Lawrence Today magazine, Spring 2005
Lawrence Academy of Music is expanding its summer offerings in 2005 by adding
a new residential music camp and continuing its day camps in piano and jazz.
Music Camp for middle school and high school wind and percussion instrumentalists
will be held on campus July 17-23. Students will have the opportunity to perform
in a band, study with faculty from the Academy
of Music and the Conservatory
of Music, attend concerts and recitals, and take part in recreational activities.
A day at camp includes two band rehearsals, a music-theory class, an hour of
specialized group instruction on the student’s major performing instrument,
an arts-related class of the student’s own choosing, a rehearsal with
the camp choir (where instrumentalists learn expressive musicianship and an
awareness of vocal music in an enjoyable rehearsal atmosphere), and a recreation
period.
Piano Odyssey is a day camp for students ages 8-18 who have studied piano for
at least two years. Daily sessions, July 18-22, include improvisation, music
history from a piano perspective, music fundamentals, the physics of sound
production, piano accompanying, and the evolution of the keyboard from Bach’s
clavinova to Yamaha’s. Students are age-grouped for specialized work
in the electronic keyboard lab, piano master classes, and supervised practice,
and high school students have the opportunity to work extensively on accompanying
skills. Master classes and private lessons are available for students of all
ages.
Jazz Odyssey, July 24-29, is a day camp open to both middle and high school
students. Sessions focus on developing aural, theory, and compositional skills,
and students take master classes in jazz history and jazz performance. Special
topics include: world percussion, playing with a rhythm section, transcribing
solos, and a session highlighting instruments not typically associated with
jazz. All instruments are welcome — campers simply need to be actively
playing any instrument or singing.
Further information on all three camps is available at www.lawrence.edu/dept/acad_music/camps.shtml or by writing Lawrence Academy of Music, P.O. Box 599, Appleton, WI 54912-0599.