Program Offerings

 

Daily core curriculum for violin, viola, cello, and guitar students:

· Private Lesson Masterclass

· Group Repertoire Class

· Musicianship or Large Ensemble

             Students are placed according to their playing & reading level in either:

             Musicianship, Beginning Reading Orchestra, Blue Ridge

             Orchestra, Sinfonia, or Guitar Reading Ensemble.

· Optional elective class/chamber music elective

 

Daily curriculum for Chamber Music Institute students:

· Private Lesson Masterclass (begins Monday)

· Two class periods of chamber music coaching per day

· Advanced orchestra (Sinfonia)

· Faculty quartet observations

· Optional elective class

 

 

Optional Electives Include:

 

· Chamber Music (violin & guitar book 4 and up, cello & viola book 3 and up)

· Fiddling (violinists & violists playing level book 1 Allegro and up)

· Folk Dancing (all ages)

· Improvisation (any instrument-playing level book 1 Allegro and up)

· Guitar Chordal Accompaniment/Improvisation (guitarists book 2 and up)

· Celtic Cello (cellists book 2 and up)

· Early Childhood Music & Movement (ages 1-5 with an adult caregiver)

· Beginning Adult Violin (please provide your own violin)

· Beginning Guitar (ages 5 and up– provide your own nylon string guitar)

· Adult Masterclass (adults who play violin, viola, cello, guitar)

 

 

Elective classes are open to non-enrolled siblings, parents, or any family members attending.

 

Parent Sessions

 

Parents are invited to lectures/discussions on topics related to Suzuki philosophy and Suzuki parenting. These are given by different faculty members or parents who have a particular topic of interest to share.

 

Solo Recitals

 

Students may choose to perform on a solo recital, by completing the information when they register.  Recitals are optional, and we ask that students only register for a recital if they have a piece that is well prepared by the first day of camp.

 

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