UW-Green Bay High School Music Camp registration gets under way
Students entering grades 9 through 12 in fall 2015 can enroll now for the High School Band, Orchestra, Choral and Piano Camp, July 19-24, at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, 2420 Nicolet Drive.
Several camp options are offered for band, orchestra, choir and piano students. All students will audition for placement on Sunday afternoon, July 19. Weekday classroom sessions start at 8:30 a.m. and run through 3:40 p.m. The camp ends with a 6 p.m. concert on Friday, July 24 in the Weidner Center for the Performing Arts on campus. Outstanding students will be chosen to receive partial scholarships to the 2016 camp.
Students will participate in full rehearsals, sectionals and a master class, and can tailor their camp experience by choosing from an array of classes. These include Flute Ensemble, Brass Ensemble, Jazz Lab Band, Hand Drumming Ensemble, Digital Sound Processing/Production, Musical Theatre, Clarinet Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Beginning Italian for Singers, Live Recording Techniques, Beginning Class Piano, Studio Strings, Experimental Music Ensemble, Camp Chorus, Instrumental Jazz Improvisation, Pop Jazz Vocal Styling, Beginning Music Theory, Contemporary Percussion Ensemble, and History of Rock and Hip Hop.
New this year, Piano Camp! The piano program in the UW-Green Bay Music Camps is an immersive experience designed to inspire young musicians and help them reach a higher level in keyboard study. Classes focus on piano repertoire, music theory and ensemble playing. Students will receive private lessons from artist-faculty including Michael Rector, Piano Camp director, and his staff, and masterclasses and recitals provide ample performance opportunities. Piano students will join band, orchestra and choir campers in the 3rd and 7th hour electives.
Camp teachers will include Music faculty members from UW-Green Bay and other colleges and universities, as well as outstanding music teachers from Wisconsin middle and high schools. See the camp website for faculty/staff updates: www.uwgb.edu/camps/music/highSchoolBand.
Students can attend as commuters or as residents living in UW-Green Bay student housing. The camp fee is $295 for commuters, which includes lunch. Resident students will pay $569, which includes instruction, room and board, counselor supervision, a T-shirt and transportation to evening activities.
Camp information and registration are available online at www.uwgb.edu/camps/music/highSchoolBand. Information also is available by telephone at (920) 465-2775. Email: <a href="mailto:summercamps@uwgb.edu"summercamps@uwgb.edu.
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