Q.
What
exactly does the tuition pay for?
Q.
What exactly
will my child be doing during the regular day?
Q.
Describe
the ensemble placement audition.
Q. How free are the students to
move
in and about the ASU campus?
Q. What
provisions
are made for parents, friends, etc. to visit a camper?
Q. Are concerts open to
the
public?
Q. Your camp
enrollment
ranges in age from 14-18. What policies/procedures are
established
to encourage, monitor, and discipline the students over a month's time?
Q. Can a
student study
and perform on a secondary instrument or voice?
Q. Is
there more specific information available about what is offered and
expected
of each individual instrument and for voices?
Q.
We are looking at several opportunities to expose our child to.
What
sets Cannon Music Camp apart from the others?
Q. Can you
breakdown
the costs again?
Q.
What
exactly does the tuition pay for?
A. In simplest terms, the $1460 basic camp
tuition
covers:
Q. What
exactly
will my child be doing during the regular day?
A. Each student follows a daily schedule
determined,
in part, by the results of their placement
audition
and theory examination. Each student can expect to participate in
at least one major ensemble (possibly two), attend a daily theory
class,
and participate (as electives) in any number of secondary ensembles
(jazz,
vocal, instrumental). Additionally, their private lesson will be
scheduled into their weekly routine. Special interest classes
(Piano Class, Alexander Technique, Jazz Improvisation) are available
and
do have class size limitations. To view typical camper schedules,
click here.
Q.
Describe
the ensemble placement audition.
A. Each student plays and/or sings an audition
on the second afternoon of the camp (Sunday, June 29). From this
audition,
placement in the major ensembles is established. Studio assignments are
also made from the results of these auditions. The auditions are
designed
to be as informal as possible while still performing their evaluative
function.
Students are asked to demonstrate, to the best of their ability,
standard
application of scales (instrumental); to be prepared to play or sing a
solo or appropriate etude on their instrument; and in some cases, sight
read. We recognize that some students may not audition as well as
they perform. However, the faculty is extremely qualified in the
ability
to ascertain strengths and weaknesses, even with anxiety present in the
audition. We know that many of our students come from backgrounds
where they may be the "first chair" or "principal" player.
Unfortunately,
as a result of a process such as this, not everyone can be that "first
chair" player here.
For more information on the specific audition requirements for each instrument, voice, or ensemble, click here.
Q. How free are the students
to
move in and about the ASU campus?
A. We do operate a "check-out" system that
monitors
the student's activity away from the music building, residence hall,
and
cafeteria. Students may walk to and from the business areas and,
on weekends, utilize the "Appalcart" (Boone’s answer to mass
transit).
CMC does stress the "buddy system" and strict adherence to all checkout
policies, schedules, and curfews.
Q. What
provisions
are made for parents, realtives, and friends to visit a camper?
A. All parents, relatives, and friends are
wholeheartedly
invited to visit CMC and ASU. We ask that all campers follow their
schedule
in its entirety. Visits off campus and overnight are permissible. The
camp
simply asks for a "release of liability," in written form, from parent
and/or guardian to be placed on file prior to the checkout of the
camper.
CMC discourages the visits of girlfriends or boyfriends if private
vehicles
are involved. With each circumstance being different, the
administration
of Cannon Music Camp would need to be consulted on a case-by-case basis.
Q. Your camp
enrollment
ranges in age from 14-18. What policies/procedures are
established
to encourage, monitor, and discipline the students over a month's time?
A. Cannon Music Camp has established an extensive
screening process that precedes confirmation of registration and
enrollment.
A student's credentials and character are thoroughly examined by
reference
and contact with appropriate school administration. Additionally, a
handbook
is published and documents all policies and procedures required by
Cannon
Music Camp, the School of Music, Appalachian State University, and the
State of North Carolina. Compliance to the regulations is
strictly
and diligently monitored. Consequences of unacceptable behavior
and
infraction of guidelines is documented and acknowledged both by the
parent
or guardian and camper prior to final confirmation of
registration.
The Camper Handbook is a most informative document. It will
arrive
approximately one month prior to the start of camp and prove to be most
helpful in preparing the student for a month's stay and musical pursuit
at Cannon Music Camp. For the online version of the Handbook,
click
here.
Q. Can a
student
study and perform on a secondary instrument or voice?
A. Yes. We offer secondary lessons on a
"space-available"
basis. After we have taken care of everyone's primary lesson needs, we
are able to offer secondary lessons as our faculty have time in their
schedules
to give them.
Q.
Is there more specific information available about what is offered and
expected of each individual instrument and for voices?
A. Yes, please click here
for a directory of this information.
Q.
We are looking at several summer opportunities for our child.
What
sets Cannon Music Camp apart from the others?
A. Cannon Music Camp offers a comprehensive
musical
experience to the student. They will experience large ensemble
rehearsals
and performances, chamber and small ensemble opportunities, one level
of
a six-tiered theory curriculum, master classes, and private
instruction.
The four week period gives each student the opportunity to experience
substantial
learning and growth through diverse musical instruction and
participation.
There is time to achieve both short and long-range goals without the
interruption
of the process after five days. The clientele of Cannon Music Camp is
more
focused and accomplished than the clientele of the stereotypical
"one-week"
experience. The credentials of the teaching faculty and counseling
staff
are nationally recognized and acclaimed. Cannon Music Camp is beginning
its 40th year as the "Southeast's only comprehensive summer
musical
experience!"
Q. Can you
breakdown
the costs again?
A. Look at it this way:
$50.00 daily insures the contact with a minimum of three professional music educators; insures the daily schedule to include a minimum of one major ensemble, one theory class, one weekly private lesson, one weekly master class, North Carolina Symphony concert(s), and elective classes at the discretion of the student; space in an ASU residence hall; contact and interaction with a nationally acclaimed faculty; supervision by an experienced and professional counseling staff, and the facilities and services of one of the Southeast's most beautiful and scenic campuses - Appalachian State University.
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