Overview
The Trombone Institute provides participants with solo, ensemble and chamber performance experience. The faculty work with students to strengthen their fundamental techniques while enhancing their ability to perform creatively on their instruments.
Details
Music institutes admit students up to age 22. All other institutes are limited to current high school students.
Students will live in a cabin with 10 to 18 other artists. The cabins are rustic but comfortable. Counselors supervise each cabin and are usually current college students who are studying the arts and sometimes former campers. (Note: college-aged students will be housed in cabins separate from high school participants.)
Because the Institutes occur before the regular camp season, participants do not wear uniforms and do not have opportunities for structured recreational activities.
- Master classes focus on a wide range of essential skills for auditions and performance.
- Private lessons with the faculty allow individualized learning opportunities.
- Trombone choir rehearsals and performance strengthen ensemble skills.
- Solo and chamber performances will be offered by faculty members.
- Advanced repertoire will include standard solo repertoire, trio and quartet literature and standard orchestral repertoire required at most auditions for colleges and professional orchestras.
Activities and Master classes
- fundamentals
- breathing pedagogy
- technique
- orchestral excerpt preparation and mock audition
- orchestral section performance
Lecture topics
- Career options
- Performance stress
- Audition preparation
- Jazz instruction
- Career options
- Performance stress
- Audition preparation
- How to make a winning recording
Faculty
John Fedchock
Mark Hetzler
Mark Lusk
Tom Riccobono
Audition Requirements
- Record two solo works of contrasting style on a CD or DVD.
- Submit the audition and label the recording and its casing with the applicant's full name, "Institute Division," instrument and repertoire presented.
