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Summer School Information
Summer School Information
Tuesday-Saturday, May 27-31
Ages 6-8 and 9-12
Alpine, Texas
Location: TBA
The recital will be at 6:00, on Saturday, May 31.
What's a Summer Music School?
What's a Summer Music School?
In this one-week music camp, we offer classes for all ages and skill levels. We teach folk, choir and instrumental music, plus folk dance. No prior music experience is necessary for the majority of the classes.
The theme for this music school is American music, which is a pretty broad range of options! Expect folk songs, sacred songs, patriotic songs, and also some random songs thrown in for fun! There will also be group guitar, folk dance, square dance, and percussion class. Come ready to make a joyful noise, make new friends and grow in your musical journey.
Dates and Times
Dates and Times
The school will operate Tuesday-Saturday the week of May 27-31.
Classes are offered from 9-3.
The deadline for signing up is May 19, 2025.
Recital
Recital
On Saturday, May 31, students will present what they have learned in a recital. The recital will be open to the public. Parents, grandparents and friends are encouraged to attend. The recital will include both instrumental and choral pieces. It will take place on Saturday at 6:00; call time will be 5:00 for student performers. Students should plan on wearing their music school t-shirt for the performance!
Sign-in
Sign-in
On Tuesday, May 27th, parents must come to the location of the school at 8:30 to sign paperwork.
Please note that registration and payment must take place online ahead of time (you can register here). The deadline for registration is May 19, 2025.
Cost
Cost
Cost is $125/student.
Payment is due upon registration online. If you need an extension, please let us know.
A limited number of scholarships may be available.
Contact Noelle Karleen (noellekarleen@gmail.com) for more information.
What's Included
What's Included
The school will operate Tuesday-Saturday the week of May 27-31. Cost includes:
All group classes for your student's age group
Recital showcase on Saturday, May 31st
Alpine School of Music T-shirt
Please note: students will need to bring their own lunches and snacks.
We do not offer refunds after registration, as we have to cover supplies and instrument purchase, as well as pay our teachers.
Classes offered
Classes offered
Students are divided up according to their age group. Your student will join either Group 1, ages 6-8 or Group 2, ages 9-12. Ages will be together for lunch, but all classes will be separate.
Classes offered this semester include:
Percussion (Bucket Drumming) - Noelle Karleen
Fun with Music (Ages 6-8) - Beth Matney
American Folk Dance - Carrie Karleen
Group Guitar - Ashton Haines
Square Dance - Carrie Karleen
Choir: Folk Songs - Noelle Karleen
Choir: Patriotic and Sacred Songs (ages 9-12) - Noelle Karleen
Please note: students choose between Square Dance and Group Guitar during registration.
Feel free to reach out with any questions you may have about the week of camp!
Instructors
Instructors
Noelle Karleen
Noelle Karleen
Noelle Karleen is the founder of the Alpine School of Music, a lesson studio that offers private music lessons and music classes in the Big Bend area. She is a graduate of Sul Ross State University with a bachelor's in piano performance. Ms. Karleen co-directs the Big Bend Children's Chorus and the Vivace Youth Choir. She hopes to offer more music instruction in the Alpine and Big Bend areas in the future.
Beth Matney
Beth Matney
Whether she's singing in a choir, leading music with her guitar, or teaching piano lessons, Beth Matney loves helping people experience the joy and passion of music! She has been performing, accompanying, and teaching at the piano for over two decades. She also has participated as a vocalist in a variety of choirs and ensembles over the years. Currently, she enjoys teaching private piano lessons (with an emphasis on improvisation skills) and serving as an accompanist at her church.
Ashton Haines
Ashton Haines
Ashton Haines has been playing and studying guitar for about 12 years. Some of his accomplishemnts include playing across the country as a member of the Sandy UT School of Rock Houseband. As a member of the house band, he was also expected to mentor younger students on guitar, which is where some of his experience with teaching comes from. He was also selected to participate in a Jazz ensemble organized by the University of Houston for a music festival. Both of these expereinces required high-level theory knowledge, guitar expertise, and an audition. He is currently studying music performance with a focus in classical guitar at Sul Ross. His plans are to pursue a career in teaching lessons in guitar and performing onstage as a guitarist.
Carrie Karleen
Carrie Karleen
Carrie Karleen loves to teach folk dance. Whether it is at the homeschool co-op, barn dances in Fort Davis, or in her folk dance troupe, she makes sure that her students not only know the steps to the dance, but have fun dancing. She has been folk dancing for many years, but it is in the last six years that she has begun to teach. She attended the Texas International Folk Dance camp in 2019. She founded TRAD Folk Dance Troupe in 2021.
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