Meet the Faculty

Fusion !
Apply your classical training to jazz, rock & funk! Students who are classically oriented may elect our new Fusion program (strings including electric bass, woodwinds and brass, keyboard, acoustic, electric guitar, and percussion)

Jazz Band II with Ed Donohue.

The entire afternoon is devoted to instruction in improv and application in performance thru combos and jazz labs. The combos range from 5-7 players, the jazz labs slightly larger. It is possible to mix programs in instrumental, vocal jazz, and Classics Plus.

Private lessons are also available at $25.00/half hour and students are pulled from Improv classes or study with a private teacher from 4:00-5:30pm.

Registration...

Tuition Fees: $350.00 Registration runs through June.

Housing and meals fees for out of town students: $400.00

Mentor Program (Ages 18 to 23) internships click here.

Optional Private Lessons: $25.00/half hour with a maximum of two lessons per student per instructor, based on a first come/first served basis. We have a NEW system for assigning lessons due to increased demand. Lessons times will be assigned during registration on a space available basis and you'll be given the opportunity to sign up based on when you sent in your registration.

The Vocal Program: Students may elect to study purely vocal music or a mix of vocal and instrumental jazz. Vocal majors study both solo and ensemble jazz. Private lessons in voice are optional at $25.00/half hour.

TO REGISTER online, go to our secure online order form. Fill in the information, and pay for tuition and (optional) room and board by Visa or Mastercard or fill in the information and mail in your check. Online, make a note that your check is in this mail. Register NOW to ensure a place in desired classes and the option of taking private lessons. A few students may be added after June 30 until July 4 if room allows, but spots for some instruments are rapidly filling up. We still have limited dorm space available. For assistance registering online or questions about specific classes, phone Suzanne at (360) 676-5740.

A secure, supervised and structured environment for students

This coming year the camp is making a major change. The students that need housing will be staying a newly remodeled Birch Bay Hostel and Guest House. There will be three students to a room, two rooms to a bathroom. Bedding will be provided. Students will have access to a kitchen and recreational amenities. A full-time manager, counselors and mentors will be staying at the dorms with the students.

Students are chaperoned by counselors carefully selected for their training and experience in working with kids and music. Alex Abrams, head counselor, is a graduate of Whitworth University. He is a popular counselor and plays his cello along with the students in the Jazz Fusion program. In addition to counselors, we have mentors staying at the dorm--older students with formal college training in music and good recommendations from teachers for their skills and helpful attitude exhibited towards other students.

Students are supervised at all times, breakfast and dinner will be served at the school through a local caterer, Tabletop Gourmet Specialties. During lunch, they will enjoy a packaged meal while listening to concerts, and every evening they attend a concert or planned social activity. They are transported to and from classes and concerts by a charter bus service.

Drugs, alcohol, and smoking are not permitted, and all students understand any violation will result in immediate dismissal from the camp.

Please feel free to contact us if you have any specific concerns regarding your child's health.

PAA and Jazz Festival Contact   Kristi Galbraith  Email  360.820.8312