Double reed (oboe and bassoon) students will benefit from learning to play music in a variety of settings including warm-up sessions, master classes, lessons, and discussion clinics. Clinic topics will include practice techniques, performance anxiety, stage presence, musicianship, reed-making and opportunities for playing music in college.
If you register online, you will need an account with our online registration software. Creating an account is easy and just requires some contact information. Please contact us if you have any trouble creating or accessing your account.
Registration and payment due by May 16, 2025.
We do not offer refunds for our summer programs. All fees and deposits are non-refundable.
Mail-in registration
Hard-copy forms are available upon request by emailing music-ce@umkc.edu.
Special registration requests
If registration is being partially or fully funded by a student’s school or outside source, please contact us at music-ce@umkc.edu for special registration instructions.
Tuition and Fees
Registration fees
Tuition includes all classes, all scheduled events during the workshop, and lunch. Please note that this fee does not include overnight housing, breakfast or dinner.
Early Bird Registration Fee: $425
Deadline Friday, April 11
Standard Registration Fee: $490
Deadline Friday, May 16
Optional Extras
On-Campus Housing: $350
Participants who choose to stay on campus will be housed in a UMKC residence hall. This fee includes WiFi access, bed linens (sheets and pillow), breakfast and dinner.
On-Campus parking permit: $25
This will allow participants to park in any UMKC Student Parking Lot. Parking is limited on campus, so a permit is strongly encouraged for those who will be bringing a car.
Schedule
June 1, 2025
1:00pm - 1:30pm - Program check-in
1:30pm - 2:30pm - Welcome meeting
2:30pm - 3:30pm - Warm ups/placement auditions
3:30pm - 4:30pm - Reed making
4:30pm - 5:00pm - Chamber group rehearsal
5:00pm - 6:00pm - Pizza party
6:00pm - 6:30pm - Program check-out (commuting students only)
6:00pm - 6:30pm - Dorm check-in
Students may store their luggage and other dorm items in a safe and secured area during program check-in.
June 2-4, 2025
8:30am - 9:00am - Program check-in (commuting students only)
9:00am - 9:30am - Warm up
9:30am - 10:30am - Chamber group rehearsal
10:30am - 11:30am - Reed making
11:30am - 12:00pm - Special topic discussion
12:00pm - 1:00pm - Lunch
1:00pm - 2:00pm - Chamber group rehearsal
2:00pm - 3:00pm - Reed making
3:15pm - 4:30pm - Large ensemble rehearsal
4:30pm - 5:00pm - Program check-out (commuting students only)
June 5, 2025
8:30am - 9:00am - Program check-in (commuting students only)
9:00am - 9:30am - Warm up
9:30am - 10:30am - Chamber group rehearsal
10:30am - 11:30am - Reed making
11:30am - 12:30pm - Large ensemble rehearsal
12:30pm - 1:30pm - Lunch
1:30pm - 3:00pm - Reed making
3:00pm - 3:30pm - Break
3:30pm - 4:30pm - Dress rehearsal
4:30pm - Grand finale concert
Check out
Program check-out for all students will occur immediately after the closing concert. All students must check out prior to departing.
Faculty
Celeste Johnson
Professor of Oboe, UMKC Conservatory
Leigh Muñoz
Assistant Professor of Bassoon, UMKC Conservatory
Location and parking
Grant Hall - 5228 Charlotte Street, Kansas City, MO 64110
Students can be dropped off outside the main doors on the east side of the building. A staff member will be inside the lobby waiting to check students in as they arrive.
Parking
Students driving themselves that have purchased a parking pass can park in the Rockhill Parking Garage. If participants do not want to purchase a pass, they can park in the metered parking lot on the south side of Grant Hall. If students are going to be leaving the workshop by themselves, they will need to park within view of the check-out station (east side of building).
Detailed parking, drop-off and pick-up instructions will be provided in our welcome packet. Welcome packets are emailed to registered students after registration closes.
UMKC Volker Campus Map
Housing (optional)
Those wishing to stay close to camp events may want to register for on-campus housing. This $350 fee includes four nights in a UMKC dormitory room. Rooms in UMKC residence halls are set up suite-style, with either two or four rooms connected to a shared bathroom. During registration, participants will be able to indicate their preference for room style, but due to limited availability, we cannot guarantee that preferences will be honored. Participants will be housed in either the Oak Street or the Johnson Residence hall.
Detailed housing information will be provided in our welcome packet. Welcome packets are emailed to registered students after registration closes.
Housing dates
Check in - June 1
Check out - June 5
Housing staff
All programs that offer on-campus housing will have at least one male and one female staff member staying on the same floor as our participants and will be available to participants 24/7 in case of an emergency. Parents will be provided contact information for these staff members at program check-in.
Suitemates
During registration, students will have the option to request suitemates. In order for a request to be granted, both students must have requested each other. Students may make multiple requests in case they are placed in a four-room suite.
Meals
All meals will occur on the UMKC campus.
Students with special dietary restrictions should note this in their registration. Students must stay with the group, as students are not allowed to leave the campus without a chaperone. Students are welcome to bring snacks and water bottles. There are also vending machines and water fountains available in campus buildings. For those staying in dorms, each room contains a mini-fridge should students need to store food in them.
Students who will be providing their own meals: Students wishing to bring their own food from home are welcome to do so, but they still must stay with their group/chaperone during meals.
All participants will eat with a chaperoned group. Participants may not leave the group to eat elsewhere, unless a parent/guardian has put in a special request to pick-up their child. No food is allowed during rehearsals or concert events.
Meal options
Lunch (included with tuition)
Lunch vouchers will be provided for all lunches during the camp. Meals will occur on the UMKC campus. Breakfast and dinner are not included in tuition.
Breakfast and dinner (included with overnight housing fee)
Peanut allergies
Please refrain from bringing peanuts or items with peanuts to the camp. We appreciate your cooperation in this regard.
