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The UAM Beginner Band Camp is a comprehensive musical experience designed for rising 6^th grade students and those with at least one semester of band participation. Students rehearse in a full concert band setting twice daily and engage in focused sectionals and faculty-led masterclasses that cultivate technical proficiency, precision, and overall musicianship. Participants also select two daily elective courses to expand their musical knowledge and explore additional areas of interest. The camp is structured to strengthen performance skills across woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments while fostering artistic growth, confidence, and a strong sense of musical community.

Students in the Beginner Band Camp will perform an informal, low-pressure audition on the first day of camp to help the faculty identify their individual needs and placement within the concert band.

The UAM Junior High Band Camp is a comprehensive musical experience designed for rising 7^th and 8^th grade musicians. Students rehearse in a full concert band setting twice daily and participate in focused sectionals and faculty-led masterclasses that enhance technical proficiency, precision, and overall musicianship. Participants also select two daily elective courses to expand their skills and explore additional areas of interest. The camp is structured to advance performance ability on woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments while fostering artistic growth, confidence, and a strong sense of musical community.

Students in the Junior High Band Camp will perform an informal, low-pressure audition on the first day of camp to help the faculty determine their individual needs and placement within the concert band. 

The UAM Senior High Band Camp is an intensive musical experience designed for rising ninth through twelfth-grade musicians; rising ninth-grade students may also elect to participate in the Junior High Band Camp. Students rehearse in a full concert band setting twice daily and engage in focused sectionals and faculty-led masterclasses that refine technical proficiency, precision, and overall musicianship. Participants select two daily elective courses to further expand their skills and explore specialized areas of interest. The camp is structured to elevate performance ability on woodwind, brass, and percussion instruments while fostering artistic growth, confidence, and a strong sense of musical community.

Students in the Senior High Band Camp will perform an informal, low-pressure audition on the first day of camp to help the faculty determine their individual needs and placement within the concert band. 

The UAM Jazz Band Camp is an immersive, high-energy experience for rising 9th–12th grade students ready to grow as jazz musicians. Campers rehearse daily in big band and small combos while working alongside experienced educators and professional performers. Through masterclasses, sectionals, and jam sessions focused on improvisation, theory, ear training, history, and technique, students build both skill and stylistic understanding. The week concludes with live performances that showcase each camper’s growth, confidence, and developing jazz voice.

The UAM Drum Major and Marching Band Leadership Camp is designed for rising 9^th – 12^th grade marching band students with a passion for leadership and music.  Campers will receive focused instruction from former and current drum majors of the UAM “Pride of Southeast Arkansas” Marching Band in leadership development, score study, rehearsal techniques, and conducting fundamentals. Through individual feedback, collaborative sessions, and extensive hands-on practice, students build the clarity, authority, and confidence required of an effective drum major or band leader. The camp concludes with a final demonstration performance, giving each participant the opportunity to showcase their growth and applied skills.

The UAM Colorguard Camp, completely redesigned for 2026, is designed for individual guard members or full fall color guard units.  Rising 9^th – 12^th grade students will receive focused instruction in flag, rifle, and saber fundamentals, including body movement and basic choreography. Additional training emphasizes performance quality, timing, and ensemble coordination in a fall color guard setting. Instruction is provided at the beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels.  Camp concludes with a final show production performed to music for family and friends, and all students must bring their own equipment.  Students are required to provide their own equipment.

The UAM Marching Drumline Camp is designed for individual percussionists or entire marching percussion sections.   Rising 9^th – 12^th grade students will receive focused instruction in snare, bass, and tenor drums, as well as marching fundamentals and ensemble playing. Additional training emphasizes timing, musicality, and coordination within a full marching percussion setting will be provided. Students rehearse in an ensemble setting twice daily and participate in focused sectionals and faculty-led masterclasses that strengthen technique, precision, and overall musicianship.  The camp concludes with a final performance showcasing the skills learned.  Students are required to provide their own equipment.  Cymbals and front ensemble (keyboard) instruments will not be included in this camp.