Willie Mae Rock Camp is a Free music laboratory for girls and gender-expansive youth in NYC.
Willie Mae
Willie Mae
Our music lab is powered by technology. We prepare students for a tech-driven future by cultivating:
Tuition-free access to tech-based music education
Creative problem solving and skill-building through STEM learning
Powerful storytelling through songwriting and digital art production
Alumni Fellowship
Our Alumni Fellowship is open to women and gender-expansive alumni (ages 18-26) of Willie Mae’s youth programs. During the program, Alumni Fellows:
Work on a creative project with the help of professionals
Receive one-on-one mentorship and hands-on training
Have access to our Brooklyn Sound Lab and all our equipment/gear
Receive a stipend up to $10,000
Application Open: February 1, 2025
Deadline to Apply: March 31, 2025
Fellows Announced: May 1, 2025
Program: June 2 to September 30, 2025
This program is supported by the Mellon Foundation.
Photo by Lawrence Sumulong, © Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
SPRING DIGITAL MENTORSHIP
This afterschool program teaches students the fundamentals of producing electronic music using a range of instruments and creative technologies. Students learn skills such as: song development, making beats, building DIY instruments, live coding, and more! Throughout the program, they will learn from professionals, and develop their own song and video projects.
When: March 25-May 29; Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 to 6:00 pm
Where: Willie Mae Rock Camp studio at 540 President Street #2H, Brooklyn, NY 11215
Open to: Girls and gender-expansive youth ages 10-17
Cost: Free!
