FSU Summer Music Camps
News & Updates from Camp
March 2011
Greetings!

Spring is here and that means summer is just around the corner!  If you haven't made your plans for summer camp yet now is the time.  We're filling up quickly, so don't delay.  We want you to share in our 70th summer celebration - it just won't be the same without you!
This Month's Featured Camp - GUITAR WORKSHOP!
Guitar Do you know someone who loves playing guitar but has never taken a lesson?  Or maybe someone that has taken lessons for years but has only played one style?  Our Guitar Workshop is the perfect summer experience for guitar players looking to improve and broaden their skills. 

Students at this camp will play in a large guitar ensemble and a small guitar ensemble as well as taking:
  • An elective class.  Electives include:
    • Classic Rock Riffs of the 60's and 70's
    • Songwriting
    • Rock Riffs 2005-2010
    • Jazz Improvisation and Soloing Techniques
  • A masterclass.  Masterclasses include:
    • Blues/Rock Lead Guitar of Jimi Hendrix
    • Chord Strumming and Song Playings
    • Fretboard Concepts
    • Speed Mechanics for Lead Guitar
    • Intermediate/Advanced Solo Classical Guitar
  • Chord study.  Classes include: 
    • 1st Position and Basic Chords
    • Barre and Power Chords
    • Jazz and Blues Chords
    • Advanced Chord Voicings
Our instructors are leaders in guitar education including our camp coordinator Ed Prasse:

Edward Prasse is an MME graduate of the Florida State University College of Music. He currently heads the four-year guitar program at Leon High School in Tallahassee, Florida. Ed is currently the General Music Committee chair for the FMEA Executive board and is a partner in the guitar publishing company Class Guitar Resources, Inc. He is an active presenter/clinician for state MEAs, and guitar training workshops. He and his wife Lisa are the proud parents of three children. In his spare time he enjoys playing golf, grilling great food, a bit of sleep, and playing guitar!

Wait List  and  "Close-To-Closing"
Two camps have instruments with a wait list:
  • Jazz Ensemble Camp for Middle School  - Alto Saxophones (Please note, this is a different camp from Middle School Band Camp which still has space available for Alto-Sax.)  
  • Middle School Band Camp - Trombone

 

Please call us at 850-644-9934 to be placed on our wait list for either one of these two camps/instruments 

 

The camp/instruments which are still open but are almost full.  Register as soon as possible for these before it's too late!

    • Jazz Ensemble for Senior High - guitar & tenor-sax (2 more spots each)
    • Jazz Ensemble for Middle School - trumpet (2 spots left)
    • Middle School Band Camp - alto-sax (3 spots left)
If you have any questions about any of our camps or services, feel free to contact us at 850-644-9934.

 

Sincerely,
The Staff of the FSU Summer Music Camps
FSU Summer Music Camps
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Featured Camp
Wait List Updates
DID YOU KNOW...

Did you know that our campers don't just come from the state of Florida? The FSU Summer Music Camps give students an opportunity to learn, practice and play alongside musicians from across the US & the World.   

 

So far, this years campers will include students from Germany, Spain and Puerto Rico, and come from the following states:  Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah and Virginia.  

 

SWEET 16 BOUND!
fsu head Okay, so it has nothing to do with music camps, but it has everything to do with FSU!  The Seminoles advance to the Sweet 16 for the first time since 1993.  Bernard James scored 14 points, Michael Snaer added 13 and Florida State showed there's more to its game than defense with a 71-57 upset of second-seeded Notre Dame on Sunday night.

Be sure to cheer on the Noles as they take on VCU, March 25th at 9:57pm EST in San Antonio, TX
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