2010 Summer Camps

Intro to Jazz Camp $210 • 7956

For the instrumentalist who wants to learn more about jazz, this two-week camp teaches the basics through listening sessions, demonstrations and performance opportunities. Open to middle and high school students.

Instructor: Mark Davis
Experience: Instrumental experience is required.
Grade Level: Entering 6th-12th grade
Dates/Times: June 14-25 (M-F) 1-2:30pm
Performance: Friday, June 25, 1-2:30pm
Registration/Payment Due: June 7

16th Annual High School Jazz Camp $420 • 7957

Ten days of straight-ahead jazz designed for serious players. Instrumentalists perform in small combos and participate in special performances. Learn about jazz history, improvisation and careers. Merit scholarships and financial aid are available; be sure to inquire at the placement hearing.

Instructors: Mark Davis- camp coordinator, piano; Jamie Breiwick-trumpet; Berkeley Fudge- saxophone; Paul Silbergleit-guitar; Jeff Hamann-bass; David Bayles-percussion
Experience: Placement hearing required. Select one piece demonstrating technical ability and jazz knowledge. Accompaniment allowed but not provided. Please call Student Services at 414.276.5760 to schedule an appointment.
Placement Hearings: April 24 and May 15 starting at 9:00am
Grade Level: Entering 9th grade - college freshman
Dates/Times: June 14-25 (M-F) 9:30am-12:30pm
Performance: Friday, June 25, 9:30am-12:30pm
Registration/Payment Due: June 7

Jazz Add-a-Combo $120 • 7958

Students accepted into High School Jazz Camp may sign up for an additional combo experience to take place following each morning camp session.

Dates/Times: June 14-25 (M-F) 1-2:30pm
Performance: Friday, June 25, 1-2:30pm
Registration/Payment Due: June 7

Big Band $120 • 7959

for Jazz Camp participants

Join the Conservatory Big Band. Play classic charts by Basie, Ellington and Bob Mintzer under the direction of David Bayles. Focus will be on reading and ensemble skills. Students must audition for placement during Jazz Camp auditions. Preference will be given to those musicians who participate in Jazz Camp. Merit scholarships and financial aid are available; be sure to inquire at the placement hearing.

Instructor: Dave Bayles, camp coordinator and director
Placement Hearings: Takes place during Jazz Camp placement hearing. See Jazz Camp description.
Dates/Times: June 14-25 (M-F) 1-2:30pm
Performance: Friday, June 25, 1-2:30pm
Registration/Payment Due: June 7
Dates/Times: June 14-25 (M-F) 1-2:30pm

Arts Camp 2010: “The Art of Nature” $255 or $240 for Backstage members

Takes place at the Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts (19805 W. Capitol Dr., Brookfield) This exciting new day camp will feature a fun and creative exploration of the natural world through music, art, and dance. Join teaching artists from Danceworks, the Wilson Center, and the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, as well as naturalists who will help every child discover the wonderful sounds, patterns, colors, and rhythms in our own backyard. Activities will be held both indoors and outdoors all week. The four-day camp is perfect for a busy summer schedule. Or, add an optional fifth day of fun classes to round out the week—let us know if you are interested! Ask about before- and after-care options, too. For more information and to register call: 262-781-9470, ext. 5023

Experience: No experience necessary!
Grade Level: Entering grades 1 through 6
Dates/Times: June 21-24, 2010: 9am – 3:30pm
Performance: Thursday afternoon , June 24
Registration/Payment Due: June 4

Kids on Stage $200 • 7961

Musical Theatre Camp
Let’s put on a show!  If you love to sing and dance, this camp is for you. Students will learn some great musical theatre songs, both old and new.  This camp provides opportunities to learn the fundamentals of singing, participate in solo and ensemble performance, act in character, learn choreography, make friends, and build self-confidence.  Join us for a fresh set of ensemble songs and lots more fun! There will be a final presentation for family and friends on the last day.

Instructors: Jenny Gettel-camp coordinator, voice; TBA-piano
Experience: No experience necessary!
Grade Level: Entering grades 5 through 9
Dates/Times: June 28 - July 2 (M-F) 1:00 - 4:30pm
Performance: Friday, July 2, 3:45pm
Registration/Payment Due: June 21

Instrument & Art Exploration Camp $225 • 7962

Four Days Only! Collaboration with the Milwaukee Art Museum. Join us for 4 full days of instrument investigation and art exploration! Each morning starts at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for group instruction on instruments. Each student will rotate (in small groups) at the Conservatory learning piano, percussion, harp and musicianship and rhythm skills through Dalcroze methodology. At lunch time students will travel from the Conservatory to the Milwaukee Art Museum. Transportation will be provided. After lunch and a good stretch in the sunshine, each student will resume instrument sampling with Conservatory faculty on the recorder. The afternoon continues as the Milwaukee Art Museum faculty take students on gallery walks and introduce them to the correlations between music and art. Students will explore visual movement, gesture, emotion, color and composition as they create their own responsive art works each day. No experience necessary.

Instructors: Barbara Henry-camp coordinator; Teresa Drews, Ben Kammin, Tahlia Morris, Fumi Nishikiori, Josh Sherman, Julio Pabon
Grade Level: Entering 1st-4th grade
Dates/Times: July 6-9 (Tu-F) 9am-4:15pm
Performance: Friday, July 9, 3:45pm
Registration/Payment Due: July 5

My First String Camp (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) $175 • 7963

Here’s a wonderful opportunity for your child to enhance his/her musical skills this summer. Students will experience the joy of making music with other children as they participate in small and large group classes, and learn more about how instruments are made, brush up on their note reading skills, watch music performing videos, learn new pieces and much more.

Instructors: Danielle Pardo- camp coordinator, violin, viola; John Babbitt-bass; Julie Bamburger Roubik - violin, viola; Korinthia Klein-violin, viola; Tatiana Migliaccio-violin, Laura Rooney-violin, viola; Jared Snyder-cello.
Experience: End of Suzuki Book I (completed Minuets) or beginning Suzuki Book II (for all instruments). Note reading proficiency.
Grade Level: Entering 2nd-5th grade
Dates/Times: July 12-16 (M-F) 9am-12pm
Performance: Friday, July 16th, 11am
Registration/Payment Due: June 28

10th Annual String Camp (Violin, Viola, Cello, Bass) $195 • 7964

The ninth annual String Camp will help you to maintain and enhance your musical skills while you meet new people. Be prepared for those fall auditions and competitions as you enjoy a fun week of workshops, videos, rehearsals and performances. Play in a chamber group, discover the secrets of our instruments, and the best way to take good care of them, enhance your technique, experiment with different orchestra music, and expand your musicianship day by day.

Instructors: Same instructors for both String Camps
Experience: Violin: Suzuki book 3 or equivalent and above. Viola and Cello: Suzuki book 2 or equivalent and above. Bass: Suzuki book 1 or equivalent and above.
Placement Hearings: Saturday, June 26th, 9-11am or by appointment. Please call Student Services at 414.276.5760 to schedule a placement hearing.

Grade Level: Entering 5th-12th grade
Dates/Times: July 12-16 (M-F), 9am-12:45pm

String Add-a-Workshop: Dr. Violin & Mr. Fiddle $70 • 7965
for String Camp participants /$90 for Add a Workshop only

Students in the camp may sign up for an additional class experience to take place following each morning session.  This lively and fun workshop will introduce young string players to the non-classical horizons of music.  It will also focus on the fundamentals of improvisation and the expansion of the students’ musical palettes.  Students will study and perform a variety of styles from bluegrass to jazz to rock ‘n roll.

Instructor: Joseph Ketchum
Minimum Level of Entry: Violin: Suzuki book 3 or equivalent and above. Viola and Cello: Suzuki book 2 or equivalent and above. Bass: Suzuki book 1 or equivalent and above.
Dates/Times: July 12-15 (M-Th) 1:30-3pm
Performance: Friday, July 16, 11am
Registration/Payment Due: June 28

Drum Set Camps $175

These camps will address the stylistic and technical demands of the drum set player. The musical styles of Jazz, Afro-Cuban, Brazilian, Funk and Rock will be studied. Other topics of study include: four-way coordination, rudimental application to the drum set, chart reading, mixed meters, soloing, feel, time development, analysis of recordings/transcription, developing practical practice methods and more. Camp participants will gain invaluable experience performing with members of our piano, bass and percussion faculty.

Instructors: Dave Bayles-camp coordinator, percussion; and guests
Experience: Placement hearing required. Students must demonstrate proficient fundamental skills on three or more of the following: 1. Basic rock beat –slow, medium tempos. 2. Basic jazz/swing beat – slow, medium tempo. 3. Fundamental snare drum technique. Student may prepare a snare drum etude. 4. Basic reading skills-eighth, quarter, half and whole notes.
Placement Hearing: Placement hearings will be scheduled during the first week of June 14 – 18. Please call Student Services at 414.276.5760 to schedule a placement hearing.

7966 | Grade Level: Level 1 Beginning to Intermediate
Dates/Times: July 12-16 (M-F), 9:00am-12:00pm

7967 | Grade Level: Level 2 Intermediate to Advanced
Dates/Times: July 12-16 (M-F), 2:00-5:00pm

Piano Camp $175 • 7968

Don’t sit at that piano by yourself! Come and enjoy a week of fun and exciting activities with other kids that will improve and expand your musicianship. Discover and develop your creative talents as you learn to write your own composition. Sharpen your rhythm skills through games and movement activities and strengthen your piano skills in our electronic piano lab. Explore a new dimension of piano music as you learn the beginning elements of jazz and improve your listening and ensemble skills when you play duets with another camper. Campers will work in small groups based on age and ability.

Instructors: Barbara Henry-camp coordinator, Mark Davis, Teresa Drews, Rachel Fritz, LaRita Craft
Experience: Two or more years of instruction required.
Grade Level: Entering grades 4 through 9
Dates/Times: July 19-23 (M-F) 9am-12:15pm
Performance: Friday, July 23, 12:15pm
Registration/Payment Due: July 12

Piano Camp: Add-the-Afternoon $115 • 7969
for Piano Camp participants

Take a break and eat your bag lunch while you view music videos followed by a chance to visit and enjoy our music library. Next, over the course of the four days, campers will have the opportunity to take two 30 minute lessons with a Wisconsin Conservatory of Music faculty member along with two sessions for practicing. Participants will proceed to our beautiful Helen Bader Recital Hall and either perform or sit in on a daily Performance/Master class with other campers. This class will provide insights into piano technique, musicianship and interpretation in addition to providing performance tips. And what could be more exciting than learning about what goes into a recording session? Campers will take turns receiving hands on training in our recording studio while other campers perform in the Performance/Master class. The day concludes with a relaxing yet informative session about piano composers and the music that they wrote.

Instructors: Barbara Henry-camp coordinator, Teresa Drews, Maurice Cotton, Curtis Stotlar
Experience: Two or more years of instruction required.
Grade Level: Entering grades 4 through 9
Dates/Times: July 19-22 (M-Th) 12:15-3pm
Registration/Payment Due: July 12

Guitar Weekend Workshop $135 • 7970

Guitarists of all styles and levels! Come enjoy an intensive weekend of exploring the instrument – expand your experience with different styles, while deepening your knowledge in familiar areas. You choose a major and minor course of study from four basic genres: fingerstyle, jazz, classical, and rock/blues. You’ll meet other guitarists, play in groups, attend jam sessions and choose from a variety of special topic workshops such as Improvisation, Slide Guitar and Sight Reading.

Instructors: Matt Schroeder-camp coordinator, fingerstyle; Paul Silbergleit-jazz; Paul Terrien-rock/blues; Tom Clippert-classical
Experience: Minimal guitar experience is required.
Grade Level: Entering 9th grade - Adult
Dates/Times: July 16-18 (F-SUN) Fri: 6-9pm, Sat-Sun: 10am-4:30pm
Performance: Sunday, July 18, 3:15-4:30pm
Registration/Payment Due: July 2

Instrument & Nature Exploration Camp $275

Collaboration with the Urban Ecology Center.

Join us for 5 full days of instrument investigation and nature exploration! Each morning starts at the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music for group instruction on instruments. Each student will rotate (in small groups) at the Conservatory learning guitar, voice, violin and musicianship through Orff instruments and methodology. At lunch time students will travel from the Conservatory to the Urban Ecology Center. Transportation will be provided by the UEC. After lunch and a good stretch in the sunshine at the Riverside Park, each student will resume instrument sampling with Conservatory faculty on the hand drums. The afternoon continues with programming at Riverside Park and the music found in nature. The Urban Ecology Center staff will help students learn how composers portray the natural world in their music, play nature-inspired instruments such as didgeridoos and ocean drums and lead discovery hikes. Violins courtesy of Brass Bell.

Instructors: Barbara Henry-camp coordinator, Jenny Gettel, Julio Pabon, Ben Kammin, Daniela Pardo, Anthony Ramirez
Experience: No experience necessary!
Grade Level: Entering grades 1st-4th grade
Dates/Times: Session I - July 26-30 (M-F), 9am- 4:15pm
Session II - Aug. 2–Aug. 6 (M-F), 9am- 4:15pm
Performance: Session I - Friday, July 30, 3:45pm
Session II - Friday, Aug. 6, 3:45pm
Registration/Payment Due: Session I - July 19, Session II - July 26

Middle School Band Camp $200 • 7973

This one week intensive camp is for students playing a band instrument. Each day students will participate in two full band rehearsals, master classes on their instruments, an elective class and hear a concert by a professional performing ensemble. Students will be placed into one of two bands based on playing level. The camp culminates in a final performance by campers Friday afternoon. This camp is not to be missed by the serious middle school band musician. Special scholarships available for MPS students.

Instructors: Max Day-camp coordinator, Jamie Breiwick, Linda Jones, Carol Meves, Aaron Gardner, Josh Sherman, Cecilio Negron Jr., Julio Pabon, Maurice Cotton, Rachel Fritz
Experience: 2-5 years on band instrument
Grade Level: Entering 7th-9th grades
Dates/Times: August 9-13 (M-F) 9:00am-4pm
Performance: Friday, August 13, 3:00pm
Registration/Payment Due: August 2