The camp

The Blaine Harbor Music Festival and Camp is excited to offer a live camp program for 2023. All classes taught by our world-class faculty. Students will be able to choose from 4 programs of study: Instrumental Jazz, Vocal Jazz, Pop/Rock Performance/Songwriting and New Horizons, which is a program for orchestral and non-traditional jazz instruments. Each student may choose one class per period. Boarding facilities at Camp Horizon are available for overnight students. All boarding students will enjoy staying in a safe, supervised environment.

Length of Program:

6 Days

Program Dates:

July 9 - 15, 2023

Age Range:

12 - 20 years old

Tuition:

$650.00

Housing:

$500.00

Private Lessons:

up to 2 lessons @ 30 min

Large Ensemble
Classes

Big Bands

David Marriot Jr, Mark Kelly

Jazz instrumentalists will spend their morning hours working in one of the Big Bands. Big bands have always been an important incubator for the development of section playing, listening, musicality, and jazz style.

New Horizons

Charlie Porter, Jovino Santos Neto
& Majid Khaliq

A special program that allows instrumentalists that play non-traditional jazz instruments (I.e. clarinet, flute, stringed instruments, French horn, etc.) to participate in a class that teaches group performance skills, improvisation, and composition.

Jazz Choir

Andy Marshall

All vocalists welcome. Students will develop their group singing skills in Jazz Choir.

Let's Rock

Chris Woitach

Open to guitarists, bassists, pianists and drummers. Students will develop their ability and knowledge of rock styles, and learn to play collectively.

Small Ensemble Classes

Jazz Combos

Nick Biello, Randy Halberstadt,
David Marriot Jr, Chris Woitach,
Larry Holloway

The small group is the most important ensemble in Jazz music, and students will learn about improvisation, repertoire, and how to listen to and play Jazz in their small Jazz Combos. Students will be placed into ensembles based on ability and experience. All levels welcome.

Songwriting

Camille Bloom

Learn the ins and outs of composing songs in the style of the Singer/Songwriter. Students will compose their own songs and lyrics with singer/songwriter, Camille Bloom.

New Horizons

Charlie Porter, Jovino Santos Neto
& Majid Khaliq

Trad Jazz

This class will explore the performance style and history of traditional jazz. Students will perform as an ensemble. For students of all skill levels and instrumentation.

Jazz Vocal Soloing

Greta Matassa

Learn the stylings and technique of Jazz singing in this group class. Students will have the opportunity to work with accompanists and develop skills such as phrasing, interpretation, and vocal improvisation with world-renowned vocalist Greta Matassa.

Theory Classes

Jazz Theory/Comp

A group class that will focus on developing understanding of chords, scales, and the language of Jazz. Students will greatly improve their understanding of Jazz improvisation. For more advanced students that have a good understanding of basic music theory.

Music Theory

Students will learn the foundational knowledge of music theory. An essential class that will help every aspect of a student’s musicality!

Electives

Music of Miles Davis

Students will explore the rich, historic music of jazz legend Miles Davis. From his early days as a bebop pioneer , to Kind of Blue, Sketches of Spain, and the genre-bending fusion years, students will learn about the life and art of Miles.

American Music History

Learn about multiple genres of music, from the Blues to Jazz, RnB, Soul, Rock, Pop: the major contributions that America made to music.

Composition

Students will hone their writing abilities and learn fundamental techniques of composition. These skills will allow the developing musician to find their own creative voice. For the most advanced students. Students will be placed in an appropriate class, determined by knowledge of music theory.

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