S&R camp

Daily Structure

9:00 – 9:15
Welcome, Stretches + Vocal Warm-Ups

9:15 – 9:45
Instrument of the Day + Introduction to Instruments

9:45 – 10:15
Critical Listening (song foundation, chord progression, drum loop, title)

10:15 – 10:30
Snack

10:30 – 11:30
Write + Work on Song

11:30 – 12:00
Lunch

12:00 – 12:15
Outdoor Time / Movement Break

12:15 – 1:15
Writing, Editing, Tracking + Learning to Perform the Song

1:15 – 1:45
Music Vocabulary + Activities

1:45 – 2:00
Snack

2:00 – 2:45
Song Share + Creative Music Activities (listening, light recording, stage design)

2:45 – 3:00
Student Recap (Band Huddle)

3:00
Parent Recap + Pick-Up

Techniques that we’ll learn / explore

• Songwriting + Creativity
  • Lyrical development (rhyming, building concepts)
  • Using loops as creative starting points
  • Song structure and idea development

  Recording + Production
  • Engineering (mic placement, using a DAW)
  • Producing (arrangement, editing, giving constructive feedback)
  • Mixing (blending instruments, adding polish)

  Core Music Skills
  • Rhythm
  • Tempo
  • Dynamics
  • Genre exploration

  Instrument Fundamentals
  • Finding notes on guitar / piano
  • Playing a drum beat

  Performance Skills
  • Stage presence
  • Learning to perform original songs

  And so much more…

Activities

• Creative + Hands-On
  • Songwriting and recording (GarageBand and more)
  • Lyric writing
  • Creating band artwork (flyer, album cover, concert tickets, band logo)
  • Hands-on instrument + gear exploration

  Listening + Learning
  • Song analysis (tempo / beat / chord / lyric breakdown)
  • Chord distinguishing
  • Younger: major vs minor games
  • Older: ear training
  • Daily music vocabulary

  Performance + Movement
  • Practice stage presence
  • Music and movement (younger groups)
  • Live band freeze dance
  • Group music games

  And so much more…