Elective Courses
All campers choose elective courses to take each afternoon. Below, you will find a sampling of the courses that may be offered. Some of the courses will be completed in a single day, but all of those courses will be offered multiple times throughout the week. Other courses may require a multiple-day commitment. You will choose your elective schedule after your audition on the first day of camp.
Sample Elective Courses
General Interest (open enrollment)
- Introduction to Music Theory and Ear Training - Professor Dan Bukvich
- Taming Stage Fright and Performance Anxiety - Professor Patrick Jones
- Stage Presence - Professor Miranda Wilson
- What is In-Tune? - Professor Sean Butterfield
- Jazz Improvisation - Professors Vern Sielert, Kate Skinner, and Daniel Pinilla
- Jazz History - Professor Vanessa Sielert
- Arranging - Professor Vern Sielert
- Square Dancing - Professor Lori Conlon-Khan
- Improving your Practice Sessions - Professor Leonard Garrison
- Contemporary (Pop and Jazz) Voice Technique - Professor Kate Skinner
- Breathing for Performance - Professor Mark Thiele
Instrument- or Voice-Specific Classes
- Performing with Pianists for Winds and Brass - Professor Roger McVey
- Performing with Pianists for Vocalists - Professor Eneida Larti
- Movement for Vocalists - Professor Stefan Gordon
- Understanding Your Role in a Jazz Rhythm Section - Professor Kate Skinner