Since 1969, Cannon Music Camp has offered the most comprehensive course of musical instruction in the Southeast, with intensive college preparatory work in performance and music theory.  Ensemble performance is stressed, and experiences in choir, orchestra, band, jazz, and chamber music are provided.  Equally important is the one-on-one instruction each camper receives in his or her weekly one-hour private lessons.

Cannon Music Camp, on the campus of Appalachian State University, is open to serious music students who have completed grades 8, 9, 10, 11, or 12.  The camp provides a three-week, music-filled retreat in North Carolina's magnificent Blue Ridge Mountains.  The "camp home" is a University residence hall located near Broyhill Music Center.