The Washington Brass Institute Summer Boot Camp has expanded to include ALL brass players, grades 6 and up (your grade for the start of the 2019 school year),  including a new hybrid program for college students to include playing, teaching and conducting.  There will be a wide range of curriculum targeted at all levels of ability.

Both middle and high school programs will be going simultaneously and organized into Boot Camp Blue and Boot Camp Gold.  

• Blue will be focused on the older and more advanced students.
• Gold will be concentrating on younger and more intermediate level students.

Both Boot Camp Gold and Boot Camp Blue will share rotating faculty and will feature small ensembles, choirs, private coaching, theory, games and exercises to improve your playing abilities.

Dates:

• Monday, August 12th through Friday, August 16th from 9:00 to 5:00 at Temple Beth Ami in Potomac, MD.
• Saturday, August 17th will be the camp recital at Geneva Presbyterian Church in Potomac starting at 9:30 am and ending with a reception around lunch time.

Prices for the programs are as follows:

• before December 31, 2018 $629.00
• by February 1^st 2019 – $659.00
• by April 15^th 2019 – $729.00
• by July 15^th 2019 – $789.00
• after July 15^th 2019 – $849.00

For out of town guests, host families are available for your children at an additional rate.  Please inquire for a family match as soon as possible as openings are limited. If you are interested in hosting please contact us as well.

Lunch may be brought in, or bought locally with an off-campus release form.

*Trombone players should email a recording or link to a performance of a lyrical etude or solo piece along with (3 minutes or less) and “F” and “G” major scales two octaves up and down.  Include on your recording your name, age, instrument, and title of piece.  This will be used for us to prepare and assign the small ensemble groups and not for admission purposes.