Composition and Song $225

July 21 – 25, 9 am – 4 pm (extended care available)

Have a song you want to sing? A story you want to tell? Through a series of writing workshops and the study of different elements of music, aspiring songwriters and singers put their ideas to music. In a fun and practical way, campers are introduced to aspects of songwriting – like hooks, riffs, harmony, and rhythmic accompaniment, chorus-verse format, basic chord progressions, intros and outros, rhyming and storytelling. By the end of the week campers will have written and/or collaborated on the creation of original songs and arrangements. Kids who already have basic guitar chording are encouraged to bring their guitars. The week ends with a world premiere performances of our songwriter’s compositions!

Click the picture above to view our Flickr gallery of the Composition and Song camp from the summer of 2013. The pictures are of:

• campers constructing, stringing and playing diddley bos (home-made instrument)
• making/eating pizza (homemade by campers from a wood-stove) in Dufferin Grove Park (yummmmm)
• campers writing lyrics for a song (we had individual and collaborative writing workshops)
• some of the original lyrics-charts
• performance day & the after-performance party with parents, friends, watermelon and (more!) pizza