Camp Faculty Itinerary

Friday Concert… Improv Class, Winner of Composition per Class, Chamber Music, and Orchestra

  • 9-9:30am – Improv Class
    • Get students ready to perform a simple 12 bar blues w some solos (5min total)
  • 9:30-10:25am – Music Appreciation (1/2 theory & 1/2 history)
    • Theory – staff, clefs, time & key signatures, circle of 5ths, M/m scales, chords, (1, 2, 3, etc), etc
    • History
      – 1st day – Early/Ancient & Renaissance
      – 2nd day – Baroque
      – 3rd day – Classical
      – 4th day – Romantic
      – 5th day – Modern / Contemporary
  • 10:30-11:20am – Composition Class (clear guidelines on what to compose on their own instrument)
    • 24-32 bars – 4-8 bar phrases
    • 4/4 time signature
    • favorable key for their instr, ie A maj for violin, etc
    • rhythm – whole, half, quarter, 8th notes only
    • chords… 1, 4, 5, 7 (one per bar or 2 bars)
    • simple melody over chords
    • question / answer / transition sections
    • * Friday – each student performs their own composition on their own instrument in front of class and winner of the class performs at concert
  • 11:20-1pm – Lunch (please keep an eye on kids)
  • 12-12:55pm – Group Class
    • work on chamber & orch music
  • 1-1:55pm – Chamber Music
    • get students ready for performance
  • 2-3pm – Orchestra / Extra Practice for non orchestral instruments
    • 2-3 pieces

*** Friday – all students clean up all rooms, fellowship hall, hallways, etc ***