Seminar: High School Summer Music Camp

Sample Schedules

During your stay at Western Michigan University's Seminar Music Camp, you will follow a schedule based on your primary instrument.

Strings Vocal/Choral Woodwind Brass
Percussion Piano Composition

Strings

The intended string enrollment of violins, violas, cellos and double basses creates four quartets and a piano trio. Each will meet twice daily: one coached, one self-led. The double basses will have one 50-minute group coaching/ensemble session daily. The entire enrollment will meet as a string orchestra for one 60-minute period daily. Each string student will also receive two 50-minute private lessons each week.

8 to 8:50—Practice or Free Time
9 to 9:50—Coached Quartet/Trio
10 to 10:35—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:45—String Orchestra
11:45a.m. to 1:10 p.m.—Lunch
1:10 to 2 p.m.—Self Led Quartet/Trio
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class
4:10 to 5 p.m.—Lesson (twice weekly) or Practice Time
5 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m. Free time
7:30 to 9 p.m. Evening activity
9 to 10:30 p.m. Practice or free time
10:30 p.m. Residence hall closes

Vocal/Choral

The intended vocal-choral enrollment includes a balanced Concert Choir of 40 voices. All singers will meet for two 50-minute periods daily as a mixed chorus as well as for one 50-minute sectional rehearsal daily. Each singer will receive one 25-minute private lesson each week and will meet with all voice majors for two group sessions on special topics.

8 to 8:50—Vocal Rest or Warm-up Time
9 to 9:50—Concert Choir
10 to 10:35—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:45—Choir Sectional
11:45 to 1:10 p.m.—Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.—Lesson (once weekly) or Practice Time
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class
4:10 to 5 p.m.—Concert choir
5 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m. Free Time
7:30 to 9 p.m. Evening Activity
9 to 10:30 p.m. Practice or Free Time
10:30 p.m. Residence Hall Closes

Woodwind

The woodwind enrollment includes flutes, oboes, clarinets, bass clarinets, bassoons and saxophones (alto, tenor, baritone). These instruments constitute the woodwind section of a wind ensemble that meets for two 60-minute periods daily. Woodwind students meet for one 50-minute period daily in a wind quintet, saxophone quartet, clarinet sextet or flute trio. They receive one 30-minute private lesson and one 50-minute group lesson each week.

8:00 to 8:50—Coached Trio/Quartet/Quintet/Sextet
9:00 to 9:30—Lesson (once weekly) or Practice Time
10:00 to 10:35—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:45—Wind Ensemble
11:45 to 1:00 p.m.—Lunch
1:00 to 2:00 p.m.—Woodwind Choir (first week) and Wind Ensemble (second week)
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class
4:10 to 5 p.m.—Group Lesson (once weekly) or Practice Time
5 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m.—Free Time
7:30 to 9 p.m.—Evening Activity
9 to 10:30 p.m.—Practice or Free Time
10:30 p.m.—Residence Hall Closes

Brass

The brass enrollment includes trumpets, horns, trombones, euphoniums and tubas. These instruments constitute the brass section of a wind ensemble that meets for two 60-minute periods daily. Brass students meet for one 50-minute period daily in a brass quintet or quartet. They receive one 30-minute private lesson and one 50-minute group lesson each week.

8 to 8:50—Coached Quintet or Quartet
9 to 9:30—Lesson (once weekly) or Practice Time
10 to 10:35—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:45—Wind Ensemble
11:45 to 1 p.m.—Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.—Brass Choir (first week) and Wind Ensemble (second week)
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class
4:10 to 5 p.m.—Group Lesson (once weekly) or Practice Time
5:00 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m.—Free Time
7:30 to 9 p.m.—Evening Activity
9 to 10:30 p.m.—Practice or Free Time
10:30 p.m.—Residence Hall Closes

Percussion

The enrollment constitutes the percussion section of a wind ensemble which meets for one or two 60-minute periods daily. Percussion students begin their day with a variety of percussion chamber music experiences including mixed percussion and steel pan ensembles. They receive one 30-minute private lesson each week as well as two 50-minute drumset group lessons during the first week.

8 to 9:50 a.m.—Percussion Chber Music
10 to 10:35 a.m.—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.—Wind Ensemble
11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m.—Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.—Group Lessons (first week) and Wind Ensemble (second week)
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class
4:10 to 5:10 p.m.Private Lesson (once weekly) or Practice Time
5:10 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m.—Free Time
7:30 to 9 p.m.—Evening Activity
9:00 to 10:30 p.m.—Practice or Free Time
10:30 p.m.—Residence Hall Closes

Piano

Pianists receive one 30-minute private lesson daily and are also assigned a duet partner. At their first lesson, they are assigned solo and four-hand works which are new to them. Pianists also have one 60-minute piano class daily, where they encounter sessions in technique, literature and special topics.

8 to 9:30 a.m.—Practice Time
9:30 to 10 a.m.—Private Lesson (daily)
10 to 10:35 a.m.—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:45 a.m.—Practice Time
11:45 a.m. to 1:00 p.m.—Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.—Piano Class
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class
4 to 5 p.m.—Practice Time
5 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m.—Free Time
7:30 to 9 p.m.—Evening Activity
9 to 10:30 p.m.—Practice or Free Time
10:30p.m.—Residence Hall Closes

Composition

Composition students receive one 25-minute private lesson each week. They also have one 60-minute composition class daily, where they will discuss special topics. Compositon students will also participate in Concert Choir rehearsals and sectionals daily, and will perform with the choir at the end of the program.

8 to 9 a.m.—Vocal Rest or Warm-up Time
9 to 9:50 .m.—Concert Choir
10:00 to 10:35a.m.—Performance Class
10:45 to 11:35 a.m.—Choir Sectional
11:35 a.m. to 1 p.m.—Lunch
1 to 2 p.m.—Composition Class
2:10 to 3 p.m.—Musicianship Class
3:10 to 4 p.m.—Elective Class or Private Lesson
4:10 to 5 p.m.—Concert Choir
5 to 6 p.m.—Dinner
6 to 7:30 p.m.—Composing or Free Time
7:30 to 9 p.m.—Evening Activity
9 to 10:30 p.m.—Composing or Free Time
10:30 p.m.—Residence Hall Closes