How Will I Get to Camp (Driving Edition)

How Will I Get to Camp (Driving Edition)

If you’re attending the Music for All Summer Symposium this year and you’re driving, the main question on your mind might be how much time should I give myself to get to camp? (and for all of our campers who are traveling by air, check out our Air travel guide here)....

How Will I Get To Camp? (Air Travel Edition)

How Will I Get To Camp? (Air Travel Edition)

You settle down and breathe a sigh of relief; your registration for the Music for All Summer Symposium is complete and paid for, and you've just saved the date in your calendar. At this point, you just can't wait to get to camp. But then you start thinking, how will I...

Top 10

Top 10

The Music for All Summer Symposium, presented by Yamaha is THE place to be in June for music educators across the country. At Music for All we know that the most influential element in the success of students and music education in general is qualified, knowledgeable,...

Jazz Band Jam Session

Jazz Band Jam Session

If you know me, you know I love jazz music. I think it’s part of the smoothness of the sound or how effortless jazz musicians can make it look. Sitting in on the jazz band jam session I realized that there is a lot of work that goes into making it all look and sound...

Masterclass with Sammy K featuring Will Kennedy

Masterclass with Sammy K featuring Will Kennedy

Today I had the opportunity to sit in the Masterclass for Jazz Drumset put on by the ever-talented Sammy K. Walking into the building and up the stairs to the session I could already hear campers jamming out on some drum sets. I enter into room 313 and five bright eye...

True Leadership with the Drum Major Institute

True Leadership with the Drum Major Institute

Leadership means a lot of different things to different people. Most people would see it as a person who is the first one in the door in the morning and the last one to leave. Someone who stands in front of a group of people and gets the job done. Drum Majors all have...

Time for Three

Time for Three

Last night was the last concert for the 2016 MFA Summer Symposium and I could not think of a better group to close out the concerts with other than Time for Three. Nick Kendall, Nikki Chooi, and Ranaan Meyer put on a spectacular show for our campers that mixed all...

Saturday is Family Day at Camp!

Saturday is Family Day at Camp!

Hello parents and friends! Everyone here at the Music for All Summer Symposium is looking forward to your arrival to Ball State University for tomorrow's events! Below is a list of activities that are planned for Saturday, July 2, 2016: Parent Breakfast 6:30 - 8:00...

Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers

Mindi Abair and The Boneshakers

On Wednesday evening of the 2016 Music for All Summer Symposium our campers got to experience the electrifying energy of the powerhouse saxophonist/vocalist Mindi Abair! Mindi and The Boneshakers put on an amazing show that had everyone in attendance on their feet at...

Carolina Crown at the MFA Summer Symposium

Carolina Crown at the MFA Summer Symposium

Later this week a group of 150 young adults will arrive to the beautiful Ball State University campus to join our 1700+ participants for what will be one of the coolest experiences offered at Summer Symposium. This group hails from Fort Mill, South Carolina and is the...

Tech Time with Orchestra

Tech Time with Orchestra

As a former Orchestra student, being able to watch the Orchestra division brings back a lot of memories. I was able to travel to Atlanta and New York City in high school to play cello but I never attended the MFA Summer Symposium and I must say, I’m a bit jealous....