Summer Enrichment Programs
Music Therapy with Art, Ages 7-12 (AM) Weeks of June 17 & June 24 2013 SUMMER PROGRAMS Little Patuxent Opera Institute, June 20—July 28 TMI’s Summer Enrichment Programs (SEPs) are designed to provide all participants with more opportunities to perform, learn, and explore their own musical creativity. All programs culminate in a final demonstration or concert! The Programs offered by The Music Institute for Summer 2013 are designed to interest a variety of students. For students interested in Chamber Music, Opera/Musical Theatre, and learning individual instruments, The Music Institute also offers intensive programs and workshops for more in-depth study and exploration. Come join us for a summer full of quality musical instruction! Download our 2013 Summer Enrichment Program Brochure here! PROGRAM DESCRIPTIONS Music Therapy with Art (AM) (MUS-023-001; #4920) Music Therapy with Art (AM) (MUS-023-001; #4923) Flute-A-Rama! Ages 10-14 (AM) (MUS-090-001; #3723) Each day will feature a variety of music and flute-related topics, as well as coached ensemble practice. Melissa and Carrie bring a fresh approach to music theory, rhythm, scales and warm-ups, group playing, music vocabulary, body awareness, and breathing. The program culminates in a noon performance featuring the Flute-A-Rama Ensembles. No matter how long you’ve played the flute, you’ll come away with ideas and inspiration – and some new friends! For more information, contact Melissa Lindon or visit the Flute-A-Rama webpage. Gumbo Ensemble, Ages 10-18 (PM) (MUS –080-031; #5395) Summer Orchestra: Movie Theme Music, Ages 10-17 (PM) (MUS-080-049; #5991) ***************
Little Patuxent Opera Institute Ages 16 and up A performance workshop for singers with interest in opera and operetta. Beginning June 20, 2013, students will have coachings, voice lessons, and acting classes with LPOI faculty. Master Classes with master teachers Ruth Drucker, Gran Wilson, and Sheryl Woods. The workshop will culminate in performances in the HCC Studio Theatre July 26-28, 2013. Also available for college credit. For more information concerning tuition and registration materials, please contact The Music Institute office or check the LPOI website. Gemini Piano Trio Chamber Music Workshop All ages (MUS-085-071; #5404) Back by popular demand, the Gemini Piano Trio offers a four-week coaching clinic for a limit of ten intermediate to advanced pre-formed groups with performance-ready repertoire. The workshop offers four coachings and three master classes from June 29 to August 3, 2013, with the final concert on August 3, 2013 at 7:30 PM. Additional performance and learning opportunities are available. Interested groups should contact Dr. Benjamin Myers as soon as possible at BMyers@howardcc.edu. Registration forms and tuition payments are due June 14, 2013 ($260.00 total per participant). Individual instrumentalists who do not have a pre-formed group must contact Dr. Myers by June 3, 2013 to be put on a waiting list to form a possible chamber group. Unfortunately, GPT can not guarantee that placement. For more information about the workshop, visit the GPTCMW's website; for more information about the trio, please go to http://www.geminipianotrio.com/. Private Lessons All Ages and Ability levels Half hour, 45-, and 60-minute private lessons with HCC/TMI faculty scheduled around your summer vacation needs. Available from June to August, we offer private instruction in Voice and Piano as well as Orchestral, Band, and Jazz Instruments. GENERAL INFORMATION & INSTRUCTIONS How to Register for summer enrichment programs ONLY
Registration, Tuition and Fees To reserve a place in The Music Institute’s 2013 Summer Enrichment Programs, a non-refundable deposit of $50.00 must be made by June 1, 2013. The balance is due no later than two weeks prior to the individual program’s start date. Tuition per SEP is $190.00 except for Music Therapy with Art, whose tuition is $220.00 per child. Tuition for the GPT Chamber Music Workshop, LPOI, and Private Lessons are listed on their respective registration forms and are available at the TMI Office. Space is limited : classes will be filled on a ‘First come, first served’ basis. Refund Policy Refunds for children who cannot attend an Enrichment Program can be made for 100% of the tuition balance (deposit and fees are non-refundable) up to the Friday two weeks prior to the beginning of the program. Refunds for 50% of the tuition balance can be made up to the Friday one week prior to the beginning of the program. No refunds will be made during the week prior to the program or during the week of the program. Refunds cannot be made for non-attendance the week of the program. Refunds cannot be made for non-attendance of the program. If a fee waiver was given for early registration, the fee waiver will not be included in the amount of the refund. A request for a student to have an SEP dropped and a refund processed must be made in writing, in person, by email, or by fax at (443) 518-4294 and should include the student’s name, student ID#, address, phone number, and program name. FEDERAL TAX ID# Use this number for your federal income tax return or dependent care credit: #520900106. Schedules Summer enrichment programs take place: Check Class Descriptions for the program in which you are interested. Morning only students will be escorted to the Main Lobby area to wait for pick up at 12:00 pm. Afternoon only students will be met in the Lobby beginning at 12:45 pm. Participants of other HCC Summer Enrichment Programs (Kids on Campus, etc.) during the same week as a TMI Program will be picked up from and/or escorted to these programs by staff personnel. It is the parent/guardians’ responsibility to inform The Music Institute if their student is attending another camp during a TMI program week. Drop-Off & Supervision Students will be met by TMI staff in the Horowitz Center Lobby each morning no earlier than 8:15 am. Students are always supervised while on campus. For the safety of your children, we encourage parents to escort their students to and from the Horowitz Center. For parents/guardians unable to park and escort their students into the building, you may drop them off at the cross walk near the main HCC Bus Stop (enter the HCC campus via Little Patuxent Parkway and go straight through the traffic circle). There is a straight path across the quad to the Horowitz Center. As a safety measure, students are not permitted on campus earlier than 8:15am. Those dropped off prior to that time will attend Start Up Time with a charge of $5 per day. Pick-Up At the end of each day, students will wait in the HVPA lobby for your arrival. We require that you or another approved adult sign out your student each day. Students may wait outside at a pick-up location designated by you only if we have written permission as noted on your registration form or via a signed note from home. Any student not picked up by 4:45 p.m. will be asked to wait in Wind Down Time. Fees of $5 per 15-minute period will be charged. Start Up and Wind Down Before- and after-care for all summer enrichment programs at HCC is provided by the Actors’ Institute and is located in HVPA 120.
For further information please contact Grace Anastasiadis at (443) 518.4252 Orientation A brief orientation will take place at 8:30 AM on the first day of every program in HVPA 140. Students and parents will have an opportunity to meet the staff and ask questions about the program at that time. Attendance If your student MUST leave early or arrive late due to a doctor’s appointment or other personal matter, please call The Music Institute Office (443.518.4297) or provide a note in advance. What To Bring Students should arrive daily with their instrument(s), their assigned music, a notebook or binder with writing paper for notes, and a pencil with eraser. It is helpful for each student to have a backpack or tote bag. Please provide snacks and drinks for your child/children. Lunch Students who will attend HCC’s SEP for a full day (in conjunction with other HCC departmental SEPs) should plan on attending the supervised lunch from 12 pm to 1 pm. Bag lunches are required. Students will watch a G or PG-rated movie during the supervised lunch period. Students should bring change or $1 bills for the vending machines. Students will be escorted to vending machines at the beginning of Lunchtime. Performance There will be a performance on the last day of each program week highlighting what the participants have learned and accomplished. Please check with the teacher for program details such as the time and location of the demonstration/performance. Medication If your student is on any medication that is to be taken during the day, the TMI Medical Form, found on the website or in the office, must completed. You must submit this form by orientation either in person or by fax to 443.518.4294. If your student takes medication during the school year, please continue this regimen during class hours. Please note that TMI faculty and staff may not dispense medication. HCC Summer Enrichment Programs During the summer, several departments at HCC offer summer enrichment programs, both full- and half-day. We all work together to coordinate schedules so that if a participant wants to attend an AM day program in one area, he/she can attend a PM program in another. Program personnel escort students between these programs. No children are allowed to walk unattended by an escort between any of the HCC programs. |