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Choir Camp

Hit the high notes this summer!
June 9-13, 2025

Choir Camp is for rising 7th - 12th graders

Welcome to the Summer at the Scheidt Choir Camp – the ultimate destination for choral enthusiasts seeking to elevate their skills and prepare for the upcoming choral year! Immerse yourself in a week filled with inspiration, education, and camaraderie as you embark on a musical journey with our expert faculty.

Camp Highlights:

  • Expert Faculty: Our camp is led by a team of experienced and passionate faculty members who are dedicated to helping you enhance your choral abilities. With a focus on vocal technique, musicality, and performance, our faculty will guide you towards reaching new heights in your choral journey.

  • Engaging Lessons: Explore new techniques and refine your skills through engaging lessons tailored to your voice and experience level. From vocal warm-ups to advanced choral techniques, our curriculum is designed to challenge and inspire, ensuring continuous growth and improvement.

  • Masterclasses: Participate in enlightening masterclasses led by accomplished choral experts. Gain valuable insights into the art of choral singing, receive personalized feedback, and discover ways to express yourself more confidently and effectively through your voice.

  • Performances: Showcase your talents and experience the joy of choral singing through captivating performances. Our camp provides a platform for you to share your love for music with fellow campers, creating unforgettable memories and fostering a sense of community.

  • Camp Concert: Share what you've been learning and singing all week at the special Camp Concert on Friday.

Choir Camp Electives:

  • Leadership
  • Movement
  • Songwriting
  • Digital Content Creation
  • Conducting

Extended Day and Overnight Options:

Campers are encouraged to fully immerse themselves in the musical experience by staying for the entire day until 8 PM. This extended duration allows for the exploration of thoughtful electives, the honing of skills, and the building of connections with fellow musicians.

Upgrade your experience and be a resident camper! Campers can live, learn and play the week away on the University of Memphis campus—housing in the Living Learning Center. 


Camp Cost:

  • Camp Cost:

    • Day Camper: $250, includes tuition and an official camp t-shirt if registered by March 31
    • Add On's:
      • Day Camper Meal Plan: $100 (includes lunch and dinner Monday-Thursday plus lunch on Friday)
      • Official Camp Shirt if registering after March 31: $15
    • Resident/Overnight Camper: $525
      • Includes tution, official camp t-shirt (if registered by March 31), 4-nights accomodation, & meals
      • Meals included: Lunch & Dinner on Monday + Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner Tuesday - Thursday + Breakfast & Lunch on Friday 

We are excited to announce we will have scholarships available for our Summer at the Scheidt Camps for the Summer of 2025!

Made possible by generous donors and the Truist Charitable Fund!

We have ten (10) scholarships of $250 each for each camp available! Scholarships will be applied to camp tuition only. 

Scholarship submissions, including the teacher recommendation, are due no later than April 1, 2025 at 11:59PM Central Time. Incomplete or late applications will not be accepted or considered.

Applications will be carefully reviewed by the Summer at the Scheidt Board of Directors. Winners will be notified no later than May 1, 2025.

The scholarship application includes questions geared toward each age group. Please read prompts carefully.

  • Current K-2 will upload a scanned drawing with the application.
    • What does music in your community look like to you?
  • Current 3-5 will upload a scanned HANDWRITTEN paragraph with the application.
    • Why is music important to you and the people in your community? How does it make your community special?
  • Current 6-12 will have the following short essay questions: 
    • What do you hope to learn or experience at this music camp, and how do you think it will help you grow as a musician?
    • How does music influence your life, both inside and outside of school?
    • Why is attending the Summer at the Scheidt music camp important to you, and how do you think it will impact your future in music?
  • All will complete the Extra-curricular Activities and Music Awards or Achievements
  • All are to have their teacher complete the Teacher Recommendation Form 

The links below take you to the forms. 

>>CAMPER SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION FORM<<           >>TEACHER RECOMMENDATION FORM<<

Choir Camp Leader:

  • Dr. Emily Frizzell, Assistant Professor of Music Education, Choral, University of Memphis

Sample Schedule:

TIME ACTIVITY
7:45-8:15 AM Drop-Off
8-9 AM Check-In + Welcome
9-10:30 AM Mixed Choir Session 1
10:30-10:45 AM Break
10:45-11:30 AM Mixed Choir Session 2
11:30 AM - 12:45 PM Lunch
1-2:30 PM Gospel Choir
2:30-3:45 PM Fundamentals Class - varying topics
4-4:50 PM A Cappella Choir
5 PM Day Campers Pick-Up
5 PM Dinner
8 PM Day Camper Late Pick-Up

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