2010 Focus

Art Forms and The Way They Overlap

“Who put the chocolate in my peanut butter?”

Vivace String Camp 2010 will begin a long term focus on the tandem relationships of all art forms, those of discipline, consistent practice, and the importance of level development. All art forms share gesture by way of momentum to create fluid movements, and therefore, express. Art form relationships that will be developed this year are :

String Playing/Sound Making and Tae kwon do

String Playing/Sound Making and Watercolor

String Playing/Sound Making and Poetry

String Playing/Sound Making and Kung Fu and Tai Chi

For future development are the art form parallels of Sound Making and Choreography, and Sound Making and Photography.

As camp founder and director, musician, mother and grandmother, I intend to develop the awareness in young learners that all the areas of life that we put passion into, and where we must season a skill by devoted practice, share avenues of access and parallels in demonstration. For string players “practicing” equals experience and investment. This is true in every form in which we wish to express ourselves artistically. By harnessing this understanding we create a greater potential for the student camper to realize their deepest passionate artistic drives and manifest them.

Vivace String Camp seeks to access its’ camper’s interest in developing whatever area of art is most attractive to their passionate self, and demonstrate the pathway, shared by all, to that end.

Vivace String Camp is an eight-day experience that immerses young musicians in the art of music and the joy of learning.  VSC takes place on the safe, beautiful campus of Houghton College, an hour's drive from Buffalo and Rochester, NY.  VSC offers an inspiring musical environment, fosters the love of learning and encourages creative and analytical thinking.  Multiple divisions of string orchestras, piano ensemble and guitar ensemble provide opportunities for musical and technical advancement at a variety of levels. Every camper performs in a small chamber music group, which encourages development of self confidence, ensemble skills and tone production. This intense and extensive training are designed to demonstrate that learning at Vivace is empowering, enlightening and fun.  Classes are balanced with afternoon recreation time, a trip to Roseland Water Park, the camp talent show and a bonfire party. The lessons learned and friendships started at Vivace String camp can last a lifetime.