JAZZ PIANO

$920 per week

Five 45-minute private lessons; two hours daily practice in a private studio. Jazz theory is offered on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday mornings for those who wish to participate. **Lesson length is determined by instructor.**

Syntax and placement is the student’s choice.

A typical day in the program would begin with your morning or afternoon (they typically alternate) practice and lesson session, followed or preceded by (lobster for?) lunch at a restaurant on the water and a round of hiking, site-seeing, whale-watching or golfing. On Monday evenings we have a social, Tuesday and Wednesday evening we attend professional concerts and Friday is the student performance class where those who wish to perform for colleagues and friends may do so.

Persons with no experience in this medium are also welcome to enroll; it’s a wonderful way to reinforce sight-reading and an easy ensemble experience to continue when you return home.

SummerKeys, powered by a dream and a spate of good luck, opened its doors to a sell-out crowd in the summer of 1992. Since then, “music people” (For that surely describes anyone you find there, regardless of their skill level) have been coming to enjoy their instrument in the peace and beauty of Lubec.

limited availability

Brand New Offering for Summerkeys 2025!

$250

Jazz Jam Sessions with saxophonist Nathan Bellott

We are excited to offer a new experience at Summerkeys in 2025, jam sessions with faculty member Nathan Bellott. Structured to be low pressure and fun, these sessions are open to musicians with experience playing jazz repertoire who want to further their skills in playing with others.

Have you ever wanted to play the songs you’ve learned with a professional saxophonist? Have you ever wondered how to make an arrangement with another musician and how to “comp” for them during their solo? Perhaps you saw Kent Hewitt and Nathan’s performance at Summerkeys 2024 and wondered, “how did they do that?”

Each 45 minute session will center around a particular song or theme. Concepts covered throughout the week will include: improvising solos, making an arrangement for performance, jazz history and recordings, light theory and more. Students will have the opportunity to perform at the Friday performance class.”

A Word from your Instructor

Kent Hewitt

Folks who find their way to SummerKeys are all extraordinary people, sharing a love of music and nature in the beauty of a charming seacoast town. I love the camaraderie of diverse individuals all coming together to make music. It is inspiring, motivating, rejuvenating, and fun.