"I just wanted to thank you again for a tremendous experience. My daughter thoroughly enjoyed MADCAP Chamber. You and everyone who worked with the children this past week were terrific!
One notable comment my daughter made after the second day during the car ride back from the camp, was to express a great deal of enthusiasm for the Tchaikovsky piece her ensemble was playing. She had been practicing the second violin part for the past month but to hear it begin to fit in with the other parts of her quartet and to discover the beauty in the music was quite thrilling for me to witness.
My daughter greatly enjoys playing the violin and as you know, it requires much dedication and commitment. Your camp allowed her to enjoy the rewards of her hard work by providing a fun and challenging social environment to experience a whole new dimension in music.
She also enjoyed all the other fun educational activities you provided the children each day, especially the lesson on conducting! My daughter says she can't wait to participate again next year."
"I wanted to share some of the feedback I got from my son. Right now as I type he's listening to Hava Nagila (again and again.) He's also searched for copies of the music other kids performed. And he keeps listening to all of it.
He did not talk a lot about playing with the other kids, except to say he understands much better the importance of counting. :)
He said he was inspired by Rory Lipkis and thought seeing the organ was cool. (That led to lots of questions about the origin of the violin and other instruments.) He wasn't too excited to dance. And wanted to learn more about Celtic music.
Thank you for a fun and challenging camp."
"My coach was funny. I really enjoy coaching sessions."
"Overall it was great, especially because of all the great teachers and students. I love MADCAP!"
"I really had fun dancing, learning about the organ, and the Celtic fiddler."
"I really loved the coaching classes. It was always really fun! I also really enjoyed learning about the pipe organ. "
"All the teachers are all great musicians with tons of knowledge. This is my second year of MADCAP and I love it! "
"I thought the young composer was the most interesting. I enjoyed the dancing the most. I enjoyed playing with my group as well. "
"My favorite part was the hour we spent with the coach. I thought the master class was cool. Overall, it was very fun."
"I liked the master classes."
"I really like coaching classes!! I feel like a better musician."
"The dancing class was my favorite guest class, and the master classes were really helpful."
"At MADCAP I really enjoyed learning about the organ and Celtic music. And, of course, the snacks. :) "
"I really liked practicing our music with my group."
"I enjoyed the dancing because it gave you a chance to move around."
"I really liked the music selection for my group. The organ class was great! The Celtic fiddling was interesting also."
"I liked the master classes the most but the guest classes were probably the most memorable."
"MADCAP was lots of fun. I really liked it. I think I'll come back next year!"
"I liked the snack time and the quartet coaching, but I really loved the master class."
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The Joys of Chamber Music!
As always, MADCAP Chamber is about the fun of playing music with other people in a small group. Great kids and excellent teachers make this a terrific learning experience. We hope YOU will join us in 2012! Much more feedback about MADCAP camps can be found here: [Feedback] |