Frequently Asked Questions

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To pay online, please login to your Athena account and follow the prompts for payment.

Absolutely! Please make your check payable to Music Essentials and send to: Music Essentials, c/o Athena Camp, 410 Triple Creek Trail, Fayetteville, GA 30214. Your online account will be updated as soon as the payment is processed.

You will receive an email confirming receipt. About a month before camp, the Camp Welcome Packet will be emailed to the address listed on the application. This packet will include a sample schedule and packing list.

You will stay in a university dorm on the campus of the Athena Camp location. Specific information will be sent in the Welcome Packet.

There are two campers per room.

Yes! You may enter your roommate request on your online camp application.

Check-in will be between 2:00pm and 3:30pm at the location specified in information sent directly to Campers. Students who arrive early may have to wait. Please plan ahead. 

 The Camp Concert will be Thursday at 1:00pm. Campers will wear the camp t-shirt (included in tuition) and jeans. Please invite your family and friends!

You will need all items associated with your instrument (reeds, valve oil, etc.), comfortable clothing, walking shoes, and items for the dorm such as extra-long twin sheets, towels, etc. A detailed packing list will be in your Welcome Packet that will be emailed to you about a month before camp. Please remember that the Athena Camp does not provide instruments other than percussion. Percussionists will need to bring sticks and mallets.

Camp tuition includes all food, housing, performances, instruction, and clinics for the entire camp. Students are welcome to bring a small amount of money for souvenirs or snacks.

You may bring snacks, but there is NOT a refrigerator nor a microwave available for use. 

Cell phones are allowed, but please remember to use it only at appropriate times. Campers will not be allowed to use cell phones in a rehearsal or seminar unless it for an educational reason (tuner, metronome, etc.). 

We recommend that you leave laptops, tablets, and other expensive personal items at home.