Summer Music Academy at Ridgewood is a summer music camp that provides exciting performing opportunities, small group lessons, private instruction and a variety of music and art elective classes for young musicians. Students can learn a brand new instrument, gain technical and musicianship skills on a current instrument, play in one of our many ensembles, or take one of our many elective class offerings! Once again, our fantastic staff will make the Summer Music Academy experience that you know and love a reality!

2026 SMA Dates

Monday, June 29 - Friday, July 24 

(No classes July 3) 

All Classes take place at:

Travell Elementary School

340 Bogert Avenue

Ridgewood, NJ

Ready to go? View the SMA 2026 Master Schedule and start building your custom schedule for the best summer! We offer a flexible "Build-Your-Own-Schedule" model. Choose the number of classes that fits your child’s interests and your family's summer schedule.

All classes meet daily for 40 minutes, between the hours of 8:15 AM and 12:00 PM. Visit the Course Offerings tab to see detailed descriptions of each of our classes, as well as when they meet. Students from any school district/town are welcome to attend!

Schedule Conflict??? Reach out to SMA Director, Mr. Luckenbill to explore some options to accommodate your schedule!