North Carolina
Appalachian State University
Karen Coffey, administrative assistant, Appalachian State University, Cannon Music Camp, 813 Rivers St., ASU Box 32031, Boone, NC 28608; phone and fax: (828) 262-4091; coffeykp@appstate.edu; www.cannon.appstate.edu
Cannon Music Camp/Hayes School of Music, Boone, 6/28–7/26. Type of participants: Instrumentalists, vocalists and ensembles. Age or grade level: 8th–12th grade. Emphasis: Accompanying, chamber music, improvisation, theory, jazz, private lessons, choir, band and orchestra. Cost: $1,720–$1,790 with housing.
Brevard Music Center
Dorothy Knowles, admissions coordinator, Brevard Music Center, Summer Institute and Festival, P.O. Box 312, Brevard, NC 28712;
(828) 862-2140, fax: (828) 884-2036; dknowles@brevardmusic.org;
www.brevardmusic.org
Summer Institute and Festival, Brevard, 6/25–8/10. Featured teachers: Keith Lockhart, Steven Smith, Diaz Trio and William Preucil. Type of
participants: Orchestra instrumentalists, pianists, composers and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary and collegiate. Emphasis: Chamber music, repertoire, theory, jazz and private lessons. Cost: $4,700 with housing. Credit available.
North Dakota
International Music Camp
Timothy Wollenzien, camp director, University of North Dakota, Continuing Education Department, 111-11th Ave., S.W., Minot, ND 58701; phone (701) 838-8472, fax: (701) 838-1351; info@internationalmusiccamp.com; www.internationalmusiccamp.com
Summer School of the Arts, International Peace Garden, 6/8–7/26. Type of participants: Instrumentalists, vocalists, teachers, music educators, IMTs and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary, secondary and professional. Emphasis: Chamber music, history, improvisation, sight reading, theory, jazz, private lessons, technique and workshops. Cost: $295 with housing. Credit available.
Ohio
Baldwin Music Education Center
Rachel Kramer, president, Baldwin Music Education Center, co-director, Piano Planet, P.O. Box 8534, Cincinnati, OH 45208; (513) 351-1109, fax: (513) 351-3934; rachelkramer@baldwinmusiceducenter.com;
www.baldwinmusiceducenter.com/index.htm
Piano Planet––A Camp for Exploration and Discovery, Cincinnati, 8/4–8/8. Featured teachers: Amy Immerman and Rachel Kramer. Type of participants: Pianists, teachers, music educators, IMTs, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary. Emphasis: History, improvisation, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, technique, workshops, electronic and computer music and composition. Cost: $200 w/out housing.
Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory
Sara Schimelpfenig, program coordinator, Baldwin-Wallace College Conservatory, Conservatory Outreach Department, Band Camp 2008, 275 Eastland Rd., Berea, OH 44017; (440) 826-2365, fax: (440) 826-8069; conreach@bw.edu;
www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/outreach/smp/bandcamp/
Band Camp 2008, Berea, 6/22–6/27. Type of participants: Wind and percussion instrumentalists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary and secondary. Emphasis: Symphonic band. Cost: $425 with housing; $375 w/out housing.
Music Theatre Intensive, Berea, 7/21–7/26. Featured teacher: Victoria Bussert. Type of participants: Vocalists and soloists. Age or grade level: High school juniors. Emphasis: Repertoire, private lessons, technique, musical theatre and audition prep. Cost: $800 with housing; $650 w/out housing. Contact: Brayn L. Bowser, director; conreach@bw.edu; www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/outreach/smp/mth/
String Camp 2008, Berea, 6/15–6/20. Type of participants: String instrumentalists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary and secondary. Emphasis: Orchestra. Cost: $425 with housing; $375 w/out housing. Website: www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/outreach/smp/stringcamps/
Summer Music Institute, Berea, 7/6–7/19. Type of participants: Wind and string instrumentalists, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Chamber music, history, repertoire, theory, private lessons, technique and orchestra. Cost: $1,200 with housing; $800 w/out housing. Contact: Brayn L. Bowser,
director; conreach@bw.edu; www.bw.edu/academics/conservatory/
outreach/smp/smi/
Kent State University
Jerome LaCorte, Director, Kent/Blossom Music, Kent State University, P.O. Box 5190, Kent, OH 44242; (330) 672-2613, fax: (330) 672-7837; kbm@kent.edu; http://dept.kent.edu/blossom
Kent/Blossom Music, Kent, 6/29–8/10 (audition deadlines 2/9 and 2/16). Featured teachers: principals and members of The Cleveland Orchestra, the Miami String Quartet, and visiting guest artists/faculty. Type of participants: those interested in an advanced training institute for professional music training. Emphasis: Chamber music. Cost: scholarship covering all but $125 of total instructional fees and housing awarded to each student. Undergraduate and graduate credit available.
Olney Friends School
Peg Champney, co-director, Olney Friends School, Friends Music Camp, P.O. Box 427, Yellow Springs, OH 45387; (937) 767-1311, fax: (937) 767-2254; musicfmc@yahoo.com; www.friendsmusiccamp.org
Friends Music Camp at Olney, Barnesville, 7/6–8/3. Featured teachers: Nicholas Hutchinson, Martha Walvoord, Lisa Liske-Doorandish, Brendan Cooney and Martha Hyde. Type of participants: Band and orchestra instrumentalists, guitarists, vocalists, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary and secondary. Emphasis: Chamber music, improvisation, sight reading, theory, jazz, private lessons, technique, electronic and computer music. Cost: $1,800 with housing.
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum
Susan Oehler, education programs manager, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, 1100 Rock & Roll Boulevard, Cleveland, OH 44114-1022; (216) 515-1510; education@rockhall.org; www.rockhall.com/teacher/summer-teacher-institute
Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Summer Teacher Institute, Cleveland, one week in early summer. Type of participants: K–12 teachers, Rock Hall Education Department staff, performing artists and historians. Emphasis: Multimedia presentations, hands-on workshops and lectures. Graduate credit available at additional cost.
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City University
JoBeth Moad, director or Dan Meagher, coordinator, Oklahoma City University, Performing Arts Academy, 2501 N. Blackwelder, Oklahoma City, OK 73106; (405) 208-5410, fax: (405) 208-5218; jmoad@okcu.edu or dmeagher@okcu.edu; www.okcu.edu/music/academy/summerprg.aspx
OCU Summer Music-High School Musical Theater Program, Oklahoma City, Session I: 6/14–7/6, Session II: 7/12–8/2. Featured teachers: David Herendeen, Florence Birdwell, Kristin Chenoweth and Kelli O’Hara. Type of participants: Vocalists, actors, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, private lessons, technique, popular music and workshops. Cost: $2,940 with housing.
OCU Summer Music-Junior High Musical Theater Program, Oklahoma City, Session I: 6/14–6/28, Session II: 7/12–7/26. Featured teachers: Bass School of Music professors and associates. Type of participants: Vocalists, actors, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary and secondary. Emphasis: Repertoire, technique, popular music and workshops. Cost: $1,960 with housing.
OCU Summer Music-Vocal Arts Institute for Opera/Classical Voice, Oklahoma City, Session I: 6/14–7/26, Session II: 7/12–8/2. Featured teachers: Bass School of Music professors and associates. Type of participants: Vocalists, actors, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary and collegiate. Emphasis: Pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, technique, popular music and workshops. Cost: $1,960 with housing.
Summer Music Programs, Oklahoma City, 6/14–8/1. Featured teachers: David Herendeen, Florence Birdwell, Frank Ragsdale and William Christensen. Type of participants: Vocalists. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Repertoire, sight reading, theory, private lessons, technique, music theater and opera. Cost: $2,940 with housing.