Youth Jazz Institute in New Jersey
Welcome!
The Chicken Bone Beach Historical Foundation, Inc. Youth Jazz Institute is dedicated to preserving and teaching the art of jazz to youth in Atlantic City. America’s true art form, jazz is a product of African American culture and has a rich tradition in the city. The institute offers Summer Camp programs and year round instrumental and vocal music instruction.
Frequently Asked Questions
You can sign up by filling out and submitting the forms linked below. All students from Atlantic City can attend.
Yes. Scholarships are available for qualified students in Atlantic County. Atlantic City residents are free.
The institute offers a variety of instrumental music lessons. Currently these include: Drums, Guitar & Piano. You can also request an instrument and we will try to locate a teacher for you. Make sure you indicate your instrument choice on your registration form.
Classes are only offered in person at the institute, in 726 N Indiana Ave. Atlantic City, NJ 08401
Fill out the attached forms for the summer session you desire. Scholarships are available for qualified students
Youth Music Education
MUSIC LESSONS – Afterschool – 3:00pm to 6:30pm – Saturdays —10am to 12pm Ages – 6 to 16 Learning to play a musical instrument and to sing can be life -changing for our children and music has been proven to enhance a student’s growth and learning process. Music lessons with various instruments will be offered. Bringing exceptional music teachers and musicians together with our students will enable us to create a musically enriched environment which will benefit the lives of the children in Atlantic City and in the neighboring community. Private lessons in Guitar, Piano, Drums, Violin, etc. Master Classes with Master Musicians MUSIC TOGETHER —Tuesday Mornings from 10am to 12pm Ages Toddler to 5years. The program approach is the idea that young children learn best from the powerful role models of parents/caregivers who are actively making music.
The program brings families together by providing a rich musical environment in the classroom and then facilitating family participation in spontaneous musical activity at home in daily life —which is so important to music development and early childhood learning. It’s based on the recognition that, in a supportive environment, children can learn to sing in tune, keep a beat, and confidently participate in the music of their culture DIGITAL MUSIC FOR TEENS – Saturdays – 1pm to 4pm Ages – 16 to 18years With our state of the art Sound studio we will have the capacity to teach youth the basics of digital recording, Sound Engineering and Music Production, learning such skills as Mixing , Sampling, Editing, Mastering, Sound design and more.
Instrumental Music Classes
Quick Links
Register For Programs Here
Vocal Music Classes
Music Directors
Directors for Choir left to right Dr. Beverly Vaughn Stockton University, Claire Collins, Dr. Dianna Hughes and Richard Tinsley.
Intergenerational Visual Art Program - coming soon.
Thursdays, 10am to 12pm, Evening , 6;00 PM – 7:30 PM Ages: 3 yrs. to Adult Parent and Child Art Classes:
- Creating Together in Clay
- Painting with watercolor and acrylics
- Drawing with Charcoal and color pencils/markers,
- Evening Relaxation and Stress Reduction with Coloring Books Classes,
- Comic Book Illustration for Teens
- Jewelry Making
- Craft Making
Yoga and Arts Classes - coming soon.
Seniors – Monday and Wednesdays – 10am to 11am, Vinyasa – Nurturing practice at slow pace
- Yin – Exercising the more subtle layers of the body
- Harmonizing – postures connecting you to breathing alignment and mindfulness
- Digital Photography – TBD Student will learn about different aspects of photographic techniques as well as relevant aspects of the technology behind digital photography
- VISUAL ART CLASSES Classes take place on Weekdays, Saturdays and After School. Classes are taught by professional artist and are project driven often resulting in an end product, ie, an original composition art work production or design piece.
- Students are encouraged to freely express themselves and become part of a community of learners that invite dialogue exchange and project negotiations .