About
The M2 Summer Music Camp
The M2 Summer Music Camp, held from July 12 & 14-19 (Day Camp), and July 11-20 (Boarding) at The Dunn School, is an immersive music summer program designed to give children and teens, ages 8-18 of all musical backgrounds, the experience of learning music and playing an instrument. Students will be mentored by actively performing musicians and artists who will will prepare them for a public musical showcase. The program fosters a sense of responsibility, teamwork, and stage skills in our students. The ultimate goal of M2 is not only to improve a student’s musical literacy and performance skills, but also to develop organizational and interpersonal skills and knowledge which can then be applied in their everyday lives.
Students do not need to have any prior musical experience, and will learn the basics of reading music, playing musical instruments individually and in groups, and have the opportunity to explore other performance disciplines like dance, theater, and creative writing.
The final public showcase will offer our students a chance to demonstrate what they learned throughout the course of the week and will be held alongside our faculty, students from our M2 Piano Intensive Program, and other professional acts.
Not only will students have the opportunity to meet and work with peers from around the local community, but interact with students coming from around the country and abroad participating in our M2 Piano Intensive Program. This is a wonderful opportunity to learn about other musical and cultural perspectives from students of a similar age.
Last year's showcase
M2 Camp Instructors
Zane St. Andre Jackson
Zane St. Andre Jackson
Zane St. Andre Jackson
Zane St. Andre Jackson is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and teacher from Santa Barbara, CA. He is a recent graduate of UCLA with a BA in Global Jazz Studies, where he was fortunate to receive mentorship from many renowned jazz musicians including Terence Blanchard, Arturo O’ Farrill, and Mark Turner. He also has experience mentorin
Zane St. Andre Jackson is a saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and teacher from Santa Barbara, CA. He is a recent graduate of UCLA with a BA in Global Jazz Studies, where he was fortunate to receive mentorship from many renowned jazz musicians including Terence Blanchard, Arturo O’ Farrill, and Mark Turner. He also has experience mentoring others, from private lessons with kids and adults to guest teaching the Santa Ynez Valley Jazz Band and volunteering as a tutor for the Cuesta College Jazz Camp. Now launching his career as a professional saxophonist based in Los Angeles, Zane is excited to be recording his first album, set to be released in 2025.
In addition to performing and recording music, he is now the Program Coordinator for The Jazz Bakery, a Los Angeles non-profit whose mission is to present the greatest jazz in the world to an LA audience at an affordable price. Zane hopes his work at The Jazz Bakery will help cultivate a younger audience for jazz and keep the music he loves alive and well for generations to come.
Davis Reinhart
Zane St. Andre Jackson
Zane St. Andre Jackson
Davis Reinhart is a composer from Buellton, CA, and is the co-founder and President of the non-profit organization, Muffin Music Inc.. Davis is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, in music composition and performing arts management and entrepreneurship. He writes for a wide array of compositional s
Davis Reinhart is a composer from Buellton, CA, and is the co-founder and President of the non-profit organization, Muffin Music Inc.. Davis is a graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, Theater and Dance, in music composition and performing arts management and entrepreneurship. He writes for a wide array of compositional styles, including videogames, film, theater, as well as for orchestras, chamber ensembles and big band. In 2021, Davis was commissioned to write, record, and produce an original composition for the City of Buellton, thanks to a generous grant provided by the Buellton Arts and Culture Committee and the Buellton City Council. Davis’s other recent projects include composing music for the film Trailhead, by Justin Rubin, as well as music for Yale Climate Connections filmmaker, Peter Sinclair. Davis has written for the professional contemporary music ensemble, Alarm Will Sound, as well as the Brevard Music Center Orchestra, University of Michigan Jazz Ensemble, and Brain Pocket Trio. As a music educator, he has been an instructor for Michigan Artist Citizen, a program that offers free piano lessons to low income families in Ann Arbor and Detroit, as well as teaches supplemental music workshops in schools through Children's Creative Project, a Santa Barbara based nonprofit. Davis currently resides in Los Angeles and is on faculty of the Arabesque Conservatory teaching piano, trumpet, and music therapy.
Learn more about Davis here
Manuela Flores
Zane St. Andre Jackson
Manuela Flores
Manuela Flores is a multidisciplinary artist from Solvang, California. Her specialties include singing, dancing, acting, and a bit of creative writing. Manuela has trained in the styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at Scripps College in Psychology and Chicano Latino Studies. Out
Manuela Flores is a multidisciplinary artist from Solvang, California. Her specialties include singing, dancing, acting, and a bit of creative writing. Manuela has trained in the styles of ballet, jazz, contemporary, and hip hop. She is currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts at Scripps College in Psychology and Chicano Latino Studies. Outside of school, she participates in latin and ballroom dance, as well as tutoring programs. Manuela intends to apply her artistry and knowledge of psychology to provide services that promote wellness and self-expression.