JAM CAMP 2026 · FORT WORTH
A week-long camp for kids who’ve been playing a little — and are ready for the part lessons can’t teach.
The part that happens when you put them in a room with other kids who play.
$379 per session · Mon–Fri 9am–2pm · Capped intentionally small
TRUSTED BY FORT WORTH FAMILIES SINCE 2015
Sound familiar?
“He’s been taking lessons for a while and he’s getting somewhere — but he’s only ever played alone in a room with his teacher.”
“She practices. She’s progressing. But she’s bored. Something’s missing and I can’t figure out what.”
“He plays in school band but it’s 60 kids playing the same part. That’s not what he wants.”
“I keep signing her up for camps and they’re either way too beginner or way too intense. There’s no middle.”
“He talks about wanting to be in a band someday. I don’t know how you even get from here to there.”
“Lessons are great but I want her to know that music is a thing you do with people, not just for a recital.”
“Last summer he just played video games and watched what he’d worked on slide. I don’t want another summer like that.”
If any of these are running through your head — you’re in the right place.
You’ve probably already tried:
- A general music camp — too broad, too unfocused, your kid wasn’t really challenged or coached.
- School band — wonderful, but everyone plays the same part. Your kid never has to listen to anyone else.
- Just more private lessons — solid skill-building, but it’s a closed loop. They never get to use what they’re learning with other humans.
- YouTube and the bedroom jam — they’re trying to figure it out alone. They shouldn’t have to.
- A “rock band” camp that turned out to be daycare with instruments — no real coaching, no real outcome.
- Skipping summer music entirely — and watching the momentum quietly fade.
None of those failed because of your kid. They failed because the thing they actually need next is something different.
Here’s what’s actually missing.
The skill your kid is missing isn’t a chord, a fill, or a scale.
It’s how to be in a musical conversation. How to listen. How to leave space. How to know when it’s their turn and when it’s not. How to play a part that fits with what someone else is playing — not on top of it, not under it, but with it.
Because here’s the truth most music education skips right over: music is something you do with people. Recitals are nice. Practice is necessary. But the actual thing — the part that makes a kid fall in love with playing for life — is what happens when there are other humans in the room making music with them.
That part is invisible in a private lesson. It only shows up in a band.
The good news? When kids who’ve been playing for a bit spend a focused week doing this — really doing it, in a small group, with instructors who know how to coach the interplay — something clicks fast.
They don’t just learn songs. They learn how to be a musician with other musicians.
That’s what Jam Camp is.
Why your kid hasn’t gotten there yet:
- They’ve never been in a room with other kids who play. Skill in isolation isn’t the same as skill in a group. The group is the unlock.
- No one has taught them to listen while they play. It’s the hardest, most important musical skill — and it’s almost never taught in a private lesson.
- They’ve never had to figure out their role. Lead? Rhythm? Support? Fill the space? Hold the groove? Those decisions only matter when other people are in the music with them.
- They’ve never made something with other kids and then heard it sound like an actual song. That moment changes how a kid feels about music forever.
- The opportunities they’ve had have either been too easy or too unstructured. No coaching, no real outcome, no growth.
- Summer is long, and unused momentum quietly fades. A focused week in June or July keeps the spark alive and adds a whole new dimension to what they can do.
By Friday afternoon, your kid will have:
Played in a real band — not a pretend one, not a unison group, an actual small ensemble where every person matters. (They’ll feel this in their body the first time they lock in with the drummer.)
Learned to listen while playing — the foundational skill that separates kids who quit by 14 from kids who play their whole lives. (Coached in real time by an instructor who’s done it on stages.)
Figured out their role — what they bring, when to step forward, when to hold back. (This is identity work disguised as music.)
Made something with other kids that actually sounds like music — not “good for their age,” just genuinely good. (That moment rewires how they think about themselves as a musician.)
Come home with new friends who play — kids who get it. Kids they want to keep playing with. (The social side of music is half the reason musicians keep going.)
By Friday, your kid won’t just have new skills. They’ll have a new answer to the question what is music for? — and the answer will be other people.
Introducing: Jam Camp
A week-long collaborative music camp at Music Junkie Studios for kids who’ve been playing a little — even just a few months — and are ready to make music with other kids.
You don’t need a prodigy. You need a kid who can hold a beat, strum a few chords, sing a melody, or hit a few notes — and who’s curious what happens when you put them in a room with other kids who can do the same.
2
Sessions
Pick one or both
5
Days each
Mon–Fri, 9am–2pm
4
Instructors
Same ones who teach our students all year
$379
Per session
All-in pricing
What’s included:
5 full days of camp — Monday through Friday, 9am to 2pm. ($475 value if booked as private lessons)
Small-group instruction with MJS instructors — Kristi, Gillian, Matt, and Ray. The same instructors who teach our enrolled students all year. ($300+ value)
Real ensemble playing every single day — your kid will be in the band from Monday morning, not waiting around for it to start. (Priceless, honestly.)
Coaching on the invisible stuff — listening, leaving space, finding your role, dynamics, communication mid-song. The musicianship most kids don’t get exposed to until college. ($200+ value)
A small, capped group — minimum 4 kids to run, capped small enough that no one disappears. Every kid contributes. Every kid is heard.
A finished result — your kid will have played the song. Not learned about it. Not practiced parts of it. Played it, with other humans, all the way through.
Total value: $975+ » Your investment: $379 per session
A note from Kristi:
I’ve owned Music Junkie Studios since 2015, and I’ve been a working musician most of my life.
Here’s what I see in almost every kid who walks through our doors:
They’re watching. They’re watching their favorite band on YouTube, their favorite artist on tour, their favorite drummer in the pocket, their favorite singer hitting that note. And what they’re seeing isn’t just a person playing an instrument.
They’re seeing a group of people doing the thing together.
That’s what they want. That’s the dream. Not “be good at piano.” Not “pass level 3.” They want to be in the band. They want to be the one locking in with the drummer. They want to be the singer turning to the guitarist at the exact right second. They want to do the thing.
And here’s where most kids get stuck: nobody shows them how to get from taking lessons to being in a band. They practice alone. They progress alone. And the gap between where they are and where they want to be feels enormous and mysterious.
It’s not. The gap is just other kids. It’s a room. It’s a week. It’s someone coaching them through what to listen for, when to come in, how to leave space for the bass.
That’s what Jam Camp is. Five days of closing the gap between what your kid practices in their room and what they watch their heroes do on a stage.
A small group. Real coaching on the stuff that actually matters when you’re playing with people. And a kid who goes home Friday with a new understanding in their bones: music isn’t just something you do for a recital. It’s something you do with people. The thing they’ve been watching their whole lives — they can do it too.
Pricing & Sessions
$379 per session — covers all 5 days, all instruction, small-group coaching, and the ensemble experience.
SESSION 1
June 22–26, 2026
Mon–Fri · 9am–2pm
SESSION 2
July 6–10, 2026
Mon–Fri · 9am–2pm
You can register for one session or both. Each session has a minimum of 4 kids to run and is capped small to protect the experience. Once a session fills, it fills.
Questions parents ask:
Q: Is my kid ready? They’ve only been playing a few months.
Probably yes. Here’s our honest test: can they play a few simple things on their instrument without a teacher next to them? A couple chords, a basic beat, a simple melody, a few notes they can hold? That’s enough. Jam Camp isn’t built for a kid picking up an instrument for the first time on Monday morning — but it absolutely is built for kids who are still early in their journey and ready to use what they’ve got. If you’re on the fence, email us and tell us what your kid plays. We’ll tell you straight.
Q: What if my kid is more advanced — will they be bored?
No. Small groups mean we can stretch the more experienced kids into leadership roles — calling tunes, holding the band together, taking solos. Every kid gets met where they are.
Q: What instruments are welcome?
Voice, guitar, bass, drums, piano/keys, ukulele. If your kid plays it, we can build a band around it. Bands need every part — your kid’s instrument is wanted.
Q: My kid doesn’t know any of the other campers. Will they be okay?
Most of them won’t know each other on Monday morning. By Wednesday they’re a band. Music is the fastest way kids bond — faster than soccer, faster than school, faster than anything. They’ll be fine. Better than fine.
Q: What does a typical day look like?
9am drop-off, warm-up and skill work, ensemble rehearsal, lunch break, more playing, group coaching, jam time, 2pm pickup. Structured but not rigid. Real but fun. Five days of this builds a real musician.
Q: Do they need to bring their own instrument?
Yes for guitar, bass, ukulele, and any other portable instrument. We have piano, keys, and drums on site. Vocalists just bring themselves. Easy logistics.
Q: What if I can only do one session?
That’s totally fine. Each session is self-contained and complete. Pick whichever week works for your family. One session changes how your kid thinks about music. Two is even better.
Q: Is lunch provided?
No — pack a lunch and snacks. We have a fridge and microwave on site. Easy.
Q: What if the session doesn’t fill?
We need a minimum of 4 kids to run a session. If we don’t hit that, you’ll get a full refund — no risk on your end. But the sessions usually fill, so don’t wait.
One last thing.
If your kid plays — even a little — and you’ve been quietly wondering what comes next, this is what comes next.
Five days of remembering what music is actually for.
Music is something you do with people. Not just for a recital.
Two sessions. Small groups. Once they fill, they fill.
Questions? Email musicjunkiestudios@gmail.com or call 682-499-5732. We’re real people and we’ll answer.