2024 Dates and Locations

 

Double Reed Camps        (for those who have played for 3 months or more)

Location Name

Dates

School / Place / Location

Austin Round Rock

June 3-6

Stony Point High School, Round Rock ISD

Rio Grande Valley (Free Camp!)

June 3-6

Mercedes High School, Mercedes ISD

CyFair (only CFISD students may enroll)

June 10-13

CyFair ISD

Dallas Forney

June 17-20

Forney ISD Fine Arts Center

Houston Katy

June 17-20

Seven Lakes Junior High, Katy ISD

Dallas Coppell

June 24-27

Coppell ISD

Dallas McKinney

July 8-11

Cockerill Middle School, McKinney ISD

Virginia

July 8-13

Shenandoah Conservatory | Residential & Commuter offered

Clearly Clarinet Camp

Dallas McKinney

July 8-11

Cockrill Middle School, McKinney ISD

Beginner Double Reed Camps 

(for those who have never played or who have played 3 months or LESS)

Beginner Camp

July 29-Aug 1

DeWitt Perry Middle School, Carrollton-Farmers Branch ISD

Band Director Double-Reed Boot Camps

Band Directors Dallas

June 3-5

Bocal Majority Store | Richardson, TX

Band Directors Houston

June 17-19

Seven Lakes Junior High, Katy ISD

Band Directors Next Level Dallas

July 8-10

Bocal Majority Store | Richardson, TX

 

There are 2 divisions at Bocal Majority:

  1. Regular
  2. ADRIT (Advanced Double Reed Institute of Texas)

Regular division is appropriate for all ability levels 

ADRIT division is the highest level group at camp and admission is by audition only. Work with a special, high-level instructor (often college professors). Enrollment is limited.

What do you do:

  • Reed-making!
  • The opportunity to possibly play a contrabassoon or English horn! (depending on the location)
  • Play in chamber ensembles
  • Develop vibrato
  • Increase tonguing speed
  • Develop high register playing
  • Increase expressivity in playing
  • Learn/hone tenor clef literacy
  • Instrument purchase guidance
  • Basic emergency instrument repair
  • Have your reeds adjusted by professionals
  • Study music theory

Scholarship Application Form – only for regular and ADRIT camps.  Please do not apply if you’re attending the beginner or band director camps. Firm deadline to apply for scholarship is May 1st

Which Camp: Beginner Bassoon and Oboe Camps

Who is it for: Usually those entering 6th grade (or anyone who has played for less than 3 months) – those switching instruments welcome, too.

What do you do:

  • Learn how to care for and maintain your instrument
  • Learn the names of the parts and how to put your instrument together safely
  • Learn how to make your reeds last!
  • Learn how to crow the reed
  • Learn how to make a characteristic sound on the bassoon or oboe
  • Learn some basic fingerings
  • Basic music reading/music theory
  • Have fun and meet other young bassoonists or oboists

In the reed making class – each student must have certain tools. There are 3 options:

1. Bring the certain tools (no charge)

2. Buy the specified tools (Price varies based on kit purchased)

3. Rent the specified tools ($25)