Musical Leadership Intensive: June 3-7, 2025 (Tues - Sat)
Young Adult (19-30) Advanced Chamber & Leadership Intensive
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Musical Leadership Intensive (MLI)
Young Adult Advanced Chamber & Leadership Intensive
Exclusively for Young Adults (age 19-30). Chamber Music, Ensemble, & Leadership Intensive. Too often, young advanced players are stunted in musical leadership ability & have missed out on CRUCIAL chamber music skills vital to music careers. Rise to your potential as a musician & leader! Walk away with professional-level ensemble skills & chamber music techniques so you can sound, look, and collaborate like a professional chamber musician. Address leadership challenges in your musical & entrepreneurial endeavors. Experience unmistakable improvement in your playing & musical leadership abilities, enabling you to confidently perform, teach, conduct, coach, lead, & professionally collaborate. Catered toward Collegiate, Post-Collegiate, Pre-Professional, Young Professional, & Young String Teachers. Enjoy hanging out with others like you, & get ready for some outdoor fun & relaxation!
June 3-7, 2025 (Tues - Sat)
Held in Canandaigua NY (Finger Lakes Region in western New York State)
Travel In: Tues June 3 Casual, Fun Evening Cookout Starts at 6:15pm. Get to know each other in a casual, relaxed environment.
Travel Back: Sun June 8 Activities go through Saturday. Stay around & relax before traveling on Sunday.
Join us for our 135th event in our 22nd season!
Space is currently available for you. This event will be popular, so Apply Now! (No payment due at time of application.)
Save $300 with early-bird prices only through April 16!
For pricing info, continue down the page.
What will I experience at Musical Leadership Intensive?
Hone professional-level ensemble skills & chamber music techniques so you can take your collaborative musicianship to new heights. Enjoy being surrounded by people like you! Walk away with unmistakable improvement as a performer, orchestral player, chamber musician, teacher, or gigster. Take your leadership to the next level, explore & direct your musical passion, and pursue your musical & career dreams!
Do you want to...
- Elevate your playing, build essential musical & collaborative skills, and rise to your potential?
- Get crucial chamber music and musical leadership training & experience?
- Become a sought-after musical collaborator, performer, principal or section player, conductor, ensemble leader, chamber music leader or coach, or teacher?
- Pursue your musical dreams? Explore future paths in music or consider a musical career?
- Make your musical skills more relevant, marketable, & desirable?
- Explore the intersection of musical creativity, innovation, & entrepreneurship?
- Get musical leadership training that will complete you as a musician, inspire innovation & musical collaboration, & propel you forward in your career aspirations?
We can help. Join other advanced players this summer for Musical Leadership Intensive, specially designed for Young Adults (19-30).
You will...
- Experience high-caliber chamber music & ensemble training & collaboration.
- Build critical technical, musical, & leadership skills so you can play high-quality orchestral & chamber music, teach or conduct, or lead ensembles of any size.
- Fill gaps in your ensemble training. (Pandemic years "Zoom Orchestra"? Program didn't include chamber music?)
- Benefit from a unique pioneering chamber music skills curriculum.
- Relax with your peers! Enjoy outdoor fun at our special retreat location.
- Talk with inventive, entrepreneurial faculty who've been in the trenches of music careers for decades. These innovators & segment-leading industry experts in string education also have decades of orchestra, chamber music, & teaching experience.
- Explore creative & innovative ways to pursue music in your future.
- Develop skills relevant in the marketplace, helping propel you forward in your career aspirations.
- Grow into a leader in music, career, & life. Solidify your competence & competitiveness in the music field. Take the lead, & pursue your dreams!
What is MLI like?
Play. Passion. Pursue.
Bring your playing to new heights. Explore & direct your musical passion. Pursue your musical dreams!
This event is dedicated to and designed exclusively for young adult advanced string players. You'll be surrounded by people like you! We'll train with professional skills so you can walk away with the tools to take your playing to new heights in any music, in any size ensemble. You'll be inspired to take your leadership to the next level in career & life, too!
Life requires leadership. Whether you salivate or cringe at this statement, you’ll encounter this reality sooner or later. Why not get a jump on this training? Learning to be a musical leader can not only vastly improve your musical skills and make you a more sought-after collaborator. It can also propel you forward in your vision, purpose, & career goals. Why not learn sought-after leadership skills now? You’ll be glad you did!
Transform Your Playing
Rise to your potential & bring your playing to new heights. Through chamber music training, not only will you improve your playing level, but also your musicianship, expressive ability, and collaborative potential. Breathe new life into your playing, grow, & be transformed.
Chamber Orchestra
Play expressively, boldly, & passionately in a unique collaborative chamber music orchestra. Elevate & hone your ensemble skills, play and sight-read a variety of beautiful string orchestra music. Learn the secrets of ensemble playing that pros use! Experience the joy of playing with others like yourself!
Chamber Music Training
You need Chamber Music Training! It’s an essential part of any musical training, where you learn leadership like nowhere else. Chamber music is the biggest crucible for musicians. It’s where your skills are honed and refined in the fire. Serious musicians take chamber music training seriously! Experience an unparalleled, tried, & tested method for conservatory-level chamber music training that you won't find anywhere else.
Sessions
In addition to intensive chamber orchestra & chamber music training, attend some interesting topical sessions!
Conducting for Players: Hone chamber music & collaborative skills, and delve into musical leadership both with and without the instrument. Experience musical gestures in a whole new way, and become a better leader and follower in any musical setting! If you're easy to play with or follow, you'll become a sought-after musical collaborator. Invest in doing the fundamentals of musical collaboration with excellence so you are a marketable, flexible, and competent professional!
Dreams, Passion, & Purpose: Is music your passion? How about your purpose or calling? What role do you dream or envision music to play in your life? Expect revelation. Discuss, reflect, & connect with others. Find and direct your musical passion, allowing music to contribute to bringing purpose & meaning to your life and that of others.
Musical Pursuits: Leadership and innovation are crucial elements of most careers. Whether you start your own business, develop a unique program, or innovate within an existing organization, each sphere requires initiative & creativity. What future paths will you take with your musical passion? How can you become a musical innovator? Get creative! Brainstorm, discuss, & consider career & entrepreneurial musical opportunities with like-minded peers in a relaxed environment. Pursue your dreams & turn them into reality!
Camaraderie
Are you hungry for some REAL HUMAN CONNECTION? How about
MUSICAL CAMARADERIE? We all need connection with others. And music-making is something done
in community with other people
– an amazing gift we can share with each other. There is nothing quite like experiencing the beautiful unity of a piece played by many individuals, yet creating one sound of coordinated rhythm, pitch, harmony, emotion, & spirit. It's so special to be part of an ensemble, and in addition hang out, socialize, & FEEL CONNECTED TO A LIKE-MINDED COMMUNITY.
Faculty
30-year veterans of chamber music & ensemble coaching
Don't miss working with our extraordinary faculty. After 30 years of teaching & coaching chamber music & ensembles, we know how to bring you breakthrough, elevate your playing, help you experience a night & day difference in your musical abilities & approach, & help you soar to the next level.
In working with our amazing faculty, you'll...
Play Better. Unlock the secrets of professional chamber players. We'll share them unabashedly with you!
Gain Confidence. Our faculty are encouraging, reassuring, and inspiring. You'll leave with confidence and enthusiasm.
Have Fun! We take learning seriously... and intersperse plenty of fun and humor into the experience!
Be Inspired. Your experience will improve your technical & musical abilities, your perspective, & your musicianship. Transformational!
Our faculty...
- are uniquely qualified serial musical entrepreneurs
- segment-leading industry experts & business leaders
- have reinvented themselves in musical careers multiple times
- have been in the trenches of several music careers over 30 years
- have toured the country putting on original workshops
- have invented an innovative chamber music skills technique curriculum that no one has done before
- have, alongside a successful musical career, become experts in micro-business, marketing, & music administration.
Is This Event the Right Level for me?
Each event has been designed with certain levels in mind. Come an event that's right for you! You'll feel right at home surrounded by others at your level with your musical interests. The ensemble music & instruction is catered right to you, giving you the best possible musical, learning, and community experience.
At Musical Leadership Intensive, we accept participants ages 19-30 at the Young Adult Advanced Level.
Is the Young Adult Advanced Level right for you?
What about other levels?
If the young adult advanced level is not right for you, consider another event & level. For complete descriptions of all 5 adult levels, plus event recommendations for each level, see our In-Person Levels Page.
Participants Say...
"I’ve been to other camps, and no one else teaches like you do. At other camps, I just learn to play new music in ensemble. But here, I learn and hone professional-level skills, and walk away with the tools and ability to play any music, in any ensemble, with accuracy and excellence." -M.B.
Since I got back from camp, I’ve been so inspired!” S.D.
"The community is so strong here, I feel like now we’re a family." -J.B.
What I learned has helped immensely. My trio was able to improve using the skills you taught us in ways we never could before. -C.W.
Musical Leadership Intensive Schedule
June 3-7, 2025 (Tues - Sat, travel back on Sun)
Tues: Travel in. 6:15 - 8pm Kickoff Cookout!
Wed 10:00-5:30
Thurs 10:00-5:30
Fri 10:00-1:00 Enjoy Area; 1:30-8:00 Rehearsals & Fun Dinner
Sat 10:00-3:30
Sun: Travel back
See below for more details!
Full Detailed Event Schedule
Tuesday (6:15pm-8:00pm)
Daytime: Travel into Town/ Check into Lodging
6:15 - 8:00 Welcome Cookout (FREE FOOD!)
Join us for a free get-to-know-you hang out and chill evening with a dinner cookout right at the Scor! Venue on Tuesday evening from 6:15 - 8pm. Meet your faculty & your musical comrades, enjoy a meal together, & relax after traveling.
Wednesday (10:00-5:30)
9:30 – 9:50 Arrive
10:00 – 10:30 Orientation
10:45 – 12:15 Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal
12:15 - 1:15 Lunch Break
1:30 - 2:30 Session: Delve Into Musical Leadership Skills
2:45 - 3:45 Ensemble Rehearsal / Chamber Music Training
3:45 - 4:30 Break - Enjoy the outdoors, hang out, pick-up groups, shop, practice
4:30 - 5:30 Session: Dreams, Passion, & Purpose
6:00 – 7:30 Dinner at Restaurant
Thursday (10:00-5:30)
9:30 – 9:50 Arrive
10:00 – 11:30 Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal
12:00 – 12:30 Session: All About Instruments & Bows with Luthier from The String House
12:30 – 1:00 String House Exhibit Open
12:45 – 1:45 Lunch Break
2:00 – 3:30 Ensemble Rehearsal / Chamber Music Training
3:30 – 4:00 Instrument & Bow Q&A/ Trying Session with String House
4:00 – 5:30 Session: Delve Into Musical Leadership Skills / Musical Pursuits
6:00 – 7:30 Dinner at Restaurant
Friday (1:30-8:30)
10:00 - 12:00 Enjoy the Area Tourist Time
12:00 – 1:00 Lunch Out
1:00 – 1:30 Arrive back at Venue
1:30 – 3:00 Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal
3:30 – 4:15 Faculty Recital
4:45 – 6:00 Ensemble Rehearsal / Chamber Music Training
6:00 – 7:00 Fun Dinner on Site
7:00 – 9:00 Sunset Social Hour: Campfire, Hang Out, Jam
Saturday (10:00-3:30)
9:30 - 9:50 Arrive
10:00 – 11:30 Chamber Orchestra Rehearsal
11:45 – 12:45 Lunch Break
1:00 – 2:15 Ensemble Rehearsal / Chamber Music Training
2:30 – 3:30 Music Sharing For Family & Friends
5:30 - 7:00 Optional Relaxing Dinner Out
Sunday
Travel back. Or... consider staying in the area a few extra days to further enjoy your music vacation!
*This schedule may change or have minor adjustments, but the start and end times each day will remain the same. Attendees will receive updated schedule info over email.
Schedule FAQs
When should I travel? Travel in on Tuesday in time for the Kickoff Cookout. Travel back on Sunday. (If you only live a couple hours away, you could still travel back Saturday evening.) (See top of page for more specifics.)
Should I plan to leave early? You have traveled all the way here. You've put forth all the effort of planning and invested in yourself. Why sell yourself short? Why miss out on the final hours of camp? Would you leave a treasured vacation before it was over? Don't think so. You'd milk it! Or would you leave your plane flight before it was over? (Not recommended! : - ) We know you're the kind of person that doesn't give up, and finishes what you started. So why miss out on the final hours of camp? You'll want to milk every bit of your Scor! experience, and get your money's worth.
If you leave early, you'll be abandoning your chamber group and leaving irreparable musical gaps. Don't disappoint your musical friends! Plus, you won't want to miss out on the best part - the Final Music Sharing at the end of Saturday!
Should I plan to be available the whole time? The event schedule is designed to provide you with a fantastic experience. Make sure you arrange your schedule so that you don't miss out on any of it! That's how you'll get the most out of your experience. Don't try to go to work, or squeeze in other committments around your Scor! experience. Plan your schedule around the start and end times above. With small ensembles, your part is vital and it's even more important that you are present to contribute meaningfully to the musical whole.
Am I going to be playing my instrument for 6-8 hours a day? Not exactly. Amidst the rehearsals & coachings, there is plenty of time in the schedule to rest, converse, and relax. And rehearsals and coachings involve playing, but also stopping, listening, and waiting while others rehearse. The schedule is balanced so you'll enjoy lots of playing, but also have the needed breaks to help your physical and mental stamina.
Where are Scor! Events?
In Canandaigua, in the western New York State Finger Lakes Region
Canandaigua (can-an-DAY-gwa) is a jewel in the nationally recognized Finger Lakes Region of NY, known for its 5 large finger-shaped lakes. Wineries & breweries abound, in addition to a variety of dining and shopping experiences, outdoor recreation, historic atmosphere, and loads of summer fun!
Where's Canandaigua?
Canandaigua is situated in western New York State, about 35 minutes southeast of Rochester, 1.75 hours east of Niagara Falls, & almost 6 hours northwest of New York City.
(Flying? It's Rochester NY - ROC.)
Discover Where to Stay, What to Do, & more area info for your Music Vacation!
Looking for Lodging?
Check out AirBnbs, Hotels, & more.
Options for lodging include local hotels, AirBnbs, campground, & more. Wanting to find inexpensive lodging? Try renting a room on AirBnb (lots available in the area), check out a budget hotel (2 nearby), or stay in a cabin at the nearby campground (Bristol Woodlands). Still stuck on lodging? Ask us about finding a roommate or other creative options.
What about the Scor! Venue?
Join us on the Mountaintop!
Make music and enjoy your Mountaintop Experience at our peaceful, inspiring mountain retreat, nestled in the bucolic Finger Lakes region of western New York State.
Find out more about meals at Scor!
Are All Players Leaders?
~from the CEO
“Over the last 30 years, far too often we’ve seen advanced players who’ve developed their playing skills but are still stunted in musical leadership. This lack of real musical leadership ability greatly inhibits effective ensemble function, collaboration, and growth, and hinders enjoyment as a musician. Surprisingly, we’ve found that this type of training is usually noticeably absent. (Many programs leave out these skills, and pandemic shutdowns robbed many young adults of these opportunities.)
We're passionate about people being able to pull their weight in an ensemble of any size. That means embracing all players as leaders, and the need for musical leadership skills to match highly developed playing skills in order to flourish and thrive as musicians.
We are experts at teaching musical leadership skills. Our revolutionary method is unparalleled, high-level, and honed in the trenches of 30 years of chamber music instruction.
We're here to help you become a better, more balanced player with excellent musical leadership abilities, enabling you to improve the playing level and execution of any group you're a part of (no matter where you sit).
You’ll notice unmistakable improvement in your playing (guaranteed!), and ensemble playing will be more enjoyable and inspiring for all.” ~Kyle Bultman, CEO of Scor!
What makes Scor! so special?
Scor! stands out from the rest. Here's why...
A Treasured In-Person Experience with Genuine Connection: Being together in person is indeed special. After several string workshops have disappeared in the past few years, it's more important than ever to connect with friends in person, play music together, & receive top-notch instruction & inspiration in this unique immersion environment. After everything we all went through just a few years ago pandemic-wise, who can put a price on in-person musical camaraderie & friendship? A treasured experience, to say the least.
Best Faculty Ever: Your faculty are experienced, high quality, & inspirational instructors. The expertise is unsurpassed... 30 years experience & 130+ Scor! camps & counting. They know exactly how to help you build your leadership skill in music & in your career. Gain confidence, improve dramatically, & soar to the next level, guaranteed.
Inspirational Retreat: Scor! events are held in a beautiful location, with beautiful surroundings in a peaceful, serene environment. Come away with us! Escape to this gorgeous retreat, calm your mind, body, & spirit, and give yourself the chance to learn, hone, & grow in a beautiful & inspirational place. There's never been a better time to escape & play music!
Learning at Your Level: MLI is designed with your age & level in mind, so you'll have a terrific learning experience among peers. You'll feel right at home surrounded by others in the same place in life as you... at your level who sharing your musical interests, giving you the best possible musical, learning, & community experience.
Vacation Destination: You're coming to a great location.... the renowned Finger Lakes Region of New York State, a hot spot for tourism, wineries, breweries, history, unique dining & shopping, and beautiful natural surroundings... Music Retreat, HERE I COME!
Best Customer Service in the Business: We've raised the bar & offer the most professional customer service around. We don't have volunteer, hobbyist, part-time, or fly-by-night staff and administration. In fact, we are the only fully professional string camp operation out there. That means you'll get a quality experience, receiving more individual attention, help, customization, interaction, substantial information, and thorough communication than anywhere else. You're in good hands!
Invaluable Instruction to Transform your Playing for Life: You'll receive many hours of unique, valuable, key instruction that will unlock playing mysteries, reveal the secrets of professional players, and provide you with a musically enjoyable, transformational experience. A Scor! event is NOT JUST LIKE AN ORCHESTRA REHEARSAL!!!!!!! Most teachers, orchestras, and workshops just teach you how to play a given piece better. THERE'S SO MUCH MORE AT SCOR! Through a unique immersion experience, we help you develop skills, techniques, and approaches that professional musicians use. These are not normally taught in lessons or orchestra rehearsal, but they will help you improve immeasurably. It’s like the old saying, “Hand someone a fish, they eat for a day. Teach them to fish, they eat for a lifetime.” We'll teach you to fish (with technical & musical skills) so that you can apply what you’ve learned anywhere. Now, no matter what piece you tackle in the future, or what ensemble you play with, you'll have the ability to take your playing to new heights!
Pricing
No payment is due at time of application. (See Application process below.)
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Scor! Camp Tuition (Pat from Florida says "Scor! was well worth every penny!") |
(No payment is due at time of application. Above discount automatically applies.) |
Tues - Sat: 5 days of invaluable chamber & ensemble instruction, top-notch transformational coaching, vital leadership & career skills development, relaxing with friends, & let down for a special music retreat! Why is Scor! so special? See above! |
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Installment Plan (optional) |
$25 | Split up your balance into 3-5 easy payments! See more info HERE. |
| Meals during Scor! | $179 | Eating together is part of the fun of Scor!. Includes Wed lunch, Thurs lunch, Fri dinner, & Sat lunch. (Fri lunch is enjoyed at a local restaurant. Breakfasts are often included with your lodging.) |
| Tues Kickoff Cookout | FREE! | Food, Friends, & Fun! Join us for a free get-to-know-you hang out & chill evening with a dinner cookout right at the Scor! Venue on Tues eve from 6:15-8pm. Meet all your new friends, chow down, & relax! |
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Friday Catered Dinner for Spouse/ Traveling Companion (optional add-on) |
$54 | Bringing a guest? Purchase a Friday dinner. We'll have a fun & scrumptious spread! (Plus, dinner on Tues is FREE for you & a guest!) |
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Instrument Rental (optional add-on) |
$125 | Flying in? Rent a quality instrument & bow so you don't have to bring yours on a plane. |
Staying Healthy at Scor!
Health Protocols & Policies for In-Person Events
Get lots of great tips on staying healthy both at Scor! and while traveling (from experienced travelers!). Check out our health protocols & policies, and find out more about the environment at In-Person Scor!.
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Question?
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