College of Music

REGISTRATION: Online registration for this camp will open on January 13, 2020 at 8:00am.

DEPOSIT: A non-refundable deposit of $100.00 per camp is required at the time of registration. This deposit is applied toward the camp tuition. Your space at camp is not reserved or guaranteed until this deposit has been paid. This deposit is not refundable under any circumstance***.

***You will not be asked to make a payment on your camp registration until the very last step. You will receive an on-screen confirmation of the camp registration first. This will include your Customer ID number which you should write down and keep.

BALANCE: The balance of all camp fees is due June 08, 2020. Any registrations not paid by this date are subject to cancellation. Any balances paid after this date will be payable by cash or credit card only - no personal checks will be accepted after this date or at camp check-in.

For more help with making payments, including a video on how to make online payments, go to the Payment Information Page.

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JAMES PALMER, has been with the FSU String Orchestra Camp since 1996. He is the Orchestra Director and Fine Arts Department Chairman at Allatoona High School in Acworth, GA and serves as the Music Director and Conductor of the Youth Orchestra of Greater Columbus. He received his Bachelor's of Music Education degree from Florida State University.

In addition to his teaching career, Mr. Palmer has also served as Conductor with the West Coast Symphony Youth Orchestra and former Music Director for the Tampa Bay Youth Orchestra, and the Southwest Florida Symphony Youth Orchestra.

DAVID POPE is Director of Orchestras at Elyria High School and Northwood Middle School near Cleveland, Ohio. In addition, he conducts the Northern Ohio Youth Orchestra, teaches string pedagogy courses for VanderCook College of Music, and is an education clinician for Alfred Music. Dr. Pope is also a senior conductor and co-director of Florida State University’s Summer String Orchestra Camp. As an active adjudicator and clinician, he has conducted numerous all-state orchestras, regional honor orchestras, and served as a guest clinician for various orchestra programs throughout the United States.

Dr. Pope received his bachelor's degree and Ph.D. in Music Education from Florida State University and master's degree from the University of South Carolina. Previously, Dr. Pope directed orchestras at Case Western Reserve University, Manatee High School (FL), and in the Maryville City Schools (TN). He also served as the Associate Conductor of the Sarasota Youth Orchestras, the Executive Director of the Tallahassee Youth Orchestras, and on the orchestral librarian staffs at the Aspen Summer Music Festival and Spoleto Music Festival USA.

Dr. Pope has presented string pedagogy clinics and his research at state, regional, national, and international conferences. His research has also been published in the Journal of Research in Music Education, String Research Journal, Music Educators Journal, Bulletin of the Council for Research in Music Education, Missouri Journal of Research in Music Education, and Florida Music Director. Dr. Pope has served on the Florida Orchestra Association’s Executive Board and been a leader in the American String Teachers Association by serving as vice-chair of the national conference, President of the Florida State University ASTA chapter, and on the Tennessee Board of Directors. Dr. Pope received the Distinguished Music Educator Award (2015) from the Yale Symposium for Music in Schools and was the recipient of the Outstanding Young Music Educator Award (2009) for the state of Tennessee.

Dr. Rebecca MacLeod is Associate Professor of Music Education at the University of North Carolina Greensboro, where she directs the string education program and conducts the UNCG Sinfonia. She is the author of Teaching Strings in Today’s Classroom and is published in Journal of Research in Music Education, International Journal of Music Education, Bulletin for the Council of Research in Music Education, Update: Applications of Research in Music Education, Journal of Music Teacher Education, String Research Journal, Psychology of Music, The Strad, American String Teachers Journal, and various state music education journals. She has served on the editorial boards of the Journal of Research in Music Education, the String Research Journal, and as guest reviewer for the International Journal of Research in Music Education. She is the recipient of the UNCG School of Music, Theatre and Dance Outstanding Teaching Award, the American String Teacher Association National Researcher Award, and the UNCG Junior Research Excellence Award.

A passionate advocate for increasing access to string education to all students, Dr. MacLeod directs two community partnership programs that provide string instruction to underserved students: the Lillian Rauch Beginning Strings Program and the Peck Alumni Leadership Program. Students of these programs have performed for Dr. Maya Angelou, Dr. Gloria Ladsen-Billings, and the Sphinx Virtuosi. Her research on working with underserved populations, vibrato technique, music teacher education, and music perception has been presented at the International Conference of Music Perception and Cognition (Thessoloniki, Greece), Music Research and Human Behavior International Conference (Barcelona, Spain), International Society for Music Education (Glasgow, Scotland), Music Educators National Conference, National Association for Music Education National Conference, American String Teachers National Conference, Midwest Band and Orchestra Clinic, Society for Music Teacher Education, and music educators state conferences.

Prior to joining the UNCG faculty, she taught elementary, middle, and high school orchestra in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania and was orchestra director and chair of music activities in Beaver, Pennsylvania. She was the assistant artistic director and conductor of the Tallahassee Symphony Youth Chamber Orchestra and Philharmonia Orchestra in Tallahassee, Florida. She has served on the American String Teachers Association National Board and is past president of the North Carolina ASTA chapter. She was a guest lecturer at Xi’an University and Shaoguan University (China) in summer 2016 and 2017.

Dr. MacLeod received her undergraduate degree from Duquesne University and her MME and PhD from Florida State University. She is a frequent guest conductor and clinician throughout the United States and abroad.

Kenneth Boyd is currently in his 11th year as Director of Bands at West Orange High School. In his 20 year career, he has also served as Director of Bands at Olympia High School and Memorial Middle School as well as Associate Director of Bands at University High School. Mr. Boyd graduated from the University of Central Florida with a Bachelor of Music Education degree in 1998. At West Orange, Mr. Boyd directs the band and orchestra programs. He also serves as chair of the Performing Arts Department and musical director for musicals performed by West Orange’s acclaimed theatre program. Bands and Orchestras under Mr. Boyd’s direction consistently earn superior ratings at all levels of evaluation. In addition, ensembles under Mr. Boyd’s direction have performed at the Stetson Invitational, the Midwest Clinic, and the CBDNA/NBA Southern Division Conference and the President’s Concert in conjunction with the annual FMEA Music Education Conference. In 2017 the West Orange Band Program earned the Blue Ribbon Program of Excellence Award, given by the National Band Association. West Orange was one of only three high schools nationwide to receive the award last year.

Mr. Boyd was recently named the 2017 Teacher of the Year for West Orange High School. In addition, he is a two time recipient of the Kessler Grand Bohemian Scholarship Award for excellence in fine arts teaching. He has also received the National Band Association’s Outstanding Jazz Educator Award and two Citations of Excellence for outstanding contribution to bands and band music. Mr. Boyd has served as clinician for several all-county bands, both concert and jazz. He has also enjoyed the opportunity to work at numerous colleges as a clinician for summer camps and honor bands, including Florida State University, the University of North Florida, the University of Central Florida, Florida Southern, and Austin Peay University. Mr. Boyd is an active member of the National Band Association, the Florida Bandmasters Association, and the Florida Music Education Association.

In addition to his music education activities, Mr. Boyd performs on Trumpet regularly with the Orlando Philharmonic Orchestra and the Southern Winds Concert Band. Mr. Boyd has been married to his lovely wife, Jennifer, for the past seventeen years. Together, they have three beautiful children, Garrett, Emma and Tyler.

Many of our camps have a placement audition at check-in to determine ensemble and chair placement. Some camps also have a music theory survey to determine your level of theory experience. These events take place during Administrative Check-in before you go to the dorm. Once the camper completes these check-in activities we will build a class schedule to fit.

Campers should prepare the following for the String Orchestra Camp placement audition:

Two scales of your choice
One solo piece that best demonstrates your playing ability
You may be asked to sight-read

Once orchestra assignments have been made they will not be changed.

If a registered student becomes unable to attend camp for any reason AND camp administration received a written refund request, the following refund policy will apply:

• Written notice received in camp office 10 or more business days(Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm) prior to the first day of camp: Full refund of tuition and housing less the $100.00 deposit.
• Written notice received in camp office 1-9 business days(Monday - Friday, 8am-5pm) prior to the first day of camp: Refund of tuition only less the $100.00 deposit.
• As of 5:00pm on the night before camp check-in: No refunds of any kind.

Accepted forms of written notification include:

• Letters mailed to the camp administration office at FSU Summer Music Camps, PO BOX 3061180, Tallahassee, FL 32306 and RECEIVED in our office according to the policy above.
• Email sent to the camp administration office at musiccamps@fsu.edu.  Please be sure to get a reply confirming that we received you email request and that your refund is being processed.
• Letters faxed to the camp administration office at 850-644-5257.

All of the above methods must be RECEIVED in our office according to the Refund Policy. Please be sure to get a confirmation from our office indicating that your request to cancel was received and that the refund is being processed.

This camp offers students the option to sign-up for private lessons at an additional cost of $50.00 per 50-minute lesson. There is a maximum of 2 private lessons per week.

All lessons are organized and paid for at camp check-in. Lessons are scheduled with a teacher based on availability at check-in. The administration office does not have a list of private lesson teachers ahead of time.

Payments for lessons are payable by cash or check only and checks must be made payable directly to the instructor. The lesson(s) will take place during lunch or during a sectional rehearsal; no lessons are scheduled outside of the 8am-5pm class day.

Have you visited our Discounts page to see if you are eligible for any discounts? Do this BEFORE you register!

The following promo codes are available for this camp IF YOU QUALIFY:

• All-State or Tri-State Discount: EVENT100
• FSU Faculty/Staff Discount: FAC50

If you are eligible for more than one of the above discounts, you will only be able to enter one promo code during registration. After registering and getting the one discounts, contact us via email at musiccamps@fsu.edu with the details of the other discount you are eligible for and we will manually apply it to your account.

Visit our Discounts page for details on all of our discount opportunities.

Continue to Register For Orchestra Camp

Once you are registered to attend camp, you will need to complete your Camp Forms. The packet includes the required consent forms, a medical form, a housing and dining form, and order forms for optional services. Filling out these forms as soon as possible will help us provide you with a great camp experience.

You can fill out these forms online or send them back by mail. We ask that you provide this information as soon as possible, but the deadline to submit all forms and requests is JUNE 03.

If you are coming to more than one camp, you only need to fill out this information once.

ONLINE FORMS

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You will need to know your Customer ID number to make an online payment. This number can be found on the email confirmation you received when you registered. If you do no know this number or did not get an email confirmation of your registration, please send a request to register@capd.fsu.edu and the registrar will email you back with your number.

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For more information about making payments, our Cancellation and Refund Policy, due dates, and more, go to the Payment Information Page.

The best way to prepare for camp is to read your handbook. You can view the handbook online as an interactive PDF or you can download and print out a PDF version. There is information in this handbook that pertains to both parents and campers, so we encourage everyone to take the time to read it.

The 2019 handbook is not yet available. The link below is for the 2018 handbook and should be used for reference purposes only. The 2019 handbook will be available in the spring.

Interactive Online Version

Interactive PDF to download and print

This camp has been cancelled for summer 2020.  Please click here for more information.