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Alcorn Music Studios is proud to present its second annual Trumpet Bootcamp.

Bootcamp 2010 was very successful, but taught us a few lessons that are allowing us to offer both an expanded and more refined experience at Bootcamp 2011.

We are encouraging students 14 years of age and older to join us for an intense course designed to improve your abilities as a musician and trumpet player.  Scheduled conveniently near the end of summer, students will enjoy better results on start-of-the-year auditions, and avoid the embarrassment of showing up to first rehearsals with ‘summer chops’. Advanced students will enjoy building their abilities in the many different playing, practicing and performing situations.  Firmly rooted in the fundamentals of brass playing with an emphasis on musicianship, this course is designed to give students knowledge, focus and discipline. Listening and interaction are key in the pursuit of making great music, but also in the education process. Our goal is to provide an environment where students are well supported and feel free to get involved, ask questions and grow.

In order for the musician to make better music, one must strive for more fluency on their
instrument. Some areas we focus on to build our students’ abilities are:
• Time
• Listening
• Ensemble Playing
• Technique and Facility
• Flexibility and the Upper Register
• Endurance and Stamina

TRUMPET BOOTCAMP
Dates: August 22-26, 2011
Time: 9:30am – 4:30pm
Registration Fee: $600.00
This is the full-day installment, by far the biggest request we had from 2010 Bootcampers!
Much more demanding and in depth than the ‘Lite’ Bootcamp, additional focus on topics such as jazz improvisation and orchestral excerpts is encouraged. Coaching, instruction and lectures will be given by Camp Director Nicholas Dyson and Instructor Craig Pedersen. We’re very excited to welcome back guest clinician Dr. John Ellis on Friday, August 26th, and the final concert will be that same day at 7:30pm, venue TBD.
Typical Day at Trumpet Bootcamp:
9:15am - arrive at Alcorn Music Studios
9:30am - Warm-Up, Flexibility and Harmonic Studies
10:00am - Lecture (topics change daily)
10:45am - break
11:00am - Small Ensemble
12:15pm - Flexibility Studies
12:30pm - lunch (not provided by AMS)
1:30pm - Large Ensemble
3:00pm - break
3:15pm - Lecture
4:00pm - Flexibility, Harmonic Studies and Warm-Down

Extras:
* Receive your own copy of the ‘Bootcamp Bible’. This text is the collection of exercises we will primarily study from, and has been put together specifically for this camp by Nicholas
Dyson.
* Receive your own “Trumpet Bootcamp” T-shirt (specify size when registering)
***Friday, August 26th – Master Class with special guest JOHN ELLIS. Dr. Ellis will hear student performances and give feedback in a comfortable, fun and positive environment. This is a real treat and not to be missed!
 

TO REGISTER:

Call: 613-729-0693

This camp has limited enrollment. Admission is on a first come, first served basis. Confirmation of enrollment will only occur when full payment is received. Registration fee is non-refundable. Registration Deadline: Thursday July 21st, 2011

Trumpet Bootcamp will run providing the minimum enrollment is met.
Payment Options: We accept cheques, credit cards, debit and cash.
Credit Card payments may be made over the phone Monday thru Thursday between 3:00 pm and 9:00 pm.
Cheques are payable to Alcorn Music Studios and can be mailed: Alcorn Music Studios, 903 Carling Ave., Ottawa, ON, K1Y 4E3

Location: Alcorn Music Studios, 903 Carling Ave. @ Sherwood Dr. Ottawa see map here
Questions? Call 613-729-0693 or Email info@alcornmusicstudios.com

Nicholas Dyson is one of the busiest trumpeters in Canada’s Capital region. He performs reguarly with latin-jazz band Los Gringos, Slim Moore and the Mar-Kays, Phil Motion & the Easy LO-fi and Mike Essoudry's Mash Potato Mashers, as well as being a regular guest Lead Trumpet with the National Arts Centre Orchestra Pops, and musical theatre shows such as A Chorus Line, The Sound of Music and The Producers. Other artists Nicholas has worked with include Dave Brubeck, Roy Hargrove Big Band, Gladys Knight, Natalie Cole, Deborah Gibson, Cynthia Dale, Nikki Yanofsky, Bob DeAngelis, The Temptations, The Coasters, The Platters, Solomon Douglas Swingtet, SoulJazz Orchestra, and That’s The Spirit.

Nicholas has also been actively recording, contributing to albums by Solomon Douglas Swingtet, The Yohawks, That’s The Spirit, SoulJazz Orchestra ('Rising Sun' 2011 JUNO nomination, Instrumental Album of the Year), Phil Motion & The Easy LO-Fi, The Orienteers and Slim Moore & the Mar-Kays, plus a live concert recording for Radio Canada with Los Gringos.

In addition to maintaining a busy trumpet studio, Nicholas is the director of Capital Youth Jazz Orchestra. CYJO is an educationally driven jazz big band, made up primarily of students from area universities that made their debut in April 2009, and featured the music of Billy Strayhorn, Duke Ellington, Freddie Hubbard and Paquito D'Rivera in their most recent outing . Nicholas is also on the faculty of Carleton University Jazz Camp and hosts Trumpet Bootcamp at Alcorn Music Studios.

Craig Pedersen is a trumpet playing performer-composer and educator based in Ottawa. He holds a Bmus in education (2006) from the University of Victoria where he studied with Louis Ranger, and an MMus in chamber music performance (2010) from the University of Ottawa, where he studied with Karen Donnelly. He is an active musician and educator in both Ottawa and Montreal, where he performs classical, jazz, rock and improvised music. His educational experiences are varied, from private lessons, teaching music in the public school system, coordinating and teaching at workshops, to curriculum design. His ongoing pursuits in music, study of instrumental pedagogy, organizational skills, and friendly, caring demeanor, help him be flexible to the needs of all students – from beginners to advanced, at any age
 

John Ellis

A native of Chicago Illinois, John Ellis has performed as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada and Europe. He holds the degree of Doctor of Music from Arizona State University.  A versatile performer and educator, Dr. Ellis has appeared with a variety of musical organizations and artists, including the Canadian Brass, the Moody Blues, Calgary Philharmonic, Les Violons du Roy, Chris Botti, Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montréal, as well as Grammy Award winners Diana Krall, Tony Bennett and Anne Murray. He performs frequently with the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Canada, and has been heard internationally on broadcasts by the CBC and PBS. He has presented clinics and recitals at prestigious institutions and festivals throughout the world, including The Juilliard School, Cincinnati Conservatory, Summit Brass, the Banff Festival, and the 2005 International Trumpet Guild Festival in Bangkok Thailand. He performed in Carnegie Hall in New York City and the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles with Les Violons du Roy for their 25th anniversary tour in December 2009.
Currently Principal Trumpet of the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra, the Orchestra of Northern New York, a member of the Capital BrassWorks and the Potsdam Brass Quintet, Dr. Ellis holds the position of Professor of Music at The Crane School of Music, State University of New York at Potsdam where he teaches trumpet and the history of Rock and Roll.

Thank you to St. John's Music for their encouragement and support to the Trumpet Bootcamp. In 2010 they donated two gift certificates and over $100 worth of music.  The gift certificates were awarded to two outstanding Bootcamp students  The music was used in class throughout the week and performed in concert on the last day of Bootcamp. St. John's also brought 28 horns to Alcorn Music Studios for a display and play day for the trumpet students. click to visit St.John's Music

Click to view Trumpet Bootcamp 2010