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Marching Band Camp (Drum Major, Section Leader, Color Guard, and Percussion)
July 13-19, 2008
Who May Attend | Full Camp Instruction | Drum Major and Section Leader | Color Guard | Marching Percussion | Application | Expenses | Refund Policy | Tentative Daily Schedule | Current Camper Information

WHO MAY ATTEND
The University of Oregon Drum Major, Section Leader, Percussion and Color Guard Camps are open to all students who are currently completing grades 8-12. Graduating seniors are welcome! A signature from your high school band director on the application form will serve as your recommendation and a parent permission signature is required.

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FULL CAMP INSTRUCTION
- Leadership Strategies: What does it take to become an effective leader? What does it take to command the respect of others? What is the magic ingredient that some leaders seem to possess, while others do not? How does the leader win respect, friends, and influence people?
- Motivational Seminars: Supercharging yourself and others for richly rewarding success!
- Marching Fundamentals: Learn a system that works, every time and for everybody. Bolster your band members' confidence and skyrocket their success quotient!
- Assisting Your Band Director: Ten things you can do to make your band director's life more successful and enjoyable and, in turn, strengthen your band!
- Understanding Drill Concepts: How often has someone in a rehearsal said, “Why isn't the drill working here?” Understanding, analyzing, and solving common drill problems is one of the leader's most important skills. We'll show you the most common pitfalls and how to avoid them!

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DRUM MAJOR AND SECTION LEADER
This specialty focuses on areas that are indispensable to the effective drum major and section leader. The objective is to give students a leadership experience that is second to none! The philosophy of the camp is based on contemporary-style drum majoring techniques, with special emphasis on pedagogy, teaching, marching, and leadership skills. Drum majors and section leaders attending the leadership camp will receive valuable training designed to help their individual high school marching ensembles achieve excellence.

- Conducting: Being a commanding and clear field conductor is the most prized attribute of any great drum major. Learn effective conducting techniques that will ensure your band's precision, and compound its musicianship.
- Pulse Control in the Marching Ensemble: Keeping it all together on the field is absolutely critical! We'll teach you invaluable tactics that will help you to help your director immediately solve field music problems and guarantee rhythmic stability in your band.
- Teaching: Students will explore effective teaching strategies in all areas.
- Pedagogy: Section leaders will learn about their instrument and how to effectively teach this knowledge to others.
- Marching: Section leaders will learn contemporary marching teaching strategies and how to effectively perform these skills.

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COLOR GUARD
A highly qualified staff of color guard instructors will teach fundamental flag work that will enhance any program. Individuals, groups, and entire flag corps are welcome to attend. The Color Guard Camp is designed to enhance existing technique for guard, equipment training and modern dance technique, and to implement a system of discipline and education of color guard concepts that will enable students to improve themselves and their individual programs.

- Flag Concepts: This instruction covers basic fundamentals with check points and references that guarantee a color guard to be more clean than ever imagined.
- Movement and Dance: One of the most important aspects of color guard is the flow of body and movement that accompanies the music. Our directors will teach basic dance, poise, and body control that will greatly enhance a color guard's performance.
- Show Ideas: We won't be able to teach your show package for you, but if you provide a CD of your music, our directors will be happy to give you ideas and movement suggestions for your color guard show.

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MARCHING PERCUSSION
The percussion camp will focus on developing and enhancing the marching percussion and pit percussion ensembles. Techniques in beginning to advanced rudimentary percussion will be emphasized, as well as beginning to advanced mallet and auxiliary percussion techniques. Students will learn integrated exercises and ensemble music that will be performed at the end of camp. One of the week's highlights will include a two-day clinic with world-renowned percussionist James Campbell. His appearance is made possible by Yamaha, Pacific Winds, and the University of Oregon.

- Fundamentals: Instruction in this area will cover all the basics from hand position, stick height and placement, rudimental techniques, and specialized techniques to all ensemble techniques.
- Marching: This area covers all marching fundamentals, and specialized techniques for the battery percussion.
- Performance: The battery and pit will work on performance techniques through the development of contemporary music taught at camp. Timing, listening, musicality, balance, and staging will be some of the main focus areas.

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APPLICATION
Application and payment deadline is June 15. 2008. Download Application Materials Here (requires acrobat reader)

2008 Camp Application Materials

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EXPENSES
All Marching Camps offer three payment plans:
- Plan 1: $499 Tuition, room and all meals.
- Plan 2: $424 Tuition, two meals a day (lunch and dinner).
- Plan 3: $339 Tuition only.

A $100 nonrefundable deposit is due with your application (please do not send cash). The deposit applies to the total expenses. Make checks payable to University of Oregon.

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REFUND POLICY
The $100 deposit is non-refundable. Refund requests made more than 30 days before camp begins will be refunded in full, except for the $100 deposit. Requests made 11-29 days before camp begins will receive a 50% refund. There will be no refunds for cancellations made within 10 days before camp begins.

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TENTATIVE DAILY SCHEDULE
The daily routine includes Marching Fundamentals , Peer Teaching, and Concepts each morning. After lunch, Drum Majors, Color Guards and Percussionists each have their own specialized sessions.

Registration and check-in for campers staying in the residence halls will be from 4 pm-7 pm on July 13. Check-out will begin at 2:30 pm on July 19, immediately following the final performance.

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CURRENT CAMPER INFORMATION
If you have already been accepted to attend the 2008 camp, you should receive a packet of information in the mail about one month before camp begins. For your convenience, you may download this information here:
General Camp Information
Rules and Regulations
Medical Release Form
Detailed Schedule

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Questions? Email bandadm@uoregon.edu

For an application form or more information on this camp contact:
Oregon Summer Music Camps
School of Music
1225 University of Oregon
Eugene, OR 97403-1225
(541) 346-2138 or (541) 346-5670