Camp Overview

Camp will be held at First Methodist Church, 777 N. Walnut Creek Dr., Mansfield, TX 76063. 

Summer Strings is open to students who have had at least one year of instruction on a string instrument, up to those that will be high school seniors in the Fall 2023. 

All students will be placed in our Concert, Philharmonic or Symphony Orchestras. This year there will be two options for auditioning. Online auditions will be able to be submitted until June 12th. Live auditions will be held on Sunday, June 18th after the camp meeting. 

Concert - comprised of beginner level musicians with at least one year of instruction on their instrument. No audition required. 

Philharmonic - comprised of mainly middle school or intermediate level musicians with at least 2 years of instruction. Audition required. 

Symphony  - comprised of mainly high school or advanced level musicians with at least 3 years of instruction. Audition required. 

Chair tests will be held in sectionals on Thursday, June 22 for all orchestras to determine chair placement for the concert.

All students will choose from the electives below for their afternoon session. 

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The following is a brief description of each elective:

• Theory- The study of key signatures, Circle of Fifths, time signatures, rhythms, intervals, and chords.
• Advanced Techniques- The study of advanced techniques including shifting, vibrato and bowing techniques.
• Conducting- The study of basic conducting techniques and styles.
• Ear-training- The practice of learning to accurately recognize, remember, and notate musical sounds.
• Composing- The study of creating original musical compositions.
• Music Literature-  An Introduction of Baroque, Classical and Romantic Music for young orchestra musicians.