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2010 Guide to Summer Camps and Clinics
This 64th annual summer music camp directory published by The Instrumentalist includes programs for students and teachers. Programs for directors are marked with a D Student camps are marked as S . Camps are divided geographically into eastern, central, and western divisions. Directors may make up to 100 copies of this listing for distribution at no cost to students, parents, or teachers. ©2010 The Instrumentalist Publishing Co.
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Eastern U.S. States
Connecticut
S D Julius Baker Flute Masterclasses, Danbury, features ten three-hour masterclasses plus ensemble classes led by Vanita Jones. The event will conclude with a concert. Yamaha prizes will be awarded to the top players in each session. All applications must include a $100 deposit (refunded only to students who are not accepted as performers); a brief resumé of playing experience; a 10-minute recording of three pieces or excerpts of contrasting styles. At least one selection is to be accompanied by piano. Day auditors do not have to preregister. Sandra Church, Tadeu Coelho, Bradley Garner, Susan Hoeppner, Trudy Kane, Jeffrey Khaner, Marina Piccinini, Gary Schocker, Nobutake Shimizu. Tuition with housing $730, tuition only $540. 8/1-6. 40 performers, 10 teachers. Contact: 203-837-8614, piechotal@wcsu.edu.
S Laurel Music Camp, New Hartford, is a one-week summer music camp in the Northwestern woods of Connecticut that features performance in jazz band, concert band, orchestra, and chorus. The camp accepts students who have completed 8th-12th grade and many college students as well. Students need to take a seating audition and have a recommendation from their respective high school or middle school director. Notable conductors are sought after for a unique ensemble experience. Tuition $300. 6/26-7/2. Contact: 860-951-6234, RegistrarLMC@gmail.com.
D Summer Music Institute, New Britain, is in its 25th year of offering practical workshops for music educators in music technology, classroom music (including Orff certification), choral, and instrumental music. Held at Central Connecticut State University. 350 students, 30 teachers. 860-832-2912, perry@ccsu.edu. (2009 data)
S Western Connecticut State University Summer Band and Jazz Camp and Summer String Camp, Danbury, are one-week residential camps for instrumentalists and string players in grades 5-12. Students audition and are placed in level-appropriate groups for the week. In addition to ensemble work, campers receive sectional coaching with masters who specialize in the instrument. There are daily masterclasses and performances with the week culminating in a student concert. Tuition with housing $715, tuition alone $525. Band and jazz camp 7/18-24; 200 students, 25 teachers. String camp 7/11-17; 100 students, 10 teachers. Contact: 203-837-8614, piechotal@wcsu.edu.
Florida
S D Fourth Horn Ensemble Workshop, Daytona Beach, includes masterclasses, group lessons, ensembles, and performance in concerts at Daytona Beach College and around town. The workshop is open to all hornists. Ensembles are formed based on experience and individual abilities. Instructors are David Johnson, founder of the American Horn Quartet, Paul Basler of the University of Florida, and Dan Phillips of the University of Memphis for a week of intensive study and fun. Tuition with housing $830, housing alone $530. 8/1-7. Unlimited students, 4 teachers. Contact: 386-767-4234, hephorn@yahoo.com.
S Gatorland Concert Band Camp, Gainsville, is held on the campus of the University of Florida. Private lessons/masterclasses; concert bands and chamber ensembles; music electives in piano, theory, conducting, jazz; advanced drum major/student leadership course emphasizing conducting, score study, rehearsal techniques, educational philosophy, and leadership. For students completing one year of study through rising 12th grades. 7/11-17. Tuition with housing $500, tuition alone $350. 150 students, 21 teachers.
Marching Band Auxiliary Camp includes Yamaha “Sounds of Summer” percussion camp, colorguard (flags and weapons) and twirling, beginning drum major, and student leadership course. For rising 9th-12th graders. 7/8-10. Tuition with housing $250, tuition alone $200. 180 students, 18 teachers.
Instrumental Music Camps include private and class instruction by University of Florida studio professors, private lessons, ensembles, masterclasses. For rising 9th-12th graders. 7/8-10. Tuition with housing $250, tuition alone $200. 180 students, 18 teachers. Contact: 352-392-0227, mlpearce@ufl.edu.
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Deland, offers summer workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 6/15-19. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
S Penny’s Band Camp, St. Petersburg, celebrates its 38th year of camp at Eckerd College in Florida. Overnight Camp for Drum Majors, Leadership, Auxiliaries, and Percussion. Section leaders, as well as any band member, are invited to attend Leadership or Drum Major course. Tuition with housing $310, tuition alone $175. 6/13-16. 200-300 students, 35 teachers. Contact: 727-584-6952, Jimj316@aol.com.
S University of Florida International Piano Festival, Gainesville, affiliated with the Chinese-American Int’l Piano Institute, brings together outstanding young pianists from around the world for advanced studies with respected piano pedagogues from North America and China. In an effort to include a broad range of students, the festival features both an advanced Artist division and a developing Preparatory Artist division. A limited number of auditors will also be accepted. Tuition with housing $1,000. 6/13-26. 30 students. Contact: 352-273-3183, korr@ufl.edu.
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Georgia
S GCSU Symmer Band Camps, Milledgeville, began in the summer of 1991 and now include a high school Symphonic Band Camp (6/13-17; 125 students, 10 teachers); Jazz Band Camp (6/6-10; 50 students, 7 teachers); and a Drum Major/Leadership Academy (6/13-17; 125 students, 10 teachers). The Middle School Band Camp is for 7th-9th graders (6/20-24; 125 students, 10 teachers). Our philosophy is simple: playing music is fun – especially when shared with close friends in a beautiful, safe place and mixed with a variety of enjoyable recreational activities. Each camp, tuition with housing $395, tuition only $275. Contact: 478-445-2644, todd.shiver@gcsu.edu.
S Mercer University Band and Orchestra Camp, Macon. Immerse yourself in an environment of dedicated professionals who will give you the tools to further develop your performance abilities. For high school wind, string, and percussion students who desire to grow as well-rounded musicians. All students will receive a private lesson, masterclass on their instrument, as well as performance opportunities in a chamber ensemble, wind ensemble and/or orchestra. All accepted participants receive free camp room and board. Tuition $350. 6/20-26. Limited to 50 students, 13 teachers. Contact: 478-301-2748, crocker_pc@mercer.edu. www.mercer.edu/Music/BandOrchestraCamp.htm
S University of Georgia Summer Music Institute, Athens, is for serious musicians in 10-12 grade. Students participate in a chamber ensemble, attend lectures, and laboratory exercises for advanced musicians. Open to string, wind, brass, piano, percussion, voice, and guitar students. Tuition with housing $495, tuition alone $395. 6/6-10. 50 students, 15 teachers.
Summer Music Camp is for students in grades 6-12 who have studied an instrument for at least one year. Students rehearse, take private lessons, attend musicianship classes, perform, and have daily masterclasses with UGA faculty. Open to wind, brass, percussion, string, voice, piano, and guitar students. Tuition with housing $495, tuition alone $395. 6/6-10. 600 students, 60 teachers.
Marching Band Camp is for students in grades 9-12 who wish to develop skill in such areas as drum major, marching percussion, color guard, and band leadership. The camp staff includes award-winning specialists in each area, drum corps instructors, and University of Georgia Redcoat Band members and faculty. Tuition with housing $480, tuition alone $380. 6/13-17. 600 students, 100 teachers.
Twirl and Dance Camp, for students in grades 4-12, includes working with instructors in the pagentry arts, such as drum corps and Redcoat Band instructors. Check on-line for costs after 2/10. 6/14-17. Contact: 706-542-2061, smbc@uga.edu.
Maine
S D Bowdoin International Music Festival, Brunswick, is a conservatory-level program for strings, piano, winds, guitar, harp, and composition. Participants range in age from 13-30. Our program offers solo and chamber study with renowned faculty, multiple performance opportunities in new world-class recital hall, and several premier concert series with guest and resident artists. All activities are held in scenic coastal Maine with beaches and recreation nearby. Financial assistance is available, including some full-tuition fellowship positions. Tuition with housing $5,350 full, $2,975 half; tuition alone $2,900 full, $1,650 half. Full session, 6/26-8/7; session 1, 6/26-7/17; session 2, 7/17-8/7. 200 students, 50 teachers. Contact: 207-373-1400, info@bowdoinfestival.org. www.bowdoinfestival.org
S Camp Encore-Coda, Sweden. 2010 is our 61st season of welcoming young musicians of all levels into our unique community for a wonderful summer of music, sports, and friendship in beautiful southwestern Maine. We offer instruction in classical, popular, and jazz styles plus land sports, trips, swimming, boating, arts and crafts, painting, and rocketry. All campers receive private lessons and participate in a variety of large and small ensembles. Tuition with housing: 3 weeks $3,850; 3.5 weeks $4,600, 6.5 weeks $7,100. I-6/30-7/25, II-7/25-8/15. 140 students, 50 teachers. Contact: 617-325-1541, jamie@encore-coda.com.
S Maine Summer Youth Music, Orono, is a commuter and residential program offering programs in the instrumental (band, string ensemble) and vocal (choral) fields. Junior camp (grades 5-8) and a senior camp (grades 9-12). Students can participate in symphonic band, concert band, and chorus; ensembles include jazz ensembles, music theater, and show choir (junior camp only). 30 teachers. Contact: 207-581-4703, bernie.duerkop@umit.maine.edu. (2009 data)
S D Summerkeys, Lubec. In a breath-takingly beautiful Maine coast setting, Summerkeys offers adults the opportunity to spend a week or more, free from distractions, immersed in their study of music. All levels (including absolute beginners) are welcomed by a faculty skilled not only in performance but also in the gentle patience required by the art of teaching. All instruments including voice and jazz. Tuition with housing about $950/week, tuition alone $550/week. Weekly from 6/21 to 9/3. 60 participants/week, 30 teachers. Contact: 973-316-6220, sksmail@summerkeys.com. www.summerkeys.com
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Maryland
S International Music Institute and Festival USA, Emmitsburg, is an intense summer program for accomplished young violinists, violists, cellists, and pianists. The faculty includes internationally acclaimed performers who are committed to assisting the next generation of musicians reach their personal and musical goals. Admission is limited, ensuring maximum personal attention to each student and thus great progress within a relatively short amount of time. IMIF Prep is a short program for beginner through intermediate-level musicians. Tuition with housing $1,795, tuition alone $1,395. 7/11-21. 40 students, 10 teachers. Contact: 410-426-6062, info@imif.us.
S University of Maryland Summer Youth Music Camp, College Park. Founded in 2003, the University of Maryland Summer Youth Music Camp is a week-long day camp for band, string, and vocal musicians entering grades 6-10. Students at all proficiency levels are invited to join us for a week of musical enrichment, growth, and new opportunities. Tuition with housing $325, tuition only $325. Band, 7/25-30; strings and vocal, 8/1-5. 200 band students, 150 string and vocal students, 40 teachers. Contact: 301-314-2490, symc@umd.edu. www.music.umd.edu/symc
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Massachusetts
S Five-Week Summer Performance Program, Boston, immerses students in all aspects of performance. Classes, workshops, and rehearsals focus on this important aspect of musicianship. Students play in ensembles, develop improvisational and reading skills, improve their technique in weekly private lessons, and enjoy lecture/demonstrations by well-known faculty and visiting artists. Tuition with housing $7,300, tuition alone $4,250. 7/7-8/13. 900 students. Contact: 617-747-2245, summer@berklee.edu.
S FJM Clinics, Worcester, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 7/18-21. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Amherst, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. Super DMA 7/31-8/4, Mace Workshop 8/4-5. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
S New England Conservatory Festival-Youth Orchestra and Chorus, Boston, is an intensive chamber music and orchestral program, this year with chorus, for intermediate to advanced string, brass, wind, piano, and percussion students ages 13-17. Tuition alone $1,885 ($300 early-bird discount for applications submitted by April 1). July 5-23. Orchestra of 45 players, 8 teachers. Vocal Vacation – An Urban Choral Arts Festival, offers programs for students entering grades 2-12, including group music classes, choral rehearsals, folk dance, recorder, and visual arts sessions at a local museum. Grades 2-4 and grades 9-12 are half-day programs, grades 5-8 is a full-day program. July 6-17. 80-90 students, 17 teachers.
Summer Metropolitan Flute Festival Orchestra is for students and teachers at the intermediate and advanced levels. Director Paige Long will bring her flute collection, including a Kotato double contrabass flute. Tuition alone $195 (early-bird rate $175); alto/bass flutists receive a 25% discount. July 22-25.
D New England Conservatory Kodaly Music Institute, Boston, offers a certificate program in three levels of Kodaly pedagogy with increasingly complex skill development in musicianship and pedagogy. An introductory course is for those interested in a first-time experience with the Kodaly approach. A post-certificate refresher course gives certificate holders the chance to work with renowned teachers and conductors. Mini-workshops, concerts, and celebration events are also available. For music teachers, NEC performance majors, music majors with career paths as solfege instructors, choral conductors, church musicians, curriculum supervisors, K-12 teachers. 30-50 participants, 20 teachers. 6/28-7/17.
D Summer Institute for Piano Teachers, Boston, is a hands-on program with a focus on giving piano teachers a basic working knowledge of contemporary styles. Participants work on improvisation techniques and harmonic concepts in contemporary music and will be provided with resources for expanding those skills. Tuition with housing $935, tuition alone $585. 7/23-25. 30 participants. Contact: 617-747-2245, summer@berklee.edu.
S D Trevor Wye Flute Seminar: Playing For Work, Working For Pay, Boston. Trevor Wye, Linda Toote. 5/18-24. Contact: WyeBoston2010@gmail.com
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New Hampshire
S 2010 Heifetz International Music Institute, Wolfeboro, is an intense six-week musical experience for advanced students of violin, viola, and cello. Designed to develop the expressive potential of every performer while encouraging technical growth, the program includes a rigorous schedule of lessons, practicing, solo performance, chamber music, and classes in Heifetz Performance and Communication Training. For students 14 to 25; however, students of all ages are welcome to apply, as exceptions may be considered on a case-by-case basis. Tuition with housing $5,200. 6/25-8/7. 33 teachers. Contact: 410-480-8007, office@heifetzinstitute.org.
D The Heifetz International Music Institute Pedagogy Fellowship Program, Wolfeboro, offers a two-week musical residency at the Institute’s Summer Program in Wolfeboro. Three fellowship recipients have full access to observe lessons, masterclasses, communication training classes, and concerts. The program is designed to enhance teaching skills and enable teachers to inspire the students in their local communities. Free. Contact: 410-480-8007, office@heifetzinstitute.org.
New Jersey
S ASTA/New Jersey Chamber Music Institute at Kean University, Union. Students in 8th-12th grade work with top performers and instructors to develop chamber music performance skills through masterclasses, instrumental workshops, special reading sessions, free elective courses, and presentations by top string educators and performing artists. Guest artists include the Daedalus Quartet, JACK Quartet, Kean Concert Artist Ensemble, and Jade Trio. Tuition with housing $750 for one session; $1,450 for two sessions. 7/25-31; 8/1-7. 40 students each session, 15 teachers. Contact: 908-656-1548, cmkgtr@yahoo.com.
S Barry Tuckwell Institute, Ewing, is for horn players of all ages and levels interested in experiencing the joy of horn playing in a noncompetitive environment. Partic-ipants learn from the faculty and each other, both onstage and in the extensive personal interaction throughout the days together. Horn choir, horn ensembles, masterclasses with Barry Tuckwell, faculty horn classes, yoga, final concert. Enrollment is limited. Tuition alone $850; tuition with housing single occupancy $1,200, double occupancy $1,150. 6/23-27 at the College of New Jersey College. Contact: 410-274-0332, minimary@me.com.
S Mt. Tabor Summer Band Camp, Parsippany, runs every day for four weeks from 8 am to 12 pm. Open to all students who have completed grades 3-11. Daily 30- minute lessons and 60-minute ensembles for all band instruments as well as jazz ensembles, jazz improv., guitar lessons, and ensembles. Music theory and chamber ensembles for high school students. 2010 is our 57th summer. Tuition alone $200. 7/6-30. 10 teachers. Contact: 862-812-9684, tabordirector@gmail.com.
S Rutgers Summer Band and Orchestra Camp, New Brunswick, is for students entering grades 8-12. The camp offers daily large ensemble rehearsals, group lessons, clinics, and masterclasses. Electives (such as conducting, music theory, reed making, drum circle, yoga) and sectional rehearsals taught by master artists. Percussionists participate in percussion ensemble and world-drumming sessions. Brass students work with the renowned brass quintet Boston Brass. Evening activities include faculty recitals, a performance by Boston Brass, recreational activities, and student performances. Tuition with housing $675, tuition alone $375. 7/11-16. 100 students, 22 teachers. Contact: 732-932-9360, summercamp@masongross.rutgers.edu. www.masongross.rutgers.edu
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New York
S Bristol Hills Music Camp, Canandaigua, is in its 48th season. It is the only music camp in N.Y. state located in a beautiful wooded setting where campers live in cabins, each with its own counselor. This intensive, quality band, orchestra, and vocal program gives students a head start in music for the fall. The camp is open to students in 6th through 12th grades and offers concert bands, orchestras, vocal ensemble and chorus, jazz ensembles, and music appreciation classes. Tuition with housing $500. 8/15-21. 150 students, 13 teachers. Contact: 607-734-5766, skelley13@stny.rr.com.
S D Chautauqua Music Festival, Chautauqua, includes schools of music, dance, theater, and art. The institute accepts students ages 17-25 for a program that is akin to a professional experience with the demands of a seven-week curriculum. Students are encouraged to attend opera, symphony, and theater performances as well as visit galleries. The festival’s new music facility includes 24 teaching studios, 40 air-conditioned practice studios, and two recital halls. Tuition with housing $3,705-$4,255, tuition alone $2,000-$2,550. 6/26-8/17. Contact: music@ciweb.org.
S Crane Youth Music, Potsdam, is celebrating its 38th session this summer. The program continues a heritage of outstanding and cost-effective musical training for young musicians, ages 12-18. The staff includes Crane School of Music faculty supplemented by additional guest artists/ teachers. Students attend masterclasses, perform in large ensembles, and receive training in music theory and aural skills. String performers participate in string sectionals, chamber music groups, and orchestra. Instrumentalists rehearse with a band twice daily as well as perform in chamber ensembles. Tuition with housing $940, tuition alone $650. 6/27-7/10. 330 students, 50 teachers. Contact: 315-267-2167, cym@potsdam.edu. www.potsdam.edu/academics/Crane/cym/
S Eastern U.S. Music Camp, Hamilton, offers students opportunities to pursue musical studies through individual, class, and group instruction. Orchestra, chamber ensemble, concert band, wind ensemble, jazz studies, jazz combos, concert choir, vocal jazz, madrigal choir, men’s and women’s choir, studio orchestra (strings with jazz), and more. Classes in theory, harmony, composition/ arranging, improvisation, and conducting. The faculty and staff are professional educators, solo artists, composers, and conductors, including members of the Colgate University Music Department. Tuition with housing $2,149-$4,298, tuition alone $859-$1,718. 4 weeks: 6/27-7/24; 3 weeks: 6/27-7/18, 7/4-24; 2 weeks: 6/27-7/11, 7/4-18, 7/11-24. 200 students. Contact: 866-777-7841, summer@EasternUSMusicCamp.com. www.EasternUSMusicCamp.com
D Eastman School of Music Summer Sessions, Rochester.
Orchestral Conducting Fundamentals, is based on the technical, musical, and psychological fundamentals that lead to a deeper level of communication between the conductor and orchestra. For choral conductors, opera coaches, symphony conductors, wind ensemble and band conductors, educators, community conductors, church music directors, and musicians who wish to develop conducting skills. Tuition with housing $1,645 with one credit, tuition alone $1,450. 7/14-17. 8 participants, 1 teacher. Contact: 800-246-4706, summer@esm.rochester.edu.
Instrumental Techniques is for instrumental, vocal, and general music teachers at all levels who wish to improve their musicianship skills for teaching; emphasis is on beginning instrumental study for recorder, winds, percussion, and strings using the newly revised edition of Jump Right In: The Instrumental Series, Books/CDs 1 and 2. 7/19-30. 15 participants, 1 teacher. Tuition with housing $1,400 noncredit, $4,015 with three credits; tuition alone $685 noncredit, $3,300 with three credits. 7/19-30. 15 participants, 1 teacher. Contact: 585-274-1027, cazzara@esm.rochester.edu.
Dalcroze Eurhythmics Pedagogy for Teachers explores the connections between music and movement in a fun, improvisational, and game-based course. This course is geared toward musicians seeking to infuse rhythmic life into their performances and teachers looking to teach through play. Tuition with housing $575 noncredit, $1,360 with one credit; tuition alone $415 noncredit, $1,100 with one credit. 7/19-23. 8 participants, 1 teacher. Contact: 800-246-4706, summer @esm.rochester.edu.
Orff Schulwerk Teacher Training, Levels I and III. Helps educators develop an understanding of the teaching and learning process using the Orff Schulwerk approach to music and movement. Tuition with housing $1,415 noncredit, $4,015 with three credits; tuition alone $700 noncredit, $3,300 with three credits. 7/19-30. 20 students, 4 teachers. Contact: 585-274-1020, dbfox@esm.rochester.edu.
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D Eastman Summers Only Music Degree in Music Education, Rochester. The Master of Music in Music Education and Master of Arts in Music Education are graduate degrees that can be undertaken through summer only study at Eastman School of Music. $1,100 per credit. 6/28-8/6. 10 students. Contact: 585-274-1615, sconklling @esm.rochester.edu. www.esm.rochester.edu/summer
S Eastman School of Music Summer Programs, Rochester.
Summer Jazz Studies for students in grades 9-12 with theory, instrumental masterclasses, combos, large ensembles, composition, and evening jam sessions. Audition CD required. Tuition with housing $1,895, tuition alone $1,100. 6/27-7/9. 60 students, 12 teachers.
Performance Studies in World Music features South Indian Percussion (two levels), Shona Mbira (two levels), and Appalachian Mountain Dulcimer. Tuition with housing each course $695, tuition alone each course $370. 7/12-16. 12 students, 3 teachers. Trumpet Institute taught by James Thompson, Doug Prosser, and Wes Nance. Masterclasses, mock auditions, daily group warm-up sessions using buzzing techniques, and ensemble playing. Tuition with housing $1,360 with 1 credit, $785 noncredit; tuition alone $1,100 with 1 credit, $525 noncredit. 8/1-5. 12 students.
Trombone Institute with Mark Kellogg, Jim Martin, Lisa Albrecht, and Chris Azzara. Trombone trio or quartet coachings, trombone choir rehearsals, daily masterclasses. Each student receives one 60-minute private lesson. Tuition with housing $1,360 with 1 credit, $785 noncredit; tuition alone $1,100 with 1 credit, $525 noncredit. 8/1-5. 24 students. Viola Workshop offers an intensive exploration of fundamental instrumental techniques and musical interpretation skills. Suitable for advanced high school students, conservatory musicians, and seasoned professionals. Tuition with housing $1,555 with 1 credit, $1,100 noncredit; tuition alone $1,100 with 1 credit, $645 noncredit. 6/27-7/4. 12 students, 2 teachers.
Percussion Institute with Michael Burritt, professor at the Eastman School of Music, and guests Anders Astrand, Lee Vinson, Gordon Stout, John Beck, Bill Cahn, Rich Thompson, and Rohan Krishnamurthy. Tuition with housing $1,425 with 1 credit, $840 noncredit; tuition alone $1,100 with 1 credit, $525 noncredit. 7/11-16. 25 students, 8 teachers.
Music Horizons is for students in grades 9-12 who are seriously considering a career in music. Emphasis is on solo performance for all orchestral instruments, piano, organ, voice, and composition. For mature students of advanced performance levels who can work well in a focused, collegiate environment. Theory, ear training, history, basic piano, repertoire, career seminars, chamber music, private lessons. Tuition with housing $3,065, tuition alone $1,700. 7/10-31. 65 students, 30 teachers. Contact: 800-246-4706; summer@esm.rochester.edu.
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S Five Towns College High School Summer Workshops, Dix Hills. The program offers two, three-week sessions as half day and full-day programs open to high school students in 9-12th grades. Workshops featured are audio recording technology, filmmaking, guitar, digital photography, and theatre arts. Tuition alone $800 half day; $1,600 full day/each session. 7/6-26, 7/27-8/16. Attendance varies; 2 teachers. Contact: 631-656-2110, admissions@ftc.edu. www.ftc.edu
S Freedonia Summer Music Festival, Fredonia, is open to instrumental music students enrolled in grades 9-12. Outstanding performers and teachers provide unique opportunities for learning, improving technical skills, and expanding musicality. In addition to band rehearsals, chamber ensembles, and jazz groups, students attend daily musicianship classes, participate in masterclasses, attend special evening performances, and have time for individual practice and recreation. Tuition and fees include ensemble participation, all instruction, attendance at professional music performances and masterclasses, daily recreation, all meals, and a camp t-shirt. Tuition with housing $680, tuition alone $360. 6/27-7/3. 75 students, 12 teachers. Contact: 716-673-3151, music@fredonia.edu.
D Ithaca College Graduate Summer Music Programs, Ithaca, offers workshops that can be taken for no credit or for two graduate-level credits: Northeast Wind Conducting Symposium; Choral Music Experience: Connecting West African Singing, Dancing, and Drumming to Choral Music; Successful Leadership in Contemporary Music Education; and Creativity in Public School Music: Improvisation and Composition. Contact: 607-274-3171. (2009 data)
D Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Band Director Academy, New York
The academy emphasizes hands-on learning and techniques that can be immediately applied in the classroom. This year’s BDA focuses on teaching improvisation. Using the blues as the entry to improvisation, this curriculum focuses on the transcription process, listening sessions, and choosing repertoire for various levels of players. There will also be demonstrations on how to teach improvisation in a big band setting. Jam sessions, topic discussions, faculty concert. Tuition alone $350 (discounts and scholarships available). 6/25-28. 65 participants, 5 teachers. Contact: 212-258-9974, bda@jalc.org. www.jalc.org/bda
S Luzerne Music Center, Lake Luzerne, is an international summer camp for student instrumentalists, ages 10-18. The curriculum includes private lessons, student chamber and large ensemble instruction, symphony orchestra experience. Weekly concerts presented by faculty members and visiting artists. Junior session students attend performances by the New York City Ballet; senior session students attend weekly performances of the Philadelphia Orchestra. Tuition with housing $3,350/4 weeks, $1,750/2 weeks. Junior session (ages 10-14): 6/27-7/23; senior session (ages 15-18): 7/26-8/22, 6/27-7/11, 7/11-23. 80-90 students, 45 teachers. Contact: 518-696-2771, luzerne2000@aol.com. www.luzernemusic.org
S D Meadowmount School of Music, Westport, is a seven-week summer music program for accomplished string and piano students ages 13 to 30. Students under the age of 13 can be admitted but have to live off campus with a parent or guardian. Private lessons are offered along with chamber music coachings, rehearsals, masterclasses, studio classes, and three concerts per week. Meadowmount is located in the beautiful Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. Alumni include Joshua Bell, James Ehnes, Yo-Yo-Ma, Itzhak Perlman, Pinchas Zukerman. Tuition with housing $5,900, tuition alone $3,100. 6/26-8/14. 200-230 students, 15 teachers. Contact: 518-962-2400, admissions@meadowmount.com.
S Signature Music Camp at Ithaca College, Ithaca
This camp offers a one-week youth session (entering grades 7-9) and a two-week teen session (entering grades 10-12). Offerings include concert bands, concert choirs, jazz ensembles, show choirs, masterclasses, voice and piano studies. Youth Camp: 7/4-10; tuition $1,100. Teen Camp: 6/26-7/10; tuition $2,200. Enrollment limited to 100 students at each session. Contact: 315-478-7840, contact@signaturemusic.org. www.signaturemusic.org
S Skidmore Jazz Institute, Saratoga Springs, is a two-week institute offering musicians the opportunity to study with gifted educators and world-class performers in an intimate setting. College credit and limited scholarships available. Faculty includes Bill Cunliffe, Todd Coolman, Dennis Mackrel, Pat LaBarbera, Bobby Shew, Curtis Fuller, John LaBarbera, and Hal Miller. Tuition with housing $2,300, tuition alone $1,600. 6/26-7/10. 55 students, 9 teachers. Contact: 518-580-5599, summerjazz@skidmore.edu.
S D Skidmore Summer Flute Institute, Saratoga Springs, is a concentrated program led by Jan Vinci and open to intermediate- to professional-level flutists. Masterclasses, ensemble rehearsals, private lessons, and recitals. Faculty members include Jeffrey Khaner, Mark Vinci, Rachel Bergman, Yvonne Chavez Hansbrough, Diana Charlos Reilly, and Jill Sokol. Tuition with housing $1,050, tuition alone $700. 8/15-21. 40 students, 7 teachers. Contact: 518-580-5599, summerflute@skidmore.edu.
S Summit Music Festival, Purchase, is a three-week festival that brings together an international faculty of the highest caliber, representing the finest traditions of Europe, Asia, and the American continents. The festival offers instrumental and chamber music programs for high school, college, and young professionals (ages 14 and up) as well as an adult program for the avocational musician. Daily special events, such as concerts, lectures, and masterclasses are included. Tuition with housing $3,300/3 weeks, $2,275/2 weeks; tuition alone $1,725/3 weeks, $1,225/2 weeks. 7/24-8/14, 7/31-8/14. 150 students, 65 teachers. Contact: 914-747-2020, info @summitmusicfestival.org. www.summitmusicfestival.org
S D Workshop for Woodwind Quintets and Woodwind Chamber Music, New York, is for high school and college students and young professionals; offered by the NYSteinhardt School of Culture, Education, & Human Develop-ment. Study chamber music with the Quintet of the Americas. Attend a workshop in contemporary performance practices with clarinetist Esther Lamneck. Masterclasses, open rehearsals, and public performances. Application deadline is April 1. 6/-20-26. Contact: 212-998-5424.
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North Carolina
S D Asheville Flute Vacation, Asheville, is for adult amateur flutists. The program offers flute chamber music, private lessons, and flute choir. Lea Kibler and Debby Heller are the instructors. Bed and breakfast accommodations; spouses and partners welcome. Tuition with housing $995. 5/3-9. 12 students, 2 teachers. Contact: 828-650-6666, info@ashevilleflute.com.
S D Brevard Music Center, Brevard, located in the Blue Ridge Mountains, offers a program rich with opportunities and musical experiences. Over 80 performances in six weeks with personal contact with artist faculty and visiting guest artists. For students ages 14-29; admission by audition. Tuition with housing $5,100. 6/25-8/8. 400 students, 65 teachers. Contact: 828-862-2100, admissions@brevardmusic.org.
S Cannon Music Camp, Boone, is now in its 42nd year of offering comprehensive music courses with intensive college preparatory work for students in performance and theory. Ensemble performance is stressed; and experiences in are provided in band, orchestra, jazz, chamber music, and choirs. Tuition with housing $1,550-$1,600. 6/26-7/17. 200 students. Contact: 828-262-4091, coffeykp@appstate.edu.
S Eastern Music Festival, Greensboro, is a training program for aspiring young orchestral and piano students, ages 14-22. For five weeks visiting artists, faculty, and students gather on the campus of Guilford College to study, rehearse, and perform the world’s greatest orchestra, chamber, and piano literature. Instruction includes private lessons, masterclasses, orchestral experience, concerts, chamber music studies, and music classes in a professional environment. Tuition with housing $4,949. 6/26-7/31. 200 students, 80 teachers. Contact: 877-833-6753, admissions@easternmusicfestival.org.
S FJM Clinics, Greensboro, offers all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 6/27-30. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
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S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Charlotte, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/11-15. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor .org. www.drummajor.org
S Summer Symposium for Marching Arts, Cullowhee, is a clinic for high school students that focuses on improving overall skills as bandsmen. The focus is on proficiency in marching, playing, team building, and leadership development. The Drum Major track stresses conducting and marching skills. The Brass/Woodwind track includes sessions on marching skills, vocal commands, section leadership, and full band playing experiences. Students in the Percussion track learn such skills as tuning, muffling, group dynamics, and section oriented leadership. Colorguard track students work with nationally renowned clincians. The Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps is artist-in-residence. Tuition with housing $375, 7/11-15. 828-227-2999, staffcoordinator@gmail.wcu.edu.
D Summer Symposium for Marching Arts, Cullowhee, is designed to accommodate the variety of interests of directors or band adjudicators. The topics include Show Design, Adjudication, and Drill Design Basics with Pyware specialist Bob Buckner. The Carolina Crown Drum and Bugle Corps, the artist-in-residence, will give private clinics and performances for all adult track participants. Tuition with housing $485 single, $445 double; tuition alone $295. 7/11-15. Contact: 828-227-2999, staffcoordinator@email.wcu.edu.
S UNCG Summer Music Camp, Greensboro, offers two one-week camps on the campus of the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Programs offered include senior, junior, and beginner band; senior and junior orchestra; senior mixed chorus; and piano camp. 15 concert bands, three orchestras, three choirs, and 160 pianists. Tuition with housing $415, tuition alone $325. Week one: 7/11-16; week two: 7/18-23. 875 students per week, 150 teachers. Contact: 800-999-2869, lockej@uncg.edu. www.smcamp.org
S UNC-Wilmington Summer Music Camps, Wilmington, are for students in grades 9-12. The program offers strings and pianists an intensive musical experience culminating in a large final concert. Daily activities include private lessons with UNCW faculty, masterclasses, chamber music, large ensembles, and also music theory, history, and technology classes. Evening performances feature UNCW faculty, camp staff, camper honors recital, and a talent show. Tuition with housing $400, tuition alone $275. 6/13-18. 50-75 students, 10 teachers. Contact: 910-962-2901, uncwsmc@uncw.edu.
S University of North Carolina School of the Arts Summer Music Programs, Winston-Salem
This program offers aspiring musicians of all ages the opportunity to experience distinguished teaching in our state-of-the-art conservatory. Students are immersed in an intensive and supportive musical environment with faculty who are world-class performers and dedicated teachers. Instrumental Workshops are available for double bass, flute, trumpet, bassoon, clarinet, organ, percussion, and saxophone. Other workshops are a Chamber Music Institute (strings), Piano Workshop, Composition/ Technology Workshop, and Guitar Workshop. Session dates vary, 6/20-7/24. Contact: 336-770-3353, sullivant@uncsa.edu. www.summermusicprogram.org
S D Wildacres Flute Retreat, Little Switzerland, offers masterclasses with Swedish flutist Göran Marcusson, English flutist Stephen Preston, Bradley Garner, Lea Pearson; Amara Guitry, Norman Thibodeau, Joy Sears, and Helen Spielman. Love of playing the flute is essential. Enjoy great musical experiences on a gorgeous mountaintop just off the Blue Ridge Parkway. 6/19-26. 2009 tuition with housing $665-$790, tuition only $385-$510. 60 students, 8 teachers. Contact: 478-237-4464, wildacresflute@bellsouth.net.
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Pennsylvania
S FJM Clinics, Edinboro and Greensburg, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. Edinboro 7/11-14, Greensburg 7/18-21. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Kutztown and West Chester, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/14-18. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummer.org. Kutztown 7/9-12; West Chester 7/27-30. www.drummajor.org
S High School Wind Ensemble Institute, Selinsgrove. Susquehanna Uni-versity offers a unique summer performance experience for high school students. This week-long, residential program focuses on chamber music and symphonic wind ensemble performance. Students work with Eric L. Hinton, director of bands, as well as other Susquehanna faculty members. The university reviews audition recordings and invites 55 gifted woodwind, brass, and percussion players to campus for the institute. High school students entering grades 9-12 in the fall of 2010 are invited to apply. Selection is competitive. Tuition with housing $515. 6/20-26. 60 students, 11 teachers. 570-372-4296, hinton@susqu.edu. www.susqu.edu/about/ WindEnsemble.asp
S Marching Band Workshop, West Chester, includes sessions for brass and woodwind players, marching and pit percussionists, color guard members, and drum majors (the George N. Parks Drum Major Academy). Open to high school and college-level students. Clinicians include Tim Lautzerheiser, George Parks, Jay Bocook, Thom Hannum, Will Rapp, and others. Tuition with housing $460, tuition alone $300. July 28-31. 600 students. Contact: 800-264-1121, info@vivace productions.com (2009 data)
S The Performing Arts Institute, Kingston, is an international summer program for serious students of music, theater, and dance who are seeking high-quality performance opportunities. Stu dents have over six contact hours per day with PAI’s conductors and faculty as well as interaction with talented peers. Two orchestras, chamber music, wind ensemble, two choirs, jazz band, jazz combos, masterclasses, music theory (beginning through advanced), and academic classes are offered. Entrance is by audition. Three- and six-week sessions available. Tuition with housing $870/week, tuition alone $341/week. 6/27-8/7. 170 students, 62 teachers. Contact: 570-270-2186, onstage @wyomingseminary.org. www.wyomingseminary.org
S Pre-College Music Program, Pittsburgh, hosted by the Carnegie Mellon University School of Music, provides a conservatory environment where prospective performers, composers, conductors, and teachers prepare for professional careers in music. Students ages 16 and older may apply. Contact: 412-268-2082, precollege@cmu.edu. (2009 data)
S Summer Music at Penn State, University Park, is a camp of 250 students with a specific piano camp component of a maximum of 24 pianists. Faculty Enrico Elisi, Timothy Shafer, and Steven H. Smith offer lessons, masterclasses, and special topics classes to pianists from 9th to 12th grades. Applicants are admitted through a recorded audition of two contrasting classical repertoire selections. All students are taught by major faculty. Tuition with housing $595, tuition alone $425. July 12-18. 24 students per session, 3 teachers. Contact: 814-863-4413, tps1@psu.edu. (2009 data)
D Summertrios Regular Program Week One, Chambersburg, is a chamber music program for adult amateur musicians; strings and piano only, held on the campus of Wilson College. Includes a novice string program, sight-reading classes. Summertrios Regular Program Week Two is a week-long chamber music program for adult amateur musicians; strings, piano, and woodwinds. For both sessions an effort is made to arrange compatible peer group schedules that address each person’s individual needs. Guaranteed schedule of playing. Tape, CD, or live audition is necessary for placement only, not for acceptance. Performance is optional. Private lessons are available. Enriched program available – six extra hours playing with professional only at an extra cost of $300. Tuition with housing $500-$1,500 each session, tuition alone $1,425 each session. Week One 6/20-27; Week Two 6/27-7/4. 60 participants/session, 15-18 teachers/session.
Summertrios Premium Program, Bryn Mawr, is held on the campus of Bryn Mawr College. It is a week-long unique chamber music program for amateurs or professionals to play their choice of repertoire in an ensemble of all professionals. Student/faculty ratio 1:1. Performance opportunity +CD. Private lessons available. Fee is determined by repertoire choice and size of ensemble needed. For example, playing piano trios for the week, 8 sessions at 1.5 hours each, including room and board, $2,600. Tuition with housing $2,600 and up, depending on repertoire; tuition alone minus $75. 6/6-13. 20 participants, 20 teachers. Menahem Pressler Piano Masterclasses, 6/12-13. For all programs contact 212-222-1289, lilypiano@summertrios.org. www.summertrios.org
S West Chester University High School Summer Music Institute, West Chester, offers students in grades 9-12 the opportunity to participate in a variety of large and small ensembles. We offer instrumental, piano, and vocal tracks as we as an honors track (audition required). All ensembles perform at the end of the week, and all concerts are open to the public. Auditions for a solo recital are held at the start of the week. The faculty consists primarily of WCU music professors. Each student receives two private lessons throughout the week. Students also participate in a theory/ear training course and college preparation classes. Tuition with housing $575, tuition alone $535. 7/6-10. 60-80 students, 15 teachers. Contact: 610-436-2678, summermusiccamps@wcupa.edu.
D 2010 Jazz Workshop, West Chester, is a one-week program of small group performance and improvisation. Partic-ipants explore the pedagogy of jazz improvisation, performance, arranging, orchestration, music technology, and jazz history. Arranging project finished by week’s end. Tuition with housing $1,600, tuition alone $1,275. 7/11-16. 5-10 participants, 7 teachers. Contact: 610-436-2678, nkemp@wcupa.edu.
South Carolina
S Coastal Carolina University Summer Arts Music Academy, Conway, is open to band, orchestra, and choral students, grades 7-12. There is a middle school band and chorus, a high school band and chorus, and orchestra. Electives, small ensembles, and private lessons are but a few of the extra-curricular activities included at the academy. $495. 6/5-12. 250 students, 15 teachers. Contact: 843-349-4003, kbarker@coastal.edu.
S Summer Arts Academy for Music, Conway, is open to orchestra, choral, and band students in grades 6-12. Lessons available for anadditional cost. Contact: BiddleCenter@coastal.edu. (2009 data)
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Vermont
S Adamant Music School, Adamant, is a noncompetitive supportive community for pianists on a beautiful 200-acre campus in Vermont’s Green Mountains. Week-long masterclasses with André Laplante, John O’Conor, and Menahem Pressler; three- week traditional season with six universtiy-grade faculty. For serious pianists ages 14 and up. $2,100 traditional session; masterclasses $750/performer, $650/auditor. Laplante 7/2-6; O’Conor 7/9-13, traditional session 7/14-8/7, Pressler 8/9-13. 30 participants, 6 teachers. Contact: 802-223-3347, queries@adamant.org.
D Adult Chamber Music Workshop, Leicester, is built on the rich music legacy of camp Point CounterPoint, with semi-annual adult chamber workshops in early summer and early fall. Our resident faculty coaches groups and individuals that apply. Chamber music repertoire is sent to you a few weeks prior to the start of the session. Participant and faculty performances. Tuition with housing $500. 6/16-20, 9/15-19. 25 participants, 3 teachers. Contact: 802-247-8467, pointcp@gmail.com.
S Kinhaven Music School, Weston, offers a two-week junior session for students in grades 4-7, and a six-week senior session for students ages 13-18. Both offer classical musical experiences with an emphasis on chamber music in a supportive, noncompetitive environment. Daily schedule may include private lessons, chamber groups, practice time, singing, larger ensembles, and full symphony performances as well as afternoon recreation, arts and crafts, folk dancing, and special events. Tuition with housing $6,400 senior, $2,700 junior. 6/25-8/8 senior, 8/14-29 junior. 90 senior students, 70 junior students; 20 teachers. Contact 610-868-9200, kinhavenmusic@aol.com.
S Manchester Music Festival, Manchester, is a full scholarship six-week chamber music study program for gifted string, wind, and piano players featuring weekly concerts, coaching, and masterclasses. June 28-August 11. Contact: 800-639-5868, info@ManchesterMusicFestival.com. (2009 data)
S D Masterclass in Flute Making and Repair, Richmond. Students age 16 and up will learn techniques used by professional flute makers and repairmen. This series of three one-week courses prepares students for handling repair work on all models. Upon completion, you could build your own flute with master flute make, Jonathon Landell. Tuition with housing $1,800/week, tuition alone $1,400/week. 6/7-25, 7/12-30, 8/23-10/22. 4 students/session. Contact: 802-434-4317, Jonathon.Landell@gmail.com.
S Point CounterPoint Chamber Music Camp, Leicester, offers a closely knit community program geared to serious music study and progress. Our mission is to provide a nurturing environment in which string and piano students (ages 8-18) extend their personal and musical potential. Our emphasis is on chamber music and includes ensemble coaching, private lessons weekly, music studies and supportive performance opportunities with a fun activities program. Tuition with housing $1,200/week. 6/27-7/17, 7/18-8/7, 8/8-21, 8/23-28. 45 students, 7 teachers. Contact: 802-247-8467, pointcp@gmail.com.
S Summer Sonatina International Piano Camp, Bennington, is for students ages 7-16. It runs for five weeks and students can enroll on a weekly basis. We encourage students to become dedicated, serious musicians who develop resourcefulness, thoughtfulness, and self-discipline. Musical progress proceeds according to each student’s ability, often at a surprisingly rapid rate. Emphasis is on all aspects of music and on lasting personal relationships with fellow musicians. Sudents grow responsibly with peers and as members of a wider musical family. Sight reading, chorus, theory and composition classes, and recreational activities. Tuition with housing $975/ week. 6/27-7/4, 7/4-11, 7/11-18, 7/18-25, 7/25-8/1. Contact: 802-442-9197, piano@sonatina.com.
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Virginia
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Lynchburg, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/5-9. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
S Ovations Chamber Strings Academy at George Mason University, Fairfax, offers an exciting opportunity for string students to hone their musical skills within small chamber ensemble groups as well as a large ensemble. We are an innovative and unique program open to high school string students from rising 9-12 graders who have the desire to work with nationally recognized faculty in a dynamic and nurturing setting. Tuition alone TBD ($375 in 2009). 6/28-7/2.
Guitar Rendezvous invites you to meet with internationally acclaimed French composer and virtuoso guitarist Roland Dyens for five days of pure guitar indulgence. This will be your only opportunity to study with him in North America in 2010. Recital, masterclasses. Tuition alone, dependent on participation/observer status. 6/5-9. Contact 703-993-9889, potomac@gmu.edu.
D Paul Rolland Method String Workshop, Fairfax, will give teachers of all levels an opportunity to learn internationally renowned teaching techniques of Paul Rolland, based on his DVD and book, The Teaching of Action in String Playing, as defined and demonstrated by qualified instructors, including former students of the late Mr. Rolland. Learn teaching techniques usable in string class and private instruction that are valuable in both introductory and remedial string education. Tuition alone TBD ($375 2009 rate). 8/2-6. Orff Schulwerk Music Teacher Training includes a comprehensive, authentic curriculum taught by experienced instructors. Four levels of instruction. Earn your certification in Orff Schulwerk at George Mason University’s School of Music summer institute, hosted by the Potomac Arts Academy. Tuition with housing TBD (2009 housing rate $36/night double occupancy); tuition alone dependent on credit or noncredit status. 7/12-30. Contact: 703-993-9889, potomac@gmu.edu.
S Performing Arts Camp at Shenandoah University, Winchester, offers programs in string orchestra, wind ensemble, piano, voice, dance, and creative writing for high school students ages 14-18. We also offer performance opportunities, a soloist and concerto competition, and private lessons. Students audition for placement on the first day of camp. Tuition with housing $1,750, tuition alone $1,100. 6/27-7/11. 100-210 students. Contact: 540-665-7210, pac@su.edu.
S D Summer Jazz Workshop, Fairfax. Join the members of the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra – the Washington DC area’s finest jazz musicians and educators – for an intense week of combos, big band, improvisation, jazz theory, masterclasses, jam sessions, and more. Serious musicians of all ages and abilities are welcome. No one is too young or too old to play jazz. A short and informal audition on Sunday, June 27 will place you in a big band and/or combo with musicians of comparable ability. Each participant in the Jazz Connection will work with members of the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra in performance, combo, big band rehearsals, and classroom settings. Tuition alone $385. 6/27-7/2. Contact: 703-993-1377, jcarroll@gmu.edu.
S Woodwind Camp 2010, Fairfax, welcomes bassoon, flute, oboe, clarinet, saxophone, and French horn students of all levels, 5 to 19 years of age. We have three levels of instruction from beginners to advanced. Tuition with housing $725/1 week or $1,025/2 weeks, tuition alone $400/1 week or $700/2 weeks. 7/26-8/6. Contact: 703-993-9889, judithlapple@gmail.com.
West Virginia
S D Fourth Annual Timber Flute Festival, Elkins, offers a series of classes, ensembles, and events focusing on the wooden flute. Musical styles explored include Baroque, Romantic, traditional Irish, and Native American. Demonstra-tions and coachings will use one- to eight-keyed flutes as well as Native American flutes and fifes. Participants can focus on a single tradition or move from one tradition to another. Evening concerts and jam sessions. All levels of musicians welcome. 6/20-25. Tuition alone $350 before June 1; $400 after June 1. $300 for Come Again or Bring-a-Friend discount. 30 students, 5 teachers. Contact: 304-637-2355, info@randolpharts.org. www.randolpharts.org
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Central U.S. States
Alabama
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Tuscaloosa, offers exceptional summer workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 6/9-13. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
Arkansas
S FJM Clinics, Arkadelphia, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 7/4-7. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Fayetteville, offers exceptional summer workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 6/17-21. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
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Illinois
S FJM Clinics, Eureka, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 6/20-23. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Normal, offers summer workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. Held in conjunction with Music For All/Bands of America Summer Symposium. 6/21-26. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org www.drummajor.org
S Illinois Summer Youth Music, Urbana, provides exciting musical experiences for participants who range in skill level from the young musician to college-bound music majors. Participants spend seven days on the Big Ten campus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Precollege Programs for cello, double reeds, flute, musical theatre, organ, percussion, piano, saxophone, trumpet, trombone, and violin. First Session, 6/20-26, for senior bands, senior chorus, senior orchestras, advanced piano, organ, musical theatre, and The Academy. Second Session, 6/27-7/3, for junior bands, junior orchestras, cello, double reeds, flute, percussion, piano, trombone, trumpet, saxophone, and violin. Third Session, 7/11-17, for junior bands, junior chorus, junior jazz, senior jazz, and junior piano. Tuition with housing $595 ($645 for precollege program), tuition alone $375 ($425 for precollege program). 400 students, 100 teachers. Contact: 217-244-3404, ISYM@illinois.edu. www.music.illinois.edu/ISYM
S D Masterclasses at Northwestern, Evanston. The Bienen School of Music offers one-week masterclasses in flute with Walfrid Kujala (6/21-25); tuba with Rex Martin and Fritz Kaenzig (6/28-7/2); wind conducting with Mallory Thompson and Craig Kirchhoff (7/11-16); trombone with Michael Mulcahy (7/18-22); and percussion with She-e Wu and guests (8/1-7). Classes are for college-age performers and professionals. Tuition $600 each masterclass; housing about $220/week. 847-491-7485, d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
S Music for All Summer Symposium, Normal, is a national music camp for high school students. Concentrations include concert, jazz, marching band, orchestra, percussion, color guard, drum major, and leadership. Participants enjoy instruction from leading experts in their field of interest, friendships with other students who share the same passion for music, fun activities, leadership sessions, and top-quality concert performances each night. Barrage and Drum Corps International perform and interact with students. Tuition with housing $539-$619, tuition alone $419-$479. 6/19-21 leadership weekend, 6/21-26 full camp. 1,000 students, 113 teachers. Contact: 800-848-2263, info@musicforall.org.
D Music for All Summer Symposium, Normal. High school and middle school directors can make connections, get new ideas, and learn new strategies. Choose among offerings for directors, young teachers/middle school, drum instructors, and color guard instructors, and participate in the lab band. Directors create their own curriculum from choices including rehearsal techniques, conducting, literature, pedagogy, technology, organization and administration, programming, and more. A one-to-one director’s lounge offers personal consultation. Up to three hours graduate credit from Illinois State University available. Tuition with housing $729-$885 (bring 12+ students, director is free), tuition alone $599-$739 (bring 6+ students and attend tuition free). 6/21-26. 150 teachers. Contact: 800-848-2263, info@musicforall.org.
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D Northwestern University Summer Session, Evanston. The Bienen School of Music offers a wide range of classes for educators and serious music students. Apply for a program that offers a master’s degree in Music Education over four summers. There is also a summer band, chorus, and jazz band. Housing available for about $220/week, tuition alone varies. 6/21-7/30. Contact: 847-491-7485, d-wyandt@northwestern.edu.
S D Sherwood Community Music School at Columbia College Chicago, Fourteenth Annual Summer Flute Institute: Open to flutists of all ages and levels. Audition required for placement. July 19 – 31, 2010 (two sessions) 12:30 – 4:30 p.m. Tuition: $285 per session or both for $550. Application Deadline: June 1, 2010. Susan Levitin, Artistic Director. Focus on Auditions: July 19 – July 23. Faculty: Susan Levitin, Hideko Amano, Allison Domanus-Brady, Lisa Goethe-McGinn. sight-reading skills class, IMEA music training, orchestral excerpts, two minute slow & fast solos, mock auditions. Focus on Ensemble Playing: July 26 – July 31. Faculty: Susan Levitin, Allison Domanus-Brady, Lisa Goethe-McGinn, Linda Marian-iello, Nicole Mitchell. Flute trios and quartets, improv class, extended techniques, master classes, specialty classes (focus on tone development, intonation, articulation, and more!) 1312 S. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60605. Contact Susan Levitin, slevitin@colum.edu or 312-369-3188. Tuition is $285 or $550 for both. Need-based financial aid is available for those who qualify.
S Smith-Walbridge Clinics, Charleston, are for middle school through college-age students: drum majors, flags/rifles, marching band, student leadership, marching percussion. All programs taught at four levels: beginner, intermediate, advanced, and super advanced. Founded in 1949, it was the first camp of its type in the USA. Last summer nearly 1,000 students from 25 states and 3 countries attended. Sponsors and directors are welcome to participate. Tuition with housing $280-$460 depending on session, tuition alone $210-$345 depending on session. 7/6-9, 7/9-11, 7/16-18, 7/18-23. 1,000 students for all sessions, 65 teachers. Contact: 217-352-4262, swclinics@swclinics.com. www.swclinics.com
D Smith-Walbridge Director Workshops, Charleston. Drill Design Workshop sponsored by Pyware. Two levels include beginners and advanced. Individual instruction with hands-on experience. State of the art labs. Learn drill design skills and use of Pyware Charting software. Marching Band Directors Workshop with nationally famous clinicians. Content covers the entire scope of developing and teaching the contemporary marching band. Learn the latest concepts of teaching fundamentals. This is a grass roots program but with many new ideas for advanced directors. Tuition with housing $320, tuition alone $220. 7/6-9. 45 attendees, 15 teachers. Contact: 217-352-4262, swclinics@swclinics.com. www.swclinics.com
S Southern Illinois University Carbondale Music Camps, Carbondale. The SIUC School of Music offers summer music camps in guitar, high school band, jazz improvisation, junior high band, and children’s choir. New this year will be high school marching camps that are open to students who are drum majors, drum lines (individuals or entire sections), and color guard (individuals or entire squads). Tuition with housing $500, tuition alone $200. 6/13-7/2. 75 students, 15 teachers. Contact: 618-536-8742, jpresar@sui.edu. www.music.siuc.edu/summer
S Synergy Brass Workshop, Highwood, is a brass workshop featuring the members of the Synergy Brass Quintet for students in grades 7-12. Tuition alone $930. 6/13-17. 5 teachers. Contact: 847-926-9898, rebecca watts@mya.org.
S 12th Annual Summer Flute Retreat at Illinois Valley Community College, Oglesby. The faculty includes Gerald Carey, flute professor emeritus, Western Illinois University; Sue Gillio, IVCC faculty/coordinator; Ellen Huntington, Chicago; Rachel Bailey, Texas; Anne Badger, retreat accompanist. Warm-ups, masterclasses, flute ensembles and choir. Tuition with housing $295 (no charge for housing with host families), tuition alone $295. 6/27-7/3. 5 teachers. Contact: 815-224-3838, phloot1@aol.com.
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D VanderCook College of Music, Chicago.
Seven Steps to a Better Band is a leadership workshop in which directors and students collectively set goals and prepare for the school year. Tuition with housing $75, tuition alone $45. 8/6-7. Booster Shots is a free, motivational session for parent organizations. Tim Lautzenheiser and Charles T. Menghini headline this two-day event. Participants are high school bands, marching band students, directors, and parent organization members. Contact: 312-225-6288, pfrasso@vandercook.edu.
MECA Continuing Education, the Music Education Center of America, is a continuing education program for band, choral, string, and general music teachers to learn practical skills and work on graduate courses to apply to a recertification or graduate degree. Anyone with a bachelor’s degree in music can register. 12 MECA credit hours may be applied to VanderCook College of Music’s summer graduate music education degree. Summer courses for music educators include over 30 one-week courses, including computers and technology, Orff certification, rehearsal techniques, repertoire, and instrument repair. Most classes are three graduate credit hours. Tuition alone $225-250/credit hour. 6/7-8/6. Contact: 312-225-6288, meca@vandercook.edu. www.vandercook.edu
S VanderCook College of Music, Chicago. Seven Steps to a Better Band is a leadership workshop in which directors and students collectively set goals and prepare for the school year. Tuition with housing $75, tuition alone $45. 8/6-7. Booster Shots is a free, motivational session for parent organizations. Tim Lautzenheiser and Charles T. Menghini headline this two-day event. Participants are high school bands, marching band students, directors, and parent organization members. Contact: 312-225-6288, pfrasso@vandercook.edu. www.vandercook.edu
S Western Illinois University Summer Music Camps, Macomb, offer a variety of programs for students in grades 7 throughout the first year of college. Top instructors and clinicians include WIU School of Music faculty and music educators from through the United States. Ensemble rehearsals and sectionals, samll ensemble rehearsals and solo opportunities; private lessons optional. Daily recreation. Senior high specialty camps, 6/10-13. Senior high concert band, vocal/choral, orchestra and piano, 6/13-19. Junior high concert band, vocal/choral, and string orchestra, 6/20-26. Junior-senior high jazz and senior high drum major, 6/27-7/2. Tuition with housing $310-$485, tuition alone $260-$360. 37 teachers. Contact: 309-298-1505, SM-Camps@wiu.edu.
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Indiana
S American International Youth Symphony Orchestra, Valparaiso, offers high school and college students a unique orchestra performance opportunity and experience of Chinese culture, both ancient and modern. Concerts with guest artists in major venues, including the Beijing National Theatre. Travel to the Great Wall, Beijing and Forbidden City, Yellow Mountains, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Shang-hai. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute and Department of Music at Valparaiso University; generously underwritten and instructed by the International Confucius Institute in Beijing. 7/12-28. Contact: 219-464-6740, orchestra@valpo.edu. www.valpo.edu/music/aiyso.php
S Indiana University Summer Music Programs, Bloomington. The six-day Percussion Academy & Workshop is for students in grades 7 through 12 and includes audition techniques for college and professional auditions, chamber music, sightreading, orchestral timpani and percussion, marimba, drum set, accessories, world percussion, and career development. Master-classes, clinics, and performances by internationally renowned performers. Tuition with housing $1,035, tuition alone $740. 7/18-24. 35-60 participants, 8 teachers.
College Audition Preparation is for vocalists, jazz pianists and bassists, and brass and woodwind players in grades 10-12 who plan to apply to college music programs. Tuition with housing $1,525, tuition alone $1,230. 7/25-31. 96 participants, 13 teachers.
Summer Kodaly Institute is a two-week program offering musicianship and pedagogical training based on the methodology of Zoltan Kodaly. Levels I, II, and III are offered. Participants develop their own musicianship skills as they explore a sequential approach for presenting musical concepts to students. Four hours of graduate credit are available. Tuition alone $325 (on-campus housing $53/night). 6/14-25. 30 participants, 4 teachers. Contact: 812-855-6025, musicsp@indiana.edu.
Indiana University Summer Music Clinic offers high school students a musically challenging experience on the Indiana University campus. Students live in university housing with final concerts presented in the Musical Arts Center. The Clinic operates two concert bands, an orchestra, and two jazz bands along with small ensemble opportunities in brass, woodwind, and string ensembles. Classes include conducting, composition, leadership, double-reed making, jazz improvisation, brass fundamentals, and woodwind ensembles. Tuition with housing $565. 6/13-19. 200 students, 15 teachers. Contact: 812-855-1372, iusmc @indiana.edu. www.music.indiana.edu/summer/
S The MasterWorks Festival, Winona Lake, is an intensive four-week festival for advanced and passionate students of music, dance, and theatre. At Master-Works a variety of Christian backgrounds unite in glorifying God in their art and in growing deeper in their faith. Spiritual activities include topical Bible studies for performers. The program offers orchestra/chamber music studies, piano, classical guitar, wind and string intensive studies, ballet and modern dance, theatre, and technical internships for students ages 14-26. Tuition with housing $2,900. 6/20-7/18. 250 students, 90 teachers. Contact: 888-836-2723, mwfadministrator@christianperformingart.org.
S D Natural Horn Workshop, Bloomington, is for professionals, students, teachers, and advanced amateurs. The program includes daily masterclasses, ensemble sessions, and lectures. An informal concert will conclude the workshop. A limited number of horns will be available for those who do not own an instrument. Application fee $70, due 5/14; tuition $525, due 5/31. On-campus housing available; register for housing by 5/14. 6/14-19. Enrollment limited to 12. Contact: 812-855-6025, musicsp@indiana.edu.
D Retreat for School String Teachers, Bloomington, gives string players and teachers the opportunity to participate in an intensive String Academy Pedagogy Workshop that incorporates the philosophies of Shinichi Suzuki, Paul Rolland, and Mimi Zweig. Includes lectures, demonstrations, and opportunities to observe master teachers from the Indiana University String Academy and world-renowned guest artists. We use “Using the Retreat Principles in the Public School Setting.” Morning lectures focus on the specifics of string playing; afternoon sessions are devoted to applying these principles to classroom situations and include group teaching, ensemble playing, and orchestra rehearsal techniques. On-campus housing is $53/night, tuition alone $540. 6/25-30. 30-40 participants, 5 teachers. Contact: 812-855-6025, musicsp@indiana.edu.
D Summer Kodaly Institute, Bloomington, offers musicianship and pedagogical training based on the methodology of Zoltán Kodály. Levels I, II, and III are offered. Participants develop their own musicianship skills as they explore a sequential approach for presenting musical concepts to students. Four hours of graduate credit available. On-campus housing is $53/night, tuition alone $325. 6/14-25. 30 students, 4 teachers. Contact: 812-855-6025, musicsp@indiana.edu.
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Iowa
S FJM Clinics, Dubuque, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 7/25-28. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S Iowa Summer Music Camps, Iowa City. Week One: Concert band and orchestra; Week Two: total percussion and piano; Week Three: jazz. The Iowa Summer Music Camps offer students opportunities to interact with nationally recognized and respected conductors and clinicians, including University of Iowa School of Music faculty. Masterclasses and music classes supplement ensemble performance experiences. Tuition with housing $525, tuition alone $200. 6/6-11 (200 students), 6/13-18 (60 students), 6/20-25 (80 students). Contact 319-335-1635, rita-schmidt@uiowa.edu.
S Lutheran Summer Music Academy, Decorah, is a training and performance program for band, orchestra, choir, and keyboard students of all faiths, grades 8-12. Students participate in a comprehensive program that includes individual lessons; coached chamber ensembles; jazz and early music ensembles; musicianship classes; orchestra, choir and/or band; electives ranging from conducting to jazz improvisation; recitals by the faculty; and a festival of concerts. Financial assistance available. Tuition with housing $2,995. 6/20-7/18. 150 students, 30 teachers. Contact: 888-635-6583, lsm@lutheransummermusic.org. www.lutheranmusicprogram.org
Kansas
S High Plains Band and Orchestra Camp, Hays, is a comprehensive camp for junior high and high school band and orchestral students. The curriculum expands a spectrum of mini classes: choir, jazz and chamber ensembles, steel drums, etc. Guest artists including Chris Vadala, Jimmy Clark, Ed Jones, and guest conductor Paula Holcomb. Tuition with housing $495, tuition alone $200. 7/18-24. 300 students 40 teachers. Contact: 785-628-5360, kwerth@fhs.edu.
S Kansas State Summer Music Camp, Manhattan, offers two large concert bands, chamber ensembles, and jazz bands. This camp also offers participants the opportunity to learn about improvisation, working together in small chamber settings, music theory, and music history. Built in to the schedule are times for social and recreational activities. Registration is open to students in grades 5 through 12. Tuition with housing $360, tuition alone $195. 6/13-17. 110 students, 4 teachers. Kansas State Leadership & Auxiliary Camp is open to high school drum majors, section leaders, percussionists, and auxiliary members (color guard and dance lines). Students have countless opportunities to expand their understanding of effective leadership to help guide them during the coming marching season. Percussionists and auxiliary members are also afforded opportunities to enhance their skills personally and as leaders for the marching bands. Tuition with housing $250, tuition alone $160. 7/11-14. 80-90 students, 10 teachers. Contact: 785-532-3816, ftracz@ksu.edu.
Kentucky
S Jamey Aebersold’s Summer Jazz Workshops, Louisville, is open to students of all ages and abilities. Theory, ear training, combo performances, and masterclass sessions in addition to improvisation and faculty concerts. 400 students, 60 teachers. Contact: 800-456-1388, jason@jazzbooks.com. (2009 data)
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Richmond, offers exceptional summer workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 6/12-16. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
Louisiana
S George Parks Drum Major Academy, Monroe. The DMA curriculum includes significant classroom instruction and leadership training with “The Expert” in leadership techniques. The camp is available to all student leaders in addition to drum majors and any other individuals interested in becoming a student leader during their band career. Tuition with housing $375, tuition alone $225. 6/4-8. 125 students, 5 teachers. Contact: 318-342-1594, long@ulm.org. www.drummajor.org
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Michigan
S D Amy Porter’s Anatomy of Sound, Workshop for Flutists, Ann Arbor, includes masterclasses and in-depth discussions about the study of flute tone, breathing, and body awareness in both flute practice and performance for flutists ages 18 and older. Students, amateurs, semi-professional, and professional players are encouraged to apply. Fifteen performers will be selected by taped audition. Tuition with housing $625, tuition alone $600/performers, $400/participants. 6/5-9. 40 students, 5 teachers. Contact: 734-764-5429, rcferg@umich.edu. www.music.umich.edu/anatomyofsound
S Aquinas College Jazz Camp, Grand Rapids, is open to all music students who will be entering eighth grade in the fall of 2010 to those who just finished high school in the spring of 2010. Curriculum includes combos, big bands, faculty concerts, concerts featuring students with faculty, masterclasses, and such electives as jazz theory and analysis, jazz composing and arranging, jazz styles and rhythmic exploration, jazz keyboard accompaniment. World-class faculty includes Matt Brewer, bassist with Gonazalo Rubalcaba, and Jason Palmer, trumpeter with the Greg Osby Five. Tuition with housing $395, tuition alone $225. 6/13-18. 11 teachers. Contact: 616-632-2416, brewepau@aquinas.edu.
D Band Conducting and Wind Pedagogy Workshop, Ann Arbor
This is a teaching workshop for instrumental music educators and conductors of all levels, K-12 through university, at the University of Michigan. Sessions include conducting, marching band, rehearsal techniques, jazz ensemble, repertoire, and curriculum in beginning, middle, and high school band pedagogy. Tuition alone $475. 6/20-25.
The Advanced Conducting Track is open to six conductors selected by videotape audition. Selected conductors are given the opportunity to conduct a professional chamber wind ensemble for 40 minutes each day. The Conducting Track is designed for anyone interested in improving their conducting and teaching skills. Participants will conduct the Syposium Wind Band each day; these six sessions will total 50 minutes of podium time. This is a graduate-level course for current music educators and may be taken for credit as a noncandidate for degree status. Tuition alone $575. 6/20-25.
At both sessions the Michigan Band Faculty and UM movement expert, Jerry Schwiebert, will provide each participant specific feedback tailored to their current level of proficiency. Contact: 734-764-5429, rcferg@umich.edu. www.music.umich.edu/bandworkshops
S Blue Lake Fine Arts Camp, Twin Lake
The camp allows students in grades 5-12 to choose from 12 majors in areas of instrumental or choral music, composition, art, dance, and drama over four two-week sessions. Students may also enroll in one of 26 arts minors. Scholarships are limited and are awarded based on audition or portfolio, arts instructor recommendations, and in some cases financial need. Tuition with housing $1,075. Session 1: 6/30-7/11; session 2: 7/14-24; session 3: 7/28-8/8; session 4: 8/11-22. 5,300 students, 230 teachers. Contact: 800-221-3796, lfrench@bluelake.org. www.bluelake.org
S FJM Clinics, Midland, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 6/27-30, 7/25-28. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S D Integrating Flute, Mind, Body and Spirit, Grand Rapids. Rhonda Larson, Grammy award-winning flutist, Helen Spielman, performance anxiety coach, and Lea Pearson, body mapping, will provide a nurturing environment to reach your personal goals: improve performance, free breathing and technique, control anxiety, relinquish perfectionistic dictates, and increase overall focus. Workshops, masterclass, discussions, opportunities to test new skills in performance. Advanced high school and higher levels welcome. Tuition alone $340. 10/22-24. 30 participants, 3 teachers. Contact: lea@ mac.com or Rhonda@RhondaLarson.com.
S Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen. Young musicians from around the world converge to create unsurpassed opportunities for learning and performance. Programs for younger students include exploratory programs and opportunities tailored to more advanced musicians. Students are challenged by their peers, faculty, and guest performers. The Junior Music Program (grades 3-6) offers an environment for young musicians of all levels with a curriculum geared for success. The Intermediate Division (grades 6-9) offers a variety of artistic experiences with two orchestras, one wind ensemble, mixed chorus, individual instruction, and vocal technique classes. The High School Division (grades 9-12) offers a wide range of summer programs and attracts some of the world’s most talented students and teachers. Tuition with housing $815-$7,040 with housing. Session dates 6/26-8/10. Contact: 800-681-5912, admission@interlochen.org.
D Interlochen College of Creative Arts, Interlochen, provides a lifetime of enrichment, creativity, and professional growth through workshops and classes in a variety of arts disciplines. Adults of all ages and skill levels create, perform, and learn from a faculty of accomplished artists and performers. Oboe Master Conference 6/4-10. Early Music Workshop 6/13-18. Music Assessment Workshop 6/20-23. Flute Choir Camp 8/2-7. Adult Band Camp 8/10-15. Adult Chamber Music Camp 8/16-22. Guitar Festival and Workshop 8/26-28. Tuition with housing varies by program. June through August. Contact: 231-276-7387, college@interlochen.org.
S Knollcrest Music Camp at Calvin College, Grand Rapids, offers a variety of opportunities for students in grades 7-12. Large ensembles include concert band, jazz band, orchestra, choir, and musical theater. Other courses include dance, fiddling, handbells, piano, guitar, and world music. Tuition alone is $150 before 6/30; $165 after 6/30. Junior camp 8/2-6; senior camp 8/9-13. 175 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 616-526-7145, musiccamp@calvin.edu.
S MPulse Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor “Impulse – a motivating force that urges you to action.” At Michigan, this motivating force is MPulse Ann Arbor – a summer phenomenon on the University of Michigan campus carrying high school students from around the world to exciting new levels of excellence in bassoon, clarinet, flute, harp, horn, oboe, percussion, saxophone, trombone, vocal arts, dance, musical theatre, theatre, and performing arts technology. The program offers 200 young musicians and performing artists an opportunity to gain exposure to the rigorous training provided by the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. Designed for students who are considering studying these areas in college, participants work with distinguished University of Michigan faculty and alumni while experiencing campus life in Ann Arbor. Tuition with housing $1,635-$3,200. 7/4-31 (two- and three-week sessions). 100 students, 60 teachers. Contact: 866-936-2660, mpulse@umich.edu. www.music.umich.edu/mpulse
S Western Michigan University Seminar 2010, Kalamazoo, is a two-week high school program in woodwind, brass, percussion, string, voice, and piano, featuring chamber music experiences for all instrumentalists as well as large ensembles, private lessons, graded music theory, and a variety of electives. Most instructors are from the Western Michigan University School of Music. A recorded audition is required. Tuition with housing $1,085, tuition alone $885. 7/11-24. 125 students, 35 teachers. Contact: 267-387-4678, kevin .west@wmich.edu. www.wmich.edu/music-camp
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Minnesota
D The Art of Wind Band Teaching Symposium, Minneapolis
The symposium features nationally recognized artists, master teachers, and music educators for a week of workshops, discussions, and rehearsals at the University of Minnesota School of Music. Presenters include Michael Colgrass, Thomas Duffy, Craig Kirchhoff, Libby Larsen, and James Cochran. Wind conducting and rehearsal techniques, score study, wind band repertoire for all levels, advocacy for music education. Tuition with housing $725, tuition alone $400. Contact: 612-624-6873. www.music.umn.edu
S St. Olaf Summer Music Camp, Northfield, is a week-long camp filled with days of music making and instruction from internationally acclaimed St. Olaf music faculty. Band, choir, and orchestra members prepare for concerts and try new musical venues, such as musical theater, jazz, gospel, rhythm workshops, conducting, or handbells. Private lessons with St. Olaf faculty included. Fun recreational activities make this a complete camp experience – all on the beautiful, safe St. Olaf campus. For students completing grades 9-12. Tuition with housing $555. 6/20-26. 200 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 507-786-3042, summer@stolaf.edu.
D University of St. Thomas, St. Paul. Graduate Programs in music education at the University of St. Thomas has a fantastic lineup of summer courses and programs designed for music educators. A Master of Arts in Music Education includes concentrations in choral and instrumental music. Kodály Chapter of Minnesota Sharing, 8/10. Workshops in piano pedagogy, 6/14-18, by Jane Magrath, Terrie Manno, Kathryn Ananda-Owens, Gerald Klickstein, and Martha Hilley. See web for tuition and dates for each program. Housing available on a per night basis. Contact: 651-962-5870, gradmusic@stthomas.edu. www.stthomas.edu/music/graduate
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Missouri
S Summer Music Camp of Excellence, Maryville, is a comprehensive music performance camp for students interested in furthering their musical development in a beautiful rural college setting. Classes include private lessons, sectional/masterclasses, chamber music, music theory, conducting, leadership, jazz improvisation, composition, concert band, jazz ensemble, concert choir, and show choir. Recreational activities include Northwest’s athletic complex, annual dance, student talent show, and guest artist presentations. 50% off tuition for all-state participants. Tuition with housing $340, tuition alone $210. High school (grades 10-college freshmen) 6/7-12, junior high (grades 7-9) 6/14-19. 300 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 660-562-1315, mus camp@nwmissouri.edu.
S University of Central Missouri Music Camp, Warrensburg, is for instrumental and vocal students having completed grades 7-12. The University of Central Missouri Music Camp – entering its 51st summer – brings together the finest conductors and teaching staff to create one of the region’s most comprehensive summer musical experiences available. With concert bands, jazz ensembles, orchestra, show choirs, lessons, enrichment courses, and more – there’s certainly something for everyone. Tuition with housing $400, tuition alone $200. 6/6-11. 180-220 students, 35 teachers. Contact: 660-543-4680, slubaroff@ucmo.edu. www.ucmo.edu/musiccamp
S University of Missouri St. Louis, offers a High School Jazz Combo Camp with a nationally recognized jazz faculty to teach courses in all levels of improvisation, combo rehearsals and performances, masterclasses. Tuition $299, room and board available. 6/13-18. Contact 314-516-5948, smiths@umsl.edu. Undergrad-uate music summer session courses include Non-Western Music, Introduction to African American Music, An Introduction to Music for the Elementary School Teacher. May-July. Contact 314-516-5365, nordmanr@umsl.edu.
D University of Missouri St. Louis, offers a one-week advanced summer workshop in music education for teachers, Music! Words! Opera! 6/8-12. The MME Summer Session includes Marching Band Techniques, Musical Acoustics, Scoring & Arranging, and a Master’s Project in Music Education. 6/14-7/10. Contact 314-516-5365, nordmanr@umsl.edu.
S D Windswept Music Conference, Liberty. Bring your artistry to life. Strengthen the mind/body connection and explore energy and music at Creative Motion Alliance’s 60th annual summer conference, Windswept. Professional musicians, conductors, teachers, students (ages 12-18), and amateur music enthusiasts will discover barriers that inhibit the free flow of energy and learn the secrets of inner-directed artistic music making. Classes in voice, piano, instrumental music, expressive arts, and independent study. Masterclass coaching and conducting opportunities available. Using movement, exercises, analysis, and body responses, explore music and energy in a unique inter-generational format. Opportunities for independent recorder study and private lessons enrich the music-making experience. Tuition with housing $535 (plus $50 registration fee), tuition alone $400. 7/18-24. 50 students, 13 teachers. Contact: 314-306-7575, director@creative motion.org.
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Nebraska
S Schoolhouse Fiddle Camp for Beginners, Avoca, is led by Deborah Greenblatt, championship fiddler and author of many fiddle collections. The course of study is designed specifically for each camper. Camp includes some of the basics and fun of fiddling. Fiddling styles include bluegrass, Cajun, Irish, Klezmer, old-time, and newly composed tunes by campers. Tuition alone $200. 6/14-18. 10 students, 1 teacher.
S D Schoolhouse Fiddle Camp for Intermediate/Advanced Fiddlers includes picking tunes for contests, performing in public, practice techniques, reading music, playing by ear, playing for dancers, back-up fiddling, arranging twin fiddle pieces, and jamming. Many fiddling styles will be represented. Each day is from 9 am to 1 pm for both camps. Tuition alone $200. 7/12-16. 10 students, 1 teacher. Contact: 402-275-3221, debby@green blattandseay.com.
North Dakota
S International Music Camp, Dunseith, is a summer school of fine arts with programs for middle school, high school, and university students as well as adults. Eight one-week programs are offered in band, orchestra, choir, jazz, piano, guitar, handbell, organ, world percussion, marching percussion, garage band, musical theater, mallet percussion, and chamber music. The camp is located at the International Peace Garden on the US/Canadian border between Dunseith and Boissevain, Manitoba. Tuition with housing $360/week. 6/13-8/3. 350 students, 150 teachers. Contact: 701-263-4211, info@internationalmusiccamp.com.
D International Music Camp Professional Development for Educators, Dunseith, allows teachers to design their own program based on their needs. Set up your schedule when you arrive and work with leading guest conductors, professional artists, and energetic teachers in classes, rehearsals, lessons, and seminars. Observe and interact with enthusiastic students as they participate in IMC programs. Tuition with housing $205/3 days, $360/6 days. 6/13-7/31. 20 participants, 150 teachers. Contact: 701-263-4211, info@internationalmusiccamp.com.
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Ohio
S Baldwin-Wallace Summer Music Programs, Berea, includes Middle School Camps for students in grades 4-9. String Camp is for students who have played for at least six months. Piano Camp students should have at least nine months of lessons before attending. Band Camp is for woodwind, brass, and percussion players. High School Camps include Music Theatre Overtures for juniors looking for the best college music theatre audition preparation. The Summer Music Institute is a two-week concentrated program of music study for serious high school musicians in voice, strings, woodwinds, and brass, with attention to solo and chamber music performance. Tuition with housing $475-$1,500, tuition alone $400-$1,100. 6/13-18, 6/20-25, 7/11-24. 200 students. Contact: 440-826-2365, conreach@bw.edu.
D Baldwin-Wallace College Summer Institute for Music Teaching and Learning, Berea, offers several programs for teachers. Making Music Classes Meaningful for Students with Special Needs; Music Technology: Instructional Software and Digital Media; Music Technology: Notation and Sequencing; Intermediate Band Rehearsal Strategies and Conducting Techniques; Orff-Schulwerk Teacher Education Course, Levels I and II. Tuition with housing and tuition alone varies per class. Contact: 440-826-8065, conreach@bw.edu.
S Cleveland Institute of Music Summer Chamber Music Program is for piano, string, and wind players ages 12-18 interested in exploring music outside of their solo venues. The program combines coachings, supervised rehearsals, ear training, chamber music literature classes, rehearsal techniques, movement classes, masterclasses, and a final performance. Tuition alone $850 plus $35 application fee. 6/14-25. 26 students, 10 teachers.
Summer Sonata is a two-week program for pianists ages 10-18. It includes private lessons, participation in performance classes led by CIM faculty and guest artists, supervised practice sessions. Group classes in music theory, ear-training, Dalcroze Eurhythmics, improvisation, and exploring piano literature. Tuition alone $850 plus $35 application fee. 6/21-7/2. 20 students, 18 teachers.
Young Composers Program is a one-week experience that gives composition students ages 15-19 the opportunity to immerse themselves in the world of contemporary music. The week includes private composition lessons, a course in the craft of composition, daily listening sessions, and workshops on notating musical ideas. Performances of student compositions will take place at the final concert. Tuition with housing $1,025, tuition alone $675. 6/20-26. 16 students, 5 teachers. Contact: 216-791-5000, mag52@case.edu.
S FJM Clinics, Dayton, Canton, and Columbus, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. Dayton 6/20-23, 7/18-21; Canton 7/5-8; Columbus 7/11-14. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Delaware, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/14-18. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
S Kent/Blossom Music Festival, Kent, was founded in 1968 by Kent State University in cooperation with The Cleveland Orchestra and Blossom Music Center. It offers professional training for young musicians embarking on professional careers. Emphasis is on chamber music and orchestra audition preparation. Faculty includes principals and other musicians of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Miami String Quartet, and visiting artists. Scholarships awarded to all, including housing. June 28-August 9. 44 participants, 25 teachers. Contact: 330-672-2613, kbm@kent.edu. (2009 data)
S D Oberlin Flute Institute, Oberlin, is devoted to the development of flute playing skills through masterclasses, lessons, and performance classes. Michel Debost and Kathleen Chastain, instructors. For high school and college students, teachers, and professionals. Tuition with housing $1,025, tuition only $550. 6/27-7/4. 28 students, 2 teachers. www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/
S D Oberlin Trumpet Workshop includes technique workshops, masterclasses, lessons, and performances with in-depth instruction in the methods of James Stamp and Roy Poper. Tuition with housing $1,275, tuition alone $650. 6/21-7/1. 25 participants, 2 teachers. Contact: 440-775-8044, anna.hoffmann@oberlin.edu. www.oberlin.edu/con/summer/
S Piano Institute at Kent State, Kent, is an intensive 11-day workshop for grades 7-12; four lessons with KSU piano faculty Donna Lee and Jerry Wong, masterclasses with Joela Jones and Sean Schulze. Each student performs at Laurel Lake Retirement Community and in a gala concert at Severance Hall in Cleveland. Tuition with housing $1,285. 7/18-28. Contact: 330-672-9243, mbratel1@kent.edu.
S Summer Mountain Conservatory, Cambridge, includes programs for beginning and advanced musicians in multiple disciplines. The camp focuses on increasing each student’s love of music while developing technique in an environment of varied musical experiences. 50 students, 12 teachers. Contact: 202-549-6354, sara@summermountainconservatory.com. (2009 data)
S The University of Akron Junior High Band Camp, Akron, includes band rehearsals with faculty directors from the University of Akron as well as a guest composer. Sectionals and technique classes taught by the University of Akron faculty members. Students attend recitals performed by college faculty and graduate students. Camp is for students who have completed the 6th through 9th grade. Tuition with housing $475, tuition alone $250. 6/20-25. 80 students, 20 teachers. Contact: 330-972-6919, UABands@uakron.edu.
S D University of Toledo Summer Jazz Institute 2010, Toledo, offers instrumental and vocal tracks. Receive college credit (must enroll at UT), continuing education credit, or just study for personal development. Classes taught by internationally renowned artist faculty, including Jon Hendricks, vocal; Vic Juris, guitar; Claude Black, piano; and Gunnar Mossblad, saxophone. Participants have to be at least 14 years old. Parental permission required for anyone under 18. For full consideration applications should be postmarked by May 15. Tuition with housing $500+ (discounted rates available at Ramada), tuition alone $500. 6/13-19. 9 teachers. Contact: 419-530-2448, jazz@utoledo.edu.
S Wooster Music Camp, Wooster, provides band, choral, and orchestra experiences for young musicians who have completed grades 5-11. Tuition with housing $460, tuition alone $330. 7/11-15. 200-250 students, 35 teachers. Contact: 330-263-2052, woostermusiccamp@wooster.edu.
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Oklahoma
S Red River Drum and Auxiliary Camp, Ardmore, is a week-long summer camp for for drumline, colorguard, and drum major students in grades 7-12. The camp is held at beautiful Lake Murry State Park and features a clinic and exhibition performances by a Division 1 DCI Drum & Bugle Corps. 9 drumline instructors, 6 color guard instructors, 2 drum major instructors. Tuition with housing $225. 7/12-16.
17 teachers. Contact: 580-745-2014, mwhite@se.edu.
South Dakota
S Upper Midwest Jr.-Sr. High School Summer Music Camp, Vermillion, is a six-day experience of learning and music making open to students who have completed grades 6-12. Ensembles available are concert choir, concert band, orchestra, jazz band, and show choir. Electives include piano class, guitar class, jazz improvisation, percussion ensemble, world drumming, conducting, E-music/composition. Private lessons are available on voice and all instruments. Tuition with housing $390, tuition alone $240. 7/11-16. Contact: 605-677-5721, david.holdhusen@usd.edu.
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Tennessee
S Carson-Newman Summer Music Camp, Jefferson City, is for students in grades 4-12. It offers senior honors band, junior band, and beginner band, senior honors chorus, junior chorus, and piano and organ camp. The college is acclaimed annually in national publications as one of the best liberal arts schools in the South; it is fully experienced in summer camp operations, hosting over 8,000 students annually in summer camps and other events. Leading music educators from across the state and region join the C-N music faculty and music camp staff to provide a quality musical experience and fun week for all campers. Tuition with housing $340, tuition alone $280. 6/14-19. 200 students, 40 teachers. Contact: 865-471-3331, musiccamp@cn.edu.
S Lee University Music Camp 2010, Cleveland
This camp is for vocalists and instrumentalists entering grades 9 through 12 as well as rising college freshmen in 2010 who desire an in-depth study of music. Four tracks are offered: Music Lovers Track, College Prep Track, Jazz Track, Worship Leader Track. For each track campers participate in an ensemble as well as study music theory, history, and take private or specialized study in their desired performance area. The camp faculty members are from Lee University faculty and visiting professionals. Tuition with housing $495. 6/7-12. 100 students, 30 teachers. Contact: 423-614-8263, wholsinger@leeuniversity.edu. www.leeuniversity.edu/newsEvents/music-camp
S Sewanee Summer Music Festival, Sewanee, is held at the University of the South. Intensive four-week program including chamber music and orchestral concerts by both students and faculty. Concerto competition. Tuition with housing $3,500. 6/19- 7/18. 180 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 931-598-1225, ssmf@sewanee.edu.
D 2010 Conducting Workshops, Memphis. Study the Hideo Saito conducting method with Wayne Toews. Empower your gestures with precision and artistry. 8/8-15. Contact: 306-373-6408, info@conductorschool.com. www.conductorschool.com
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Texas
S American Festival for the Arts Summer Music Conservatory, Houston, offers programs in orchestra and chamber music, piano, composition, jazz, and choral and vocal studies for students graduating grades 8-12. The curriculum includes large and small ensembles, individual lessons, masterclasses, coaching sessions, and music elective and enrichment classes. Scholarships are available. Auditions continue through May. Tuition alone $395-$875. 6/14-7/23. 300 students, 50 teachers. Contact: 713-522-9699, music@afatexas.org.
S Baylor University Summer Music Camps, Waco, offers nine camps for students in grades 9-12, including High School and Middle School Band and Orchestra Camps, All-State Choir Camp, Piano and Piano Teacher Institute, Band and Orchestra Directors Clinic, String Quartet Camp, and the Pipe Organ Encounter and Institute. Camps offer individual attention, experience with chamber ensembles, choirs, concert bands, orchestras, jazz ensembles, and opportunities to meet and perform with other outstanding music students. 250-300 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 254-710-7411, Lori_Banas@baylor.edu. (2009 data)
S FJM Clinics, Ft. Worth, San Antonio, Houston, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. Ft. Worth 6/27-30, San Antonio 7/5-8, Houston 6/20-23. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Denton, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/5-9. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor.org. www.drummajor.org
S Round Top Music Festival, Round Top, offers six weeks of intensive training for young, talented musicians (18 years of age and over) seeking a transition from conservatories and universities to a future professional career. Symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra, chamber music, and solo repertoire are included. Tuition with housing $600. 6/6-7/18. 85 students, 40 teachers. Contact: 979-249-3129, johnc@festivalhill.org.
Texas State University Summer Band Camps, San Marcos, offers music experiences for middle school and high school students entering grades 7-12 through concert, salsa, and jazz ensembles, elective courses, private lessons, chamber music, and more. The Texas State/SASI Marching Camps feature drum major and leadership clinics as well as a colorguard camp. Tuition with housing $415 concert, $425 marching, $395 percussion; tuition alone $200 concert, $275 marching, $195 percussion. 6/13-18 concert, 6/20-23 marching, 6/20-25 percussion. 300 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 512-245-3399, rs34@txstate.edu.
S UT Arlington Summer Band Camps, Arlington. Concert Band Camp offers a fun and enriching curriculum of full band rehearsals, instrumental lessons, masterclasses, sectionals, and electives taught by high school and junior high band directors from across the state. Students participate in one of five bands based on an audition and perform a final gala concert. The camp is open to students entering grades 7-12 in fall 2010. 6/13-17. Marching Band Camp offers specialized sections for drum majors, leadership, colorguard, and percussion. 6/20-24. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 400 students, 30 teachers. Contact 817-272-2533, dstotter@uta.edu.
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Wisconsin
S Birch Creek Symphony Session, Egg Harbor (Door County), is a two-week summer music school for advanced students ages 13-19 who will study demanding repertoire by day and perform nightly as a member of the Birch Creek Symphony Orchestra alongside top music professionals and educators. Brian Groner, Fox Valley Symphony Orchestra, conductor, and Robert Hanford, Lyric Opera, concertmaster. Six public performances before paying audiences. Tuition with housing $1,785. 6/21-7/3. 54 students, 32 teachers. Contact: 920-868-3763, mainoffice@birchcreek.org. www.birchcreek.org
S FJM Clinics, Whitewater, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 7/25-28. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S Jazz Ensemble and Vocal Jazz Camp, Green Bay, is for students entering grades 8-12. A wide variety of activities continue throughout the day and into the evening. Ensemble rehearsals, improvisation classes, sectionals, masterclasses, and option hours round out a comprehensive music educational experience for jazz musicians. All students audition on Sunday afternoon for placement. Students, parents, and friends are invited to a free public performance on Friday, July 30 at 6 pm. Tuition with housing $495, tuition alone $259. 7/25-30. 60+ students, 6 teachers. Contact: 920-465-2775, summercamps@uwgb.edu.
S Lakeland College Music Camp, Sheboygan, is for students entering 7th-12th grades. Each student performs in a major ensemble (two-three bands, two choirs, orchestra, two piano ensembles) and takes two sectionals, two electives, and one of six levels of music theory. 300 students, 40 teachers. Contact: 920-565-1283, krebsc@lakeland.edu. (2009 data)
S Lawrence Academy of Music Chamber Music Odyssey, Appleton, is a camp for motivated string students ages 11-18. Small groups of intermediate and advanced players explore the repertoire and techniques of chamber music literature. Tuition alone $225. 7/12-16. Music Camp is for middle and high school woodwind, brass, and percussion instrumentalists. Perform in a band, study with faculty from the Lawrence University Conservatory of Music and Academy of Music, attend concerts and recitals, and enjoy recreational activities at a residential band camp. Tuition with housing $475, tuition alone $325. 7/18-24.
Piano Odyssey is a day camp for motivated piano students ages 8-16 with at least two years experience. Daily sessions include music theory, music history, composition, improvisation, accompanying, and supervised practice. Tuition alone $225. 7/12-16. Contact: 920-832-6632, acad_music@lawrence.edu. www.lawrence.edu/dept/ acad_music/camps.shtml
S D Madison Early Music Workshop, Madison, focuses on music composed before 1750 and includes an eight-event concert series and five days of classes. The 2010 Festival and Workshop is is titled England: Merry & Musical Before Elizabeth. The All-Festival Concert will include choral pieces and consorts of strings and wind instruments performing repertoire by such composers as Robert Carver, Orlando Gibbons, John Taverner, Thomas Tallis, and William Byrd. Tuition only $490 for workshop and concert series; tuition for credit separate. 7/10-17. Contact: 608-265-5629, music@dcs.wisc.edu.
S Midwest Young Artists Strings and Piano Chamber Music Workshop, Kenosha, is an exceptional comprehensive music camp for serious music students in grades 7-12. Students take part in chamber music study and performances, inspirational masterclasses, and electives, including private lessons with outstanding faculty. The Chamber Music Workshop aids students in developing their interpretive and communicative skills while studying chamber repertoire. Students stay in dormitories of Carthage College with one roommate. Tuition with housing $3,420, tuition alone $2,570. 7/5-24. 48 students, 16 teachers. Contact: mya@mya.org.
S Shell Lake Arts Center, Shell Lake, offers residential summer camps for students in grades 7-12. Experience the Northwoods where you’ll find a sandy beach, many nature trails, a community of friendly neighbors, and a flurry of artistic fun at the Shell Lake Arts Center. We provide a welcoming, positive, and safe learning environment to nourish your artistry. Rock Band, 6/13-18; Jazz Ensemble and Combo, 6/20-25, 6/27-7/2; Jazz Combo and Alternative Style Strings, 7/4-9. Middle School Concert Band, High School Wind Ensemble, Piano, and Collage – Some Assembly Required, 7/11-16. Painting and Drawing with Imagination and Show Choir, 7/18-23. Dance Intensive, Extreme Pottery, and Film Making, 7/25-30. Trumpet Workshop with Bob Baca, Guitar and Bass Workshop, 8/1-6. Music Theatre Week, 8/1-6, 8/8-13. Saxophone Workshop with Eugene Rousseau, 8/8-13. All programs, tuition with housing $499. Extra materials fee for art and film making courses; show choir has an extra $8 T-shirt fee. Contact: 715-468-2414, info@shelllake artscenter.org. www.shelllakeartscenter.org
D Teaching for Cultural Relevance Through Music Repertoire, Madison, is a four-day workshop for school instrumental, choral, and general music teachers at all education levels. Participants observe clinicians as they work with ensemble in the University of Wisconsin, Madison Summer Music Clinics, and work in individual sessions to discuss pedagogy and conducting issues. Clinicians are UW-Madison faculty members Deborah Bradley (choir), Teryl Dobbs (band), and Janet Jensen (strings). Tuition with housing $390 for workshop (tuition for academic credit separate). 6/22-25. 25 participants. Contact: music@dcs.wisc.edu.
S University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Music Camps, Green Bay. Middle School Band, Orchestra, and Choral Camp is for students entering grades 6-9. Includes full rehearsals, sectionals, masterclasses, and “option” hours. All students audition on Sunday afternoon. Tuition with housing $549, tuition alone $259. 7/11-17. 200 students 20 teachers. Senior High Band, Orchestra, and Choral Camp is for students entering grades 9-12. Tuition with housing $559, tuition alone $259. 7/18-24. 200+ students, 20 teachers. The Total Guitarist Camp is for students, grades 8-12, who have played guitar, bass, or drums for at least a year. Many musical styles including jazz, classical, blues, singer/song writer, and rock will be taught. Tuition with housing $495, tuition alone $259. 6/27-7/1. 75 students, 8 teachers. Contact: 920-465-2775, summercamps@uwgb.edu. www.uwgbsummercamps.com
S University of Wisconsin-Platteville Pioneer Summer Music Camp, Platteville. The 43rd year of the Pioneer Summer Music Camp offers opportunities for students to participate in a performing ensemble (bands or choir), masterclasses, and sectionals. Class options include theory, conducting, drum circle, and improvisation. Optional private lessons are available. Tuition with housing $380, tuition alone $200. 6/20-26. 185 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 608-342-1017, ellisb@uwplatt.edu.
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Western U.S. States
Alaska
D Arts & Education: Developing Minds! Fairbanks, is a special program that includes a two-credit morning education class through the Alaska Arts and Education Consortium. Students also have to register for at least one afternoon or evening Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival class. The classes available for credit are Shakespeare for Teachers and Drama Coaches, Introduction to Shakespeare, Shakespeare From the Director’s Chair, Applied Music, and Applied Art. 7/19-30. 24 teachers. Contact: 907-474-8869, lvilla.festival@alaska.net.
D Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Fairbanks, is Alaska’s premier cultural gathering. It takes place for over two weeks in late July on the University of Alaska Fairbanks Campus. This exciting program is a summer camp for adults that attracts participants worldwide. The festival proudly presents music, jazz, dance, opera, literary arts, healing arts, visual arts, American roots music, and ice-skating instruction. Visitors are encouraged to participate in one- or two-week classes and mini-workshops. 7/18-8/1. 100 teachers. Contact: 907-474-8869, lvilla .festival@alaska.net www.fsaf.org
S Sitka Fine Arts Camp, Sitka, offers students in grades 6-12 a two-week long experience exploring the arts. Over 60 different classes are offered in theater, dance, music, visual arts, creative writing, Alaska Native Arts, and digital arts. In addition to class work, students attend evening performances by the camp faculty. Tuition with housing $980 middle school students, $995 high school students; tuition alone $725 middle school students, $740 high school students. Middle school, 6/13-26; high school, 6/27-7/11. 200 students, 35 teachers. Contact: 907-747-3085, office@fineartscamp.org.
S UAF Summer Music Academy, Fairbanks, is an intensive two-week program of musical education for students who have finished grades 6-12 and know how to play their instrument. Participants attend masterclasses, perform in instrumental chamber ensembles, brass and vocal ensembles, jazz combos, large and small vocal ensembles, and worldbeat/steel drum bands. Weekday recitals and final concerts. Students who have finished 11th or 12th grade may apply to our mentoring program. Tuition with housing $1,675, tuition alone $575. 6/7-18. 145 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 907-474-7555, fymusic@uaf.edu.
Arizona
S Curry Summer Music Camp at NAU, Flagstaff, offers student musicians the opportunity to work with instructors from the NAU School of Music as well as renowned musicians from throughout the country. Primary ensembles led by distinguished clinicians rehearse two hours daily. Campers also attend masterclasses for their instrument or voice and can select elective classes in music. Evening concerts and recitals in addition to talent shows, dances, movie nights. Programs for band and orchestra students; elective classes in rock history, music technology, and a class for students considering majoring in music. Senior session for students entering 9th grade and those who have completed high school during 2009-10. Tuition with housing $1,200 senior session, $630 junior session; tuition alone $700 senior session, $430 junior session. 6/20-7/3 senior session, 7/4-10 junior session. Contact: 928-523-2323, music.camp@nau.edu.
S FJM Clinics, Flagstaff, offers an all-inclusive program for color guard, dance teams, drum majors, student leaders, majorettes, and baton twirlers. Students gain strong technical skills, leadership skills, motivation and positive attitude tools, and teamwork experience in a professional, energetic atmosphere. Classes and sessions also available for directors. Private clinics can be scheduled at your school. Tuition with housing $300, tuition alone $200. 7/11-14. Contact: 800-444-3524, lauren.tucker@fjminc.com. www.fjminc.com/clinics
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Tempe, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 6/7-11. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor .org. www.drummajor.org
S NAU Bands Auxiliary Camp, Flagstaff, is open to students entering grades 8-12. Camp offerings include color guard and drum major instruction. Color guard students receive body, flag, and auxiliary weapon instruction. Drum majors receive conducting, leadership, marching, and verbal command instruction. Tuition with housing $325, tuition alone $175. 6/30-7/3. 100 students, 6 teachers. Contact: 928-523-4224, symphonicwinds@nau.edu.
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California
D Alto and Bass Flute Retreat, Asilomar, is an adult program that focuses on the repertoire and special problems of playing alto and bass flute. Workshop topics include vibrato, tone development, air management, and intonation. Ensembles and soloists will perform on a recital, and four people will perform in a masterclass. Adult amateurs are welcome. Tuition with housing $615, tuition alone $225 in 2009. 7/29-8/2. 14 students, 1 teacher. Contact: 303-443-3330, cpotter@altoflute.net.
S Band at the Beach, San Diego, is a nonprofit organization offering a camp experience to students in grades 7-12 with two years of playing experience. The organization is also an advocate group for Music In Our Schools. Rehearsals each day from 12-4 pm lead to an end-of-week community performance. Tuition alone $175. 8/2-6. 75 students, 19 teachers. Contact: 619-222-3065, mizdell@pccbell.net. www.bandatthebeach.org
S Brubeck Institute Jazz Camp, Stockton, is for students in grades 8-12. Offerings include five jazz ensembles, five combos, jazz history, improvisation, and masterclasses with professional musicians. Students should have at least two full years of experience on their instrument. Enrollment is on a first-come, first-served basis and is limited to 100 students. Tuition with housing $625, tuition alone $525. 6/27-7/3. 100 students, 16 teachers. 209-946-2416, musiccamp@pacific.edu.
D California State University Summer Arts, Fresno, offers masterclasses plus a festival in the visual and performing arts. In addition to college students, many arts professionals who are interested in continuing education units or professional growth attend CSU Summer Arts. This multidisciplinary arts program offers classes in dance, theatre, music, media, creative writing, film/video, animation. Three sessions with the first being three weeks in Florence, Italy and two two-week sessions in Fresno at California State University. Tuition with housing $1,766, tuition alone $1,182. 6/-27-7/10, 7/11-24. 250 students (Italy 60), 150 teachers. Contact: 562-951-6090, summerarts@calstate.edu.
S California Summer Music, Rohnert Park, offers a Performance Program designed to create a rich musical experience in solo and chamber music for 65 string players and pianists, ranging from teenagers to young adults. Programs include lessons, ensemble coachings, and practice time. Masterclasses offer the opportunity to observe the approaches of experienced musicians. The Composition Program, open to a small number of students, tailors instruction for each participant through eight one-hour private lessons. Each composer experiences all stages of the compositional process: sketching, planning, and development of musical ideas, score and parts preparation, rehearsals, and performance. Tuition with housing $3,900, tuition only $1,950. 7/3-26. 70 students, 11 teachers. Contact: 415-753-8920, csm@csmusic.org.
S CSU Summer Arts, Fresno, offers masterclasses plus a festival in the visual and performing arts. Courses are designed for high school graduates who are interested in earning 3 to 6 units of undergraduate or graduate transferable units. This multidisciplinary arts program offers classes in dance, theatre, music, media, creative writing, fim/video, animation. CSU Summer Arts has three sessions; three weeks in Florence, Italy and two, two-week sessions in Fresno at California State University. Tuition with housing $1,766, tuition alone $1,182 (visit website for Italy session). 6/27-7/10, 7/11-2; Italy session, 6/13-7/3. 250 students, 60 in Italy; 150 teachers. Contact: 562-951-4060, summerarts@calstate.edu.
S Cazadero Music Camp, Cazadero, is located in a redwood grove, two hours north of San Francisco. The camp offers a unique blend of intensive musical instruction and outdoor recreation with four camp sessions in a seven week period, arranged progressively by age (5th-12th grade) and ability. Musical instruction includes orchestra, concert band, jazz ensemble, piano, and guitar. Campers have a choice of musical and nonmusical electives that may include jazz improvisation, chamber music, arts and crafts, nature, or sports. Tuition with housing $765-$1,530. 6/21-8/7. 140 students, 30 teachers. Contact: 510-527-7500, info @cazadero.org.
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Riverside, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/17-21. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor .org. www.drummajor.org
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S Idyllwild Arts Summer Program, Idyllwild, offers intensive two-week programs in band, chamber music, chamber orchestra, choir, jazz, musical theatre, orchestra, and piano. Open to students finishing grades 7-12. Students spend seven to eight hours per day in musical activities: rehearsals, sectionals, private lessons, masterclasses, student and faculty recitals, music theory, concerts. Tuition with housing $1,225/week, tuition alone $1,025/
week. 7/11-24, 7/25-8/7, 8/8-22. 300-500 students, 300 teachers. Contact: 951-659-2171, summer@idyllwildarts.org. www.idyllwildarts.org
S Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara, is for talented students who are planning a career in music. The eight-week summer program for string, wind, brass, and percussion students includes performance opportunities in solo and chamber recitals, orchestra concerts, and opera productions. Plan ahead; application deadline for summer 2011 is mid-January 2011. Academy Fellows receive a full scholarship for tuition, room, and board plus a stipend to defray travel-related expenses. 135 students, 69 faculty, visiting artists, and guest conductors. The Merit Program gives students ages 12-18 a two-week musical experience at the Academy’s Summer School and Festival. Participants take part in masterclasses, rehearsals, perform in chamber ensembles, and receive personal training. The program culminates with a public recital. Application deadline March 15. 7/5-16. Contact: 805-687-6875, festival@musicacademy.org.
S Northern California Flute Camp, Carmel Valley, is a one-week, intensive program for serious flutists ages 12-18. Curriculum includes solo performances, masterclasses, flute choirs, chamber music, private coaching, rehearsals with pianists, seminars, and elective classes. Two hours of recreation daily. Close-knit, noncompetitive atmosphere. Application deadline May 1. Tuition with housing $1,100. 7/24-8/1. 50 students, 7 teachers. Contact: 408-978-5101, flutecamp@hotmail.com.
S Pacific Music Camp, Stockton. Now in its 65th year, Pacific Music Camp is one of the oldest music camps in California. Offerings include band, orchestra, choir, piano and jazz ensemble. Students in grades 5-12 with at least one full year of experience are eligible to participate. Tuition with housing $585-$625, tuition alone $485-$525. Jazz Camp 6/27-7/3 (100 students); Junior Camp 7/11-17 (150 students); Senior Camp 7/18-24 (250 students). 70 teachers. Contact: 209-946-2416, musiccamp@pacific.edu.
S D Stanford Jazz Workshop, Stanford. Founded in 1972, Stanford Jazz Workshop welcomes students of all skill levels, beginning to advanced. Its summer programs, Jazz Camp (for instrumentalists and vocalists ages 12-17) and Jazz Residency (for adults, in addition to vocalists and advanced youth by audition), provide intensive personal interaction with jazz professionals and educators. The Workshop offers a lively and supportive community of jazz artists, educators, students, and enthusiasts on the beautiful campus of Stanford University. Jazz Camp tuition with housing $1,395-$1,865, tuition alone $995-$1,095. 7/18-30. Jazz Residency tuition with housing $1,395-$1,865, tuition alone $1,095. 8/1-6. 200 students/week, 50 teachers. Contact: 650-736-0324, registrar @stanfordjazz.org. www.stanfordjazz.org
S Summer Music West, San Francisco, offers weekday nonresidential programs and classes for music students ages 9-18; three to four years private instruction recommended. Conservatory faculty and guest artists teach courses in musicianship, chamber music, Gilbert & Sullivan scenes, and composition. Admission by audition. Tuition alone $385-$850. Five sessions, 6/21-7/30. 40 students per session; 25 teachers. Contact: 415-503-6254, smw@sfcm.edu.
S Wildwood Summer Music Institutes, Irvine, offers symphonic band, concert band, jazz band, symphony orchestra, string orchestra, and chamber music ensembles. Recitals, concerts, and full activity program. The Intermediate Institute is for students entering grades 7-9 in 9/2010. Tuition with housing $495 per week. 7/18-25. 100 students, 17 teachers. Senior Institute is for students entering grades 10-13 in 9/2010. Tuition with housing $495. 7/25-8/1 100 students, 17 teachers. Contact: 949-551-2877, kwjnelson@aol.com.
S Youth Music Outreach Summer Music Camp, Costa Mesa, offers musicians, ages 12-18, the opportunity to grow musically through intense rehearsals playing top jazz and wind ensemble literature. Students grow spiritually through daily devotions. Throughout the camp there are many opportunities to perform for the community, earning approximately 30 hours of community service through performances in inner city Los Angeles, San Diego, and Orange County. Tuition with housing $950. 7/11-24. 30 students, 4 teachers. Contact: 562-315-3824, ymo@cox.net.
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Colorado
S Aspen Music Festival and School, Aspen, offers a summer of study, performances, solo opportunities, masterclasses, and coaching with artist/teachers for talented students anticipating a career in music. Plan ahead; application deadline for summer 2011 is January 2011. Full session: tuition with housing $6,475, tuition alone $3,000 in 2010; mid-June to the end of August. Half session: tuition with housing $4,200, tuition alone $2,000 in 2010. Contact: 970-925-3254.
S D Barry Tuckwell Institute, Grand Junction, is for horn players of all ages and levels interested in experiencing the joy of horn playing in a noncompetitive environment. Participants learn from the faculty and each other, both onstage and in the extensive personal interaction through-out the days together. Horn choir, horn ensembles, masterclasses with Barry Tuckwell, faculty horn classes, yoga, final concert. Enrollment is limited. Tuition alone $950; tuition with housing single occupancy $1,175, double occupancy $1,100. 6/16-20 at Mesa State College. Contact: 410-274-0332, minimary@me.com.
S George N. Parks Drum Major Academy, Greeley, offers exceptional workshops for drum majors, those who aspire to be a drum major, and band members who wish to improve their leadership skills and be a stronger asset to their band programs. 7/21-25. Contact: 781-874-9728, info@drummajor .org. www.drummajor.org
S D The Panoramic Flutist, Boulder, with Jean Ferrandis, Leone Buyse, and Christina Jennings. Join us in beautiful Boulder for four days devoted to the flute. With shared meals and experience we hope to create a sense of the true community that will last past our session. We will delve into the practice, study, and performance of our instrument with creative workshops and sessions designed to address the whole musician: body, mind, and artistry. Up to 20 performers; unlimited participants. Applications and CDs due 5/1. Flutists under the age of 18 must be accompanied by a parent and may not stay in university dormitories. Tuition alone $125-$500. 6/1-4. 3 teachers. Contact: 303-492-7150, christina.jennings@colorado.edu.
S Rafael Méndez Brass Institute, Denver, celebrates its 25th anniversary featuring the Summit Brass. Honoring the legendary trumpet virtuoso, Rafael Méndez (1906-1981), the Institute is the world’s leading performance and career development seminar for brass musicians and educators age 15 and older. All participants perform in brass ensembles and masterclasses that are coached by some of the foremost brass artists in the nation. Daily career seminars assist participants with auditioning techniques, ensemble organization and administration, and creating innovative ways to market brass music performances. Tuition with housing $450, tuition alone $250 (lunch included). 8/1-7. 160 students, 20 teachers. Contact: 303-871-6918, admin @mendezbrassinstitute.com.
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S Rocky Ridge Music Center, Estes Park. Young Artist Seminar (age 15-24) students receive two 45-minute private lessons per week on their primary instrument and an optional 45-minute lesson per week on a secondary instrument for an additional fee. Chamber music, chamber string orchestra, chamber wind symphony, studio/perfor-mance class, recitals, theory/ composition, guest lectures, and masterclasses. Junior Student Seminars (age 10-15) students have two private lessons per week on a primary instrument and one optional lesson per week on a secondary instrument for an additional fee. Composition, chamber music, studio classes, wind ensemble, orchestra, choir, and performance classes. Tuition with housing $267-$3,550. Young Artist Seminar 6/29-8/1; Junior Seminar 6/15-27, 8/3-15. 45 teachers. Contact: 970-586-4031, jean@rockyridge.org.
D Rocky Ridge Music Center, Estes Park. Adult Chamber Music Seminar (age 18+) is a five-day program with coaching by professional chamber musicians. Chamberre in the Rockies (age 18+) is for mature amateur and professional string chamber musicians. Adult Piano Seminar (age 18+) offers private lessons, practice time, technique coaching, masterclasses, and lecture-recitals. Adult Guitar Seminar (age 18+) includes group lessons, ensemble coachings, and technique classes under the tutelage of a master teacher. Tuition with housing $267-$3,550. Piano and Guitar 6/9-13; Adult Chamber Music 8/24-28; Chamberre 8/18-22. 45 teachers. Contact: 970-586-4031, jean@rockyridge.org.
S University of Denver, Lamont School of Music Summer Pre-College Academy, Denver, is for music students 14-18 who are interested in a broad spectrum of music study. Curriculum includes private lessons, masterclasses, chamber music, orchestra, wind ensemble, choir, musical theater, and theory as well as workshops in conducting, improvisation, computer composition, and world music. Recreational activities in DU’s athletic complex and off-campus trips. 80 students, 32 teachers. Contact: 812-336-4779, cglen@indiana.edu. (2009 data)
S Western Chamber Music Institute, Gunnison, is for students ages 14-19 and offers instrumental ensemble coaching, private lessons, classes in performance practice, music theory, and music history; faculty and student recitals. For brass, woodwinds, strings, percussion, and piano; recording required with application. Tuition with housing $475, tuition alone $275. June 14-20. 21 students, 12 teachers. Contact: 970-943-2329, jwacker@western.edu. (2009 data)
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Idaho
D University of Idaho, Moscow, offers a hybrid online master of music in music education degree. Spend your summer in beautiful Idaho. Contact: 208-885-0157, lenloe@uidaho.edu. www.class.uidaho.edu/music_education
Montana
S Flathead Lake Music Camp, Rollins, is a band and choir camp for students entering grades 10-12, and a band camp for students entering grades 7-9. Contact: 406-212-3939, info@flatheadlakemusiccamp.org. (2009 data)
S The University of Montana Piano Camp, Missoula, offers a stimulating, one-week program for pianists from 8th-12th grades featuring a daily private lesson covering solo and four-hand/two piano literature. Students attend seminars, recitals, and supervised practice; daily classes include keyboard harmony, sight-reading, and composition/improvisation. Master-classes, honors recital, and a final camp recital. Recreational and social activities. Faculty includes UM professors Steven Hesia, Christopher Hahn, Margery Whatley, Karen Beres, Amy Grinsteiner, and Scott Billadeau. Application deadlines is 6/7. Tuition with housing $495, tuition alone $300. 6/20-26. 25 students 5 teachers. Contact: 406-243-6880, griz.music@umontana.edu.
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New Mexico
S Taos School of Music, Taos, is an intensive chamber music school for advanced string and piano students 18 and older. Students work closely with professional pianists and members of well-known string quartets. Application deadline is March 15; audition required. Housing $700; successful applicants receive a full scholarship covering all other costs. June 15-August 10. 575-776-2388, tsofm@newmex.com.
Oregon
S Brass at Wallowa Lake, Joseph, is a week-long intensive brass chamber music program with faculty artists who are among the best professional musicians in the state. Middle school through just-graduated high school students. Tuition with housing $400. 6/20-26. 85 students, 9 teachers. Woodwinds at Wallowa Lake is a week of intensive music instruction focused on woodwind chamber music. Artist faculty from the Oregon Symphony Orchestra plus additional quality professional musicians. First come, first served; middle school through high school. Camp includes music theory, history and literature, eurythmics masterclasses, and mixed ensembles. Tuition with housing $400. 7/25-31. 85 students, 10 teachers. For both camps contact: 541-663-8907, jimhowell2 @verizon.net.
S Oregon Summer Music Camps, Eugene. The Concert Band Camp gives high school woodwind, brass, and percussion players the experience of an exciting week of music instruction and performance, including concert band, masterclasses, elective courses, and the All-Star Jazz Ensemble. 7/5-10. The Marching and Leadership Camp is designed to bring out the leader in every student. All students take part in full-camp instruction and sign up for one of the following specialized camps: drum major, section leader, color guard, or percussion. 7/11-17. The Jazz Improvisation Camp is for junior high and high school instrumentalists wishing to develop improvisation skills; an audition tape is required for this camp. 7/18-23. For each camp tuition with housing $545, tuition alone $385. Student attendance varies, 15 teachers. Contact: 541-346-5670, bandadm@uoregon.edu.
Washington
S Marrowstone Summer Music Festival, Bellingham, offers talented musicians ages 13-25 the opportunity to study with international guest artists and faculty. During this intense two-week program, students are immersed in orchestra and chamber music rehearsals, masterclasses, and professional performances for the Bellingham public. Marrowstone has precollege and college/university divisions as well as a fellowship program. Tuition with housing $1,950, tuition alone $1,650. 7/25-8/8. 170 students, 25 teachers. Contact: 206-362-2300, marrowstone@syso.org.
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Around the World
Canada
S Domaine Forget International Music and Dance Academy, Saint-Irénée, Quebec
The Academy offers a variety of intensive training courses in music. Chamber music 5/16-29. Brass 5/30-6/13. Woodwinds 6/13-26. Guitar 6/27-7/10. Strings 7/11-8/7. New Music 8/8-21. Contact: 418-452-8111, aca@domaineforget.com. www.domaineforget.com
S SOA Conducting Workshop, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, is an intensive, international workshop that provides instruction in the Saito Conducting Method from Wayne Toews and an experienced instructional team. Applicants should have a music education that includes ear training and theory. Empower your gestures with precision and artistry. The best indicator of its value is the number who choose to return for further study. Limited enrollment. Tuition with housing C$1,290, tuition alone C$940 early payment. 7/11-18. 15 students, 4 teachers. Contact: 306-230-7607, info@conductorschool.com. www.conductorschool.com
S D Trevor Wye Flute Masterclass, Orford Festival, Quebec. 7/19-31. Contact: 819-843-3081, www.arts-orford.org (click on Academy).
D 2010 Conducting Workshops, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Study the Hideo Saito conducting method with Wayne Toews. Empower your gestures with precision and artistry. 7/11-18. Contact: 306-373-6408, info@conductorschool.com. www.conductorschool.com
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China
S American International Youth Symphony Orchestra offers high school and college students a unique orchestral performance opportunity and experience of Chinese culture, both ancient and modern. Concerts with prominent guest artists in major venues, including the Beijing National Theatre. Travel to the Great Wall, Beijing and Forbidden City, Yellow Mountains, Nanjing, Hangzhou, and Shanghai. Sponsored by the Confucius Institute and Department of Music at Valparaiso University; generously underwritten and instructed by the International Confucius Institute in Beijing. 7/12-28. Contact: 219-464-6740, orchestra@valpo.edu. www.valpo.edu/music/aiyso.php
Czech Republic
S Fine Arts Camps Europe 2010, Horni Jeleni. Students ages 8-19 with at least two years of music experience can choose from seven majors (symphonic band, symphony orchestra, recorder ensemble, guitar ensemble, piano, harp, and theatre) and 13 electives. Two sessions, 10 days. Tuition with housing $365 for 10 days, $255 for 7 days. 7/22-8/7. 130 students, 15 teachers. Contact: 01142-072-313-0004, info@chtm.cz.
France
S Academie Musicale Internationale, Vaison la Romaine. Musicians of all ages come to exchange knowledge. Music making is shared by amateur, advanced, and confirmed players. All students are encouraged to perform publicly in the concert series. Individual lessons, chamber music, masterclasses, lectures, initiation to early music, pedagogy workshops, cultural activities. Tuition with housing €1,850, tuition alone €1,200. 7/10-27. 30 to 40 students, 8 professors. 33 6 13 79 0135, info@acmuin.com.
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Italy
S D Siena Summer Session for Music, Siena. Music courses are open to adults from 19 years, qualified adults, and teachers. Performance practice and concerts in Italy and Switzerland. All instruments and voice. Music is prepared for public performance through masterclasses by well-known artist faculty. A CD or live audition is required. Intermediate and above. Tuition with housing
$2,880 in 2009. Contact: 203-754-5741, music.siena@yahoo.com. www.sienamusic.org
S Spoleto Study Abroad, Spoleto, is an summer arts and humanities program for high school students ages 15-19. Students immerse themselves in an area of artistic interest. We offer programs in vocal music, photography, visual art, creative writing, dance, drama, and chamber music. Students live and study in beautiful historic buildings dating back to the 15th century, work with talented faculty and motivated peers, take twice-weekly tours of fascinating towns in Tuscany and Umbria, and surround themselves with the art, history, and charm of Italy. Tuition with housing $3,200/2 weeks, $6,100/4 weeks.
7/1-26, 7/1-7/14. 42 students, 14 teachers. Contact: 843-822-1248, spoleto@mindspring.com. www.spoletostudyabroad.com
D 2010 Conducting Workshops, Ripatransone. Study the Hideo Saito conducting method with Wayne Toews. Empower your gestures with precision and artistry. 7/25-8/1. Contact: 306-373-6408, info@conduc torschool.com. www.conductorschool.com
S Zephyr International Chamber Music Course and Festival, Courmayeur, selects 30 students from around the world by audition, coached by a world-class faculty, rehearsing and performing in various venues in the Italian alpine region. Trips to Mt. Blanc, surrounding country and cities. Ages 15-30. Tuition with housing $2,550. 7/3-23. 30 students, 5 teachers. 415-753-5334, admin@zephyrmusicfest.org.
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Japan
S D Trevor Wye Flute Masterclass, Tokyo. 3/25-4/1. Contact: junsasai@nifty.com.
Switzerland
S Académie de musique, Sion, is located in the heart of the Alps, two hours from Geneva or Milan airport by train. Each year nearly 350 students from all over the world choose the Summer Music Academy in Sion. The excellent quality of its teachers and the opportunity to play in public concerts or enjoy accommodations in private host homes make the Academy an ideal choice for a memorable summer course. Masterclasses in violin, viola, cello, bass, accompanying, flute, clarinet, trombone, trumpet, piano, organ, and guitar. 7/15-8/15. Contact: ++41 (0)27 322 66 52, info@amsion.ch.
S D Eighth Lugano Horn Workshop, Lugano. Participants will attend masterclasses, group lessons, participate in ensembles, and perform in concerts. The workshop is open to all French hornists. Ensembles will be formed based on experience and individual abilities. Join instructors David Johnson, founder of the American Horn Quartet, Russian jazz horn virtuoso Arkady Schilkloper, Sandro Ceccarelli, and Andreas Kamber for a week of intensive study and fun in the sun. Tuition alone 600 Swiss Francs. 7/4-10. Unlimited students, 5 teachers. Contact: 386-767-4234, hephorn@yahoo.com.
Taiwan
S D Trevor Wye Flute Masterclass, Taipei. 7/26-8/2. Contact: Stella_hong@khs-musix.com.
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