Rock U 2

Blue Bear's band camps offer young musicians an opportunity to play the music they like with their peers. The repertoire is selected by the group. Emphasis is on learning songs together, instrument-specific instruction, and performance.  Each band is limited to bass, drums, 2-3 guitars, 1 keyboard player, and 2 singers.  Camps meet from 10 am-3 pm Monday-Friday with a show on Friday at 4; tuition is $625. 

Prerequisites for Rock U 2:

- Suggested minimum of two years of lessons for all instruments; grades 7-10 in Fall.

• Drummers should be able to fill without losing time, and be able to hold three minutes of a simple rock beat. Drummers must audition for this camp.
• Bassists should know names of notes and how to read chord charts, and be able to play 1/8th notes through changes. Bassists must audition for this camp.
• Guitarists should know open chords and E and A form barre chords, and know minor pentatonic scales. Guitarists don’t need to audition for this camp.
• Keyboardists should know major and minor triads, and know the blues scale. Keyboardists don’t need to audition for this camp.
• Singers should be able to sing in tune and have a strong enough sense of time so that song entry points and phrasing can be consistently executed.