Music's Edge Rock Camp, Day 3:
Working damn hard, the full ”fun” of it hasn’t kicked in, but it‘s starting to sound like music. Smiles of recognition appear.
I predict: 1) They’re favorite tune (G&R) will not be their…
Jul 31 2018
Music's Edge Rock Camp, Day 3:
Working damn hard, the full ”fun” of it hasn’t kicked in, but it‘s starting to sound like music. Smiles of recognition appear.
I predict: 1) They’re favorite tune (G&R) will not be their…
Jul 30 2018
Music's Edge Rock Camp, Day 2 (Tuesday):
We added third drummer to my group — tons of percussion.
So far, we’ve only poked at bits and pieces of the tunes. (We usually don’t make it all the way through…
Jul 29 2018
Music's Edge Rock Camp, Day 1 (Monday): Load-in, chaos, set-up, chaos, check-in, chaos, introductions, chaos, auditions (kids amazingly supportive, cheering every fellow camper), chaos, grouping-up, chaos, plugging-in, chaos.
All you can do is catch the wave and ride that…
Aug 17 2016
Rock Camp Day #4: A very special day, the home stretch.
I brought in a personal guest instructor, Isabel (from the duo "Izzi & Margo"). At 15 years old, she's a veteran of 3 or 4 Rock Camps -- vocals,…
Read moreAug 16 2016
Rock Camp Day #3: Heaven & Hell, Up & Down, Dark & Light...
Okay. I should have known. On Monday, at our first "band meeting," the boys unanimously agreed that they love Led Zeppelin. But there are two Zeppelins.…
Read moreAug 15 2016
Rock Camp Day #2: Oh goodness! Out of 7 boys, two of them are twins... with a third younger brother in the group. And two others are also brothers. So, 5 out of seven band members are working with…
Read moreAug 14 2016
Part 1, Auditions: I like our new method -- all kids in the big room, instead of segregating by instrumentation. Some of the kids auditioned together, as duos, trios, and ensembles. And they generously applauded…
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