Announcing the 2012 Camp!!
January 13, 2012
The Heartland Summer Vocal Camp
for Pop, Jazz, & A Cappella Singers
Sunday, June 24– Friday, June 29, 2012
Tiffin University, Tiffin OH
Registration and info: gig@tiffin.edu
ANNOUNCING OUR NEWEST FACULTY MEMBER…
Reginald Bowens, phenomenal bass singer for Afro-Blue
featured on NBC’s The Sing-Off
Faculty:
~ Afro-Blue’s Reggie Bowens (The Sing-Off)
~ NYC soul singer Jeanette Berry
~ jazz singer/arranger/educator Justin Binek
~ jazz educator Chris Venesile
~ contemporary a cappella arranger/producer Brad Rees
~ vocalist and educator Christine Knific
~ other artists-in-residence TBA
~ All participants perform in groups and as soloists!
~ Healthy pop & jazz singing
~ R&B and soul song styling
~ Songwriting
~ Beatboxing & vocal percussion
~ Jazz improvisation
~ Arranging
~ Directing
In its twelfth year, the Heartland Summer Vocal Camp is designed to help teachers and students develop their understanding of and skills in pop and jazz vocal styles. Programs are open to all high school and college students and teachers, regardless of experience level. Participants have ranged from high school freshmen to graduate students, and novices to professional performers and college professors.
Graduate and undergraduate college credit is available to participants for an additional Tiffin University tuition fee.
We are proud to welcome two new guest artist-in-residence… Reginald Bowens, bass vocalist for the acclaimed a cappella jazz group Afro Blue, featured on NBC’s The Sing-Off… and the New York City soul singer, songwriter and recording artist Jeanette Berry. The faculty also features outstanding vocal educators, including: Justin Binek, Assistant Professor of Vocal Jazz at the University of the Arts in Philadelphia; Brad Rees, Director of Musical Arts at Tiffin University; Chris Venesile, Kent State University music education professor and director of the acclaimed vocal group Special Edition; and Christine Knific of the Toxic Audio Las Vegas cast. Members of the award-winning a cappella group Up in the Air will also serve as camp faculty and staff.
