Music

Middle School Composition Camp
Four-day camp, Monday – Thursday, June 29 – July 2, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon: Cost: $95
Instructor: Tom Lohr
Audience: Girls and boys rising grades 7, 8 and 9 – There is only one group and space is limited to 6 students

This camp is designed to give middle school students insights into both traditional and more recent methods of music composition.  In our exploration we will examine ways in which composers have worked both within a purely tonal musical setting (typical of Baroque, Classical and Romantic Period composers), but we will also examine more modern methods of composing that include using whole-tone, pentatonic, quartal, quintal and 12-tone techniques.  This exploration will help anyone who is excited about expanding his/her basic knowledge of music.  Prior music reading ability is necessary.  It is also best that students who register for this camp have done some work in composition previously.  Students are encouraged to bring at least one notated original composition to the camp for study in a master class setting.  Students will need time during the week to work on assignments at home.  While it is generally better for students at this age to be working with pencil and paper when notating their musical compositions, we are likely also to examine the music notation software Sibelius to give the students some hands-on experience with the basic features of one type of notation software, but also with more advanced features such as orchestral scoring.  Exercises in ear training will be a daily feature of the camp.  Contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or Lohrt@meredith.edu.

Click here to register.

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Beginners’ Piano Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, July 20 – 24, 9 – 11 am, Cost: $95
Instructors: Donna Jolly, Kent Lyman, Janet Cherry
Groups are limited to 8 or 9 students
Audience: Girls and boys, rising 1-3 grades (former Beginners’ Piano campers should not repeat this camp)

Learn beginning concepts of music study, with emphasis on:

• Rhythmic awareness and reading
• Keyboard awareness
• Staff reading and writing
• Aural training through guided listening

Students enrolling in this camp should not have had piano lessons previously.  Having a piano at home is not necessary for this camp.  This is a great way to introduce your child to piano study.  Many parents of past campers have said that the concepts serve as a good introduction to the study of any new instrument.  Contact Tom Lohr (919) 760-8378 or Lohrt@meredith.edu.

Click here to register.

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High School Music Theory Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, July 20 – 24, 1 – 4 pm, Cost: $110
Instructor: Tom Lohr
Audience: Girls and boys entering grades 10 -12 (younger students or adults admitted in special instances)  There is only one group, and space is limited to 8 students.

Learn a sample of basic college music theory which helps any student who is considering music as a major in college or anyone excited about expanding their basic knowledge of music.  Prior music reading ability is necessary.  Contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or Lohrt@meredith.edu.

Click here to register.

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Piano Camp
Two-week day camp, Monday – Friday, July 6 – 10 and 13 – 17, 9 am – 1 pm, Cost: $210
Instructors: Margaret Evans, Donna Jolly, Tom Lohr, Kent Lyman, and Janet Cherry
Audience: Girls and boys ages 6 – 14

This two-week camp is designed for students with prior piano study.  Students ages 6 – 7 need at least one or two years of study.  Students ages 8 – 9 need at least one to three year of study.  Students 10 and up need at least two to three years of study.  Placement is made according to age and ability.  Each group is limited to 10 students.  Activities focus on music skills that are appropriate for students in each level.  Camp goals are to maintain interest, stimulate imagination and provide attainable challenges for students.  The program ends with an all-camp ensemble recital.  Parents and friends are welcome to join us for this exciting musical finale.  Activities include music and movement, repertoire master classes, ensemble, piano technique, ear training, music history/appreciation, use of electronic keyboard lab and exploration of other keyboard instruments.  Contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or LohrT@meredith.edu

Click here to register.

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Intensive Piano Camp
Six-day camp, Monday – Saturday with a concluding recital on Sunday
Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 27, 1 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 28, grand finale recital, 3 p.m.
Cost: $310 (fee includes daily lunches, students are encouraged to bring morning and/or afternoon snacks if they so desire.
Instructor: Tom Lohr
Audience: Students from intermediate to advance playing

This six-day camp, with a concluding recital on Sunday, June 28, is designed for students who wish to have a week-long, concentrated study of piano.  The level of ability that a student needs to have achieved to be considered for this camp can vary from intermediate to advanced playing.  While there are no age restrictions for this camp, students who apply should have a workable foundation in piano playing at their level and be comfortable with basic sight-reading skills and eager to meet the challenge of six days of focused practice and music-making.  Activities during the week will include:

• Three or more hour-long lessons (each student will have his or her own private lesson, but also will attend the lessons of another student)
• Daily master classes
• Group technique classes
• Theory classes
• Lessons in ensemble playing
• Individual practice time
• Time to study the playing of great pianists

The number of students for this camp is limited.  Because of the concentrated work we will be doing, acceptance is limited to four to eight students. (Students will be grouped in suitable ensemble pairs.)  For more information and registration form, parents of interested students should contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or LohrT@meredith.edu.  An audition/interview is necessary for acceptance into this camp.  Suggested dates are: Saturday, March 21, and Saturday, April 18.  Notification of students accepted into the camp will be announced on Monday, April 20.   Please do not submit a check and application form prior to acceptance.

Click here to register.

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Lamar Stringfield Chamber Music Camp
Six-day camp, Sunday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
First Session: June 14 – 19
Second Session: June 21 – 26
Students can register for a single session or for both
Audience: Girls and boys ages 6 – high school, with at least one year experience playing stringed instruments

Top-level clinicians from around the country work with local students and teachers.  Instruction includes classes in string orchestra training, string technique, chamber music, sectional rehearsing, theory and eurhythmics.  Students have formal and informal performance opportunities, which culminate in a performance on Friday.  There is a supplementary Honors Chamber Music program for advanced players.  Students are chosen to participate in the Honors Program by auditioning May 2.  For more information, please contact Margaret Garriss at (919) 760-2871 or Virginia Hudson at (919) 760-2895.

Click here to register.

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Science Camps

Computer Science Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, June 15 – 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cost $350
Instructors: Barrett Koster, Kristin Watkins
Audience: Rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls
Register at: http://meredith.edu/chemistry/camp/summer2009.htm

Plant Science Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, June 15 – 19, 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cost: $350
Instructors: Janice C. Swab
Audience: Rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls
Register at: http://meredith.edu/chemistry/camp/summer2009.htm

STEM Experience for Middle School Students
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26, 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cost: $350
Instructors: Walda Powell, Larry Grimes
Audience: Girls ages 11 – 13
Register at: http://meredith.edu/chemistry/camp/summer2009.htm

Music

Middle School Composition Camp
Four-day camp, Monday – Thursday, June 29 – July 2, 8:30 a.m. – 12 noon: Cost: $95
Instructor: Tom Lohr
Audience: Girls and boys rising grades 7, 8 and 9 – There is only one group and space is limited to 6 students

This camp is designed to give middle school students insights into both traditional and more recent methods of music composition.  In our exploration we will examine ways in which composers have worked both within a purely tonal musical setting (typical of Baroque, Classical and Romantic Period composers), but we will also examine more modern methods of composing that include using whole-tone, pentatonic, quartal, quintal and 12-tone techniques.  This exploration will help anyone who is excited about expanding his/her basic knowledge of music.  Prior music reading ability is necessary.  It is also best that students who register for this camp have done some work in composition previously.  Students are encouraged to bring at least one notated original composition to the camp for study in a master class setting.  Students will need time during the week to work on assignments at home.  While it is generally better for students at this age to be working with pencil and paper when notating their musical compositions, we are likely also to examine the music notation software Sibelius to give the students some hands-on experience with the basic features of one type of notation software, but also with more advanced features such as orchestral scoring.  Exercises in ear training will be a daily feature of the camp.  Contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or Lohrt@meredith.edu.

Click here to register.

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Beginners’ Piano Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, July 20 – 24, 9 – 11 am, Cost: $95
Instructors: Donna Jolly, Kent Lyman, Janet Cherry
Groups are limited to 8 or 9 students
Audience: Girls and boys, rising 1-3 grades (former Beginners’ Piano campers should not repeat this camp)

Learn beginning concepts of music study, with emphasis on:

• Rhythmic awareness and reading
• Keyboard awareness
• Staff reading and writing
• Aural training through guided listening

Students enrolling in this camp should not have had piano lessons previously.  Having a piano at home is not necessary for this camp.  This is a great way to introduce your child to piano study.  Many parents of past campers have said that the concepts serve as a good introduction to the study of any new instrument.  Contact Tom Lohr (919) 760-8378 or Lohrt@meredith.edu.

Click here to register.

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High School Music Theory Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, July 20 – 24, 1 – 4 pm, Cost: $110
Instructor: Tom Lohr
Audience: Girls and boys entering grades 10 -12 (younger students or adults admitted in special instances)  There is only one group, and space is limited to 8 students.

Learn a sample of basic college music theory which helps any student who is considering music as a major in college or anyone excited about expanding their basic knowledge of music.  Prior music reading ability is necessary.  Contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or Lohrt@meredith.edu.

Click here to register.

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Piano Camp
Two-week day camp, Monday – Friday, July 6 – 10 and 13 – 17, 9 am – 1 pm, Cost: $210
Instructors: Margaret Evans, Donna Jolly, Tom Lohr, Kent Lyman, and Janet Cherry
Audience: Girls and boys ages 6 – 14

This two-week camp is designed for students with prior piano study.  Students ages 6 – 7 need at least one or two years of study.  Students ages 8 – 9 need at least one to three year of study.  Students 10 and up need at least two to three years of study.  Placement is made according to age and ability.  Each group is limited to 10 students.  Activities focus on music skills that are appropriate for students in each level.  Camp goals are to maintain interest, stimulate imagination and provide attainable challenges for students.  The program ends with an all-camp ensemble recital.  Parents and friends are welcome to join us for this exciting musical finale.  Activities include music and movement, repertoire master classes, ensemble, piano technique, ear training, music history/appreciation, use of electronic keyboard lab and exploration of other keyboard instruments.  Contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or LohrT@meredith.edu

Click here to register.

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Intensive Piano Camp
Six-day camp, Monday – Saturday with a concluding recital on Sunday
Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Saturday, June 27, 1 – 4 p.m.
Sunday, June 28, grand finale recital, 3 p.m.
Cost: $310 (fee includes daily lunches, students are encouraged to bring morning and/or afternoon snacks if they so desire.
Instructor: Tom Lohr
Audience: Students from intermediate to advance playing

This six-day camp, with a concluding recital on Sunday, June 28, is designed for students who wish to have a week-long, concentrated study of piano.  The level of ability that a student needs to have achieved to be considered for this camp can vary from intermediate to advanced playing.  While there are no age restrictions for this camp, students who apply should have a workable foundation in piano playing at their level and be comfortable with basic sight-reading skills and eager to meet the challenge of six days of focused practice and music-making.  Activities during the week will include:

• Three or more hour-long lessons (each student will have his or her own private lesson, but also will attend the lessons of another student)
• Daily master classes
• Group technique classes
• Theory classes
• Lessons in ensemble playing
• Individual practice time
• Time to study the playing of great pianists

The number of students for this camp is limited.  Because of the concentrated work we will be doing, acceptance is limited to four to eight students. (Students will be grouped in suitable ensemble pairs.)  For more information and registration form, parents of interested students should contact Tom Lohr, (919) 760-8378 or LohrT@meredith.edu.  An audition/interview is necessary for acceptance into this camp.  Suggested dates are: Saturday, March 21, and Saturday, April 18.  Notification of students accepted into the camp will be announced on Monday, April 20.   Please do not submit a check and application form prior to acceptance.

Click here to register.

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Lamar Stringfield Chamber Music Camp
Six-day camp, Sunday – Friday, 9 a.m. – 3 p.m.
First Session: June 14 – 19
Second Session: June 21 – 26
Students can register for a single session or for both
Audience: Girls and boys ages 6 – high school, with at least one year experience playing stringed instruments

Top-level clinicians from around the country work with local students and teachers.  Instruction includes classes in string orchestra training, string technique, chamber music, sectional rehearsing, theory and eurhythmics.  Students have formal and informal performance opportunities, which culminate in a performance on Friday.  There is a supplementary Honors Chamber Music program for advanced players.  Students are chosen to participate in the Honors Program by auditioning May 2.  For more information, please contact Margaret Garriss at (919) 760-2871 or Virginia Hudson at (919) 760-2895.

Click here to register.

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Science Camps

Computer Science Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, June 15 – 19, 9 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cost $350
Instructors: Barrett Koster, Kristin Watkins
Audience: Rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls
Register at: http://meredith.edu/chemistry/camp/summer2009.htm

Plant Science Camp
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, June 15 – 19, 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cost: $350
Instructors: Janice C. Swab
Audience: Rising 6th, 7th and 8th grade girls
Register at: http://meredith.edu/chemistry/camp/summer2009.htm

STEM Experience for Middle School Students
Five-day camp, Monday – Friday, June 22 – 26, 8:45 a.m. – 5 p.m., Cost: $350
Instructors: Walda Powell, Larry Grimes
Audience: Girls ages 11 – 13
Register at: http://meredith.edu/chemistry/camp/summer2009.htm