Pricing and Registration

Designed especially for instrumentalists and singers between 8th and 12th grades.

After reading the information below, click on the Register Now button to access the registration form. At the end of the form, you will be provided with a link to the UI payment platform to pay your initial registration deposit.

Overnight campers

Students who need overnight accommodations will pay the room and board fee in addition to tuition. Students must be entering 9th grade in the fall to stay in university housing for this camp. Please see below for the pricing, payment process, timeline, and an overview of what your payment includes. Click on the Housing & Travel tab from the menu for a description of the housing and dining plan.

Day campers

If a student lives close enough to the University of Idaho to commute daily to campus, they may choose to only pay Tuition and not Room and Board. Please see below for the pricing, payment process, timeline, and an overview of what your payment includes. Note that the Day Camper pricing DOES include both lunch and dinner during camp. Students must be entering 8th grade in the fall to register as a day camper.

Pricing

Total costs

• Day campers - $400 (w/ $150 non-refundable deposit due at time of registration that is deducted from the final bill)
• Overnight campers - $725 (w/ $300 non-refundable deposit due at time of registration that is deducted from the final bill)

Pricing breakdown

• TUITION - required for all campers
  • $400
    • Initial non-refundable deposit of $150 due at time of registration and will be deducted from your total bill
  • Includes:
    • All instruction, performances, and events
    • Lunch at the residence hall (Mon-Sat)
    • Dinner at the residence hall (Sun-Fri)
• ROOM AND BOARD - additional cost for overnight campers
  • Additional $325
    • Additional non-refundable deposit of $150 due at time of registration will also be deducted from your total bill
  • Adds:
    • Overnight housing in the residence hall
    • Breakfast in the residence hall

Available discounts

All discounts will be verified on your final bill. See below for details.

• Early-bird registration - $15 off tuition
  •  Must register before April 15.
• All-state ensemble member - $25 off tuition
  • Must provide proof of participation (e.g. program from the All-State event, link to official webpage, etc.)
• We are working to offer performance-based scholarships for camp, but we are currently unable to offer these as we are rebuilding our scholarship fund after the pandemic cancellations.
  • Please contact Mark Thiele via mthiele@uidaho.edu with inquiries. 

Payment process and timeline

Upon completing your online registration, all campers will reserve their spot in the camp via a non-refundable deposit rather than the full payment.

• Because some of the discounts must be verified, the initial deposit is a fixed amount and will not include any discounts.
• Total deposits: $150 for day campers, $300 for overnight campers
• Your deposit allows us to reserve meals, housing (if applicable), faculty availability, pre-booked events, and other expenses that must be paid in advance of the camp.
• June 10 - Registration Closes
• June 11 - Final bills sent
  • After registration closes, we will calculate your remaining balance, and we will send you an invoice with a payment link to U of I Marketplace.
  • You will receive a final bill via email no later that June 12. If you have not, please contact us.
• June 14 - Final balance due
  • The final bill must be paid before your arrival at U of I for camp orientation. 

Payment Details

Payment of Tuition includes:

• All camp ensembles, concerts, activities, and elective courses
• Full access to all camp facilities including the Lionel Hampton School of Music, Administration Auditorium, and Ridenbaugh practice rooms
• Lunch and dinner beginning with dinner on Sunday through lunch on Saturday

Payment of Room and Board includes:

• Fully chaperoned housing in our residence halls for June 16-22.
• Breakfast (in addition to lunch and dinner) from Monday through Saturday

Costs explanation

• The faculty of the Lionel Hampton School of Music offer this camp as a way to help promising young musicians explore making music. We operate this at no profit, so our pricing is set only to help us cover costs. Many faculty members even donate their time to help us make ends meet.
• We are offering world-class instruction, musical performances, meals, and facilities for the absolute lowest price that we can, and even then, we understand that the price of the camp can be burdensome for many. We do our best to help with scholarship funding when available, but these funds are always limited.
• For reference, at our current rates, our day campers are paying an hourly rate of $4.93, which includes lunch and dinner. Our overnight campers are paying an hourly rate of $5.10, and that adds a third meal as well as overnight accommodations and supervision.