NC Composer & Performer To
Teach Film Music Technique & Songwriting
CONCORD, N.C. – Musician Marc Hoffman, a Salisbury native, will offer music camps for the first time this summer at Camp Cannon in Concord. Hoffman is a composer who performs his own arrangements of jazz, ballads and pop standards at more than 75 appearances each year.
Hoffman’s two camps are geared toward children ages 12-15. “Introduction to Songwriting” will be offered July 16-20 from 1 to 4 p.m. Students will learn the basics of songwriting and create songs in the style of their choice. Parents will be invited for a performance at the end of the week.
In “Music for Film,” offered July 23-27, from 1 to 4 p.m., campers will learn the mechanics and art of writing, selecting and placing music in a video or film. Students will create new music or edit existing music and then place it into a short video that they will take home.
For more details and registration information, visit www.cannonschool.org/campcannon.
Hoffman studied composition at the North Carolina School of the Arts, and then went on to study film composition at the University of Southern California and the Dartington International Summer School of music in Devon, England.
Hoffman’s original instrumental recordings include “Long Way Home” and “Curioso,” and his vocal recordings include “Christmas Time,” “I Will” and “Dream of God.” His film credits include original scoring for “The Mill” and “40 Fears” and music historian for “Revolution.”
Camp Cannon offers children ages three to 17 opportunities to connect with their peers during a variety of enriching summer camp sessions focused on the arts, science, college prep and sports. Registration is now open for Camp Cannon, which runs for seven weeks beginning June 11 through Aug. 3, with the exception of the week of July 4.
Cannon School is an independent junior kindergarten through 12th grade college-preparatory institution. It is the Charlotte area’s fourth-largest private independent school and attracts approximately 880 students from Concord, Davidson, Cornelius, Huntersville, Mooresville, Charlotte, the University City area, Kannapolis and Salisbury. Cannon School seeks to prepare students for a world that promises to be unpredictable. In classroom learning, character building activities, and extra-curricular involvement, teachers, advisors, and coaches work to instill in students Habits of Mind that are reflective, meta-cognitive, self-governing, and strategic along with Habits of Spirit that encourage flexibility, curiosity, creativity and risk-taking.