Musicology is Spy Hop’s capstone rock band program. Teen musicians in this class come together and form a band and produce a full-length album from scratch. From songwriting, to instruments, to recording, to performing across the valley, students receive state-of-the-art instruction from our full-time teaching music artist, Cathy.
Every summer, the community celebrates the music albums produced by both the Musicology and Resonate programs at Heatwave, Spy Hop’s annual album release music festival!
Student Work
Check out last year's Musicology album
IRIS BY BITTER BLUE
Listen to Bitter Blue’s debut album, Iris, out now on your favorite streaming platform!
Bitter Blue is a Salt Lake City-based indie rock band formed through Spy Hop’s Musicology program. Bitter Blue members: Noelle Mayfield, Remei Smith, Annuuka Payne-Rinne, Invierno Rodriguez, Teegan Olsen, and Olney Crofoot.
Keep up with the band on instagram at @bitterblueband.
Join Musicology
If you’ve always wanted to be in a band, Musicology is for you! Every fall, we open applications to young musicians. Be part of a band and get experience collaborating, rehearsing, recording and playing live shows around SLC.
Where do I start?
You don’t need to be a pro musician to join Musicology! All you need are some foundational musical skills. A great way to build your skills and prepare for the Musicology audition is to take some of our foundational music and audio classes (which, as always, are free)!
