Summer Music Academy
Schuech Fine Arts Building, 1000 West Court Street, Seguin, TX 78155
About
Summer Music Academy is a week-long camp where students participate in band, choir, orchestra, jazz band, chamber music, music theater, and a variety of electives in areas such as music theory, music composition, music history, jazz history, rhythmic studies, world percussion, and improvisation. The program includes specific tracks such as Strengthening Skills, Jazz, Double Reed for oboe and bassoon players only, Theory/Composition, Exploration, Percussion for percussionists only, Performance for wind players only, String Strengthening Skills, Musical Leadership, and an All-State Etude Preparation Track on TMEA All-State Etudes. Students also take part in private lessons with university instructors, recitals, evening social activities, swimming, socials, tournaments, casino night, movies, recreational sports, and an optional Schlitterbahn evening event.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: June 21–26, 2026; a week-long camp
• Price: Residential Students – Cost $675 includes all instruction, housing, meals, activities, and a camp T-shirt. Commuter Students – $450 includes all instruction, two daily meals, activities, and a camp T-shirt. Private Instruction with a Specialist – $30 for one lesson or $55 for two lessons (payable by cash or check at check-in only). Schlitterbahn Evening Event (Optional) Wednesday, June 24, 2026: WITHOUT Schlitterbahn Season Pass – $75 (includes park entry, catered meal, and bus transportation); WITH Schlitterbahn Season Pass – $40 (includes catered meal and bus transportation).
All faculty and housing directors are Texas certified educators and/or university professors, and faculty are selected based on outstanding professional performance and their personal commitment to the Texas Lutheran University Summer Music Academy philosophy. Student leaders are college students hand-selected to assist with Summer Music Academy. The mission statement notes that a student's performance depends on factors such as challenging instruction, highly qualified and supportive faculty, a camp culture that builds community, accessible facilities, and opportunities to grow in every dimension, and states that at Summer Music Academy students will find the conjunction of these factors. All performances are open to the public, and professionally made recordings are available for purchase at the time of registration and performances. Students are housed in separate residence halls based on age and gender, two students per room, and all activities are supervised by professional camp personnel. Band, choir, and orchestra students at the middle school and high school levels are invited to attend, with the middle school level for students with at least one year of formal school instruction entering grades 6–8 and the senior high school level for students with at least two years of formal school instruction entering grades 9–12. Enrollment may be in one specific area or in a general track that allows a combination of courses from any offerings in any area, and participants are asked to select one track in orchestra or band, with mix-and-match electives selected based on student interests and not all electives guaranteed, as requests are filled in the order received depending on demand and faculty availability. A limited number of scholarships are available based on individual student achievement through the TMEA/ATSSB region, area, and all-state process, including the Patricia and Roy Norton Memorial SMA Scholarship, which is dedicated to the memory of Patricia and Roy Norton, who both dedicated their lives to teaching music. Texas Lutheran University is described as a small, private university focused on the liberal arts and professional programs, and Seguin is located 35 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio and 50 miles south of Austin, accessible from any direction via major highways.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
• Ages: 11–18 years old
• Schedule: June 21–26, 2026; a week-long camp
• Price: Residential Students – Cost $675 includes all instruction, housing, meals, activities, and a camp T-shirt. Commuter Students – $450 includes all instruction, two daily meals, activities, and a camp T-shirt. Private Instruction with a Specialist – $30 for one lesson or $55 for two lessons (payable by cash or check at check-in only). Schlitterbahn Evening Event (Optional) Wednesday, June 24, 2026: WITHOUT Schlitterbahn Season Pass – $75 (includes park entry, catered meal, and bus transportation); WITH Schlitterbahn Season Pass – $40 (includes catered meal and bus transportation).
All faculty and housing directors are Texas certified educators and/or university professors, and faculty are selected based on outstanding professional performance and their personal commitment to the Texas Lutheran University Summer Music Academy philosophy. Student leaders are college students hand-selected to assist with Summer Music Academy. The mission statement notes that a student's performance depends on factors such as challenging instruction, highly qualified and supportive faculty, a camp culture that builds community, accessible facilities, and opportunities to grow in every dimension, and states that at Summer Music Academy students will find the conjunction of these factors. All performances are open to the public, and professionally made recordings are available for purchase at the time of registration and performances. Students are housed in separate residence halls based on age and gender, two students per room, and all activities are supervised by professional camp personnel. Band, choir, and orchestra students at the middle school and high school levels are invited to attend, with the middle school level for students with at least one year of formal school instruction entering grades 6–8 and the senior high school level for students with at least two years of formal school instruction entering grades 9–12. Enrollment may be in one specific area or in a general track that allows a combination of courses from any offerings in any area, and participants are asked to select one track in orchestra or band, with mix-and-match electives selected based on student interests and not all electives guaranteed, as requests are filled in the order received depending on demand and faculty availability. A limited number of scholarships are available based on individual student achievement through the TMEA/ATSSB region, area, and all-state process, including the Patricia and Roy Norton Memorial SMA Scholarship, which is dedicated to the memory of Patricia and Roy Norton, who both dedicated their lives to teaching music. Texas Lutheran University is described as a small, private university focused on the liberal arts and professional programs, and Seguin is located 35 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio and 50 miles south of Austin, accessible from any direction via major highways.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
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