July 5 – 10
Concert Band Camp
Concert Band Camp is for you! Many campers return summer after summer to continue their musical and personal growth.
Instructor: Kris Tjornehoj
Residential Tuition…………..$995
Commuter Tuition…………..$795
- For Students grades 6-12
- Adult registration as Commuter and only with instructor consent
About
All students come together and share in a variety of activities that are fun and rewarding. Challenging music and learning from Master Teachers, plus fellow campers, will make this a memory you’ll treasure forever.
During the week, you’ll be exposed to a wide variety of musical styles and genres. Solos, duets, trios, chamber music and large ensembles are part of this camp. You’ll have the opportunity to work with our incredible faculty members in instrument-specific masterclasses and sectionals where you’ll work on improving your technique, tone production and literature. You’ll also spend time perfecting the songs you will play on the final concerts.
Each day includes elective courses on history, improvisation, conducting, bucket band, steel drums and even polka bands. Our bands are seated by ability and skills. Chamber ensembles will be offered as well as ensembles like garage band percussion. Instructors may choose to provide limited individual instruction outside of scheduled time.
Placement Sessions
When you arrive in Shell Lake on Sunday, you will play for your teacher that you will work with for the entire week. Please bring the music for a piece that you have been working on. It could be a solo or etude. You should also be prepared to play a one or two octave scale in C, Bb and A. You may play these at any tempo that is comfortable for you. This screening is not intended to be scary but is a chance for your teacher to hear your skills and abilities.
Before you arrive at camp, a link will be sent for you to complete an electronic assessment of your theory skills. Students will have daily instruction in Music Theory and will be grouped with students of similar skills and knowledge.
Sample Schedule
Breakfast
8:00 a.m.
Masterclass / Sectionals
9:00 a.m.
Music Theory
10:00 a.m.
Large Ensemble Rehearsal
10:45 a.m.
Lunch
12:00 p.m.
Masterclass / Sectionals
1:00 p.m.
Elective Courses
2:00 p.m.
Large Ensemble Rehearsal
2:30 p.m.
Free Time
3:30 p.m.
Beach Time
Dinner
5:00 p.m.
Evening Concerts / Camp Activities
7:00 p.m.
Free Time
Lights-out
10:30 p.m.
Meet the Instructors
About the Program Director
Kristin Tjornehoj holds a Ph.D. in music education and a M.M. from the University of Minnesota, and a B.M. degree in music education and performance from Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. She is a member of the graduate faculty at University of Wisconsin at River Falls.
Tjornehoj is active as a musician, conductor, educator and speaker, which has taken her across the U.S., Canada, China, Czech Republic, England, France, Germany Iceland, Israel, Italy, Scotland, Spain, Switzerland and the Netherlands
She maintains a musical life including conducting in both professional and educational settings and is the director of the Symphony Band and St. Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra. Kris has been active in church music, leading the choir at Shepherd of the Valley Lutheran Church since 1984.
Dedicated to the creation of new compositions, her credits of commissioned works or premiers by composers includes Joel Blahnick, Todd Coleman, Michael Colgrass, Gregory Fritze, Lars Jansson, Daniel Kallman, David Maslanka, Johan de Meij, Joanne Metcalf, Craig Naylor, David Revill, Michael J. Roy, Jared Spears, Jack Stamp, Michael Torke, Joseph Turrin, Amy Williams, Charles Young, and John Zdechlick.
A participating member in several professional scholarly, music and community organizations, she is committed to serving in leadership for boards/committees throughout the greater St. Croix Valley including ArtReach St. Croix, Hudson Hospital Foundation, Phipps Center for the Arts St. Croix Valley Foundation, and the newly founded Zephyr Theatre.
Faculty Member: Paul J Budde
Dr. Paul J. Budde is an Associate Professor of Music at the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, where he serves as both the Music Education Coordinator and the Department Chair for Music and Stage and Screen Arts (MUSASA). As an instructor, he teaches a variety of music and music education courses, serves as the applied tuba/euphonium instructor, and supervises student teachers. Previously, Budde served as an adjunct professor of music at colleges in and around the Twin Cities (MN) from 2004-2014, and he taught middle and high school band and general music in Wisconsin and Minnesota from 1993-2004. As an instructor, he is passionate about finding ways to blend the best of traditional music education with forward-looking ideas that align with the ever-changing needs of students in the 21st century. Budde currently serves as Immediate Past President for the Wisconsin Music Educators Association.
Dr. Budde, who currently lives in Lakeville, MN with his wife Kimberly and their four boys, earned a Bachelor of Music Education in Instrumental Music Education from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire (1993), a Master of Music in Tuba Performance from the University of Minnesota (2004), and a Ph.D. in Music Education from the University of Minnesota (2011).
Faculty Member: Jill Westermeyer
Jill Westermeyer teaches private clarinet lessons in her home studio and middle school band in St Anthony, Minnesota. She also frequently serves as a contest judge and plays clarinet in the Minnesota Symphonic Winds. From 2001 to 2014, she taught band at the Minnehaha Academy Upper School in Minneapolis. Prior to teaching at Minnehaha Academy, she taught middle school band in Ankeny, Iowa and 4-12 grade band in Parkston, South Dakota. Westermeyer grew up in Spanaway, Washington where she studied clarinet with Dileep Gangolli. She graduated cum laude from St. Olaf College with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Education. While attending St. Olaf, she studied with JoAnn Polley, and was assistant principal clarinet in the St. Olaf Band and St. Olaf Orchestra. She has done postgraduate work at University of South Dakota, Iowa State University, University of Minnesota and University of Wisconsin River Falls.
Faculty Member: Jim Knutson
Jim Knutson has taught future music educators at St. Mary’s University in Winona, Minnesota for many years. Jim has a BA from Luther College and an MFA from the University of Iowa, where he was a graduate staffer. His music business, Coulee Region Music, includes the Coulee Region Steel Band, the CR Bell Choir, the CR Drum Ensemble, the CR HS Jazz All-Stars and “Latin Vibe” (Latin/Jazz quartet). Jim has soloed with and plays with the La Crosse Symphony and is a member of the AHS Music Hall of Fame. He has solo vibes arrangements published by RGM and has performed and/or taught with music groups in Europe, Haiti, Mexico, Canada, Ireland and China. Mr. K has also presented week long World Drumming/ Steel Band workshops in La Crosse, Milwaukee, Appleton and Madison and teaches at Winona State and Luther College as needed. Jim’s CR Ringers recently played for Dale Warland at the Beethoven Festival and he also just played with the JP Big Band at the Jazz Educators Conference in Louisville. Two of Jim’s groups just released CD’s and his website is couleeregionmusic.weebly.com.
Additional Information
Questions? Feel free to contact us for any additional information.
Accommodations
Lodges are available for the duration of the camp session. They are supervised by a professional counseling staff on duty 24 hours each day and meals are prepared under the supervision of a state-approved dietitian.
Commuter Expectations
Commuter students are expected to remain at camp until the day’s activities are completed (Typically 9:am-8pm).
Registrations
Online registrations are accepted until the camp is full. Students may be placed on a waiting list if desired. A camp registration form is sent after payment is received. All cancellations must be made in writing and received 3 weeks in advance of the start of camp for a full refund. A $100.00 fee will be deducted from your refund. Refunds less than three weeks before camp will be evaluated on a case by case basis.
Residential Tuition
Our student tuition is $895 per student and includes instructional fees, room and board and a camp t shirt which will be worn at the final performance. Please refer to the registration materials found on our registration site at Ultracamp for complete details. A $100 down payment is due at the time of registration. The remaining balance can be paid at the time of registration or in equal monthly installments. All Tuition must be paid before arrival at camp.
Commuter Tuition
This option is for campers that want to attend our camps but not stay in our dorms, The $695 tuition covers instructional fees, a camp T-Shirt which will be worn at the final performance, meals, and evening activities. Commuters arrive for their first class by 9AM, and can be picked up any time after evening activities conclude (usually around 8pm).
Check-in / Check-out
Check in begins at 2pm on Sunday of the week your camp begins. All medical, dietary, and consent forms must be completed in UltraCamp before arriving at camp. Additional information will be emailed to you approximately 4 weeks before camp begins.
Scholarships
Each year, the Arts Center raises funds for the scholarship program. If you are interested in applying for an Arts Center scholarship, please visit our website
Additional Information
To request disability accommodations, or other special requests, please contact the Arts Center at least two weeks in advance of camp. More information about camp and all of the opportunities available at the Shell Lake Arts Center can be found on our website.
Participants are admitted without regard to race, color, religion (creed), gender, gender expression, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, or military status, in any of its activities or operations. The Shell Lake Arts Center is an inclusive organization, and we accept all artists and musicians.