Daniel Saenz, Camp Founder & Director
The TexStrings All-State Camp began in 2008 in the living room of its founder, Daniel Saenz. Very soon the camp sought a more spacious location as the attendees doubled in number in the camp’s second and third year. Now, the TexStrings Camp serves about 100 students each year and assists many of them in achieving their goals of making the Region and Texas All-State orchestras.
August 3rd – 5th, 2026
9am – 4pm
St. Peters Methodist Church
20775 Kingsland Blvd, Katy, TX 77450
Camp Tuition: $340 + $25 Administration Fee
EARLY BIRD: Register before 12:00AM June 1, 2026 and the Administration Fee will be waived!
Additional Daily Practice Hour Available for $30
Daily Schedule Coming Soon
**Lunch is not provided, students need to bring their own lunch and a snack
Junior high string players: build the foundation that takes you all
the way to All-State.
PreTex > TexStrings > Region Orchestra > Texas All-State
PreTex is the junior high division of the TexStrings family — a focused, three-day summer intensive for 6th–8th grade violinists and cellists inTexas and beyond. Students develop the foundational technique, musicianship, and audition awareness that set them apart when they reach high school. Small class sizes, expert faculty, and a proven methodology make PreTex the smartest head start a young string player can get.
For students with 1–3 years of experience building solid technique and musical awareness from the start.
For more experienced junior high students ready to tackle Region-level material and audition preparation.
6th–8th grade violinists & cellists
August 3rd – 5th, 2026
9am – 4pm
St. Peters Methodist Church
20775 Kingsland Blvd, Katy, TX 77450
8–10 students per class
Instrument, stand, pencils, lunch, etudes
TexStrings All-State Camp (high school)
Please see TMEA website for required editions and full titles of etude books.
Please bring a lunch, your instrument, a folding music stand, rock stop (cello and bass), pencils, notebook, a copy of the required all-state etudes and orchestral excerpts, and a “ready to learn” attitude!
Any high school string player from Texas (other states participants are welcomed, too) who are seriously interested in preparing for their Region and All-State auditions.
Our instructors are highly trained, leading pedagogues from prestigious institutions such as the Houston Symphony, Houston Grand Opera, Houston Ballet, Rice University, Sam Houston State University, the University of Houston and the Greater Metro Area.
August 3rd – 5th, 2026
TexStrings 2024 will take place at St. Peters Methodist Church in Katy, TX, located at 20775 Kingsland Blvd, Katy, TX 77450.
TexStrings Camp: $340 + $25 Administration Fee
Post Camp Practice Hour: $30 per day
The $25 Administration Fee is non-refundable.
If you cancel before July 3 2025, you will receive a 100% refund on your tuition fee minus the $25 Administration Fee.
Registrations made after 11:59pm July 2, 2025 are not refundable.
Class sizes cary, but most class sizes are limited to 8-10 students per class. We strive to keep the class size small to make sure teachers can give individual attention to each student.
Classes are divided into three levels:
All-State Track: Former All-State members or those who have learned both of their etudes completely.
Region Track: Students who haven’t learned their etudes yet, but are interested in learning the All-State excerpts for auditioning.
Technique Track: Students who are interested in auditioning for Region only
If you are unsure of which class you should be in, ask your private teacher, orchestra director, or contact us.
Unfortunately, unforeseen events happen. We are unable to reimburse you for any missed days since our instructors are hired several months ahead of time.
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