Keep the momentum going—grow and create with Bloomingdale this summer! Join week-long workshops led by Bloomingdale’s expert faculty – right in the heart of the Upper West Side.
Keep the momentum going—grow and create with Bloomingdale this summer! Join week-long workshops led by Bloomingdale’s expert faculty – right in the heart of the Upper West Side.
Ever wanted to play the guitar or the violin? How about the trumpet?
Hear, hold, and play these and other musical instruments with the help of our expert faculty!
Summer is the perfect time to grow as a musician—and now you can save even more when you register early! Each of our intensives offers an exclusive early bird discount, with unique savings based on the program. Plus, we’re now offering an additional discount on private lessons!
Click on each intensive below to see the checkout code to save on enrollment.
Whether you’re joining us for Strings, Piano, Guitar, Summer Troubadours or Meet The Instruments workshops, registering by April 15 ensures the best rate.
Don’t miss this chance to secure your spot, maximize your savings, and make music all summer long.
Summer is the perfect time to grow as a musician—and now you can save even more when you register early! Each of our intensives offers an exclusive early bird discount, with unique savings based on the program. Plus, we’re now offering an additional discount on private lessons!
Click on each intensive below to see the checkout code to save on enrollment.
Whether you’re joining us for Strings, Piano, Guitar, Summer Troubadours or Meet The Instruments workshops, registering by April 15 ensures the best rate.
Don’t miss this chance to secure your spot, maximize your savings, and make music all summer long.
July 7 – July 11 | Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ages 8-16
Tuition: $900
Summer Strings Intensive is a dynamic, one-week program designed for bowed string students to grow through collaboration and performance. Led by Bloomingdale’s expert string faculty with special guest artists, the intensive includes String Orchestra, Chamber Music, interactive workshops, masterclasses, music theory sessions, and a special field trip—all culminating in a student concert.
July 7 – July 11 | Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ages 8-16
Tuition: $900
Summer Piano Intensive is a one-week immersive program where piano students develop their skills through collaboration and performance. Led by Bloomingdale’s expert piano faculty, the intensive features private lessons, four-hand piano duos, chamber music, interactive workshops, masterclasses, and music theory sessions—plus a field trip and a final student concert.
July 14 – July 25
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ages 10-16
Tuition: $1700 / $900
Bloomingdale Guitar Intensive is a transformative two-week program from July 15-26, offering guitar students an immersive experience in performance and collaboration. This comprehensive program features workshops, masterclasses with guest artists, ensemble playing, student and faculty concerts, and exciting field trips. Students can choose to attend for one or for the full two weeks.
Aug 2 – Aug 8 | Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Ages 6-9
Tuition: $850
This summer, join a traveling band of kids in search of their instrument of choice!
This week-long program is designed for children entering 2nd, 3rd, or 4th grade to help them learn which instrument they are most excited to study. Children experience the violin, piano, wind instruments and more in daily sessions led by faculty artists specializing in each instrument. These young musicians will also experience theater games, instrument making, percussion classes and a final showcase!
Aug 11 – Aug 15 | Monday – Friday
9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Ages 4-6
Tuition: $625
Explore a broad range of musical ideas through sight, sound, and movement. Developed particularly for young students starting off on their musical journey, this program is an action
packed introduction to diverse musical concepts.
This week-long program is designed for children aged 4-6 to allow them to explore the fascinating world of musical instruments! They will experience meeting instruments from the strings, woodwinds, and percussion families with a chance to try playing each instrument with our esteemed faculty.
July 19 – July 20 | Saturday & Sunday
10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Ages 18+
Tuition: $600
Dive into a weekend of guitar exploration with Bloomingdale’s Adult Guitar Weekend! Whether you’re a seasoned player or a beginner, don’t miss out on this fantastic opportunity to elevate your passion for the guitar, expand your musical horizons, and forge new friendships along the way.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to elevate your summer guitar practice while forging lasting connections with fellow musicians!
Let your little one (infant–6 years old) sing, play instruments, and make new friends in a fun and engaging music class! This July, we’re adding weekly Early Childhood classes, giving even more opportunities for infants to 5-year-olds to explore music in an interactive, play-based environment.
Baby’s Musical Mornings
Ages 12 months – 2 years
Tuition: $176.00
Toddler’s Musical Mornings
Ages 2 – 3 years
Tuition: $176.00
Preschool Musical Mornings
Ages 4-5 years
Tuition: $176.00
Intro to Dalcroze
Ages 2.5 – 3.5 years
Tuition: $176.00
Dalcroze Eurhythmics
Ages 3 – 5.5 years
Tuition: $176.00
Music Wellness Mornings
Ages 2 – 3 years
Tuition: $176.00
Summer is the perfect time to shake things up—why not pick up a new instrument or rekindle an old passion? Whether you’re ready to learn something totally new or just need a little nudge to start playing again, we’ve got you covered.
Introduction to Violin
Ages 18+
Tuition: $230.00
Introduction to Guitar
Ages 18+
Tuition: $230.00
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18+
Tuition: $186.00
Summer in the City
Ages 18+
Tuition: $160.00
More summer offerings will be available for registration soon.
Summer is the perfect time to shake things up—why not pick up a new instrument or rekindle an old passion? Whether you’re ready to learn something totally new or just need a little nudge to start playing again, we’ve got you covered.
Introduction to Piano
Ages 18+
Tuition: $230.00
Introduction to Guitar
Ages 18+
Tuition: $230.00
Introduction to Violin
Ages 18+
Tuition: $230.00
Summer in the City
Ages 18+
Tuition: TBD
Adult Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18+
Tuition: TBD
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18+
Tuition: $186.00
Online Flute Choir
Ages 14+
Tuition: $186.00
From orchestras to jazz ensembles and flute choirs, there are many ways to continue the music this summer at Bloomingdale. Experience the joy of making music together in a Bloomingdale ensemble.
Summer Orchestra
Ages 10 – 18
Tuition: $120.00
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18+
Tuition: $186.00
More summer ensembles will be available for registration soon.
From orchestras to jazz ensembles and flute choirs, there are many ways to continue the music this summer at Bloomingdale. Experience the joy of making music together in a Bloomingdale ensemble.
Summer Orchestra
Ages
Tuition: $120.00
Youth Jazz Ensemble
Ages
Tuition:
Trumpet Ensemble
Ages
Tuition:
Percussion Ensemble
Ages
Tuition:
Adult Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18+
Tuition:
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Ages 18+
Tuition: $186.00
Online Flute Choir
Ages 14+
Tuition: $186.00
Bloomingdale is deeply proud of our experienced, qualified, and caring faculty, staff, and board. Learn more about our faculty on our Faculty, Staff, and Board page.
Bloomingdale is deeply proud of our experienced, qualified, and caring faculty, staff, and board.
Learn more about our faculty on our Faculty, Staff, and Board page.
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Our private lessons are ideal for students looking for a thoroughly personalized and dynamic learning experience. Private one-on-one lessons are available in person as well as online.
All Summer Lesson Packages will include 4 lessons to be scheduled as you like. You may buy one or multiple packages at your convenience, so you can be flexible with your lessons or fill your summer with music!
Click on the lesson package of your choice below to learn more!
Baby’s Musical Mornings
Mon or Wed 9:00am | Ages 12 mos – 2 yrs
Toddler’s Musical Mornings
Wednesdays 10:00am | Ages 2 – 3 yrs
Music Wellness Mornings
Thursdays 9:30am | Ages 2 – 3 yrs
Dalcroze Eurythmics
Tuesdays 10:45am | Ages 3 – 4 yrs
Preschool Musical Mornings
Wednesdays 11:00am | Ages 4 – 5 yrs
Summer Troubadours
July 29 – August 2 | 9:00am – 3:00pm
Ages 6 – 9 years
Meet the Instruments
August 12 – 16 | 9:00am – 12:00pm
Ages 4 – 6 years
Adult Guitar Sunday
Sunday, July 21 | 10:00am – 4:00pm
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Tuesdays | 5:30pm
Summer in the City : Lecture Series
Thursdays | 7:00pm
Online Flute Choir
Mondays | 7:00pm
Brass Choir
Tuesdays | 7:00pm
Brass Choir
Tuesdays | 7:00pm | Ages 15 – 18+
Online Adult Jazz Ensemble
Tuesdays | 5:30pm | Ages 18+
Online Flute Choir
Mondays | 7:00pm | Ages 15+
Bloomingdale Summer Theory
Thursdays | 6:00pm | Ages 8 – 18
We’re here to help! Contact our registration team 7 days a week at (212) 663-6021 with any questions about our classes and offerings, or email us at registrar@bsmny.org.
Our goal is to make music education accessible and to remove the financial barrier that may prevent students from participating. Therefore, we offer need-based financial aid to as many students as possible. Applications for Summer 2025 financial aid are due by May 15, 2025.
We provide access to music education to anyone who seeks it, regardless of economic status, ability, ethnicity, or religion, which has a profound impact on individual lives as well as on our entire community.
Yes! Bloomingdale is fully equipped with a central air conditioning system, with individual climate controls in each room to ensure a comfortable environment for all.
Our 30, 45 and 60-minute music lessons give prospective students the opportunity to experience our community and the hands-on learning students enjoy. Lessons are taught by passionate and experienced faculty who customize lessons for each student. 30-minute Trial classes are $30.
Fall/Spring Packages
30 Minutes
$1,190/ per 17-week semester ($70 per lesson)
Fall/Spring Packages
45 Minutes
$1,530/ per 17-week semester ($90 per lesson)
Fall/Spring Packages
60 Minutes
$1,768/ per 17-week semester ($104 per lesson)
Join our Early Childhood faculty for fun, interactive, and music-filled classes to engage the youngest learners throughout the Summer months. Offerings are available in person in our newly renovated recital hall, on a variety of days and times to suit every family’s scheduling needs and every child’s delight. Children from 3 months to 5 years old will learn musical concepts through hands-on percussive experiences, as well as song and dance.
Our beginner classes for children and teens provide an excellent introduction to our most popular instruments. The supportive group class settings allow students to work together, learn together, and help one another as they come across musical challenges together.
Students ages 8 and up can participate in performance-based classes with a wide variety of offerings for all instruments and ages, both in-person and online. Each of our ensembles provides students with invaluable group rehearsal and performance experience and creates an immersive environment that allows students of various ages and ability levels to connect, collaborate, and learn together!
Students ages 8 and up can participate in performance-based classes with a wide variety of offerings for all instruments and ages, both in-person and online. Each of our ensembles provides students with invaluable group rehearsal and performance experience and creates an immersive environment that allows students of various ages and ability levels to connect, collaborate, and learn together!
Bloomingdale Resident Teaching Artist, Marc Peloquin, leads a series of 4-week music courses for adults designed to give students a basic understanding of music and inspire an appreciation for music through a variety of musical styles. Each class in this lecture series will feature live demonstrations of musical concepts, discussion, and recorded listening examples. These courses will give you tools and context to better appreciate the magical world of music.
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New York, NY 10025
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Join us for Instrument Discovery Day – January 26th, 11 AM – 1 PM. Explore the violin, guitar, trumpet, and more with the guidance of Bloomingdale’s expert faculty. Explore the violin, guitar, trumpet, and more with Bloomingdale’s expert faculty.
Free & fun for all ages!
