Sketchbooking
What is sketchbooking? It’s the art of filling a blank book – any way you want to. From
experiments with visual art media and scrapbooking to creative writing and printmaking,
sketchbooking encompasses any kind of creativity that can be made to fit on a page. We
will look to other artists for inspiration, then begin our own creative experiments. Students
will explore their personal creative processes as well as create socially with friends.
Suitable for grades 5-10.
Available as a weeklong day camp or as an extracurricular program.
Sound Explorers Ensemble
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Students learn the joy of group music-making in this fun and creative multi-instrumental
ensemble! This camp is designed for students with some experience on an instrument who
are looking to grow their skills in a group setting.
Together we’ll explore a dynamic repertoire, with music arranged by the instructor specifically for the skill levels and instruments present. We’ll build skills in collaboration, listening, rhythm, pitch, note-reading, and more. We’ll also have the chance to exercise our creative musicianship skills through arranging, improvising, composing, and songwriting.
The instructor can provide specialized instruction up to the intermediate level in piano, guitar, ukulele, violin/viola, bass, and voice, and can assist with most other stringed instruments and drums. Other instruments are also welcome.
Suitable for grades 3-10.
Available as a weeklong day camp or as an extracurricular program.
Sound Explorers Choir
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Learn the joy of group singing and harmonizing in this welcoming choir class. From the first class, we’ll make singing feel safe, easy, and creative. Shy students are more than welcome! Group singing is the experience that often sparks a lifelong love of music-making, and many musical traditions cite singing as a basis of all music. Utilizing a dynamic folk repertoire, together we will build skills in pitch, tone, production, rhythm, note-reading, listening, and collaboration. We’ll also explore the power of words — lyrics — as a part of the music we sing and try our hand at writing verses to familiar songs.
From the first class, we will also learn ways of using the human voice as a medium of self-expression and improvisation. Singing builds skills for everything from public speaking to group collaboration and problem solving, helps with self-regulation and resilience, and above all is lots of fun. This class is designed for beginners and intermediate students alike.
Suitable for grades 2-8.
Available as a weeklong day camp or as an extracurricular program.
Guitar Explorers
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Make new friends and learn the basics of guitar playing in this fun day camp. We will learn guitar fundamentals such as chords, riffs, rhythm playing, melody playing, and the basics of note reading, while getting lots of experience playing together in ensemble.
We will also explore the guitar as a medium for self-expression, trying our hands at improvisation, composition, and songwriting. This camp builds technical musical skills as well as skills in creativity, collaboration, self-expression, and problem-solving.
Suitable for grades 4-8.
Available as a weeklong day camp or as an extracurricular program.
