Intro Intermediate Session
Winds & Strings
August 3 - 9, 2025 ~ 1 week
For campers entering grades 6-8
this session includes traditional concert band and orchestra instruments
$800
Discounts:
Pay-in-full 15% off if paid in full by April 12th
Sibling and Multiple Session discount-
deduct 20% off the second session of equal or lesser cost
(no deadline for this discount)
~One discount may be used per camper~
An Elementary/ Intermediate crossover!
Musical work will be determined based on enrollment size and instrumentation- chamber orchestra, small/mixed instrument ensembles, etc. Campers should expect to rehearse 4 hours a day plus any additional time they choose to devote to individual practice.
From Sunday through Wednesday afternoon this session will share the camp facilities with our Elementary Session. During these 1st 4 days, portions of the schedule will combine both sessions in a shared space (for example meals and free time between activities). Sleeping area will be divided by session.
General Camp Information:
Other than rehearsal, all camp and dorm activities are supervised by a live-in staff of college-aged counselors at a ratio of 1 to 10. Our counselors are trained to recognize and be sensitive to homesickness and other challenging social situations, as well as assist in creating friendships. They provide supervision, entertainment, friendship, guidance, musical coaching, and much more.
In addition to counselors, we have an on campus adult staff consisting of 7-15 people who assist in supervision.
Objectives for all Arrowbear sessions include:
-Preparing an impressive final concert that involves the whole camp.
-Ending the session with all camp participants knowing, respecting, and supporting each other.
Our methods to reach these goals incorporate:
-An age appropriate session structure.
-Filling our non-musical time with interactive group experiences to help widespread bonding of campers.
-Intercepting ridicule.
-Activities designed to build acceptance and affectionate regard where no one is left out.
-Supporting the entire camp session becoming friends.
-Encouraging stewardship of our natural surroundings.
2025 Music Staff
-Stuart Holmes, Bernardo Heights Middle School in San Diego, California
2019 Recipient of the California Music Educators Association Middle School Specialist Award
Marisa McLeod
Performs with Channel Islands Chamber Ensemble, California Philharmonic, Santa Barbara Symphony, and various orchestras in Southern California
Suzuki and Strings instructor at the Viewpoint School in Calabasas
Conducts the Camerata and Philharmonia Orchestras
https://thesymphony.org/education/meet-the-conductors/
https://www.discogs.com/artist/608962-Marisa-McLeod
