<p>Has anyone ever heard of this camp? Is it a good camp to get into? Will it help people get more experience? I’m looking into summer camps and this sounded alittle interesting</p>
<p>My daughter went to Blue Lake for 2 or 3 years and enjoyed it. She had fun and liked that it was not a highly competitive environment, at least for her instrument. She gained a lot buy playing with others and LOVED her instructor.</p>
<p>My D and her friends attended twice when they were in middle school for musical theatre. One attended for dance. Which they leveled you for once you were there. My D felt it was good for middle school but did not want to go back for high school</p>
<p>My D attended one summer as a Choir Major/MT Minor (they did not have an MT Major at the time - not sure if they do now). While she had the time of her life personally - she did not enjoy their approach to MT. It is all a choir-based approach to MT - no acting/no dance - and she was specifically told not to belt (nevermind that she had been training both classically and her belt at home). Blue Lake is fantastic for Instrumentalists, but I feel that there are many other programs that are MUCH more suited for the development of MT skills. One not far away from Blue Lake… Interlochen! </p>
<p>I’m not knocking Blue Lake - all three of my siblings attended as instrumentalists as kids, and all went on International Tours (we didn’t find out about BLFAC until I was too old) - and it was wonderful - and based on the incredible experiences that they had had (my sister was even a counselor there while in colleege) we sent our D. Because she wanted to focus on MT - it just wasn’t a great fit for that. She only attended the one summer.</p>