Rock and Roll Camp presented by Rock Garden!

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414 Plush Mill Road Wallingford, PA 19086 United States

Billiard Room

Children ages 8 -17

8/19/2024-8/23/2024

9:00 AM-3:00 PM EDT on Mon Tue Wed Th Fri

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$485.00

Member Discount Available

Do you play an instrument? Have you always wanted to sing or be in a rock band? Learn what it's like to be a part of a band and prepare for a musical showcase! Learn to play rock staples by such legendary bands as The Beatles, Jimi Hendrix, and Led Zeppelin! This music-based camp is for the camper who has at least one year of music lesson experience (or equivalent) if you play an instrument, and no experience necessary if you are a singer. The camp covers the fundamentals of rock performance, including guitar power chords, bass riffs, backbeat-driven rhythms, and emotive vocals. In addition to daily jams, band rehearsals, and general music instruction, we will listen to music and watch concert films as well as participate in several fun arts activities, including designing a band logo and name, posing for a band photo, and tie-dying band t-shirts! We play ultimate frisbee and other fun outdoor sports/games for our afternoon breaks! Participating instruments have been: guitar, bass, keyboard, drums/percussion, strings (violin, cello, etc.) vocals, and many more! It can be a great opportunity for you to try out a secondary instrument The camp-culminating music showcase concert is open to family and friends. Be sure to bring a lunch, drink and snack. Please be sure to fill out our musican's questionnaire when applying.

  • The Rock Garden is a performance-oriented music experience for student musicians of all ages. Our philosophy is to celebrate the joy of music-making in a rigorous yet non-competitive environment. Visit rockgardenmusic.org for more information!
  • Please bring your instrument of choice, lunch, snack and water bottle.  Students should have experience with their instrument. 
Delaplane, Peter

http://www.rockgardenmusic.org/bio/ Musician/Guitarist Peter Delaplane, has been performing and teaching music in the Philadelphia and surrounding area for 20 years. He earned degrees in English Literature from Kenyon College, and in classical guitar performance from the Boyer College Of Music at Temple University. He is the founder and musical director of The Rock Garden, a summer music program for 10-18 year olds. In addition to maintaining a private teaching studio, he is a resident guitar instructor at Germantown Friends School and The Episcopal Academy. He has taught music at Friends Select School and Abington Friends as well as having served as a faculty member of Settlement Music School and The Nelly Berman School of Music. In addition to playing classical and finger style guitar, Peter enjoys playing in his folk rock band The Wild Blue Yonder, and recording and producing in his home studio.