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Aquinas
Jazz Festival Jazz Camp 2008
Location: Aquinas College Art & Music Center
Classes: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Showcase Performance: Friday, June 20 at 2 p.m.
(Admission is free.)
Camp Requirements: The camp is open to all music
students entering eighth grade through college,
adult musicians, and music educators with all
levels of skills and abilities.
Camp Fees: The fee for day campers is $225, which
includes all materials, classes, lunches, and
a camp T-shirt. The fee for overnight campers
is $395 total, which includes all of the above
in addition to room and board.
Dorm Check-In: Dorm check-in is from noon to 2
p.m. Sunday, June 15.
Camp Placement: Mandatory placement level auditions,
theory test, and elective selections for all students
will begin at 3 p.m. in the Art & Music Center
on Sunday, June 15.
College Credit: College students may apply for
college credit.
Schedule
* Camp Classes, Activities, & Curriculum:
Continuous from 9 to 11:50 a.m.; lunch - noon
to 12:50 p.m.; resuming from 1 to 5 p.m.
* Combos, big bands, faculty concerts, concerts
featuring students with faculty, master classes,
and electives: jazz theory & analysis, jazz
composing & arranging, jazz styles & rhythmic
exploration, jazz keyboard accompaniment, and
jazz styles & performance techniques (interpretation
and improvisation).
* Overnight Campers Schedule:
Breakfast: 8 to 8:50 a.m.
Dinner: 5 to 6:30 p.m.
Evening Activity: 7 to 10 p.m.
Lights Out (taps): 11:30 p.m.
Instructors
Dr. Paul Brewer - Camp Director, Trombone &
Voice
Bob Nixon - Saxophones & Big Band
Matt Brewer - Electric & Acoustic Bass Jason
Palmer - Trumpets
Tim Froncek- Drumset & Percussion
Dave Hay Piano
Mike Hyde - Electric & Acoustic Guitar
The instructors listed above are all recognized
jazz masters whose careers as teachers and players
are well established and widely respected.
Registration
Download
the 2008 Jazz Camp Brochure and Registration Form
(pdf).
Please Note: An additional administrative fee
of $30 will be applied to late registrations received
after June 6, 2008. Full payment is required at
the time of registration for the Summer 2008 Jazz
Camp. We accept Visa or Mastercard (please include
full name stated on credit card, complete address,
expiration date and 3 digit V#).
Need Additional Information? Contact the Music
Department at (616) 632-2413.
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