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Itinerary

Sunday (First Day)

Refer to: Sunday Check-In and Placements

Monday to Friday Day Activities

Note: Camp activities take place throughout the week in the classrooms and rehearsal spaces of the Nicholas Music Center at 85 George Street, New Brunswick, NJ. See map.

  • 8:45am – Check-in each morning
  • 9:00am – Improv Workshop
  • 10:15am – AM Ensemble Rehearsals
  • LUNCH
  • 1:15pm – Masterclasses
  • 2:30pm – PM Ensemble Rehearsals
  • 4:00pm – Daytime activities conclude

For daily specifics, refer to the latest RSJI Itinerary 2025 (subject to updates).

Monday to Friday Evening Events

  • Monday: Featured Guest Artist free concert
  • Tuesday: Student Jam Session night and BBQ!
  • Wednesday: The One More Once Big Band free concert featuring the RU Jazz Faculty and the RSJI Jazz Orchestra
  • Friday: The final Student Showcase concert!

Summary of Student Ensembles

  • RSJI Jazz Orchestra
  • RSJI Big Band
  • Various beginner to advanced small combo ensembles

Please Note:
Music Items the Program Does Not Supply

  • Instruments (other than piano and drums, see above)
  • Storage for personal instruments and gear (see FAQs)
  • Portable Instrument Stands (such as for horns or guitars)
  • Horn Mutes
  • Key or Slide Oil
  • Reeds
  • Neck Straps
  • Strings
  • Audio Patch Cables
  • Cymbals
  • Sticks/Brushes/Mallets
  • Hi-Hat Clutch

“What Musical Items Should I Bring?”

For Brass

Students should bring their own instruments, mutes, and key/slide oil. Doubling instruments like the flugelhorn are optional. Portable brass stands are recommended.

For Reeds

Students must bring their own instruments and extra reeds. Saxophone doubles are encouraged but optional. Portable reed instrument stands are recommended.

For Piano

All rehearsal rooms contain a piano. Piano students are not to bring their own portable keyboards or amps.

For Guitar/Bass

Students must bring their own instruments. All rehearsal rooms have guitar and bass amplifiers, and guitarists may bring their own portable practice amps if they choose. Friday evening concert spaces will also have amplifiers to enable quicker transitions between bands. Students must supply their own audio patch cables and replacement strings. Portable guitar and bass stands are recommended.

For Drums

All rehearsal rooms have a complete drum kit, including toms, a snare drum, and cymbal stands. Students must bring their own cymbals (ride, crash, hi-hats), sticks or brushes, and a hi-hat clutch, which can all fit in a cymbal bag. Drum students are not to bring their own drum kits.

Other

All rehearsal spaces contain sheet music stands. Students do not need to bring their own.