Summer Music Institute:

Orchestra, Band, Chorus, Guitar, & Piano

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The Institute differs from our traditional summer experience in a number of ways.  A performance-intensive curriculum will serve advanced students who are seriously considering music as a major area of study in college.  All Summer Music Institute students will participate in a chamber ensemble coached by Institute faculty.  Students will also enjoy numerous lectures and laboratory exercises which are designed for the advanced musician.

In order to concentrate our resources on the most serious musicians, several criteria will be used to select students for the Summer Music Institute.  Rising high school sophomores, juniors, and seniors will be considered for the experience.  Students who have been selected as members of All-State Band, Orchestra, Choir or Jazz Band, Governor’s schools, regional youth orchestras and Wind ensembles will receive strong consideration for acceptance into the Summer Music Institute.

Students will be considered based upon faculty evaluation of a recorded audition.  The recording should include a lyrical and technical selection of the applicants choice. Students must also send in a recommendation letter from either their school music director or their private teacher on or before May 2, 2014.

Summer Music Camp:

Orchestra, Band, Chorus – Grades 6-12

Guitar – Grades 6-12

Jazz Band – Grades 9-12

Piano – Grades 6-12

The University of Georgia Summer Music Camp is an intensive five day musical experience that offers students a place to grow musically in a fun and exciting learning environment. Summer Music Campers attend academic classes that address important areas of musicianship. Campers also attend instrument-specific masterclasses under the direction of the acclaimed faculty of UGA’s Hugh Hodgson School of Music. Band, orchestra, and chorus students rehearse and perform in the appropriate large ensembles, while piano and guitar students focus on performance practice and the standard literature for the instrument. In addition, Summer Music Campers have ample opportunity to socialize, develop relationships with other young musicians, and experience life on a great university campus.

To contact the UGA Summer Music Camp please call the Summer Music Camp office at (706) 542-2061 or email the camp office at smcamp@uga.edu.

Camp Director: Dr. Skip Taylor

Associate Camp Directors:
Dr. Rachael Fischer, Dr. Stephen Fischer

Graduate Associate Director: Gary Garvin

Summer Marching Band Camp:

At the University of Georgia Summer Marching Band Camp, our experts will give you the extra level of attention required to help you master your specialty. Drum majors, color guard members, and marching percussionists come to Athens to learn from outstanding performers and teachers. If you’re just getting started in your specialty, our staff can help you hit the ground running. If you’re an old pro looking to tweak some part of your performance, we can help with that too and you have never had more fun than you will in the process.

To contact the UGA Summer Marching Band Camp please call the Summer Music Camps office at (706) 542-2061 or email the camp office at smcamp@uga.edu.

Camp Director: Dr. Skip Taylor

Associate Camp Directors:
Dr. Rachael Fischer, Dr. Stephen Fischer

Graduate Associate Director: Gary Garvin

Berklee’s Five-Week Summer Performance Program, now in its 26th year, is the largest, most comprehensive summer music program available-anywhere. Better known as “Five-Week,” the Berklee Five-Week Summer Performance Program, with its diversity of study options, world-class Berklee faculty, visiting artists, and state-of-the-art facilities, is the premiere contemporary music summer program for young musicians. Each summer, approximately 1,000 participants from across the U.S. and around the world (70 countries) share in this unique summer experience-all instruments, all contemporary styles, and all levels of musical ability. Five-Week is your opportunity to experience the summer of a lifetime, at the world’s most prestigious institution for the study of contemporary music.

For students who are also interested in enrolling at Berklee full-time, there are several benefits to attending Five-Week:

• Audition for scholarships to Berklee during the program. Roughly $3.5 million in scholarships are awarded to Five-Week students by audition during any given summer.
• Find out what it takes to succeed in music and at Berklee.
• Study with Berklee faculty.
• Learn about admission, audition, and scholarship requirements.
• Get a head start on your full-time studies.
• Get to know Boston, New England’s hub of culture and academia.

At the Five-Week Program, you will be immersed in all aspects of performance. Your classes, workshops, and rehearsals will focus on this important side of your musicianship. You will play in ensembles, develop improvisational and reading skills, improve your technique in weekly private lessons, and enjoy lectures/demonstrations by well-known faculty and visiting artists.