June 29 — July 4, 2008
Grades 7-12
The WSU Cougar String Camp will join the WSU piano camp, Summer Keyboard Explorations, for a fun and exciting musical week.
Camp Activities and Studies:
Violinists, violists, cellists and bassists will work with Washington State University faculty to improve their musical skills in a variety of ways. String students will have the opportunity to participate in orchestra, jazz improvisation, fiddling, string techniques class, music theory class, master classes and chamber music (string quartets, trios, and collaboration with pianists).
The string camp will enjoy recreational activities with the piano camp. Students will use the WSU Recreational Center as well as participate in fun evening activities. The faculty and counselors will provide 24-hour supervision of the campers. Responsible counselors will stay in the dormitories with all the boarding campers.
Dates:
Participants arrive and move into the residence hall on Sunday, June 29th. All boarding and commuting students will be provided dinner on Sunday evening and an orientation to the camp. Commuting students unable to attend the Sunday night dinner will join the boarding campers and receive the camp schedule on Monday morning, June 30th. The closing concert is Friday, July 4th, beginning at 1:00 pm. The camp ends when the concert finishes, around 3:30.
Cost:
$385 residential (includes instruction, room and board, camp shirt, and special evening events.)
$265 commuter (includes instruction, lunches, camp shirt, and special evening events.)
Application Deadline:
Application forms and fees must be received by June 1, 2008. Apply early to reserve your place. Upon receipt of the application materials, we will send information on the following: reservation confirmation, check-in and check-out times and procedures, meals, what to bring, local motels, rules and regulations, driving directions and parking, as well as an emergency information and release form, and a medical and surgical treatment and authorization form
Contact:
Meredith Arksey, marksey@wsu.edu,
335-3961 (office), 334-0436 (home)
Rosanne Chandler, rchandlr@wsu.edu, 335-3898
Forms:
Information for Campers and Parents [.doc] [.pdf]
* Application Form [.doc] [.pdf]
* Jazz or Fiddling, plus Enrichment Option [.pdf]
* Medical and Surgical Treatment Authorization Forms [.pdf]
* SRC Youth Liability Waiver Form [.pdf]
* SRC Youth Activities Waiver [.pdf]
* Photo and Media Release [.pdf]
Directions to Pullman [.doc] [.pdf]
* to-be-returned forms
Upon receipt of application and fees, we will mail a reservation confirmation plus a hard copy of the links above. Documents with an asterisk need to be filled out and returned. You may either wait for the mailed hard copies, or you may down-load the documents above and send them in with the application to:
Cougar String Camp
School of Music
Washington State University
PO Box 645300
Pullman, WA 99164-5300
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