Ohio Scottish Arts School

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Ohio Scottish Arts School

Contact

440-346-6339

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Overview

Region

Oberlin,

Ohio,

United States

Dates

program dates: June 27 - July 3, 2026

application deadline: Info & Registration Jan 2026, see website

Faculty

TBA See website for more information from January 2026

Program summary

OSAS is a week-long harp camp for ages 12+, on the Oberlin College campus. Our focus is learning Scottish music and idiom on lever and wire harps, the place of the music in history and heritage, and making new friends! Classes include morning and afternoon sessions (at four levels); music and culture lectures; mixed instrument classes; sessions; and activities. The week begins Saturday after the (optional) SHSA sanctioned Ohio Scottish Games harp competition and runs through Friday noon.

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program details

Months

June

Length

1 week

Ages

11–13, 14–18, College, Adult

Levels

Advanced beginner, Intermediate, Advanced, Professional

Harp type

Lever

Accommodations

Students stay in Oberlin College dorms with A/C. Private and double rooms available.

Costs

Tuition includes Room and Board, commuter option. See website for details.

Residency options

Both overnight and commuting options are available

Financial aid

Partial scholarships are available

Instruments

Students must provide instrument—rentals are available

more about this program

What makes this camp experience unique is:

"Scottish Trad, camaraderie, teens & adults making harp friends, inspiration & support at 4 levels."

This camp is perfect for:

"We focus on Scottish music, idiom, and style."

Students come back year after year for our camp's:

"Amazing, talented, fun, knowledgeable, and steeped in the tradition teachers!"

Additional info

If you like Scottish music, you will meet incredible people and you'll find your tribe. You will also come home with a lot of varied and beautiful tunes for your repertoire. You will have studied with world-famous instructors. Teens will be challenged; adults will be enabled. And you will have a load of fun at your harp and away from it. You will walk to meals, but the Oberlin campus is beautiful and compact. We can't wait to see you!

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