Middle School Concert Band

7:oo a.m. – Breakfast & Morning “Huddle” (students prepare for their day with a healthy breakfast and a quick small group check-in led by their assigned SWAG Team member)

8:30 a.m. – Full Band Rehearsal

10:15 a.m. – Team Building Sessions (active learning experiences led by the Symposium Student Leadership faculty)

11:15 a.m. – Lunch

12:15 p.m. – Sectionals

1:30 p.m. – Masterclass (led by professional musicians, students explore topics like tone quality, practice habits, instrument-specific techniques)

2:30 p.m. – Full Band Rehearsal

4:00 p.m. – Rec Activity/Track Visit (structured “free time” to explore other areas of camp, and to build lifelong friendships with fellow campers through fun activities)

5:15 p.m. – Dinner

6:15 p.m. – Full Band Rehearsal

8:00 p.m. – Evening Concert (Many things set the Music for All Summer Symposium apart from other camps, and one of those is the nightly concert series, one of our student campers’ favorite parts of the experience!)

Percussion students participating in the Middle School Concert track will participate in a three-day percussion-focused experience before joining the concert bands. During the first three days of the camp, percussion students will attend masterclasses and clinics, participate in concert percussion sectionals and percussion ensembles, and attend a rehearsal with the percussion section from Carolina Crown Drum & Bugle Corps, in addition to all of the team-building and social activities with the other concert band participants. This hybrid percussion and concert band camp is designed to give percussion students the best of both worlds!

The Middle School Concert Band Camp at the Music for All Summer Symposium is the perfect combination of music, fun, and friendship. Students interact with nationally recognized middle school centered educators, make new friendships from students around the country and the SWAG team*, the camp’s counselors, teaching assistants, and superheroes. Rec time, team-building activities, and evening concerts round‐out an exceptional summer music camp experience. The Middle School Concert Band Camp is designed for students entering 7th or 8th grade, with at least one year of performance experience on their instrument.

* The SWAG Team members are the Music for All camp’s counselors, teaching assistants, and superheroes. They are selected by vigorous application process, undergo a background check, and carry forward the 35-year tradition of ensuring a safe, positively life-changing experience.

Our Concert Band Camp coordinators Keith Ozsvath and Greg Scapillato live the mission every day, as band directors and as parents. We know you are looking for a safe, engaging environment for your child, with exceptional teaching from a distinguished faculty. You also are looking for value. The Music for All Summer Symposium provides lodging, meals, tuition, materials, teachers, and concerts for a reasonable cost that is far exceeded in value and impact.

The Middle School Concert Band Camp provides a well-rounded curriculum led by student-centered, nationally recognized music educators.

The 2024 conductor is Tiffany Hitz, Director of Middle School Bands at Robinson Secondary School in Fairfax County, VA.