Upcoming Events
Better Late and Adult Rock performance at the Maine Lobster Festival
MCMA’s Better Late and Adult Rock ensembles will showcase their repertoire!
Blues Intensive Camp performance at the North Atlantic Blues Festival
After a week long intensive delve into all thing Blues, our campers will open up the Sunday entertainment at the North Atlantic Blues Festival.
A huge thank you to Paul Benjamin and the North Atlantic Blues festival for this amazing opportunity!
Spring Recital
Join us in celebrating our hardworking students as they showcase the skills they have learned through the semester!
This event is free to the public, donations gratefully accepted. Donations can be made via this link: https://square.link/u/8aTLL3Xk or in person at the recital. Thank you!
Community Jam
Pre-registration appreciated but not required! To register, please contact Maddy - info@midcoastmusicacademy.com / 207-701-7410.
Monthly Community Jam
Join Dan Wenger for our monthly community jam. Open to all MCMA students and their musical family members!
Workshop Series: Chord Progressions with Amelia Campbell
Amelia will be introducing chord progressions and how to have fun with them for all instruments, ages, and abilities.
Workshop Series: Cuban Hand Drumming with Jeff Densmore and special guest Mason Contakos
Hand Drumming Workshop with Jeff Densmore, with special presentation by drum student Mason Contakos about his recent trip to Cuba and the music school experience he had there.
Monthly Community Jam
Join us for another monthly community jam! Open to all MCMA students and their musical family members. Registration is not required but appreciated!
Winter Recital
Join us in celebrating our fall students hard work, dedication and accomplishments!
This event is free to the public, donations gratefully accepted.
James Fernando Workshop
We are thrilled to offer this special opportunity to learn from Washington, DC based jazz pianist James Fernando! James will be performing at the Camden Opera House at 7:00pm on Saturday, October 5th. MCMA is hosting this educational workshop, which will be held in the Blue Cafe space at the Camden Opera House.
ABOUT THE WORKSHOP: Every note you play sends a message to your listeners as well as to your collaborators. Understanding who is in charge of a musical situation and what you and your bandmates are telling each other are key elements to a successful musical partnership. Led by James Fernando and his trio, this workshop dives into the dynamics of playing with others. Open to all instruments and genres, preference for participation will be given to students who prepare a piece to play with others. Observers are very welcome to attend!
MCMA Jazz Concert
Come watch our Jazz Intensive campers perform at the end of their week long camp.
Gig Camp Performance at the Lobster Festival
Watch our Gig Camp students performing a set at the Maine Lobster Festival. Students will have spent the week learning what’s involved in being in a gigging band, from setting up gear to rehearsing and polishing for performances.
Community Jam
Join us for our monthly community jam, open to all MCMA students and their musical family members. Please email info@midcoastmusicacadamy.com to register!
Blues Intensive Camp performance at the North Atlantic Blues Festival
Watch our Blues Intensive campers perform on the big stage at the North Atlantic Blues Festival!
Summer Recital
Celebrate our students hard work through the spring semester!
We’re very grateful to our major sponsor, Maine State Credit Union, for their support of this important student performance.
Thank you, as always, to the Strand Theater for their partnership in hosting this event.
Late Night Jazz In June Jam
In partnership with Bistro La Cave, MCMA is thrilled to produce a late night jam as part of the Jazz In June Camden ME festival! This event will be led by bandmates of the late Eric Davis (Dave Clarke on guitar and Bill Batty on drums, joined by Ezra Rugg on bass and Dan Wenger on trombone) -- and sponsored by the Eric Davis Jazz Fund; donations will be collected at the jam for the Fund. Join us on Friday, June 14th at 9:15pm (after the headline show at Camden Opera House).
Click https://www.jazzinjunecamdenme.com FMI about the entire weekend's festivities... many of which will feature familiar MCMA faces! And click https://www.midcoastmusicacademy.com/scholarship to read more about Eric's powerful legacy.
Midcoast Music Academy Jazz Faculty Ensemble performance at Jazz in June
Midcoast Music Academy’s Jazz Faculty Ensemble will be playing for the second year at Jazz in June, the annual jazz festival featuring world class acts in Camden.
Positive Self Talk for Playing part 2
Dr Heather Beers will continue this popular discussion on imposter syndrome and negative self-talk and how to overcome this to free up your playing.
Workshop Series: Intro to Songwriting with Khaya Cohen
Singer/songwriter (and MCMA faculty) Khaya Cohen will cover the basics around creating your own tunes, including exploring different types of song forms across genres.
Community Jam
6 pm - 7 pm at Midcoast Music Academy. Open to all MCMA students and their musical family members. Please email info@midcoastmusicacademy.com to register!
Analytical Music Therapy Presentation
Join MCMA’s music therapist, Dan Wenger, for a presentation on Analytical Music Therapy.
Community Jam
Join us for a community jam led by Dan Wenger. This is open to all MCMA students and their musician family members. Pre-registration is requested through My Music Staff or by contacting info@midcoastmusicacademy.com
Winter Recital 2024
Midcoast Music Academy is excited to celebrate a semester of our student’s hard work!
