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Watkins  \nConcordia College, Adelaide  \nAbstract  \nThis research provides an account of the activities of the South Australian May Music Camp (SAMMC), identifying itas a significant extra-curricular activity in the calendar of music education opportunities open to children from nine to 23 years of age, between 1962 and 1986. This annual non-residential music camp took place during the two-week May school holidays. Students auditioned for SAMMC to engage in an intensive, graded music ensemble experience, receiving expert tuition from professional music educators, while being exposed to extensive orchestral, string and wind ensemble repertoire. The contribution of the National Music Camp Association in the establishment of state-based camps across Australia is acknowledged, specifically regarding SAMMC in Adelaide, and the subsequent formation of the South Australian Music Camp Association (SAMCA). This research notes the establishment of the South Australian Department of Education Music Branch, which resulted in an increased number of primary school students learning to play musical instruments, contributing to the need for further ensemble performance opportunities in South Australia. The research observes the actions of the SAMCA to evaluate and expand activities at SAMMC to accommodate these developments. This research provides evidence that SAMMC made an important contribution to South Australian music education history.  \nKeywords: May Music Camp  \nIntroduction  \nThe South Australian May Music Camp (SAMMC) was an annual music day-camp which took place in Adelaide, South Australia between 1962 and 1986, and was administered by the South Australian Music Camp Association (SAMCA). The non-residential camp was held during the two-week school holiday break in the month of May. Following a change in South Australia in 1987 from a three to four-term school calendar year, the camp moved from May to the July school holidaysand was renamed the South Australian State Music Camp (SASMC). SAMMC offered local and regional students of orchestral instruments, aged between nine and 23, the opportunity to rehearse and perform repertoire under the direction of professional tutors and conductors. SAMMC provided intensive music ensemble rehearsal,  \noffering a short-term challenge during a set timeperiod, with the goal to achieve excellence by the closing night concert. Thousands of students participated in SAMMC across its 25-year history (Watkins, 2018).  \nThis research examines the event of the SAMMC through the investigation of primary and secondary sources. It incorporates the opinions and memories of SAMMC participants to provide a chronological timeline of this significant learning opportunity in South Australian music education history. The records of the SAMCA, the SAMMC and associates, as well as personal correspondence between the founders ofthe camp held in the Barr Smith Library, University of Adelaide, were extremely informative. The records of the Australian Youth Orchestra and National Music Camp Association held in the National Library Australia, Special Collections in Canberra, including archived papers such as  \nAustralian Journal of Music Education 49  \nDirectors’ Reports, minutes, concert programmes, application forms, financial statements, newspaper clippings, photographs, and other association documentation, provided valuable information. School year books and photographs were located within the archives of Pulteney Grammar School and St Peter’s College, South Australia, which offered supportive data. Placing this information alongside the detailed records of the SAMCA provided clarification of the timeline of this event. This research has involved the investigation of obtainable data and does not aim to be an exhaustive account of SAMMC activi","cbCaim5AwSXdvZ6s","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaim5AwSXdvZ6s","pdf",144993,"English","# Abstract\n# Introduction\n# The beginning of music camps in Australia","[{\"question\":\"What was the South Australian May Music Camp (SAMMC), and when did it run?\",\"answer\":\"SAMMC was an annual non-residential music day-camp held in Adelaide, South Australia from 1962 to 1986. It took place during the two-week May school holiday period.\"},{\"question\":\"How did students participate in SAMMC?\",\"answer\":\"Students auditioned for SAMMC to enter an intensive, graded ensemble experience. The camp provided rehearsals and performances under professional tutors and conductors.\"},{\"question\":\"Why did SAMMC change after 1987?\",\"answer\":\"After South Australia changed its school calendar from a three- to four-term year in 1987, the camp moved from May to the July school holidays. It was also renamed the South Australian State Music Camp (SASMC).\"}]","The South Australian May Music Camp - 1962-1986 | PDF",1792078190,25]