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2 0 2 1for students in grades 7-12

July 25-28, 2021

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__________________________________________Camper First and Last Name

__________________________________________Address, City, State, ZIP

_____________________ ___________________Camper Email Camper Phone

_____________________ ___________________Graduation Year Gender

Choose a Track: o Piano Track o Organ Track

__________________________________________Piano and/or Organ Teacher’s Name

__________________________________________Years of Study

1. ________________________________________

2. ________________________________________List two prepared pieces you will bring to camp for coaching

__________________________________________Parent First and Last Name

_____________________ ___________________Parent Email Parent Phone

__________________________________________Parent Signature

Camp Fees: $280 for residential camper (including room and board); $230 for commuting campers (includes lunch and supper each day)

Send registration form and check (payable to Wartburg College) postmarked by Friday, July 9, to:

Meistersinger Keyboard CampDepartment of Music | Wartburg College100 Wartburg Blvd.Waverly, IA 50677

REGISTRATION

Wartburg College is dedicated to challenging and nurturing students for lives of leadership and service as a spirited

expression of their faith and learning.

INSTRUCTORS

Sample Piano Track Day Schedule 7-7:30 a.m. Breakfast, Mensa 8:15-9:15 a.m. General Session – Practice Strategies

and Memorizing 9:15-10:15 a.m. Practice/Individual Lessons 10:15-10:30 a.m. Break 10:30-11:30 a.m. Music History 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch, Mensa 12:30-1 p.m. Careers in Music 1-1:30 p.m. Warm-ups 1:30-2:30 p.m. Piano Master Class 2:30-3 p.m. Break 3-4 p.m. Music Theory 4-5 p.m. Master Class 5-5:30 p.m. Supper, Mensa 6:30-7:30 p.m. Practice/Individual Lessons 7:30-8:30 p.m. Evening Recital 8:30-9:30 p.m. Practice/Practice Help 9:30-11 p.m. Free Time

Sample Organ Track Day Schedule 7-7:30 a.m. Breakfast, Mensa 8:15-9:15 a.m. Practice techniques and strategies for

learning new music 9:15-10:15 a.m. Practice/Individual Lessons 10:15-10:30 a.m. Break 10:30-11:30 a.m. Music History 11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Lunch, Mensa 12:30-1 p.m. Careers in Music 1-1:30 p.m. Practice Time 1:30-2:30 p.m. Organ Repertoire 2:30-3 p.m. Break 3-4 p.m. Music Theory 4-5 p.m. Organ Master Class 5-5:30 p.m. Supper, Mensa 6:30-7:30 p.m. Practice/Individual Lessons 7:30-8:30 p.m. Evening Recital 8:30-9:30 p.m. Practice/Practice Help 9:30-11 p.m. Free Time

DR. SUZANNE TORKELSON Dr. Suzanne Torkelson is a frequent performer as a piano soloist and collaborative pianist, having performed at many of the major concert halls in the U.S., Germany, England, and South Africa. She is very active in the field of piano pedagogy, is repertoire chair and new music editor

for the Iowa Music Teachers Association, and continues to work extensively with pre-college students. During her tenure at Wartburg, she has had IMTA state winners at every level A-F, numerous winners and junior co-winners of the Terrace Hill Endowment for the Arts scholarship, and three-time national finalists in the Music Teachers National Association competition. She is a past director for the eight-state West Central Division of MTNA, has been a member of MTNA’s national board, and has received MTNA’s Master Teacher certification, the highest level of professional certification. Torkelson is currently co-editing eight levels of the Etudes with Technique series, part of the FJH Pianist’s Curriculum published by FJH Music, as well as articles in the American Music Teacher and Keyboard Companion and five editions of the extensive IMTA Repertoire List.

DR. KAREN BLACK Dr. Karen Black is the Rudi Inselmann Endowed Professor of Organ at Wartburg College, in Waverly, Iowa. She teaches organ and church music, music theory and aural skills; serves as organist for weekday chapel and Sunday worship services; and conducts the Kantorei choral ensemble.

Black is active as a recitalist and clinician and has performed throughout the United States. She has performed organ recitals in Germany, including at the Castle Church in Wittenburg and St. George’s Church in Eisenach. She has published organ and choral arrangements with Augsburg Fortress, most recently a collection of organ hymn introductions, Shine Like the Sun (Augsburg Fortress, 2018).

Black currently serves as North Central Regional Councillor of the AGO. She has served as Dean of the Cedar Valley Chapter of the American Guild of Organists and as Region III President of the Association of Lutheran Church Musicians, and also is an active member of the Organ Historical Society and ACDA.

ABOUT

SCHEDULE

The Meistersinger Keyboard Camp for piano and organ students in grades 7-12 will be Sunday through Wednesday, July 22-28 on the Wartburg College campus. Students who attend will receive instruction in piano, organ, music theory, and history as well as explore topics and careers in music.

Each day will culminate with an informal recital, and the camp will end in a recital open to the public.