ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp Returns To Nashville This Week

ACM Lifting Lives® and the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities will partner again for the 6th Annual ACM Lifting Lives Music Camp, June 19 to June 23, 2015, in Nashville. Hunter Hayes, JT Hodges, Scotty McCreery, The Swon Brothers, songwriter Heather Morgan and songwriter/producer Ross Copperman have graciously agreed to volunteer their time with the campers at various points throughout the week.

Campers will participate in a songwriting workshop and recording session, along with other music-oriented activities, culminating in a live performance on the world famous Grand Ole Opry.

The Camp, a week-long residential program open to individuals with Williams syndrome, talented in music from around the nation, has a dual purpose of studying Williams syndrome while providing music enrichment through performance and education. ACM Lifting Lives funds the costs of the Camp in addition to providing scholarships to several campers, enabling the Vanderbilt Kennedy Center to advance its mission of improving the lives of individuals with developmental disabilities and their families through research, training and service.

This year’s schedule includes: Songwriting Workshop with Ross Copperman and Heather Morgan, Wildhorse Saloon with JT Hodges, Dinner & Karaoke with The Swon Brothers, Studio Day at Ocean Way with Hunter Hayes and Copperman, Bluebird Café with Scotty McCreery, and a performance with Hunter Hayes on the Grand Ole Opry.