Perfect Harmony Academy of Music

Songwriting Camp 2026 is a wrap. 🎶

Five mornings. A pile of "terrible first drafts" (it says so on the shirts). And by Friday — real, finished, recorded songs, written entirely by kids, played for a room full of families.

These songs did not exist on Monday. We'll be sharing them here over the next few weeks — trust us, you want to hear what these songwriters made.

P.S. Can't wait until next summer? Songwriting lessons now run year-round at PHAM. Write it in one lesson, record it in the other. 🎧

The most common message we get at our Camas voice studio: "I used to sing all the time — choir, karaoke, band — and then life happened. Am I too late?"

You're not. Chris's new post walks through the three-week reset we use with adult returners — the students who haven't sung in five, ten, or twenty years — to get their voices back without straining and without pretending they're picking up right where they left off.

Camas · Washougal · Portland-Vancouver metro. Full playbook at the link.
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Your voice didn't disappear. It just went quiet. The exact routine I use with adult students in Camas who haven't sung in five, ten, twenty years. No shame, no strain, just a clear way back to your voice.

Your kids wrote real songs at camp (plus a drummer you should meet) -

Your kids wrote real songs at camp (plus a drummer you should meet) We marched in a parade, met a lot of you at our Camas Days booth, and then turned right around and spent the last week of July watching kids write their very first original songs at Songwriting Camp — and share them with their families at Friday's showcase. Somewhere in there, two brand-new lesson...

Day 3 of Songwriting Camp: the day the songs found their chords. 🎶

Monday these songs were scribbles in a journal. Tuesday they got melodies. Today, Jamie showed our songwriters how chords carry the feeling of a song — and suddenly those melodies had somewhere to live. Circle of fifths on paper, guitars and keys in hand, and more than one "WAIT, that sounds like a real song" moment.

Friday, they play them for their families. We can't wait.

P.S. Yes, that's a star sticker on one songwriter's face. It was earned.

What a day! 🎸☀️🎉

A huge thank-you to everyone who marched with us, stopped by our booth, grabbed some candy and guitar picks, and helped make Camas Days such a blast. Seeing our students, families, teachers, and friends out there together is exactly what Perfect Harmony is all about.

Music, community, a whole lot of blue shirts—and only a little chaos. 😂

We’re incredibly grateful to be part of this community and proud of every kid who walked that parade route with us. This is what community sounds like. 💙🤘

🎂 Happy birthday, Clarke!

That smile is exactly what walks into the studio every week. She started in Mini-Mozart, and now she's writing her own songs — watch out, world. We can't wait to hear what you write next, Clarke. Have the best day. 🎉

Hey gang! We’re hanging out at our super-sweet booth at 2026 Camas Days! 🎉

We’ve got free candy and guitar picks, some sweet new merch, and an extremely good-looking, charismatic staff. 😎

Hunter and Sawyer are jamming if you hurry up🎸

Come by, say hi, and hang out with us! 👋🤩