Summer Music Camp Founder
In 1988, Dell Schroeder
started Band at the Beach in
her backyard. Since then,
thousands of young students
have enjoyed making music
while attending the camp for
over 30 years. BATB, a 501c3
not-for-profit organization,
oversees this annual summer
day camp which continues to
thrive and advocate for
quality music programs in our
schools.
This week-long day-camp is
designed to be inspiring and
keep students playing music.
Daily sessions include
exciting ensemble and
sectional rehearsals, and a
finale concert. Unique to this
camp, is the salt and pepper
rehearsal format, where
students sit amongst
professionals and community
musicians. This special format
has proven to be a powerful
way to help students to foster
a love of music-making.
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DELL
SCHROEDER
(Camp Founder,
woodwinds)
Current
Occupation: piano
and band
instrument
lessons, Music
theory and music
camp instructor.
Awards:
PTA Honorary
Service Award
(Loma Portal
Elementary); PTO
Honorary Service
Award (Correia
JHS); Nominee
Del Mar Fair
“Music Mania”
Banner Project;
Honoree Point
Loma High School
Bands “Rhapsody
on the Point;”
Induction to the
Florida State
University
College of Music
“Wall of Fame"
(FSU Band
Alumni), CMEA
Retired Music
Educator of the
Year.
Education:
Converse College
and Florida
State University
(BME); San Diego
State University
(MA); National
Music Camp at
Interlochen,
Michigan;
California Life
Credential
(Music K-12).
Co-founder:
Peninsula Bands
in Concert
Founder:
Band at the
Beach© and Band
at the Beach
Music Camp© ,
Floot Troop©;
Summer Saxophone
Insanity©.
Memberships:
California
Band Directors’
Association;
CMEA/Southern
Border Section;
San Diego
Clarinet
Society; San
Diego Flute
Guild; Music
Teachers
Association of
California
(Certificate of
Merit teacher);
Presidio
Optimist Club;
Southern
California
School Band and
Orchestra
Association;
Women Band
Directors
International;
Sousa Honor Band
(Staff);
National
Association for
Music Education.
Participant:
Community
Council for
Music in Our
Schools;
Organizer FSU
Band Alumni for
Disneyland
Pigskin Classic;
Florida State
University Band
Alumni Board of
Directors; Full
Bar Saxophone
Quartet; Pit
Orchestra for
West Coast
Premiere of
“Sing for the
Cure” narrated
by Michelle
Nichols (Lt.
Uhuru from Star
Trek); San Diego
Concert Band
(Principal
Saxophone); San
Diego Concert
Band European
Tour; Saxophone
Christmas
(Knott’s Berry
Farm and
Disneyland);
Westwind Brass
International
Summer Workshop;
USD Chamber
Music Workshop;
Hillcrest Wind
Ensemble
(clarinet), San
Diego City Guard
Band (clarinet),
San Diego
Bassoon Band,
Bayfront
Ceremonial Band,
SDSU Summer
Music Institute
(volunteer),CMEA/SBS
Educator Band
2013, member of
the Spartanburg
(SC), Symphony
and the
Tallahassee(FL)
Symphony.
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2025 Board
of Directors
President, James Simon
Secretary, James Trepasso
Treasurer Dell Schroeder
Founder, Dell Schroeder
Enrollment, Stefanie Schmitz
Camp Co-Director, Fredrick Lee
Camp Co-Director, Linda Thompson
Board Member, Lisa Mansfield
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