Building Harmony and Bonds with Chamber Music
As one of the only youth summer camps in Hawaiʻi that offers a comprehensive chamber music program, we strive to provide all participating students with a rewarding experience. Chamber music provides a unique educational experience for young musicians: Its collaborative and intimate environment allows musicians to develop special skills that differ from those needed for […]
Careers in Music Beyond Performing
Most people think a career in music entails a life of performing on stage. While that’s true for certain music careers, many don’t require performing at all! If you love music but aren’t interested in a job with an audience, here are just a few career pathways you could take to remain in the realm […]
How Performing Can Help You Become a Better Musician
One of the highlights at PMI is the annual concerts featuring students from all our ensembles. Every year, our students work hard throughout the week-long music intensive to hone their skills and put on an enjoyable show for concert attendees! These end-of-PMI concerts are an integral part of the PMI experience as we believe performing […]
Making the Most of Your Music Journey with Great Mentors and Role Models
Pacific Music Institute recruits world-class artists and instructors from all over the world to teach at our summer camps. Why? Because we believe knowledgeable and experienced mentors are essential in fostering the next generation of musicians (and humans)! In fact, many of our faculty members decided to become music educators because they had mentors who […]
Secrets of Creative Routines
Have you ever experienced the dreaded musician’s block? When your creative juices run low, every note you play sounds off, or you just can’t figure out the next bar no matter how much you try. If you answered yes, you might need a creative routine! How do our Artist-Faculty members balance their routines? Our teachers […]
All About Soundpainting
PMI 2023 was filled with all types of music: classical, contemporary, small ensemble, large ensemble, and so much more! We strive to offer a variety of musical instruction to provide our summer intensive students with different opportunities to learn that they may not have access to during the regular school year. One of our ensembles, […]
A Musical Finale: Our Pacific Music Institute Summer Showcase
Our Pacific Music Institute 2023 concerts were the perfect finale to a week full of music! Our students worked hard throughout a week-long intensive, some learning to play a new instrument for the first time, and others honing their skills. On the last weekend of PMI, we were treated to performances from both small groups […]
The 3-2-1 of PMI 2023
The Pacific Music Institute team works hard all year to put together the perfect summer music intensive for keiki near and far. It’s a labor of love that culminates in a week-long, music-filled camp for students in middle and high school. PMI 2023 came and went in a flash, and we hope you had as […]
Inspiring Tomorrow’s Musicians: Our Partnership with NOI+F
Since 2019, we have been grateful to partner with the National Orchestral Institute + Festival (NOI+F). Together, we created the Orchestral Learning Alliance, nicknamed OLA in part due to the Hawaiian meaning of ola: life.. “Playing together in an orchestra fosters lifelong skills, habits of mind, and intelligence,” says HYS President Randy Wong. “We love […]
Program Spotlight: ‘Ukulele Workshop
The ‘ukulele is rooted in Hawai‘i’s culture and history as far back as1879, thought to be brought by Portuguese settlers. Since then, the instrument has become synonymous with island music and has even gained traction in more mainstream music. If you’re looking to improve your ‘ukulele skills, or pick it up for the first time, […]