Summer Music School in Italy / Florence - Advanced Levels

Language and Music for Life, Summer Camps in Europe:
Our summer courses in 2026 will take place in North Yorkshire, England. We very much hope to organise a course in Florence / Italy or in another mainland Europe country in 2027. Further details will be published in August 2026 or earlier if possible. We look forward to replying to your questions below regarding our next UK or Europe-based courses in classical music & languages for you or your family member/s.

• Founded in 1997, Language and Music for Life (LMFL) is committed to providing high quality tuition in both music and foreign languages to children, teenagers and adults at our International Summer Music and Languages Schools in Florence, Italy and the UK.

• Taught by internationally renowned professors, LMFL music camps have also been hosted in previous summers in Venice, France, England, Wales, and Andorra.

International Summer Music Camp in Florence, Italy
with Optional Language Courses

• Our summer program includes instrumental and voice tuition, Master classes, composition and orchestra conducting classes. One on one tuition is available for many subjects.

• Parents of younger students can take language classes, participate in the choir, or participate in the music classes if they are good level amateurs.

Study options include
- 2 weeks for adults & youth (aged 16+).

• Instrumental Strings Tuition: Cello, Double Bass, Electric Bass, Guitar (Classical & Jazz), Harp, Violin, Viola
• Woodwind Instruments: Clarinet, Flute, Oboe, Saxophone, Bassoon
• Brass Instruments: Trumpet, Trombone, French Horn, Tuba
• Classical Piano, Jazz Piano
• Percussion, Drums (Jazz & Pop)
• Vocal tuition: classical & jazz
• Orchestra conducting
• Music composition
• Opera workshop
• String orchestra
• Jazz sessions
• Entrance exam preparation
• Summer School choir
• End of Course concerts
• Music Tuition for already-constituted Chamber Music Groups
• French or Italian language classes (Taught one-to-one or in small groups)
• Intensive English courses (Taught one-to-one or in small groups for non-native speakers)

All students must be at advanced level in at least one discipline; other choices can be at lower level.

Rentals are available for cello, harp, and guitar.

Taught by specialist teachers, all of whom are native speakers.

• We offer English-speaking students the opportunity to learn or improve their Italian, Spanish, or French language skills. We also offer English as Foreign Language (EFL) courses for non-English speakers.

• The language classes can be taken in small groups or one to one, according to the student's needs. The group classes consist of 4 to 6 students.

• Musicians of all nationalities take part in our summer courses resulting in a diversity of languages heard every day.

• The exchanges that result from one's work in music make language learning easier: sharing a common passion - music, making it together and talking about it together provides motivation.

• Holding our summer classic music program in Florence (Firenze) in Italy means that we can work in the midst of elegance, beauty and serenity. The capital city of the beautiful Tuscany region, Florence is the birthplace of the Italian Renaissance. Home to masterpieces of architecture and art, it lies at the heart of much of the entire Western musical tradition.

• Our summer music program will be hosted at the Villa Favard di Rovezzano, the oldest part of the Conservatory Luigi Cherubini of Florence site.

• Situated in the middle of a beautiful botanical park with cedar trees and roses, the Villa Favard di Rovezzano has a concert hall, a large number of piano studios (including grand pianos), and lots of music studios.

•  "As an already professional viola player I cannot express how much I benefited from the course. High level of teaching combined with an exquisite daily life."
Elena, Russia

•  "L.M.F.L. is a musical experience any musician should go through, whether amateur or professional. As a student you are challenged in all fronts, from the personal front to the collective one, where not only must you play your instrument or compose with the best of your skills, but also manage to work as a team to accomplish excellence."
LMFL Student

•  "The Venice course was beyond belief, it was one of the best experiences I’ve had in my life! I cannot wait to go back to the course! There is no way that I can express the full extent of my gratitude towards you and Alan for helping me out and giving me this opportunity, both me and my parents would like to express our most sincere gratitude and love towards my adoptive grandparents in Europe…"
Alonso, Mexico