RANGELEY — The Rangeley Friends of the Arts, in partnership with the Westerhoff School of Music of Metuchen, N.J., is offering a new week-long learning opportunity for youth in the Rangeley area this summer: The Westerhoff/RFA Music Camp.

The day camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 8 to 12 and is for students age 8 to 18.

The week-long camp offers campers the chance to learn from music teachers who have a proven ability to work with youth. Activities will alternate between individual instruction, practice and performance to group lessons, music-making and fun musicianship classes.

Campers will learn to play music with others, write music and advance their individual skills. Each day will include group singing and a noontime outdoor recreational period. On Friday, campers will showcase all they have learned in a performance for family and friends.

Applicants should have six months of experience playing an instrument or studying voice, or singing in a group setting (chorus or choir); students with no previous musical experience are also encouraged to apply and will be considered for participation on an individual basis.

The camp will serve a maximum of 20 students working individually and in small and large groups. Deadline for application is May 20; early registration is recommended to ensure placement.

The camp leader will be David Iskowitz of the Westerhoff School of Music.  

The Westerhoff/RFA Music Camp is supported by a grant from the Maine Community Foundation. The RFA receives other support from the Davis Family Foundation, the Skowhegan Savings Bank and the Sugarloaf Region Charitable Trust. The Rangeley Friends of the Arts is a nonprofit organization “bringing the arts to life” in the Rangeley Lakes Region.

FMI, register: www.rangeleyarts.org, 207-864-5000.