Directory of summer programs

American Music Teacher, Feb-March, 2005

Alabama

University of Mobile

Barbara Laurendine, director of Summer Music Camp, University of Mobile, Fine Arts Department, 5735 College Pkwy., Mobile, AL 36613; (251) 442-2402, fax: (251) 442-2526; www.umobile.edu

Summer Music Camp, Mobile, 6/6-6/10. Featured teachers: Music faculty of the University of Mobile with other area musicians. Type of participants: Brass, woodwind, string and percussion instrumentalists, vocalists, guitarists and pianists. Age or grade level: Elementary and secondary. Emphasis: Soloists, ensembles, master classes, performance skills, accompanying, chamber music, private lessons, technique, repertoire, sight reading, theory, electronic and computer music and daily performances. Cost: $155 elementary; $175 secondary, both w/out housing.

Alaska

University of Alaska Fairbanks

Karri VanDeventer, public relations specialist, University of Alaska Fairbanks, P.O. Box 80845, Fairbanks, AK 99708; (907) 474-8869, fax: (907) 474-4329; festival@alaska.net; www.fsaf.org

Fairbanks Summer Arts Festival, Fairbanks, 7/17-7/31. Featured teachers: Louise McClelland, John Barcellona, Greg Hopkins, Russell Guyver and Linda Wang. Type of participants: Brass, string, woodwind and percussion instrumentalists and vocalists. Age or grade level: Collegiate, professional and adults age 18 or older. Emphasis: Ensembles, chamber music, improvisation, jazz, private lessons, technique, theory, workshops, dance, theater, opera, visual arts, healing arts and creative writing. Cost: $1,000 with housing; $350-$450 w/out housing. Credit available.

Arizona

Northern Arizona University

Mandy Gifford, office assistant, Northern Arizona University, Department of Music, P.O. Box 6041, Flagstaff, AZ 86011-6041; (928) 523-2323, fax: (928) 523-1133; music.camp@nau.edu; www.nau.edu/musiccamp

Summer Music Camp-Junior Camp, Flagstaff, 6/18-6/25 and 6/26-7/9. Featured teachers: Daniel Schmidt, Nola Jones, Edith Copley and Darko Butorac. Type of participants: Woodwind, percussion and string instrumentalists, guitarists and vocalists. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Ensembles, accompanying, chamber music, history, improvisation, jazz, private lessons, technique, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, popular music and reed making. Cost: $525 with housing; $365 w/out housing.

Summer Music Camp-Senior Camp, Flagstaff, 6/26-7/9. Featured teachers: Daniel Schmidt, Nola Jones, Darko Butorac and Edith Copley. Type of participants: Woodwind, brass and percussion instrumentalists, guitarists and vocalists. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Ensembles, accompanying, chamber music, history, improvisation, jazz, private lessons, technique, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory and popular music. Cost: $910 with housing; $610 w/out housing.

Arkansas

Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony

Kathryn Hickman, camp director, Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony, 513 N.W. Arlington, Lawton, OK 73507-6826; (580) 357-3775 or (580) 353-0716, fax: (580) 357-2680; www.ipfac.org

Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony Piano/String Camp, 7 miles west of Eureka Springs, AR, 7/24-7/31. Featured teachers: Jim Breckenridge, Jim Waddelow, Kevin Costley, Gene Moon and Leon Whitesell. Type of participants: Violinists, violists, cellists, bassists and pianists. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Soloists, ensembles, accompanying, chamber music, history, improvisation, jazz, private lessons, technique, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, electronic and computer music, MIDI lab, vocal music and choir. Cost: $225 with housing.

Inspiration Point Fine Arts Colony Vocal Camp, 7 miles west of Eureka Springs, AR, 7/31-8/6. Featured teachers: Doris Lambert, Larry Baldwin, Lavonna and Leon Whitesell and Kathryn Hickman. Type of participants: Vocalists. Age or grade level Secondary. Emphasis: Soloists, ensembles, mixed choirs, accompanying, chamber music, history, technique, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, popular music and musical revue. Cost: $225 with housing.

California

Berklee College of Music

Elizabeth Dawe, applicant advisor, Berklee College of Music, Department of Special Programs, 1140 Boylston St., Boston, MA 02215; (617) 747-2245, fax: (617) 262-5419; summer@berklee.edu; www.berldee.edu

Berklee in L.A., Fullerton, 7/31-8/4. Type of participants: Instrumentalists and vocalists. Age or grade level: Age 15 and older. Emphasis: Soloists, ensembles, accompanying, improvisation, jazz, technique, workshops and popular music. Cost: $1,325 with housing; $875 w/out housing.

California Summer Music

Yukiko Grine, office manager, California Summer Music, 236 W. Portal Ave., #104, San Francisco, CA 94127; (415) 753-8920, fax: (415) 753-8934; csm@csmusic.org; www.csmusic.org

California Summer Music, Pebble Beach, 7/9-8/1. Featured teachers: Irene Sharp, Milan Vitek, Basil Vendryes, Kathryn Brown and David Tcimpidis. Type of participants: Violinists, violists, cellists and pianists. Age or grade level: Secondary and collegiate. Emphasis: Soloists, chamber musicians, composition, private lessons, technique, repertoire, theory and workshops. Cost: $3,000 with housing; $1,300 w/out housing.