UTSA Virtual All-State Choir Camp | 2020

June 29th - July 1st

Grades: 9th - 12th | Ages: 13-19 Location: San Antonio Tuition: $125 Voice Lesson: $25 (CLOSED) Payment Deadline is June 22nd

Welcome! In our 24th year, the UTSA Choir Camp continues to be a leader in the Texas All-State Choir preparatory process. Because of the circumstances surrounding COVID-19, we are not allowed to host an in-person camp this summer. We are, however, excited for you to join our virtual program! While this version of our camp may be different than in previous years, we are resolved as a team to continue to provide the best possible experience to our campers. We are dedicated to being the best and most valuable resource to learn your All-State music. Our camp features outstanding clinicians from prominent Texas high school music programs along with UTSA’s own superb conductors and faculty to provide an intensive and advanced study of the All-State audition music. All high school students and entering high schools students planning to participate in the All-State process are welcome to register.

We are unable to provide music to campers this year. Please plan to purchase the All-State music packet on your own. We apologize for the inconvenience.

To visit the JW Pepper website to purchase your music packet, click here. If your student is singing as a Soprano or Alto, choose the Large School Treble Packet. If you student is singing as a Tenor or a Bass, choose the Large School Tenor Bass Packet.

If it is likely that your music is not going to arrive in time for camp, email us at choircamp@utsa.edu. Please include a receipt or proof of purchase indicating that you have purchased your music.

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Camp Schedule

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday
8:30 - 8:45	Morning Warm-Up	Morning Warm-Up	Morning Warm-Up	5 voice lessons
9:00 - 9:30	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson	scheduled from
9:30 - 10:05	Clinician Meeting, Voice Section 1	Clinician Meeting, Voice Section 1	Clinician Meeting, Voice Section 1	9:00am - 2:30pm*
10:15 - 10:50	Clinician Meeting, Voice Section 2	Clinician Meeting, Voice Section 2	Clinician Meeting, Voice Section 2
11:00 - 11:40	Director Meeting - SSAA	Director Meeting - SSAA	Director Meeting - SSAA	*due to demand
11:00 - 11:40	Director Meeting - TTBB	Director Meeting - TTBB	Director Meeting - TTBB
11:50 - 12:20	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson
12:30 - 1:00	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson
12:00 - 1:00	Lunchtime/Box Break	Lunchtime/Box Break	Lunchtime/Box Break
1:00 - 1:35	Clinician Meeting	Clinician Meeting	Clinician Meeting
1:50 - 2:30	Director Meeting - SATB	Director Meeting - SATB	Director Meeting - SATB
2:45 - 3:15	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson	Voice Lesson
3:15 - 3:50	Mental Health Session A	Mental Health Session B	Mental Health Session C
4:00 - 4:35	Clinician Meeting	Clinician Meeting	Clinician Meeting

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Our campers will gain access to a myriad of videos and learning aids, including:

• Rehearsal and performance videos of the All-State music, featuring UTSA faculty and alumni
• Diction coaching for the All-State music
• Immersive group focus sessions pertaining to vocal and mental health

Students will also attend live meetings via Zoom with their voice part clinician, as well as sessions with Dr. Muhn and Dr. Mabry. There they will get the chance to submit questions and actively participate in discussions about the music.

Students will have the opportunity to have an online voice lesson with a member of the UTSA voice faculty. Lessons are 30 minutes long and are an additional $25. If you are interested in participating in this exceptional opportunity, make sure to select the voice lesson option at registration.

We are looking forward to having you. Join us from the comfort of your own home and #letsUTSAvechoircamp!

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Answers to some FAQs:

• All meetings will take place via Zoom. You will need to have/create a Zoom account to attend the meetings.
• The morning warm-up is optional, but recommended. The Box Break is an optional meeting to join if you would like to hear submissions from The Box.
• All Clinician Meetings will be Sectionals and divided by voice part. The morning Clinician meetings are divided further by Voice Part 1 and Voice Part 2.
• Voice Part 1 is for Soprano 1, Alto 1, Tenor 1, and Bass 1
• Voice Part 2 is for Soprano 2, Alto 2, Tenor 2, and Bass 2
• If you have signed up for a voice lesson, you will be assigned a time slot and instructor and notified by June 20th for confirmation. Lessons are assigned on a first come, first serve basis. We have added an extra day to allow for more voice lessons to be scheduled, should the need arise.

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Virtual Talent Show

The deadline for video submissions has been extended to June 19th!

We're hosting our annual talent show with an online twist! Submit your video by June 19th for your chance to be selected as one of our talent show participants. Here's how to do it:

1. Upload your video on YouTube under Unlisted (or a different privacy setting if you have your parents' permission!)
2. Send us the link to your video! You can message us via Facebook, Instagram, or email us at choircamp@utsa.edu.
3. Make sure you put an email address in your message so we can contact you with the results!

The talent show participants will be notified by June 20th. We can't wait to see what you guys can do!

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Teachers Who Would Like to Attend

Teachers are more than welcome to attend our camp! We have two different options available to you.

Zoom Access - $10: You will be granted access to the live Zoom meetings that the campers attend. These include the music dicussion and learning based meetings as well as our mental health session.

Zoom Access + Recorded Content - $50: In addition to Zoom access, you will also be able to view and download the recorded learning resources that are available to the campers. These include rehearsal and performance videos of the All-State music, our vocal health presentation, and sight reading resources.

If you are a teacher interested in attending, please email choircamp@utsa.edu from your professional school email address. You will be provided with ath discount code and instructions on how to register.

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Choral Directors
Dr. Gary Mabry, Professor Emeritus at UTSA
Dr. Yoojin Muhn, Director of Choral Activities at UTSA

Clinicians
Soprano – Anna Osterman, Brandeis High School
Alto – Pauline Sexton, Grapevine High School
Tenor – David Short, Judson High School
Bass – Adrian Kirtley, Timber Creek High School

Camp Leadership
Taylor Malcolm, Camp Director
Katrina Cantu, Assistant Camp Director

 

TUITION DISCOUNTS

June 22nd

**Tuition is 50% refundable if written notification is received on or before June 19th.

**NO REFUNDS AFTER JUNE 19th.