Welcome to the 2019 Music for All Summer Symposium, presented by Yamaha! We have a jam-packed week ahead of us. Let’s walk through a few things to make your stay at camp amazing and to prepare you to have the time of your life! 1. Be Ready to Have Fun! Music has the...
How many years have you been part of the Summer Symposium? This is my 38th camp, I started in 1981. I’ve only missed one year when I first started my job in Southeast Louisiana, but I’ve been back every other year since then. What keeps you motivated to come back year...
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Today a dedicated group of leaders came together. Either through self-selection or by appointment, these students have been tasked with the mantle of leadership in their music programs back home. My daughter is one of them. There’s a reason for that. Every year, I...
We welcomed 530 students to Ball State University this morning for the Leadership Weekend Experience. Registration kicked off in a new location that was bright, welcoming, and really captured the spirit of the Summer Symposium I’m so excited to be back for my third...
We kicked off the Leadership Experience Weekend with registration in the Jo Ann Gora Student Rec Center. It was a welcome change of scenery from the Field Sports Building, which has housed the Leadership Weekend and Full Week registration for the past few years....
The SWAG team is full of dedicated men and women who have a passion for service. “They are the hardest working group of individuals you will meet,” says Carrie Miller, SWAG Team Leader. They arrive on campus ready to connect, learn, and help facilitate positively...
I can't believe the 2018 Summer Symposium is coming to a close. I was so lucky to have the opportunity to speak with parents before their session at 8:15 and it was overwhelmingly heartwarming to hear them talk about the impact this camp had on their students before...
The end of camp has arrived. It was sad to see our campers leave so soon, but I had a great time watching them grow as people and musicians. Today, I had the pleasure of attending the orchestra, concert band, marching percussion, drum major institute, and color guard...
It was a hot one as we geared up for our last full day of camp while the Marching Band and Marching Percussion Divisions' prepared for their performances at the Drum Corps International Central Indiana show, United Sound worked with Peer Teaching, the Orchestra...
It’s the most wonderful time of the year and the heat couldn’t hold back my excitement! Even though the show was postponed by an hour to beat the heat, spirits remained high. The excitement of the students was obvious as soon as I entered the stadium. Drum Corps...
