Michigan
Interlochen Arts Camp
Kelye Modarelli, director of admission, Interlochen Arts Camp, Music Department, 4000 Highway M-137, Interlochen, MI 49643; (800) 681-5912, fax: (231) 276-7464; admission@interlochen.org; www.interlochen.org/musiccamp
Interlochen Arts Camp, Interlochen, 6/22–8/4. Type of participants: Instrumentalists, vocalists, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary and secondary. Emphasis: Chamber music, history, improvisation, repertoire, sight reading, theory, jazz, private lessons, technique, popular music, workshops and electronic and computer music. Cost: Varies by program.
Oakland University
Jackie Wiggins, professor of music education and department chair, Oakland University, Department of Music, Theatre and Dance, 211 Varner Hall, Rochester, MI 48309-4401; (248) 370-2036, fax: (248) 370-2041; jwiggins@oakland.edu;
www.oakland.edu/mtd
Summer Workshops for Music Teachers, Rochester, 6/30–8/8. Featured teachers: Jackie Wiggins, Joe Shively, Deborah Blair, Greg Cunningham, Mark Stone and John-Paul White. Type of participants: Conductors, teachers, music educators and IMTs. Age or grade level: Collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Pedagogy, repertoire, jazz, technique, workshops, computer and electronic music and music education methods. Cost: $300 per credit w/out housing.
Western Michigan University
Kevin West, registrar, Western Michigan University, School of Music, 1903 W. Michigan Ave., Kalamazoo, MI 49008; (269) 387-4678, fax: (269) 387-1113; kevin.west@wmich.edu; www.wmich.edu/music-camp
Seminar 2008, Kalamazoo, 7/13–7/26. Featured teachers: Silvia Roederer, Robert Spradling, James Bass and David Colson. Type of participants: Woodwind, brass, percussion and string instrumentalists, pianists, vocalists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Chamber music, history, theory, jazz, private lessons, and electronic and computer music. Cost: $1,085 with housing; $885 w/out housing.
Minnesota
Lutheran Summer Music
Sue Olstad, director of admissions, Lutheran Summer Music, 122 W. Franklin Ave, Ste. 230, Minneapolis, MN 55404; (888) 635-6583, fax: (612) 879-9547; admissions@lutheransummermusic.org; www.lutheransummermusic.org
Lutheran Summer Music Academy & Festival, Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, 6/22–7/20. Featured teachers: Chris Aspass, Douglas Nimmo and Jeffery Meyer. Type of participants: Instrumentalists, vocalists, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary and collegiate. Emphasis: Chamber music, improvisation, repertoire, sight reading, theory, jazz, private lessons, technique, handbells, church music and conducting. Cost: $2,995 with housing. Credit available.
St. Olaf College
Teresa Lebens, St. Olaf camps director, St. Olaf College, St. Olaf Music Department, 1520 St. Olaf Ave., Northfield, MN 55057;
(507) 786-3042, fax: (507) 786-3690; summer@stolaf.edu; www.stolaf.edu/camps
St. Olaf Summer Music Camp, Northfield, 6/15–6/21. Featured teachers: St. Olaf music faculty. Type of participants: Band and orchestral instrumentalists and vocalists. Age or grade level: High School (grades 9–12). Emphasis: Chamber music, history, improvisation, repertoire, theory, jazz, private lessons, technique and workshops. Cost: $535 with housing; $435 w/out housing.
St. Olaf Summer Piano Academy, Northfield, 6/15–6/21. Featured teachers: St. Olaf piano faculty. Type of participants: Pianists, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: High School (grades 9–12). Emphasis: History, improvisation, repertoire, sight reading, theory, private lessons, technique and workshops. Cost: $675 with housing; $575 w/out housing.
University of Minnesota
Sally O’Reilly, director, University of Minnesota, School of Music, 2106 Fourth St., S., Minneapolis, MN 55455; (612) 624-0846, fax: (612) 626-2200; oreil004@umn.edu; www.music.umn.edu/bravo
Bravo! Summer String and Keyboard Institute, Minneapolis, 6/15–7/12. Featured teachers: Sally O’Reilly, Yair Kless, Tanya Remenikova, Alexander Braginsky, Juliet White-Smith. Type of participants: String instrumentalists, pianists and soloists. Age or grade level: Secondary, collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Accompanying, chamber music, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, private lessons and technique. Cost: $2,800 with housing; $1,400 w/out housing.
University of St. Thomas
Bev Johnson, program coordinator, University of St. Thomas, Graduate Programs in Music Education, 2115 Summit Ave., St. Paul, MN 55105; (651) 962-5870, fax: (651) 962-5886; gradmusic@stthomas.edu; www.stthomas.edu/musiced
Graduate Programs in Music Education, St. Paul, 6/11–8/11. Featured teachers: More than 40 nationally known instructors. Type of participants: Teachers. Age or grade level: Teachers of grades K¬–12. Emphasis: Improvisation, pedagogy, repertoire, sight reading, theory, private lessons, workshops and electronic and computer music. Cost: $648 per credit, degree; $485 per credit, nondegree w/out housing.
The VoiceCare Network
Axel Theimer, Saint John’s University, Department of Music, Collegeville, MN 56321; (320) 363-3374, fax: (320) 363-2504; atheimer@csbsju.edu;
www.voicecarenetwork.org
Impact Course: Lifespan Voice Education in the Real World, Collegeville, 7/17–7/24. Featured teachers: John Cooksey, Liz Grefsheim, Carol Klitzke, Babette Lightner and Axel Theimer. Type of participants: Vocalists, conductors, teachers, music educators, IMTs and ensembles. Age or grade level: Elementary, secondary, community and church musicians. Emphasis: Pedagogy, repertoire, technique, workshops and body awareness. Cost: $900 with meals and housing; $495 w/out housing. Credit available.
Missouri
Creative Motion Alliance
Phyllis Pasley, first vice president, Creative Motion Alliance, Windswept Music Workshop, 2208 Clouds Peak, Maryland Heights, MO 63043; (314) 628-9862, fax: (314) 628-9862; director08@creativemotion.org; www.creativemotion.org
Windswept Music Workshop, William Jewell College, Liberty, 7/20–7/26. Featured teachers: Robert C. Smith, Mary Ann Fritz, Frank A. Heller, III, Jane Silvey Andrews and Harold V. McKinney. Type of participants: Any instrumentalists, including brass, string and pianists, vocalists, conductors, teachers, music educators, IMTs, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary, collegiate and professional. Emphasis: Accompanying, improvisation, private lessons, technique, workshops and energy in music. Cost: $585 with housing; $475 w/out housing. Credit available.
University of Central Missouri
Richard Smith, director, University of Central Missouri, Summer Piano Institute, Department of Music, Warrensburg, MO 64093; (660) 543-4471; rbsmith@ucmo.edu; www.UCMO.edu/music
Summer Piano Institute, Warrensburg. Featured teachers: Richard Smith, Mia Hynes and Jon Hynes. Type of participants: Pianists and soloists. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Theory, private lessons and piano literature. Cost: $375
with housing; $300 w/out housing.
UCM Summer Music Camp, Warrensburg, 6/8/–6/13. Featured teachers: UCM Applied & Ensemble Faculty, along with some of the region’s finest music educators. Type of participants: Wind, percussion and string instrumentalists, vocalists, soloists and ensembles. Age or grade level: Secondary. Emphasis: Improvisation, theory, jazz, private lessons, technique and electronic and computer music. Cost: $360 with housing; $190 w/out housing. Contact: Scott Lubaroff, summer music camp director, (660) 543-4680, fax: (660) 543-8271; slubaroff@ucmo.edu; www.ucmo.edu/musiccamp.