S&R camp

Daily Structure

9:00 - Welcome  / Stretches / Vocal Warm-ups 

9:15 - Instrument of the day/Introduce Instruments

9:45 - Critical Listening: song foundation, chord progression, drum loop, title

10:15 -  Snack in common area

10:30 - Write / Work on Song

11:30 - Lunch

12:00 - Outdoor Time

12:15 - Writing / Editing / Tracking / Learning to Perform Song

1:15 - Vocab word / Activities 

1:45 - Student Recap

2:00 -  Parent Recap

Techniques that we’ll learn / explore

  • Lyrical Development: Rhyming and building concepts around these words

  • Loops: Students love to find and start with loops at this age; use these as a starting point! 

  • Engineering: Mic Placement, Operating DAW (Digital Audio Workstation)

  • Producing: Constructive Notes, Arrangement, Editing

  • Mixing: Blending Instruments, adding sparkle

  • Dynamics

  • Tempo

  • Rhythm 

  • Stage Presence

  • Genre 

  • Finding notes on guitar/piano 

  • Playing a drum beat

  • And so much more…

Activities

  • Creative Composition: Controlled exploration and Recording in Garageband

  • Lyric Writing

  • Song analysis 

    • 3-5 y.o. / 6-8 y.o. - Fast vs Slow, Happy vs Sad

    • 8-10 y.o. / 10-12 y.o. / 12-14 y.o. - Beat/Chord/Lyric Transcribing

  • Creating Band Artwork: Design your flyer, Album cover, Create concert tickets, Band Logo

  • Practice Stage Presence

  • New Vocab Word Each Day

  • Hands-On Gear Exploration / Breakdown

  • Vocal Warm-ups 

  • Song analysis 

    • 3-5 y.o. / 6-8 y.o. - Fast vs Slow, Happy vs Sad

    • 8-10 y.o. / 10-12 y.o. / 12-14 y.o. - Beat/Chord/Lyric Transcribing

  • Chord Distinguishing:

    • 3-5  y.o. / 6-8 y.o. Major / Minor chord game

    • 8-10 y.o. / 10-12 y.o. / 12-14 y.o. - Ear Training

  • Music and Movement - 3-5  y.o.

    • Live Band Freeze Dance

    • Hey Lolly

    • Avocado song

    • Who Came To Rock Today?

    • And so much more…