Carrie RavenStem

Category: Announcements

  • Summer Music Camps

    It’s time to start planning for summer! Students right now are thinking about the end of the year and how much sleeping they will be doing, but as parents we know that planning for summer activities starts earlier than spring break!

    If you’re looking for a musical activity to keep your performing excited about music this summer, here is a list of some local camps that have high ratings from my studio families. If any require an audition to get in or for chairs and you decide this is the camp for your musician, please let me know and I will be happy to help them select music to prepare for their experience.

    • Foster Music Camp, Eastern Kentucky University
      • Middle school and high school students (separate camps)
      • Live on the beautiful campus in college dorms
      • 1 week for middle school, 1 week and 2 week options for high school
      • Work with EKU faculty
    • Wind Band Institute, University of Louisville
      • Middle School
        • 1 week with faculty from U of L
        • Day camp (9-5PM)
        • Theory classes, master classes, rehearsals
        • Nomination by your Band Director
      • High School
        • 1 week with faculty from U of L
        • Master classes, seminars, rehearsals
        • Overnight camp
        • Nomination by band director, private teacher, or UofL faculty
    • Racer Instrumental Music Academy, Murray State University
      • 9-12th grade
      • On-campus housing
      • Rehearsals, private lessons, chamber ensembles
      • Work with Murray State faculty
    • Jacobs Academy Summer Music Clinic, Indiana University Bloomington
      • Grades 8-12
      • Intensive band & orchestra experiences
      • On -campus housing
      • Rehearsals, chamber music, master classes, conducting, theory, conducting, jazz improvisation offered

  • Louisville Youth Orchestra Auditions for 2024-25 Season

    Audition music for the Louisville Youth Orchestra’s 2024-25 season is now available on the website!

    The LYO is a great organization that allows students to experience performing in an ensemble outside of school with students from across our communities. Auditions help to place students in the ensemble that fits their current performance level. Ensembles options are Horizons Winds, Repertory Orchestra, and Symphony Orchestra, which is the top ensemble. You can read about the organization and its mission here.

    Audition music is available here. If you are unsure of which group to audition for, let’s talk about it at your lessons. You can view all of the music excerpts to get an idea of the level that is required for each group, but feel free to chat with me about your thoughts/concerns. Remember that music tends to freak us out at first look, but once we let the dust settle, things MAY be within our reach! When you are ready, you can follow this link here to register for your audition, which will be in August

    I performed in the Chicago Youth Symphony when I was in high school, and it definitely was a major factor in sparking my professional performing life! My daughter has played in 3 of the LYO’s groups as a cellist, and will graduate from the orchestra next year after 5 seasons with the group(s). We have enjoyed our time and experiences in it and I would recommend it highly to any student interested in expanding their performing opportunities.