Music Groups
Music Camps for Grades 5–10; see below for Private Lessons for PreK-Adults
Making Music With Computers for HS-Adults
Adam Steele
Focus on song-writing skills, some basic music theory and learning how to use computer software to create your own songs. The goal is to produce a compilation CD by the end of the week. Some musical knowledge is helpful, but not required!
July 9–13 • 9:00–12:00
Grades 9–Adult • Cost: $200
Making Music with Computers for Middle School
Adam Steele
Focus on how to use computers to generate sounds, piecing them together into songs and basic theory/songwriting techniques. The goal is to produce a compilation CD by the end of the week. Some musical knowledge is helpful, but not required!
July 30–August 3 • 9:00–12:00
Grades 5–8 • Cost: $200
Summer Stock-Musical Theater
Wendy Steele & Elizabeth Brown
Do you love to sing and act? Or maybe you are more interested in behind the scenes roles such as costuming or stage managing? In this 2 week intensive, all students in the course will be cast in a musical that will be learned and ultimately performed at the end of the session. Each day will consist of music rehearsals, choreography, staging, and acting as well as learning back stage roles.
July 16–27 • 9:00–4:00 daily with performance on Friday 7/27
Grades 5–12 • Cost: $550
Private Music Lessons
Grade Pre-K–Adult
Our private music lessons emphasize personal achievement and broadening musical understanding. Private lessons provide a venue for students to learn in depth, so that playing in ensembles becomes easier and more rewarding.
Individual music lessons are taught by music specialists recommended by the OES music faculty. Our summer music faculty is selected from the finest performers and teachers in the Portland area.
Lessons will be scheduled beginning June 21 and ending August 20. Private lessons are available during the day at a time that is mutually agreeable to the student and the teacher.
Cancellation Policy
We ask that you give your teacher one week’s notice if you need to change your regular lesson time. In the case of illness or injury, notice must be given at the first reasonable opportunity. Lessons will be rescheduled at a mutually agreeable time with a one-week notification.
Private Lessons Package
Six 30-minute lessons: $192
Six 45-minute lessons: $270
Instruments & Faculty
- Bass
with Dan Presley
Dan Presley has been performing professionally since 1969. He accepts students in fifth grade and up. - Drums and Percussion
with John Lamb
John Lamb has been teaching drums and percussion to students for the past five years. John teaches students from third grade to adults. - Guitar
with Allen Mathews
Allen Matthews has a background in classical guitar technique and specializes in South American music. Allen accepts students from third grade to adults. - Piano and Cello
with Janet Morris
Janet Morris has taught private piano lessons for more than 20 years. Janet teaches students of all levels of experience, from age 5 to adults. - Piano
with Margaret Harris
- Piano
with Naomi LaViolette
Naomi has been active in teaching and performing piano for the past 10 years. She earned her bachelor’s degree in Piano Performance from the University of Puget Sound. Ms. LaViolette accepts students from age 4 to adults. - Piano (Jazz or Classical)
with Mike Horsfall
Mike Horsfall has been a professional musician in the Portland area for more than 25 years, performing in diverse roles such as featured artist, accompanist, composer and arranger, and recording artist. He teaches students from eighth grade to adults. - Saxophone
with David Valdez
David Valdez was trained at Berklee College of Music and has performed at major jazz festivals all over the world. David accepts students from fourth grade to adults. - Violin
with Neil Hollister
Neil Hollister has taught in the Portland area since 1998 and has coached both adult and youth orchestras, playing classical, jazz, and country. Neil teaches students aged 6 and up. - Violin
with Vicki Gunn Pich
Vicki Gunn Pitch earned her Bachelor's degree in Scandinavian Language and Literature, before getting her Master's in Music Performance on viola from the Julliard School. Vicki teaches students aged 8 and up. - Violin and Viola
with Angelika Furtwangler
Angelika earned her Bachelor of Music degree from Munich Musikhochschule and a Master of Music degree from the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music and a Doctorate degree in Musical Arts from the University of Wisconsin. Ms. Furtwangler teaches students aged 6 and up. - Voice
with Wendy Steele
Wendy Steele earned a bachelor of music in voice performance at Pacific University and a master of music at Northwestern. Students must be in eighth grade or above to take voice lessons with Wendy. - Woodwinds and Brass
with Lynn Vannier
Lynn earned her degree in music education from Lewis & Clark College. She has offered band classes and private instruction at OES since 2005. She offers instruction in flute, saxophone, clarinet, trumpet, or oboe. Students should be entering third grade or above to sign up for lessons with Lynn.
