Bassoon Intensive | Interlochen Summer Arts Camp

At the one-week Bassoon Intensive, you’ll have the opportunity to learn from an accomplished faculty, alongside other motivated student bassoonists. Whether you are a developing or advanced player, a rigorous schedule of daily clinics and rehearsals will help you flourish.

Program length: 1 week

Program dates:

June 19, 2021 to June 25, 2021

Tuition: $1,625

Age range: Students currently in grades 9-12

Priority deadline:

January 14, 2021

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The goal of this program is to prepare you for further study and explore your potential as a bassoonist, in high school and beyond. During the intensive, you will participate in the following:

Daily reed-making classes
Daily bassoon ensemble rehearsals
Individual practice time
Large bassoon ensemble
Attend evening performances by distinguished faculty and guest artists

You will also learn

how to get the most out of your practice time
the art of tone production
how reeds work
how to cope with performance anxiety
about the college audition process
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Audition Requirements

Please submit video recordings featuring two contrasting works: one demonstrating lyricism and another demonstrating technique. Appropriate works include etudes, solo works, and movements from sonatas or concerti. No accompaniment necessary

Experienced players are encouraged to audition for the Advanced Bassoon Intensive.

Additional Opportunities

Students interested in a multi-week, ensemble-based program are invited to also apply to the High School Summer Orchestra & Wind Ensemble program, which begins immediately after this one-week intensive.

Interlochen is also home to the Arts Academy boarding high school, which offers a Bassoon Performance major for grades 9-12, as well as a post-graduate year.

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