YOUNG MUSICIANS FIND THEIR SOUND AT SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS SUMMER CAMPS

BLACKSBURG, Va., Oct. 5 -- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University issued the following news release:

This summer, campus classrooms came alive with the sounds of young musicians trying new instruments, building their skills, and discovering the joy of making music together.

Children from the New River Valley and surrounding communities came together to explore the arts through three School of Performing Arts summer camps. The Elementary Arts Camp gave rising first through sixth graders a chance to explore creative disciplines including visual art, theater, movement, and music.

The Music Exploration Camp introduced rising second through eighth graders to a broad collection of instruments, including woodwinds, brass, strings, ...