Your camp has helped me to become alive again after 20 years in
the business! . . . . .
Fiddling Orchestra -- EXCELLENT! I am still tingling at how much I was
able to grasp by just using my ears! Then, having the music to look
at afterwards was great b/c I can continue to work on these "tunes".
This single activity in your camp has inspired me to do more of this
kind of teaching with my own students. (I have to be honest. If I
would have seen the music before I attempted to play these tunes by
ear, I would have never tried to play it...it looks too hard. Julie
was an incredible force at getting everyone to get the feel of the
music, stylistically, by just listening and trying.)
CB - Elementary School Music teacher
Thank you again for organizing
this camp. Though it was a bit much for our eleven year old, she
still got a lot out of it. As I mentioned to you after the concert,
it was the first time I ever saw her smile while playing. We're
already planning for her to attend next year.
LH - Student's Mother
It was great! I loved getting to play different styles of music
and trying out new techniques and ideas. I also met a lot of new
people and got to know some friends from TRYPO even better. I got
over my fear of improvising and it was great to know that it didn't
matter if you made a mistake or hit a wrong note.
CS - student, age 15
I have been going to workshops, clinics and camps for 30 years
and I never, ever, EVER went to anything like this! . . . .
The need for this kind of camp has been growing and this first
attempt was done SO WELL! There is NO doubt in my mind that we have
turned a corner in our quest to help classical string players and
string teachers learn how to play and even teach jazz and that this
year's camp will be remembered many years from now as "the first"
really successful attempt in this movement! . . .
JFR - Clinician and School Orchestra Director
I went to Roy's jazz and fiddle camp last week! It was SO much
fun! One of the coolest things for me was how everyone - clinicians
and participants - provided a blanket of support, and there was no
feeling of competition. As a brand new jazz player, I needed an
environment where I felt comfortable falling flat on my face, and I
definitely felt safe doing that there. (Ironically, when you're
comfortable with messing up, you actually do a lot better...)
The camp was a perfect mix of young, old, students, and teachers. As
a teacher, one of the most important concepts I took from this camp,
was using *divergent thinking* in everything you do (thank you,
Martin!). You don't have to be playing a jazz piece in order to be
creative with it. You can be playing or teaching Suzuki books or
Mozart and be just as creative and play just as many games with it.
Thanks again, Roy, Steven, Julie, Martin and Jan! - I look forward
to next year's camp!! It will be neat seeing everybody's progress
after a year.
CK - Middle School String Teacher
Dear Mr. Sonne,
Thank you once again for organizing the Jazz Camp. I can't tell you
how thrilling it was to both learn from and listen to the various
musical styles and ideas of Julie, Martin, Terry, Jim, and yourself.
. . . .
As you have peaked my interest for alternative violin styles, I am
very interested in pursuing these genres in addition to my current
classical training. Therefore, I was wondering if you might have any
suggestions for other Jazz violin/ alternative violin style camps
and programs throughout the nation/ world that I might be able to
apply for.
NH - Violin performance major at Indiana University, Bloomington
Dear Roy,
L---- has improved her improvisation skills so much! She played
seven songs along with our contemporary band at church this past
Sunday. L---- did not follow the melody lines as she would have done
in the past but improvised completely. She was great! L---- was a
little unsure of herself during the practice the previous week,
however when I told her how great she sounded and that she should
play out - she did. I am so proud of her. Thank you for all of your
efforts and helping L---- to "think outside of the box."
SC - Student's Mother
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