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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. Activities include private lessons with university instructors, recitals, evening social activities, swimming, socials, tournaments, casino night, movies, recreational sports, and an optional Schlitterbahn evening event. Students choose from specific tracks such as Strengthening Skills, Jazz, Double Reed, Theory/Composition, Exploration, Percussion, Performance, String Strengthening Skills, Musical Leadership, Mix and Match electives, and an All-State Etude Preparation Track on TMEA All-State Etudes.
• 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).
Band, choir, and orchestra students at the middle school and high school levels are invited to attend, with middle school level for students with at least one year of formal school instruction entering grades 6–8 and senior high school level for students with at least two years of formal school instruction entering grades 9–12. Participants are asked to select one track in orchestra or band, and not all electives may be available, with requests filled in the order received; for high school band students, Jazz Band and Reedmaking each take two elective spots. All performances are open to the public, and professionally made recordings are available for purchase at 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. 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.
Texas Lutheran University is a small, private university focused on the liberal arts and professional programs, and its mission states that, as a community of faith and learning, it empowers a diverse student body through an education centered on the liberal arts and professional programs, with a commitment to academic excellence, servant leadership, and career development in pursuit of a more just world. A limited number of achievement-based 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. Seguin is located 35 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio and 50 miles south of Austin and is accessible 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).
Band, choir, and orchestra students at the middle school and high school levels are invited to attend, with middle school level for students with at least one year of formal school instruction entering grades 6–8 and senior high school level for students with at least two years of formal school instruction entering grades 9–12. Participants are asked to select one track in orchestra or band, and not all electives may be available, with requests filled in the order received; for high school band students, Jazz Band and Reedmaking each take two elective spots. All performances are open to the public, and professionally made recordings are available for purchase at 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. 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.
Texas Lutheran University is a small, private university focused on the liberal arts and professional programs, and its mission states that, as a community of faith and learning, it empowers a diverse student body through an education centered on the liberal arts and professional programs, with a commitment to academic excellence, servant leadership, and career development in pursuit of a more just world. A limited number of achievement-based 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. Seguin is located 35 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio and 50 miles south of Austin and is accessible via major highways.
Last updated July 24, 2026.
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