THE GRAMMY FOUNDATION® ANNOUNCES GRAMMY CAMP® TO BE HELD IN THREE CITIES IN SUMMER 2015 Music Industry Camp Will Feature Tracks in Performance, Music Journalism, Video Production, and Music Business Financial Assistance Available For Qualified Applicants — Deadline To Apply Is March 31, 2015 Foundation to Host a Series of Informational Conference Calls and a TweetChat for Interested Students and Parents Our Coverage Sponsored by Hallak Cleaners the Couture Cleaner
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GRAMMY® -winning and -nominated professionals, industry specialistsaffiliated with The Recording Academy® to participate in the GRAMMY Foundation®'sGRAMMY Camp® for talented high school students in three cities this summer.
Eleventh Annual GRAMMY Camp — the GRAMMY Foundation's signature music industry camp for U.S. high school students — is an interactive summer music experience focusing on all aspects of commercial music. GRAMMY Camp provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional facilities. GRAMMY Camp New York will include a nine-day interactive residential summer music experience. GRAMMY Camp L.A. will host a 10-day residential camp. GRAMMY Camp Nashville will host a five-day nonresidential day camp for local students. Through the generous contributions ofConverse and Journeys, Nashville area residents accepted to GRAMMY Camp Nashville were offered a discounted tuition rate of $100.00. Focusing on all aspects of commercial music, this unique opportunity provides instruction by industry professionals in an immersive creative environment with cutting-edge technology in professional facilities. This will be the 11th GRAMMY Camp held in Los Angeles. Both New York and Nashville have hosted camps in prior years.
The curriculum engages students in the technical aspects of creating, performing and recording, and emphasizes new and emerging music technologies. The program offers campers the opportunity to work in integrated industry teams in seven tracks: Audio Engineering; Electronic Music Production; Music Business; Music Journalism; aPerformance track for Bass, Drums, Guitar, Keyboard, Vocal, and Winds & Strings;Video Production & Motion Graphics; and Songwriting. Select career tracks offered in each location. All tracks culminate in media projects, album recordings, an open house, and/or performances.
Financial assistance for residential camps is available to qualified students. Funding is generously provided by the ASCAP Foundation Irving Caesar Fund, Converse, Bruno Mars Scholarship Fund, the Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Fund, Journeys, The Recording Academy, as well as several individual donors. In-kind supporters include: Avid, BET, Centerstaging, El Rey Theatre, Guitar Center, JBL, the New School University for Jazz & Contemporary Music, Roland, Shure, and the USC Thornton School of Music.
WHEN & WHERE:
GRAMMY Camp Nashville: June 1–5, 2015 (nonresidential day camp) hosted by
Belmont University
GRAMMY Camp L.A.: June 20–29, 2015 hosted by University of Southern
California Thornton School of Music
GRAMMY Camp N.Y.: Aug. 2–10, 2015 hosted by Converse Rubber Tracks
HOW: U.S. high school applicants must complete an online application, video audition and track-specific requirements at www.grammyintheschools.com by March 31, 2015. The application fee is $25 per person. A separate financial assistance form is also available to needs-based students.
If you have questions about how to apply, join us for one of our info sessions. GRAMMY Foundation staff will be available to answer your questions on an informational conference call.
Tuesday, March 4 at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST GRAMMY Camp: A Parent’s Perspective
Wednesday, March 5 at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST GRAMMY Camp: General Info and How to Apply
Wednesday, March 18 at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST GRAMMY Camp: A Parent’s Perspective
Thursday, March 19 at 5 p.m. PST/8 p.m. EST GRAMMY Camp: General Info and How to Apply
To RSVP for one of the calls email grammycamp@grammy.com. There will also be a TweetChat hosted on Wednesday, March 12 at 4 p.m. PST/7 p.m. EST. Connect with us at www.twitter.com/GRAMMYFdn #GRAMMYCamp.
The GRAMMY Foundation was established in 1988 to cultivate the understanding, appreciation and advancement of the contribution of recorded music to American culture. The Foundation accomplishes this mission through programs and activities that engage the music industry and cultural community as well as the general public. The Foundation works in partnership year-round with its founder, The Recording Academy, to bring national attention to important issues such as the value and impact of music and arts education and the urgency of preserving our rich cultural heritage. In recognition
of the significant role of teachers in shaping their students' musical experiences, The Recording Academy and the GRAMMY Foundation partnered to present their first Music Educator Award in 2014. Open to current U.S. music teachers in kindergarten through college, the third annual Music Educator Award will be presented at the Special Merit Awards Ceremony & Nominees Reception during GRAMMY Week 2016. For more information about the Music Educator Award, please visit GRAMMYMusicTeacher.com. For more information about the Foundation, please visit www.grammyfoundation.org. For breaking news and exclusive content, please like "GRAMMY in the Schools®" onFacebook, follow the GRAMMY Foundation on Twitter (@GRAMMYFdn) and join us onInstagram (@GRAMMYFdn).
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