Band Camp

Arrival

Registration and Check-In is Monday, July 11, from 8:30–9:00 a.m. in the Church Foyer.

Placement Auditions

Auditions for chair placement in the band will be held on Monday morning. Campers will be asked to sight-read, play scales, and play a portion of a prepared solo or etude.

All campers in grades 9–12 will audition for placement in Symphonic Band.

Campers in grades 7–8 may choose to audition for Symphonic Band. Otherwise they will be placed in Concert Band. No placement audition is necessary for Concert Band.

Campers in grades 5–6 will not participate in placement auditions. Day-One Beginner Campers will be in Cadet Band; all others will be in Concert Band.

Band Camp Activities

• Band rehearsals
• Ensemble rehearsals
• Chapel services
• Activities and games
• Electives
• Performances
• Choir
• Private instruction

Guest Director - Bruce Cox

Bruce Cox is in his twenty-sixth year on the faculty of Bob Jones University where he is the department head for instrumental studies, teaches trumpet, and directs the University Trumpet Choir and Concert Band. Active as a band conductor, Bruce has been guest clinician for private school band festivals in six states. He completed his DMA in trumpet performance and pedagogy in 1995 from the University of Southern Mississippi after earning a bachelor's degree from BJU and a master's degree from the University of Illinois. His principal trumpet teachers include Argyle Paddock, Michael Tunnell, and Allan Cox, with additional lessons under Ray Sasaki, Ruth Still, Robert Nagel, and Larry Black. Bruce has performed with the Meridian (MS) Symphony Orchestra, Hendersonville (NC) Symphony Orchestra, Greenville (SC) Symphony Orchestra, and the Southern Arts (MS) Brass Quintet. He currently performs with the Spartanburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Greater Anderson Musical Arts Consortium, and BJU's faculty brass ensemble, Foundation Brass. He and his wife Jennifer have three children; their family attends Suber Road Baptist Church in Greer, SC, where he has served as minister of music since 1987.

Day-One Beginner Students

• Special program for Day-One Beginner Students (no prior experience necessary)
• Get a jump-start on beginner band at school
• Fundamental instruction on good sound production, note reading, and proper instrument assembly and care
• Students will need to bring their own instrument and Book 1 of Standard of Excellence by Bruce Pearson.

Concerts

• Showcase Concert at Horizon Bay Retirement Living
  Thursday, July 14 at 2:30 p.m.
  Horizon Bay-Retirement Living
  750 South Pennington Drive, Chandler, AZ 85224
• Grand Finale Concert
  Friday, July 15 at 7:00 p.m.
  Tri-City Baptist Church
  2211 West Germann Road, Chandler, AZ 85286

Lodging and Meals

• Campers in grades 7–12 will be housed in Singleton Hall, our residence hall.
• Staff counselors will live with the campers, providing supervision and spiritual guidance throughout the week.
• Meals are served in the campus cafeteria.

Grades 5–6 Campers

• Campers in grades 5–6 will attend camp from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Lunch is provided.
• Campers in grades 5–6 will spend a full day at camp on Friday. They will not go home before the 7:00 p.m. Grand Finale Concert. Dinner will be provided.
• For campers in grades 5–6 attending Band Camp, early arrival (7:30–8:30 a.m.) and late-stay (4:30–6:00 p.m.) childcare is available on campus through Summer Enrichment. Payment arrangements will be made through Summer Enrichment. The camper must enroll in Summer Enrichment to participate.

Departure

Camp will officially end after the Grand Finale Concert on Friday evening.