Double Reed Camp 2025 Digital Handbook

Music

Thank you for submitting your recordings. We enjoyed hearing you play.

In a follow-up email, we will provide you with a link to the music we will use at camp. When you receive it, please download, print and practice ahead of your arrival. Be sure to bring your music with you. 

Questions? 

• Oboes — Email Professor Held at held.119@osu.edu
• Bassoons — Email Professor Schartz at schartz.3@osu.edu

What to pack — What to bring

• Your instrument and its accessories.
• Reed tools (if you own them).
• Portable music stands (if you wish).
• Music — solo and current lesson materials of your choice.
• Music for camp — downloaded and printed from the link we will provide via email.
• A modest amount of spending money.
• Informal summer clothes — shorts, jeans etc. for the daytime activities.
• We will wear camp t-shirts on the last day of camp and for the closing concert.
• A sweater or sweatshirt, as air-conditioned rooms can become cool.
• An umbrella or light rain jacket might also be needed.
• RESIDENTS: Personal toiletries, towels, wash cloths, blanket, linens and/or sleeping bag, and pillow.
  • Note that bed/bath linens, including pillow, will NOT be provided.
  • Alarm clock/App.

First Day Check-in: Wednesday, June 18 — All students must check in. 

Follow the directions below based on Resident or Commuter.

Resident Students — Check in between 1–1:30 p.m. at Blackburn House (136 W. Woodruff Ave.)

STEP 1: Check in — Blackburn House lobby.

STEP 2: Proceed to your room to drop off your luggage. 

STEP 3: Between 1:30–2 p.m., proceed to the Timashev Family Music Building to check in for camp. 

• Arriving after 1:30 p.m.? Please contact the program administrator at YouthSummerMusic@osu.edu to make special arrangements.
• Arriving/departing by air? Contact the program administrator to share your itinerary. Plan your departure for after 7 p.m. on the final day.

Directions to Blackburn House and parking. Be advised, there is no loading area at the residence hall for summer programs. Participants should park, unload, and walk to Blackburn House. It is a short walk! 

• Park at the Lane Ave. Garage at 2105 Neil Ave (this is not a typo; despite the garage name, the address is Neil Ave.). Follow the directions below to Blackburn House at 136 W. Woodruff Ave.

Commuters — Check in between 1:30–2 p.m. at the Timashev Family Music Building

Check-in at the Music Commons (south lobby) of the Timashev Family Music Building (1900 College Rd.). 

Park at the Ohio Union South Garage at 1759 N. High St., Columbus 43210 (located next to the Ohio Union and 0.2 mile from the School of Music). Exit from the west side of the garage (opposite High St.) and walk north along College Rd. toward the Timashev Music building, which is on the same side of the street. Enter the south doors to the lobby — across from the Oval.

• Note — Ohio Union South Garage is the only garage in the area that is open to visitors during an academic day.
• Visit CampusParc for more information on campus parking, including fees. 

Schedule 

You will receive a detailed schedule at check-in. Double Reed Camp activities will be held daily from approximately 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Meals

Meals will be held at Traditions at Scott, a campus dining facility.

Residential campers will receive breakfast, lunch and dinner as part of their camp registration. 

Commuter campers will receive lunch and dinner as part of their camp registration.

Commuters — Daily Drop-off/Pick-up

Note the schedule you will receive at check-in and plan accordingly so that you can attend all sessions, events and performances.
 

After the first day of the program, use the Ohio Union South Loop driveway (located on 12th Ave.) for daily drop-off/pick-up. 

Program staff will be onsite to escort students to and from the drop-off/pick-up area.

Map of Ohio Union Loop [pdf]

Commuters — Student Drivers

Students who drive to campus should plan ahead regarding parking. Build in your walking time from the parking location to ensure that you arrive on time for the first daily sessions. Students will not have access to their vehicle until the conclusion of the day, according to the daily schedule. 

• Be sure to pack an umbrella or light rain jacket each day.
• Parking on campus — Students may purchase Surface Lot Day Parking Passes through CampusParc. Day permits are available for $11/day (a significant savings over hourly parking) and may be purchased by creating a user account at osu.campusparc.com. Click “login” at the upper right corner of the home page, then click “Visitor” and create a new account. Day permits are good for one calendar day and are valid in any unrestricted permit space campus-wide.
  • Note that day permits are not valid in marked paid hourly spaces, at single space meters, or in parking garages.
• The parking lot at Ohio Stadium is closest to the Timashev Family Music Building. 

The School of Music is not liable for any parking fines a student receives when parking on or near campus or for any vehicular damage while on campus.

Remind — Notification App

To assist with group communication, we will use the classroom notification platform Remind. We ask that all students sign-up for this notification service. Parents are encouraged to sign up as well so that you receive notifications during the program. Please see the following PDF (“invite”) for instructions on how to sign up online or via your mobile phone.

Public Concerts and Parking — for families and guests
 

Parents and family members are welcome to attend the finale Double Reed Camp recital, held in the new Timashev Family Music Building. Park in the Ohio Union South Garage and walk north on College Ave. 

Saturday, June 21 at 2 p.m. in Weigel Auditorium

Important! Due to the Buckeye Country Superfest being held at Ohio Stadium, all campus garages and lots are set up for Special Event parking at $30/car. We are unable to override these fees and apologize for the inconvenience.

Last Day Check-out: Saturday, June 21

Dorm check-out for residents will take place following the final event of their camp. Students will need to pack their belongings, and leave luggage in their room on the final morning of their program. Following the final performance, students and families will return to their dorm to collect their bags/belongings, then return their key to the front desk.

LOST KEY CHARGE — Due to the need for building security for summer guests and student residents during the academic year, students will be billed if their dorm swipe card is lost. The cost to replace a lost swipe card is $15. All swipe cards must be turned in to Conference Housing at the conclusion of the program. Students will be assessed a $15 fee if a swipe card is not returned at time of checkout.