Each day, of the four days in the session, we have a fantastic variety of situations that get you playing, improving on your instrument, and get you inspired like never before. We also build in a lot of breaks to allow us to rest our ears and eyes, and to stretch our legs!
Wednesday
July 20th
- 9:00 - 10:15AM
- Sign-in, Set-up, and Welcome! - Get your equipment set up in your room. Welcome Meeting at 10:00am!
- 10:15 - 12:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Meet your band & faculty leader for the day. This is the core of the camp! Your faculty leader will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the Summit songs.
- 12:00 - 12:15PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 12:15 - 12:30PM
- Faculty Mini-Concert - The faculty will play a tune or two before lunch, highlighting ideas and songs discussed in the morning Combo/Improv session.
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 2:30PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - A class specific to your instrument - saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass and drums
- 2:30 - 3:00PM
- Coffee Break! - 30 minute break - Relax!
- 3:00 - 4:00PM
- Elective Classes
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
- 4:00 - 5:30PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes.
- 6:00 - 7:30PM
- JAM SESSIONS - Stay Around . . . Play, Hang Out and/or Listen! Two faculty-led jam sessions - A Beginner/Intermediate level session in the Music Room (Upstairs), and an advanced level session in Fellowship Hall (upstairs)
Thursday
July 21st
- 9:30 - 10:00AM
- Arrive & Set-up - Get your equipment set up in your room.
- 10:00 - 12:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Meet your band & faculty leader for the day. This is the core of the camp! Your faculty leader will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the Summit songs.
- 12:00 - 12:15PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 12:15 - 12:30PM
- Faculty Mini-Concert - The faculty will play a tune or two before lunch, highlighting ideas and songs discussed in the morning Combo/Improv session.
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 2:30PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - A class specific to your instrument - saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass and drums
- 2:30 - 3:00PM
- Coffee Break! - 30 minute break - Relax!
- 3:00 - 4:00PM
- Elective Classes
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
- 4:00 - 5:30PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes.
- 7:00 - 9:30PM
- JAM SESSION and Happy Hour - Cooper's Mill Restaurant, in Bethesda Marriott Hotel!
Friday
July 22nd
- 9:30 - 10:00AM
- Arrive & Set-up - Get your equipment set up in your room.
- 10:00 - 12:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Meet your band & faculty leader for the day. This is the core of the camp! Your faculty leader will give you improvisation ideas, play with you, and let you try things out in real time, working from the Summit songs.
- 12:00 - 12:15PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 12:15 - 12:30PM
- Faculty Mini-Concert - The faculty will play a tune or two before lunch, highlighting ideas and songs discussed in the morning Combo/Improv session.
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 2:30PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - A class specific to your instrument - saxophone, trombone, trumpet, piano, guitar, bass and drums
- 2:30 - 3:00PM
- Coffee Break! - 30 minute break - Relax!
- 3:00 - 4:00PM
- Elective Classes
- TBA
- TBA
- TBA
- 4:00 - 5:30PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Revisit the morning group and repertoire, armed with the new material from the afternoon classes.
- 7:00 - 9:30PM
- FACULTY CONCERT and Happy Hour - Cooper's Mill Restaurant, in Bethesda Marriott Hotel!
Saturday
July 23rd
- 9:00 - 9:30AM
- Arrive & Set-up - Get your equipment set up in your room.
- 9:30 - 11:30AM
- Combo/Improv Group - Rehearse music that you will play this evening with your band at the 5:30PM MSJ Final Concert
- 11:30 - 11:45PM
- Break - 15 minute break - Relax!
- 11:45 - 12:45PM
- Instrument Specific Masterclass - Masterclass on your specific instrument. Todays classes will be focusing on issues and items from the music you'll be playing today in your concerts.
- 12:45 - 1:30PM
- Lunch With Faculty - A box lunch is provided for you. Hang out and relax with fellow musicians and faculty
- 1:30 - 3:00PM
- Combo/Improv Group - Rehearsal
- 5:30 - 7:30PM
- Final Concert - Participant Concert - YOU and all the Summit participant bands play in a ticketed concert for your family and friends. Each of the seven bands will play two songs on the concert, and the faculty band will finish up with a couple songs. There will be a short intermission midway through.