Orchestras

All students will audition for placement in one of six orchestras. Live auditions will be held on the Saturday and Sunday before Camp begins. The orchestra placement results will be posted the morning of the first day of Camp. Those students that have completed one or two years of study are usually placed in the Concertino Orchestra or Junior Symphony. The Concert and Sinfonia Orchestras are for students in middle school. A few middle school students who have advanced performance skills on their instruments may be placed in the Philharmonic and Symphony Orchestras, but the majority of students in those two orchestras are in grades 9 through 12.

Electives

All students must choose an elective which they will attend Monday through Thursday. The Theory, Advanced Theory, Music Literature and Conducting classes are from 1:00 to 1:35 p.m. and the All State Masterclasses are from 1:00 to 2:30 p.m. All students entering the 6th grade or younger are required to attend Theory or Advanced Theory. Admission in Advanced Theory will be by exam only. The exam is given immediately after the Camp Meeting and results will be posted on Monday morning. Only students in grades 9 through 12 are eligible for the All State Masterclasses. The following is a brief description of each elective:

Private Lessons

Any student can elect to take one private lesson during the week for a $15.00 fee that must be paid with registration. Students will be assigned to one of the faculty members which will be posted at the Camp Meeting. The 30-minute lesson will be scheduled by the instructor and student to take place one day of the camp. The students and instructors will be given time on Monday morning to meet and schedule the lessons.

Dorm Information

Dorm residents will be housed in Arlington Hall. Students must furnish their own towels, linens, blankets, pillows and personal care products. They will be supervised by certified music educators and college music major students. There will be supervised activities every night which will include a night at the University Center Bowling & Billiards, movie night, pizza party and ice cream social, and a Camp Dance.

Students are allowed to bring a small TV, radio, and/or game system. A telephone line and jack are provided but students must bring their own phone to plug into the jack. All long distance calls must be made with a calling card or by collect call. Each dorm student will be issued an access card that will provide them access to the dorm and their room and will serve as their meal card for the week. Breakfast, lunch and dinner on Monday through Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday are included in the Dorm Meals. Please note that Sunday dinner is NOT included. Parents can take their student to dinner and bring them back for the Dorm Meeting or students can order pizza delivered.

Dorm check-in will begin after the Camp Meeting on registration day. On the last day of Camp, students will check-out of the dorm beginning at approximately 3:30 p.m. and must be checked-out by 5:00 p.m. For students from out of town, arrangements can be made for storage of luggage until the conclusion of the Final Concert.

Students will receive more information and complete details about schedules, rules and responsibilities in the Camp Packet that will be mailed before camp begins.

Faculty

The Camp Faculty are certified public school music educators and professional musicians from across the state. Our outstanding faculty will provide an intensive curriculum of orchestra rehearsals, sectionals, and electives in a fun and relaxed environment. Most of the faculty are high school and junior high school orchestra directors in the Arlington ISD but we also have orchestra directors from other school districts such as Midway ISD (Waco), Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD, Allen ISD, Plano ISD, Mesquite ISD, Irving ISD, Klein ISD, and Fort Bend ISD.

Students in the All State Masterclasses will have the opportunity to work with the UTA String Faculty or professional musicians in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

Tuition and Fees

There is a tuition discount for families registering more than one child. If a family registers two children from the same family, they pay full tuition for the first child and one-half tuition for the second child. If a family registers three children from the same family, they pay full tuition for two children and the third child receives free tuition. There are no discounts on dorm, meals, or the optional items.