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Summer Day Camp 2020

ALL Day

Summer Camp 2020

ALL DAY Summer Camp

summer camp flyer 2020.pdf



New dates, new prices!

Only $100/student! Per week!

All registration is non-refundable, non-transferable. We will require temperature checks daily before we meet and masks to be worn as safety measures to ensure health of our students and faculty.

All day camps will have scheduled activities, lunch time and snack time along with meet and greet sessions and group games.

Due to many food allergies and restrictions, lunch will not be provided. However, drinks and snacks will be provided daily.

Parents need to take student temperatures.
Students must bring and wear face masks.

Camp #1 starts at 10am-6pm with early drop off at 9am and late pick up at 7pm.

Camp #2 and #3 both start at 9am-5pm with early drop off at 8am and late pick up at 6pm.



  • Camp #1 July 13-17, 10am-6pm, early drop off and late pick up available

    Improvisation: Alternative Styles will include writing your own melodies and basslines, soloing in a performance at the end of the week- including freestyle, fiddling styles from America, Canada, Ireland, Scotland, Eastern Europe, India, and China; famous Pop Charts (BTS, Lindsey Sterling), movie film scores, TV, famous Jazz improvisation charts with soloing, and excerpts of students’ melodies. This camp has been long-requested for 8 hour days. Open for all students, mostly 8th-12th grade students with a intermediate and advanced level of performance on their instrument.  Open for band and orchestra instruments.

    • Itinerary Monday, July 13

      • 10am Unpack, set up, tuning, physical warm up, student introductions

      • 1030am Scales, arpeggii, bow techniques/breathing techniques for various tone qualities

      • 11am Call and Response of beginning improvisation, starting with open strings/simple concert pitches

      • 1130am Worksheet packet and music notation (writing rhythms and notation on staff paper) and review mixed rhythms in call and response format, students writing the beginning of their creations, chords and which notes are harmony vs dissonance

      • 12 pm Playing creations over a simple bassline, adding more melodic pitches, passing tones, varied rhythms, one at a time, feedback, editing

      • 1pm Lunch Break (washing hands, bathroom usage, and food clean up afterwards. 18+ year old students with their own car may leave campus for lunch)

      • 2pm Second Set, playing edited free style solos, one by one

      • 3pm Break Out Session- Music Jeoperdy, win prizes!

      • 4pm Third Set, playing edited free style solos, solidifying freestyle solo, pack up (how to use random objects to create a melody- dice, nature, numbers)

    • Itinerary Tuesday, July 14

      • 10am Unpack, set up, tuning, physical warm up

      • 1030am Scales, arpeggii, articulations (legato, staccato, marcato, martele, tremolo, sforzando)

      • 11am Fiddle Chart #1 (even for woodwinds and brass!) pitch bending, glissando, chord structures, playing by ear/folk music tradition

      • 12pm Playing variations over the charts (how to arrange a variation of a melody, intervals, chords)

      • 1pm Lunch Break (washing hands, bathroom, and food clean up afterwards. 18+ year old students with their own car may leave campus for lunch)

      • 2pm Second Set, Fiddle Chart #2

      • 3pm Break Out Session- board games, cards, movie

      • 4pm Third Set, Fiddle Chart #3, solidifying solos, pack up

    • Itinerary Wednesday, July 15

      • 10am Unpack, set up, tuning, physical warm up, Resume reminders

      • 1030am Scales, arpeggii, third octaves (all instruments, ranges), how to increase technique stamina, challenge against yourself

      • 11am Jazz Chart #1 & #2 (how to take the melody and arrange it into a solo, use of rhythms, use of disharmony, augmented intervals)

      • 1pm Lunch Break (washing hands, bathroom, and food clean up afterwards. 18+ year old students with their own car may leave campus for lunch)

      • 2pm Second Set, Jazz Chart #3 (soloing), practice soloing and stage presence

      • 3pm Break Out Session- Preparing for College Auditions, Interviews, and Careers, Truth and Lies (guessing game, students write one truth and two false facts about themselves and others have to guess which statement is correct, prizes for top winner!)

      • 4pm Third Set, Jazz Chart #4, solidifying solos, pack up

    • Itinerary Thursday, July 16

      • 10am Unpack, set up, tuning, physical warm up, Famous Facts of Composers, Musicians, Conductors

      • 1030 Scales, arpeggii, scales in thirds, double stops (strings) and double tonguing (woodwinds and brass)

      • 11am Movie Film/Tv Chart #1

      • 12pm Playing sound effects can change tone, using different movie and TV scenes to improv over (muting show’s sound while students create background

      • 1pm Lunch Break (washing hands, bathroom, and food clean up afterwards. 18+ year old students with their own car may leave campus for lunch)

      • 2pm Second Set, Movie Film/TV Chart #2

      • 3pm Break Out Session- Happy Birthday Celebration for Ms . Katie with cake and prizes (Pinata, Pin the Note on the Staff)

      • 4pm Third Set, Movie Film/TV Chart #3

      • 5pm Fourth Set, students select a scene from a movie and/or TV show and the group will co-create the background sound effects

      • *****Reminders- Student Performance FRIDAY, attire,

    • Itinerary Friday, July 17

      • 10am Unpack, set up, tuning, physical warm up,

      • 1030 am Scales, arpeggii, modes

      • 11am FreeStyle Solos

      • 12pm Fiddle Charts, Jazz Charts

      • 1pm Lunch Break (washing hands, bathroom, and food clean up afterwards. 18+ year old students with their own car may leave campus for lunch)

      • 2pm Movie Film/TV Show Charts

      • 3pm Break Out Session- board games, cards

      • 4pm Set Up for the Student Performances

      • 5pm THE SOLO SHOW!



  • Camp #2 July 20-24, 9am-5pm, early drop off and late pick-up

    Musicals: Singing, Dancing, and Playing will include vocal selections from famous Broadway musicals, creating backdrops, decorating costumes and props while learning dance and acting techniques. Students are welcome to bring items from home. Performances will be at the end of the week

    • Monday, July 20

      • 9am- Student Introductions, unpack, tune, physical warm up

      • 930am- Sight reading ensemble piece #1, playing together same tempo

      • 945am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #1

      • 1030am- Sight reading ensemble piece #2

      • 1045am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #2

      • 1115am- Sight reading ensemble piece #3

      • 1130am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #3

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, and clean up afterwards

      • 1pm- Artwork, Tie-dye T-Shirts, jewelry making, soap making, lip balm making

      • 430pm- Clean up, card and board games until pick up

    • Tuesday, July 21

      • 9am- Student Introductions, unpack, tune, physical warm up

      • 930am- Scales, arpeggii, rehearsal ensemble piece #1, playing correct notes

      • 1015am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #2

      • 11am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #3

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, and clean up afterwards

      • 1pm- Artwork, Painting Landscapes, Hand Turkeys

      • 430pm- Clean up, card and board games until pick up



        Wednesday, July 22

      • 9am- Student Activity, unpack, tune, physical warm up

      • 930am- Scales, arpeggii, rehearsal ensemble piece #1, leadership

      • 1015am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #

      • 11am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #3

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, and clean up afterwards

      • 1pm- Artwork, Science Experiments, clean up

      • 330pm- Movie and games

      • 5pm- pickup



        Thursday, July 23

        1. 9am- Student Activity, unpack, tune, physical warm up

        2. 930am- Scales, arpeggii, rehearsal ensemble piece #1, playing in tune as a whole, balance

        3. 1015am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #2

        4. 11am- Rehearsal ensemble piece #3

        5. 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, and clean up afterwards

        6. 1pm- Artwork, Painting Instruments (No instruments were harmed!) and movies

        7. 430pm- clean up

        8. 5pm- pickup

          Friday, July 24

        9. 9am- Student Activity, unpack, tune, physical warm up

        10. 930am- Rehearsal and run all 3 pieces, ***if we have more time we will add more pieces

        11. 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, and clean up afterwards

        12. 1pm- Artwork, Painting (make any last minute changes)

        13. 3:45 clean up

        14. 4pm- Set up music performance, artwork showcase

        15. 430pm- Performances and Student Showcase!

           

           

  • Camp #3 July 27-31

    Ensemble & Art will include learning orchestral pieces and modern popular music during the morning and after lunch complete art projects. At the end of the week students will showcase a live performance for parents and their artwork

    • Monday, July 27

      • 9am- Student introductions, physical and vocalwarm up, range checks

      • 915am- choose solos from Broadway, assigning solos, duets, trios, etc…

      • 930am- Posture

      • 9:45am- Breath Control, breathing exercises

      • 10am- Initiation, creation, release of sound

      • 1015am- Song selection #1, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1030am- Song selection #2, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1045am- Song selection #3, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 11am- Stretches, Cover storyline, character development, background (costume, props)

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, clean up

      • 1pm- Watch excerpts of performances, watch facial expression, body language, character analysis

      • 2pm- Rehearse all songs

      • 3pm- Add choreography, take frequent water breaks

      • 4pm- movie time, talk, games,

      • 5pm- pick up



        Tuesday, July 28

      • 9am- Student introductions, physical and vocal warm up, range checks

      • 915am- choose another set of solos from Broadway, assigning solos, duets, trios, etc…

      • 930am- Posture, Breath Control, breathing exercises

      • 9:45am- Resonance, Vowels, Consonants

      • 10am- Vibrato

      • 1015am- Song selection #4, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1030am- Song selection #5, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1045am- Song selection #6, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 11am- Stretches, Cover storyline, character development, background (costume, props)

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, clean up

      • 1pm- Watch excerpts of performances, watch facial expression, body language, character analysis

      • 2pm- Rehearse all songs #1-6

      • 3pm- Add choreography, take frequent water breaks

      • 4pm- movie time, talk, games

      • 5pm- pick up



        Wednesday, July 29

      • 9am- Student introductions, physical and vocal warm up, range checks

      • 915am- choose solos from Broadway, assigning solos, duets, trios, etc…

      • 930am- Posture, Breath Control, breathing exercises

      • 10am- Increase Range, improving intonation, legato, staccato, accents, dynamic control

      • 1015am- Song selection #7, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1030am- Song selection #8, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1045am- Song selection #9, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 11am- Stretches, Cover storyline, character development, choral blending, background (costume, props)

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, clean up

      • 1pm- Watch excerpts of performances, watch facial expression, body language, character analysis

      • 2pm- Rehearse all songs

      • 3pm- Add choreography, take frequent water breaks

      • 4pm- movie time, talk time, games

      • 5pm- pick up



        Thursday, July 30

      • 9am- Student introductions, physical and vocal warm up, range checks

      • 915am- choose solos from Broadway, assigning solos, duets, trios, etc…

      • 930am- Posture, Breath Control, breathing exercises, reducing tension

      • 10am- Song selection #10, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1015am- Song selection #11, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1030am- Song selection #12, sight reading, rehearsal

      • 1045am- Stretches, Cover storyline, character development, tone quality

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, clean up

      • 1pm- Watch excerpts of performances, watch facial expression, body language, character analysis

      • 2pm- Rehearse all songs #1-12

      • 330pm- Add choreography, take frequent water breaks

      • 430- Rest, movie time, board games

      • 5pm- pick up



        Friday, July 31

      • 9am- Student introductions, physical and vocal warm up, range checks

      • 930am- Posture, Breath Control, breathing exercises, singing warm ups

      • 1015am- Rehearse song selections #1-6 with choreography

      • 11am- Last minute fixes, rehearse again

      • 12pm- Lunch Break, wash hands, clean up

      • 1pm- Rehearse song selections #7-12 with choreography

      • 2pm- Last minute fixes, rehearse again

      • 3pm- Rest water break, set up for performance (background, music ready, costume, prop)

      • 4pm- Student Performances

      • 5pm- Certificates for ALL Singers for their performances!

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Any questions regarding Summer Day Camp of 2020 please use the contact form below and include your name, the student’s name(s), your contact information, the week(s) you are inquiring about, and the nature of your inquiry in the message portion of your email.

 

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