learning spaces encourage you to enjoy the process, with 35 state-of-the-art teaching studios, and 2 world-class performance halls, acoustically tuned for a warm, vibrant sound.