Summer Day Camps | Winspear Centre

Best-Seller

IT'S BACK! | Registrations now open!

Join us this summer at the Winspear Centre as we sing, laugh, play, and learn an instrument from scratch. Your child will receive group instruction time, individual attention, and support from our qualified teachers.

In addition to playing instruments, campers will also make art projects, play lots of games, and showcase what they’ve learned at the end of the week in a special sharing concert!

Instruments are provided • No prior music instruction is required • Class size is limited • Campers must be 6 years old by the first day of camp

Camps run from 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM with drop-off between 8:45 – 9:00 AM and pick-up between 4:00 – 4:15 PM.
**We will offer late pickups between 4:15 – 5:00 PM for an additional fee of $20 per participant.

Parent feedback on our Summer Camps

“We've now rented a trumpet and my kid practices every day, so I'd say it was a resounding success!”

“My daughter loves the camp and loves music. It is a high-quality camp where I know she will learn and have fun."

“Thank you to everyone. I really appreciate this opportunity. Kids need to be more involved with instruments and music. I was really impressed with the result.”

“Everyday my child would come back with not only music, but the whole world of music. Love it."

Class Details

Violin Camp

July 13 – 17, 2026
Ages 6 – 12 | $350

Are you dreaming about playing the violin? Here’s your chance to learn the basics of playing the instrument in a fun group setting. Campers will learn how to properly hold the violin and the bow, understand sound production, and learn their first notes. In between violin classes, there will be games, crafts, and fun with new friends.

Brass Camp

July 20 – 24, 2026
Ages 6 – 12 | $350

Get ready to have a blast at Brass Camp! We'll explore all the instruments in the brilliant brass family, with a focus on trumpet, cornet, trombone, and euphonium. Campers will learn fundamental brass techniques like buzzing and basic fingerings, explore note reading and composition, and discover the inspiring sound that brass instruments contribute to different genres of music, all while having fun with games and arts and crafts, too. This camp is perfect for anyone interested in brass instruments with a beginner or intermediate skill level.

Register

Flute Camp

July 27 – 31, 2026
Ages 6 – 12 | $350

Brand new this year! Welcome to the woodwind family as you learn the foundations of the flute. You’ll learn about breath control and how your air makes sound, basic fingerings, and all about this beautiful instrument, as well as fun games, arts and crafts, and other musical adventures.

Register

Meet the Instructors

Nathan Chan

Violin Instructor

Nathan's journey on the violin began at the age of when he pointed at a violin while shopping with parents and refused to move away from it! (He doesn’t really remember much of that himself though). His love for the violin eventually developed into a hobby of gathering and learning about different musical instruments around the world! Deciding he wanted to pursue a career in teaching, he earned his Bachelor of Education at the University of Alberta intending to teach elementary school when he stumbled upon YONA. Nathan feels extremely blessed to be able to pursue the path he chose with what he loves most!

Jon Sutton

Brass Instructor

Coming from many years of music classroom experience in the US, Jonathan is new in his role as Musical Creativity Coordinator for the Winspear Centre. He studied music education at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota and earned his master’s degree in music education from Montana State University. He loves sharing the joy of learning about and creating music with people of all ages. When not coordinating musical creativity programming for the Winspear Centre, he can be found cycling around Edmonton or singing with ProCoro Canada.

NATALIE BOISVERT

Flute Instructor

Natalie Boisvert is a flutist, chamber musician, and musicologist with over 3 decades' experience as a music educator, including some 25 years teaching at the University of Alberta. She is currently the Woodwinds Teaching Artist with the Winspear Centre’s YONA-Sistema program, getting wee ones started on the flute and clarinet. When not honking and tooting with the kids, she can be heard on Radio Canada Edmonton as their Music Columnist. Warning: her passion for music is very contagious.

Cancellation/Alteration Policy

Cancellations made one month prior to the beginning of camp will receive a full refund.