2025 Music for All Summer Symposium Dates, Rates, and Travel Information
STUDENT DIVISION PRICING
Full Week Camp
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28
- Drum Major Institute
- Marching Band Division
- High School Concert Band Division
- Middle School School Concert Band Division
- High School Color Guard Division
- Middle School Color Guard Division
- Marching Percussion Division
- Music Production Boot Camp
- Includes:
- Additional Leadership Training
- Nightly Concerts
- DCI Central Indiana
- World-class Faculty
- Meals for the week
Add Leadership Weekend
- Add Leadership Weekend to the Full Week Camp experience
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Saturday, June 21 – Monday, June 23
- Leadership Training
- Small Group Instruction
- World-class Faculty
Leadership Weekend Only
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Saturday, June 21 – Monday, June 23
- Leadership Training
- Small Group Instruction
- World-class Faculty
DIRECTOR ACADEMY PRICING
Full Week Camp
- NEW REDUCED PRICE FOR FULL WEEK DIRECTOR ACADEMY!
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28
- Includes:
- Full week housing, meals, curriculum
- Nightly Concerts
- DCI Central Indiana
- World-class Faculty
NEW! 3-DAY SESSION ONE
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Monday 1 p.m., June 23 – Wednesday evening, June 25
- Housing 3-nights: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday evenings; meals: Monday dinner through Wednesday breakfast
- Curriculum, sessions with world-class faculty
- Night concerts Monday-Wednesday evenings
NEW! 3-DAY SESSION TWO
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Wednesday evening, June 25 – Saturday noon, June 28
- Housing 3-nights: Wednesday, Thursday, Friday evenings; meals: Wednesday dinner through Saturday breakfast
- Curriculum, sessions with world-class faculty
- Night concerts Wednesday-Friday evenings, including DCI Central Indiana
COMMUTER PRICING – STUDENTS AND DIRECTORS
STUDENT FULL WEEK – COMMUTER
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28
- Includes:
- Curriculum, materials
- Meals: Lunch – Tuesday through Friday lunches; Dinner – Monday through Friday dinner; no breakfasts
- Nightly Concerts
- DCI Central Indiana
- World-class Faculty
DIRECTOR ACADEMY FULL WEEK – COMMUTER
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28
- Includes:
- Curriculum, materials
- Meals: Lunch – Tuesday through Friday lunches; Dinner – Monday through Friday dinner; no breakfasts
- Nightly Concerts
- DCI Central Indiana
- Director and Faculty Socials
- World-class Faculty
DIRECTOR ACADEMY 3-DAY OPTIONS – COMMUTER
- Register and pay by June 1, 2025
- Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28
- Includes:
- Curriculum, materials
- Meals Session One (June 23-25): Lunch and Dinner Monday-Wednesday, no breakfasts
- Meals Session Two (June 25-28): Lunch – Thursday-Friday, Dinner – Wednesday-Friday, no breakfasts
- Nightly Concerts
- DCI Central Indiana
- World-class Faculty
- Curriculum, sessions with world-class faculty
- Nightly concerts Session One (June 23-25): Monday-Wednesday; Nightly Concerts Session Two (June 25-28): Wednesday-Friday, including DCI Central Indiana
Payment Plans
Payment plans are available for the Summer Symposium registration fee!
Payment plans are only available if you pay with a credit card when registering your student in UltraCamp.
Payment plans can be selected during checkout in UltraCamp. If a monthly payment plan is selected, your card will immediately be charged with a non-refundable deposit of $250. The remaining balance will be broken up over the remaining months.
For example: If you sign your student up for 2024 Summer Symposium during the 2023 Symposium Week, you’ll be eligible to lock in the lowest price of $899. If you select a monthly payment plan, you’ll be charged $250 at checkout, then $59 monthly until June 1, 2024.
For questions about setting up a payment plan, reach out to symposium@musicforall.org.
Register for 2025 Summer Symposium
Register for Full Week, Full Week + Leadership Weekend, or Leadership Weekend Only
Scholarships
Scholarships are available to students and directors attending the Summer Symposium.
Note for band directors about TBA Registrations: You can reserve spots and pay in advance for “Pre-Registered” students. For example, you may choose to register and pay for your school’s drum major(s) to attend the Drum Major Institute before your drum major auditions have concluded. However, you must provide names for these Pre-Registered spots (TBA Registrations) by June 1 or a $20 change fee per application will apply.
Camp Information
Camp Dates
Saturday, June 21 – Monday, June 23, 2025 – Leadership Weekend
Monday, June 23 – Saturday, June 28, 2025 – Summer Symposium
Please note start and end times and make travel plans accordingly.
Registration, Leadership Weekend: 8:00 a.m., Saturday, June 21, 2025
Opening Session, Leadership Weekend: 12:00 p.m., Saturday, June 21, 2025
Leadership Weekend Ends: 12:00 p.m. Monday, June 23, 2025
Registration, Full Week: 8:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2025
Placement Hearings (Select Divisions): 8:00 a.m., Monday, June 23, 2025
Opening Session, Full Week: 1:00 p.m., Monday, June 23, 2025
Camp Ends: 12:00 p.m., Saturday, June 28, 2025
Supervision is available beginning at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday (June 22) for full-week campers, and 6:00 p.m., Friday (June 20) for Leadership Weekend for students who select to add an “extra night” on their registration.
Students who attend Leadership Weekend + Full Week of camp do not need to attend Monday morning full-week registration. They only need to attend the Saturday morning Leadership Weekend Registration.
Cancellation Policy, Late Fees, & Change Fees
Cancellations:
Before June 1
Music for All will retain $250 as a non-refundable deposit portion of the registration fee and will refund the balance paid.
After June 1
Music for All will retain 100% of the registration fee – no refunds.
Late Fees:
After June 1
$75 late registration fee applies if an applicant registers or pays after June 1
Change Fees:
Change fees will be applied if any of the following changes are made to an existing registration after June 1
- Roommate change
- Housing Date Change
- Late receipt of “to be announced” registration student names from directors
Director Housing
Your housing fee is based on the price of a double room in a BSU residence hall. Upgrades to a single room or hotel accommodations are available for adult campers at an additional cost. Upgrades are not available for students.
Bring your students and save! Receive $50 off your registration fee for each of your students who attends a student division at the Music for All Summer Symposium.
Meals
Full-week meals for campers begin with dinner on Monday and end with breakfast on Saturday.
Leadership meals begin with dinner on Saturday and end with lunch on Monday.
Travel Information
If you have questions that are not answered on this page, please email symposium@musicforall.org.
Location
The Music for All Summer Symposium will take place at Ball State University, located in East Central Indiana.
Ball State University
2000 W. University Ave.
Muncie, Indiana, USA 47306
Shuttles
To fill out the Air Travel Information Form, please log into your UltraCamp account. Then click on your student’s name, click to expand My Forms, and click Complete a New Form.
Select the Air Travel Information Form that applies to your shuttle reservation, fill it out completely, and hit submit.
If you will need a shuttle to or from the Muncie Bus Station, or have questions regarding shuttles, please email symposium@musicforall.org.
Additional Nights
(For registered participants only, for travel purposes)
Friday, June 21, 2024: Residential – $95
For participants arriving the night before the Leadership Weekend begins. Includes Friday night double room in residence hall and meals beginning with dinner Friday, June 20 through lunch Saturday, June 22.
Sunday, June 23, 2024: Residential – $95
For participants arriving the night before the Full Week Symposium begins. Includes Sunday night double room in residence hall and meals beginning with dinner Sunday, June 22 through lunch Monday, June 23.
** After June 1 a fee of $20 applies to all housing changes
*** After June 1 any new registrations will be assessed a $75 late fee
****No accommodations can be made for extra nights AFTER the end of camp
Early Departures
Departing camp early requires the completion of the Early Departure Form before arriving on campus.