Teacher Recommendation Form Please fill out the information requested. [if:(var:'error')=='error'] There has been an error submitting this form. Please check and try again. [/if] [if:(var:'error')=='no'] Success [/if] [if:(var:'error')=='error'] Enter Student Name: [else] Enter Student Name: [/if] To the teacher: Your student is applying to the UM Frost Young Musicians' Camp. Please check the Level your student should be placed in, based on the descriptions below. [if:(var:'error')=='error'] Teacher Name: [else] Teacher Name: [/if] [if:(var:'error')=='error'] Email Address: [else] Email Address: [/if] I. Based on this student's performance and the requirements listed below, I confirm that he/she is qualified to enter the respective LEVEL listed below. Please Check the Appropriate Box. If you know that your student is performing and reading music at a level greater than his/her grade in school, please select the LEVEL that matches his/her ability . Questions? Contact the camp: youngmusicianscamp@gmail.com [if:(var:'error')=='error'] Please choose a program for the student you are applying for. [/if] SESSION A - for students entering grades 5-8. (June 22 - July 3) PROGRAMS: INTERMEDIATE (entering grades 5-8) Classical: (piano and strings) We recommend that students have studied their instrument for two years and completed Book 2 of a standard music series. Younger students may enroll with this Teacher Recommendation. Voice: no formal training necessary, just a love of singing! Jazz: (bass, drums, guitar, piano, and winds) We recommend that students have studied their instrument for at least one-two years and completed Book 1 of a standard music series. Younger students may enroll with this Teacher Recommendation. Rock: (bass, drums, guitar, piano, and voice) We recommend that students have studied their instrument for at least one -two years and completed Book 1 of a standard music series. Songwriting: We recommend that students have been singing, or playing either the guitar or the piano for a least one year. Both campers with songwriting experience and little or no experience are welcome to enroll in this program. SESSION B - Advanced programs for students entering grades 9-12. (June 29 - July 10) (qualified younger students accepted with your Teacher Recommendation and a 5 minute audition of a solo performance for all of the programs listed below) PROGRAMS: ADVANCED Students should be at an upper intermediate or advanced level of musical ability to participate. This program is not recommended for beginners. Entering grades 9-12 Classical: (piano and strings) We recommend that students have studied for a minimum of three years. Voice Performance: We recommend that students have studied one of more of these vocal styles for a minimum of three years: Musical Theater, Classical, Contemporary, Pop, or Jazz. Jazz: (bass, drums, guitar, piano, and winds) We recommend that students have studied their instrument for a minimum of three years. Experience in reading chord symbols (rhythm section players) and improvisation is also recommended. Rock: (bass, drums, guitar, piano, and voice) We recommend that students have studied their instrument for a minimum of three years. HONORS (entering grades 9-12, audition required) The Honors Programs are geared towards students who are very advanced in their instrument or voice. Honors Jazz Program for Instrumentalists (bass, drums, guitar, piano, and winds Students will play in the special Honors Jazz Group directed by Ira Sullivan, and also have the opportunity to be in Honors Jazz Theory (after evaluation on the first day of camp).An audition demo is required. Honors Composition Program: for talented composers. An audition demo is required of 2 original compositions - an mp3 recording and pdf scores, emailed to the camp. INSTITUTE OF CONTEMPORARY SONGWRITING: under the direction of UM Frost School of Music Faculty, Dr. Raina Murnak. Advanced Songwriting Program: for students with songwriting experience, audition required. This program is geared towards students who want to become professional songwriters. Songwriting Studio Program: for students with little or no experience, no audition required. Comments: