Arts for All: Spend your summer at CCM

• Dates: June 3-26
• Director: Tricia Sundbeck
• Tuition: $275
• Experience: Levels 3-4

Offered two days a week on Monday and Wednesdays, this class approaches more complicated ballet combinations for barre and center work. It continues the importance of proper ballet technique, alignment, body placement, body awareness, musicality and phrasing, as well as continued emphases on performance quality. Increased flexibility, endurance and body strength are also stressed to allow for the development of higher elevations and leg extensions (levels 3-4).

• Dates: June 3-7, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Director: Tricia Sundbeck
• Tuition: $250
• Experience: For ages 3-6; students must be toilet trained in order to attend

Dance camp immerses young dancers ages 3-6 in movement and imagination as they dance their way through beloved stories and develop an appreciation for music and dance. We will join Jasmine and her friends for a magical adventure. Each day we will dance, create a craft, and get ready for a mini performance at the end of the week!

• Dates: June 10-14, 9 a.m.-12 p.m.
• Director: Tricia Sundbeck
• Tuition: $250
• Experience: For ages 3-6; students must be toilet trained in order to attend

Dance camp immerses young dancers ages 3-6 in movement and imagination as they dance their way through beloved stories and develop an appreciation for music and dance. We will join Rapunzel and her friends for an enchanted adventure. Each day we will dance, create a craft, and get ready for a mini performance at the end of the week!

• Dates: June 10-14
• Director: Amanda Marasch
• Tuition: $550
• Experience: For ages 9-12; audition not required

We designed our summer camp to cultivate young, talented performers into confident individuals! Through the magic of camp and supportive collaboration, our students develop teamwork, public speaking, and creative thinking skills while building self-esteem. Each week, experienced professional musical theatre instructors will teach the art of auditioning, memorization, vocal technique, choreography, character development, and improvisation. Whether you’re a seasoned performer or new to the arts, our program will help empower the natural storyteller in your child. So, join us, and let’s make some magic together!

Sample Schedule:

• 9-9:30 a.m: Games and warm ups!
• 9:30-10:30 a.m.: Music
• 10:30-10:45 a.m.: Bathroom break
• 10:45-11:30 a.m.: Character work
• 11:30 a.m.-12 p.m.: Lunch
• 12-12:30 p.m.: Journal time
• 12:30-1:30 p.m.: Dance time
• 1:45-3 p.m.: Musical Theatre Review

• Dates: July 8-12
• Director: Tricia Sundbeck
• Tuition: $250
• Experience: For ages 6-8

Dance camp immerses young dancers ages 6-8 in movement and imagination as they dance their way through beloved stories and develop an appreciation for music and dance. We will join Moana and her friends for an underwater adventure. Each day we will dance, create a craft, and get ready for a mini performance at the end of the week!

• Dates: July 8-12, 12:30-3:30 p.m.
• Director: Amanda Marasch
• Tuition: $300
• Experience: For ages 6-8

This half day Musical Theatre Camp for 6–8-year-olds will feature all elements of musical theater including singing, acting, and dancing. Students are sure to have a blast as we highlight the joy of what it takes to put on a musical! This summer camp is paired with our Storytime Ballet, which is offered in the morning from 9-12pm, for a full day of FUN!

• Dates: July 22-26
• Director: Joyce Grabell
• Experience: For K-6th grades; previous playing experience is required
• Tuition: $300

Practice your instrument, gain new friends, and have fun learning pieces while improving your technique!  CCM Preparatory faculty are planning a full week of classes, chamber music and orchestra rehearsals, mini-lessons, enrichment, games, and fun activities for Suzuki and Traditional string students. Students in grades K-6 are welcome to sign-up and will be placed in age-appropriate groups.  Previous playing experience is required.

Sample Schedule: 

• 8:45 a.m.: Check-in
• 9-10 a.m.: Orchestra Rehearsal
• 10-11a.m.: Mini Lessons
• 11 a.m.-12 p.m.: Chamber Music Rehearsal
• 12-1 p.m.: Lunch and Free Time
• 1-2 p.m.: Exploration of the Arts with Guest Artists: Theater, Costume Design, Media Production
• 2-3 p.m.: Arts and Crafts   
• 3-4 p.m.: Practice and/or Large Group Activities

• Dates: June 3-7, 9:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m.
• Director: Tricia Sundbeck
• Tuition: $500
• Experience: Levels 5-7

The Ballet Intensive offers a comprehensive training program for young women and men specializing in ballet technique, pointe, classical ballet repertoire and modern dance in an intensive environment. Additional supplemental classes in contemporary dance, musical theatre, Pilates, injury prevention and nutrition will be included, as well as seminars by guest teachers and speakers to expand the students’ knowledge on specific dance topics. Students aged 14 to 17 are eligible. The workshop is appropriate for intermediate through advanced dancers (levels 5-7).

Audition not required.

Sample Daily Schedule:

• 9:30-10 a.m.: Stretch
• 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m.: Ballet Class
• 12:45-1:45 p.m.: Pointe/Variation
• 2-3:30 p.m.: Guest instructor lesson

• Dates: June 3-July 25
• Director: Tricia Sundbeck
• Tuition: $10 per class
• Experience: Levels 5-7

This technique class is offered four days per week on Monday-Thursday from 6:30-8 p.m. This level of student will continue fine tuning and enhancing their training in all the areas of classical ballet. They will develop stronger musicality, phrasing, and performance qualities. Classes are drop-in only throughout the summer (levels 5-7).

• Dates: June 10-14
• Directors: Isidore Rudnick, Fine Arts Curriculum Manager, Cincinnati Public Schools and Eric Lechliter, CCM Prep Youth Jazz Orchestra director
• Tuition: $180 for non-CPS students
• Experience: At least one year of experience performing on an instrument. Eligible registrants should be entering grades 5 through 12 in Fall 2024.

The CCM/CPS Summer Jazz Academy offers an outstanding experience to study jazz performance with professional musicians and other students in a friendly and encouraging environment. Daily classes will include jazz ensembles, jazz history, jazz theory, jazz improvisation as well as jazz arranging and college audition preparation for high school students. The faculty includes leading jazz performers and jazz educators from CCM, CPS and the Greater Cincinnati region. The week concludes with a performance by all student groups. No audition is necessary, but space is limited so get your registration in as soon as possible.  

Note: All students will register for the waitlist. Cincinnati Public School (CPS) students will be enrolled in Jazz Academy at no cost as part of their enrollment in CPS schools. Students outside of the CPS district will be enrolled at $180 tuition.

Sample Daily Schedule:

• 8-8:45 a.m.: Daily Check-In
• 9-9:35 a.m.: Big Band Warm Up
• 9:35-10:30 a.m.: Master class
• 10:30-11:40 a.m.: Rehearsal 1
• 11:40 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Jazz Theory/ Ear Training
• 12:15 p.m.-1 p.m.: Lunch
• 1-2:30 p.m.: Big Band Rehearsal
• 2:30-2:40 p.m.: Break
• 2:40-3:55 p.m.: Rehearsal 2
• 3:55-4 p.m.: Dismissal
• 4-5 p.m.: Optional Jazz Session

• Dates: June 17-29, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (session 1) and July 8-20, 9 a.m.-8 p.m. (session 2)
• Director: Dee Anne Bryll
• Tuition: $1,500 for each session
• Age: Rising 10-12 graders

This program is designed for talented, motivated and dedicated high school students, rising sophomores through seniors, who have a strong interest in and passion for musical theatre. Voice, dance, and acting are taught by conservatory faculty and local professionals as well as faculty of CCM Prep. Auditions are required

Students may audition for the Musical Theatre Intensive online. Priority is given to applications received by the published deadlines:

• Priority Deadline: March 15
• Hard Deadline: April 1

Applications may be viewed until April 1, if any spaces remain. Please keep in mind this is a very competitive program and the sooner the audition materials are received, the better. For your best chance, please submit by March 15, 2024.

Audition details and housing information is available on the program website.

Sample Daily Schedule:

• 8-8:30 a.m.: Check-in
• 8:30-9:15 a.m.: Morning Warm-Up
• 9:15-10:45 a.m.: Class 1 (Acting/Voice)
• 10:45 a.m.-12:15 p.m.: Class 2 (Acting/Voice)
• 12:15-1:15 p.m.: Lunch 
• 1:15-2:15 p.m.: Special Topics Immersion class
• 2:15-3:45 p.m.: Class 3 (Dance/Acting)
• 3:45-5:15 p.m.: Class 4 (Dance/Acting)
• 5:15-6:30 p.m.: Dinner break
• 6:30-8 p.m.: Class 5 (Varies)
• Saturdays, 1-5 p.m.: Showcase rehearsal
• Sundays, 1-5 p.m.: Showcase rehearsal

• Dates: June 20-23
• Faculty: James Bunte, Nathan Nabb, Carly Hood, Om Srivastava
• Tuition: $400

Join some of the most talented high school saxophonists from around the United States for the CCM High School Saxophone Intensive! Saxophonists will gather for four days of intensive study, featuring daily repertoire and technique lessons, quartet coaching, performing in saxophone ensemble and attending and participating in master class lessons with renowned saxophone artist-teachers. The intensive also culminates with a performance.

Audition Details:

All students should prepare the following for their audition:

• Scales: Prepare the major keys up to three flats and three sharps on your instrument (tongued OR slurred), in as many octaves as you can comfortably execute. Also prepare the chromatic scale (ascending and descending) over the entire range you are comfortable on your instrument. 

Sample Daily Schedule

• 9-10 a.m. Elective A
• 10 a.m.-12 p.m. Large Ensemble Rehearsal
• 12-1:30 p.m. Lunch Break
• 1:30-2:30 p.m. Elective B
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. Master classes/Sectionals
• 3:30-5 p.m. Large Ensemble Rehearsal
• 5-6 p.m. Dinner Break
• 6-9 p.m. Activities (Varies)

Tuition and co-registration discounts are available.

We are excited to offer a co-registration discount, which is good from now until registration closes:

• Co-register for Jazz Intensive and Saxophone Intensive; receive a discount of $40

For co-registration discounts to be activated, all eligible items must be in the class cart at time of check-out. If students decide to add an intensive after completing the registration process, please email ccmprep@uc.edu for assistance.

• Directors: Kevin Michael Holzman
• Tuition: $650
• Experience: Rising 9th-12th graders

Join some of the most talented high school musicians from around the United States for the CCM High School Wind Intensive! Woodwind, brass, and percussion musicians will gather for a week of intensive study which will feature performing in a large wind band, performing in a specialized chamber music ensemble, attending, and participating in masterclass lessons with some of the world’s most renowned musicians on each instrument, exciting performances, and more.

Audition Requirements

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• Scales: Prepare the major keys up to four flats and four sharps on your instrument (both tongued and slurred), in as many octaves as you can comfortably execute. Also prepare the chromatic scale (ascending and descending) over the entire range you are comfortable on your instrument.
• Solo Piece (or excerpt from a piece) of your choice: This solo should be representative of your overall musical and technical ability. Solos and excerpts should be no more than 2 minutes in length. Note: No piano or recorded accompaniment permitted.
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Tuition and co-registration discounts are available.

Current CCM Youth Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Brass Choir, CCM Youth Jazz Orchestra and/or CCM Jazz Combo students may register now for the Wind Band Intensive, Saxophone Intensive and Jazz Intensive without submitting an audition on Get Acceptd (savings of $35 audition fee). If registering by March 15, 2024, these students will receive a $150 Early Bird discount off their registration for the Wind Band Intensive and/or Jazz Intensive.

There are additional co-registration discounts, which are good from now until registration closes:

• Co-register for Wind Band Intensive and Jazz Intensive; receive a discount of $130
• Co-register for Wind Band Intensive or Jazz Intensive and Saxophone Intensive; receive a discount of $40
• Co-register for all three intensives (Wind Band, Jazz and Saxophone); receive an additional discount of $40

For co-registration discounts to be activated, all eligible items must be in the class cart at time of check-out. If students decide to add an intensive after completing the registration process, please email ccmprep@uc.edu for assistance in getting the additional ensemble added with the correct co-registration discount.

• Dates: July 8-12
• Directors: Eric Lechliter and Brad Myers
• Tuition: $650
• Experience: Rising 10th-12th graders

The CCM Prep Jazz Intensive offers high school jazz musicians who are rising Sophomores, Juniors, and Seniors, an excellent chance to work closely with the professional jazz musicians and educators from CCM’s Jazz Studies faculty and the greater Cincinnati Ohio area. This is a unique opportunity to dig deep, get a glimpse of college life, and see what it is like to study jazz performance at CCM. During this one week intensive, students will rehearse and perform in both small and large jazz ensembles, participate in master classes with seasoned pros, engage in active jazz listening sessions, and take classes covering special topics like jazz history, jazz theory and harmony, jazz improvisation, and jazz arranging. Optional opportunities for private instruction, student/faculty jam sessions, Cincinnati area live jazz performances and college audition preparation will be available. The High School Jazz Intensive concludes with a final performance by the student groups and the CCM Faculty Jazztet.

Audition Requirements
To assist with group placement, each student will complete a student information/registration form via Get Accept’d and submit a video recording of them performing the following from the provided lead sheets/backing tracks:

• 12 bar blues in F or Bb (ex. Now’s the Time, Blue Monk, Tenor Madness, etc.):
  • Everyone should play the melody 1x and improvise a solo in a swing jazz style
  • Pianists & Guitarists should also demonstrate one chorus of “comping”
  • Bassists should also demonstrate one chorus of “walking bass”
  • Drummers should also demonstrate a swing beat with knowledge of the melody
• One additional Standard Jazz tune of the students choice from the list below:
  • Blue Bossa, Recorda-me, So Danço Samba, St. Thomas (Straight 1/8th)
  • Take the A Train, Doxy, Well You Needn’t, Impressions (Standard/Modal)
  • Pent-Up House, Solar, Scrapple From the Apple, Anthropology (Bebop/Adv.)

Tuition and co-registration discounts are available.

Early Bird Discount: Current Prep students enrolled in CCM Youth Wind Ensemble, Saxophone Ensemble, Brass Choir, CCM Youth Jazz Orchestra and/or CCM Jazz Combo students may register for Jazz Intensive by April 30, 2024 to receive a $150 Early Bird discount off their registration for Jazz Intensive.

There is an additional co-registration discount, which is good from now until registration closes:

• Co-register for Jazz Intensive and Saxophone Intensive; receive a discount of $40

For co-registration discounts to be activated, all eligible items must be in the class cart at time of check-out. If students decide to add an intensive after completing the registration process, please email ccmprep@uc.edu for assistance.

Choral Conducting Workshop:

• Dates: Sunday, July 7-Saturday, July 13
• Director: Joe Miller 
• Tuition: $700 
• No audition requirement

Offering exceptional training in choral pedagogy, literature, and performance, the CCM Choral Conducting Workshop is open to all musicians. The workshop will be a weeklong immersion in new pedagogies and literature with participants receiving daily training in conducting, voice and choral pedagogy, performance practice, and a wide range of historic and modern repertoire. Featuring CCM’s outstanding choral and voice faculty, the week will include a performance of Francis Poulenc’s Gloria, and W. A. Mozart’s Requiem. Participants will also be able to intersect with the International Conducting Training Program.