University of Michigan - Flint Summer Vocal Academy of Music
2013 Summer Vocal Academy
Academy Overview
Carrying a tradition of almost thirty years, the University of Michigan-Flint Summer Vocal Music Academy welcomes middle and high school students with musical potential and love for singing, and offers them opportunities for musical enrichment and artistic expression. The Academy presents two separate camps - Junior Academy, for students who have completed grades 5, 6, 7, and 8, and Senior Academy for students who have completed grades 9, 10, 11, and 12. Two-weeks long, each program is designed to engage students in a curriculum that offers various aspects of music study, along with a real time stage performance at the end of each program. Classes are in session Monday through Friday, 8:45 am – 2:45 pm on UM-Flint campus and conclude with a final public concert at the UM-Flint Theater. Our Academy instructors are established music educators and passionate performers who are fully committed to teaching and promoting the art of music and singing on all levels of music education. Academy students are taught in a safe, friendly and creative environment, and enjoy the experience of a college campus while learning about music and art.
2013 Academy Dates
Junior Academy: July 8 – 19, 2013
(grades 5-8)
Senior Academy: July 22 – August 2, 2013
(grades 9-12)
Registration Fee: $160
Curriculum
Junior Academy: Senior Academy:
Academy Choir Academy Choir
Dance & Movement Dance & Movement (elective)
Vocal Technique Vocal Technique
Recorder Theory/Composition
Percussion Percussion (elective)
Art Class Men’s/Women’s Ensembles
Auditions
Audition is required for new students only! The purpose of the audition is to determine if a student will be able to successfully participate in the Academy Choir, and to be placed in the appropriate level of Music Theory.
Audition Requirements:
- Theory Placement Test
- Sing My Country, 'Tis of Thee or America, the Beautiful (piano accompaniment provided)
- Sing vocal exercises to test range and voice quality (given by the instructor)
- Sing vocal exercises to test tonal memory and ability to match pitch (given by the instructor)
Audition Dates for 2013 Summer Vocal Academy of Music
Friday, May 17 & 24 and June 7 - 6:00 pm
Saturday, May 18 & 25 and June 1 & 16 - 11:00 am
Location: UM - Flint, French Hall, Room 130
To schedule an audition, please call the Department of Music at: (810) 762-3377
Registration Process
New students who have passed an audition must fill out the registration form and mail the form along with registration fee of $160 to the UM-Flint Department of Music.
Returning students (students who have previously attended the Academy) are not required to audition.
To enroll in the 2013 Junior or Senior Academy, returning students must fill out the registration form and mail the form along with the registration fee of $160 to UM-Flint Department of Music.
Mail Registration Form and Registration Fee To:
Summer Vocal Academy of Music
University of Michigan-Flint
303 E. Kearsley Street
Department of Music, 126 David M. French Hall
Flint, MI 48502
Scholarships
Carolyn Mawby Junior Academy Scholarship Fund:
Limited funds in the name of the founder of the Summer Vocal Music Academy Carolyn Mawby are available for returning and new students of the Junior Academy.
Early registration by June 1, 2013 is required for scholarship consideration.
Information about scholarship funds for Senior Academy students will be available at the end of March 2013. Early registration by June 1st, 2013 will be required for scholarship consideration.
2013 Summer Vocal Academy of Music Faculty
Julie Anne Carr, UM-Flint, Department of Music – Vocal Technique, Jr./Sr.
Emma Davis, Dance Instructor, UM-Flint – Dance, Jr./Sr.
Dr. Gabriela Hristova, UM-Flint, Department of Music – Women’s Ensemble, Sr.
Patrick Prouty, UM-Flint Department of Music – Theory/Composition, Sr.
Benjamin Schlatter, UM-Flint, Department of Music alumni – Percussion Ensemble, Jr.
Elizabeth Sevick, Music Teacher, Hanson's Pro Music, Port Huron - Art Class, Jr.
Garth Starr, Music Teacher, Flushing Community Schools - Choir, Jr.
Alex Sutton, Choir Director, Tecumseh High School - Choir / Men's Ensemble, Sr.
Tricia Wittbrodt, Music Education Student, UM-Flint - Recorder, Jr.
Staff
Dr. Gabriela Hristova, Artistic Director
Karri Spoelstra, Academy Secretary
Miranda Mooney, Academy Counselor
Emily Carter, Academy Counselor
Owen Ananich, Academy Counselor
Hanna Wilkariasz, Academy Counselor
The Academy counselors are chosen carefully from the Department of Music's own music majors. Most counselors are former Academy students: they are reliable, energetic and friendly assistants who will be with the Academy students each day.
Schedule of Classes
Junior Academy
8:45 – 9:25 Dance, sec. I/Percussion Ensemble, sec. I
9:30 – 10:10 Dance, sec. II / Percussion Ensemble, sec. II
10:15 – 11:05 Choir - Rehearsal I
11:10 – 11:50 Recorder, section I / Vocal Technique, sec. I
11:50 – 12:25 LUNCH
12:25 – 1:05 Recorder, sec. II / Vocal Technique, sec. II
1:10 – 2:00 Choir - Rehearsal II
2:05 – 2:45 Art Class
Senior Academy
8:45 – 9:25 Dance, sec. I/ Percussion, sec. I
9:30 – 10:10 Dance, sec. II / Percussion, sec. II
10:15 – 11:05 Choir - Rehearsal I
11:10 – 11:55 Men’s/Women’s Ensembles
11:55 – 12:30 LUNCH
12:30 – 1:10 Vocal Technique, sec. I/ Theory
1:15 – 1:55 Vocal Technique, sec. II/ Composition
2:00 – 2:45 Choir - Rehearsal II
Contact Us:
Summer Vocal Academy of Music
University of Michigan - Flint
303 East Kearsley Street, 126 FH
Flint, Michigan 48502
Department of Music Office: 810.762.3377; 810.762.3326 fax
Dr. Gabriela Hristova, Academy Director: 810.762.3375 office; email: ghristov@umflint.edu