Academy of Musical Performance

On July 21, 2018, six AMP bands who had worked together in their bands only 5 days prior to the Showcase, performed incredible sets to an audience of over 250 people. After four weeks of a summer music camp which includes workshops, masterclasses and challenges prior to each week's performance in their respective bands, each of the 40 enrolled young musician had the opportunity to perform with a variety of other musicians from 14 Coachella Valley schools.

AMP JAMS after-school program will begin in September and performances will be announced soon. Stay tuned!

AMP Summer Camp Showcase was filmed live by Creative Monster

AMP Spring '19

AMP Spring 2019 is currently open to new students and AMPers who have participated in the program before. If you have not participated in AMP before and are interested, please add your name to our Audition + Interest Form and we will contact you as soon as an opportunity to audition opens up!

AMP programming is open to all qualified young musicians in the Coachella Valley entering Grades 6-12. Acceptances are dependent upon the results of a live audition and current capacity of the program. We are working hard to create opportunities to make our programming available to more interested young musicians.

ABOUT AMP

Play with a band. Grow with a band.

The Academy of Musical Performance is a contemporary music education program whose goal is to enrich the lives of young musicians living in the Coachella Valley by fostering productivity and social responsibility through creativity, communication and collaboration in the development and enhancement of musical performance and concert production skills through participation in a "rock band" style educational setting.

AMP is known for its outstanding summer program, AMP Summer Camp, featuring the Valley's top musicians teaching, in small rock band format, Coachella Valley's young musicians in their performance and concert production skills through rehearsals, workshops, individual instruction, and live performances. Due to high demand, AMP added an after-school program in 2016, AMP Jams, to continue the rock band education and experience throughout the school year. AMP students have now played at major venues and events such as the Stagecoach Music Festival, Pappy and Harriet's, Tachevah, the McCallum Theatre, PBS' Celebration of Music, the 111 Music Festival, the Tamale Festival, the Date Shed, the Hard Rock, the Hood, Big Rock Pub, the Tour de Palm Springs, and many more.

AMP was created in 2015 by a committee of volunteers involved with Coachella Valley Community Trust, with a 3 year commitment of seed funding by a grant from Goldenvoice. In October 2017, AMP formed it's own 501(c)3 non-profit organization with the goal of involving our Coachella Valley community and beyond to sustain this amazing program beyond Goldenvoice's generous start. We are always looking for sponsors and community partners and pursuing grants for music programs. We need your help!

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