What are you doing this summer?
Come learn to hit stuff in 8 weeks of summer drum camps!
Summer Drummer Days 2023
• Percussion Camps include exploring snare drum, drum set, keyboard percussion, auxiliary percussion, hand drums, and timpani.
• Drum Set Camps include learning various drum set styles, grooves, fills, songs, and learning how to improvise.
• Percussion Ensembles are by audition or recommendation. Each percussion ensemble will learn and rehearse new music for a concert at the last 30 minutes of camp on Friday.
Week 1 – June 5-9 (all day camp)
8:45 – 3:30 Drum Set Fundamentals, rising grades 7-12
* This camp is for students with some snare experience and/or lessons. This is the perfect camp for students with 2 years or more of school band.
Week 2 – June 12-16 (half-day camps)
AM 8:45 – 11:45 Elementary Percussion, (1st session) rising grades 3-5
* This camp is for beginners. We will learn fundamental rhythms, and apply this new skill to explore playing; hand drums, buckets, snare, keyboard percussion, auxiliary percussion, sound effects, and a little bit of drum set.
PM 12:30 – 3:30 Middle School Percussion, rising grades 6-8
* In this camp we will learn various new rhythms and different meters. (Time Signatures). We will develop snare technique, rudiments, and rolls. We will learn techniques of how to play many of the auxiliary percussion instruments, as well has hand drums and Latin percussion instruments. We will develop fundamental keyboard percussion technique and gain a familiarity, and level of comfort around the keyboard. The students will learn good mallet choices for each instrument or situation. The students will apply their new skills in learning a couple pieces of percussion ensemble pieces. Students will present a short concert the last 20 minutes of their Friday session.
Week 3 – June 19-23 (half-day camps)
8:45 – 11:45 High School Percussion, rising grades 8-12
* The High School Percussion Camp is more extensive and is for students with at least 2+ years of school band or orchestra experience. We will continue to study instruments such as, snare, keyboard, timpani, auxiliary percussion, and several or the “sound effects” instruments. We also learn how to play Latin American and African instruments to include tubanos, congas, bongos, timbales, and djembe. We will read and perform small ensemble pieces that incorporate the above instruments. This camp is also a perfect prep camp for all marching percussion front ensembles. The students will present a short concert the last 20 minutes of their Friday session.
12:30 – 3:30 Beginning Drum Set, rising grades 7-12
* This camp is for beginners with little or no experience. We will learn the fundamentals of rhythms, playing in time, grooves, and fills. We will apply this by playing along with some great drum-less tracks!
Week 4 – June 26-30 (all day camp)
8:45 – 3:30 Middle / High School Percussion Ensemble, rising grades 8-12
(By my invitation or audition, and Band/Orchestra Director recommendation.)
Week 5 – July 10-14 (half-day camps)
AM 8:45 – 11:45 Great Start Elementary Percussion (2nd session), rising grades 2-4
* This camp is for beginners. We will learn fundamental rhythms, and apply this new skill to explore playing; hand drums, buckets, snare, keyboard percussion, auxiliary percussion, sound effects, and a little bit of drum set.
PM 12:30- 3:30 Beginning Drum Set, rising grades 4-6
IN this camp will learn the fundamentals of rhythms, playing in time, grooves, and fills. We will apply this by playing along with some great drum-less tracks!
Week 6 – July 17-21 (all day camp)
8:45 – 3:30 Intermediate Drum Set, rising grades 8-12
(For students with 2 years+ of lessons, or by evaluation, audition, or recommendation by myself.) We will learn several styles and play lots of charts and learn to read them. We will also explore linear drumming, improvisation, solos, and how to write a quick format chart.
Week 7 – July 24-28 (half day camp)
8:45 – 11:45 Elementary Percussion Ensemble, rising grades 3-6
(By my invitation or audition.)
Week 8 – July 31 – August 4 ( half day camp)
8:45 – 11:45 Beginning Drum Set, rising grades 4-8
* This camp is for beginning drum set players with some experience, or by evaluation, which is a scheduled 15 minute session with Chip. We will learn the fundamentals of rhythms, playing in time, grooves, and fills. We will apply this by playing along with some great drum-less tracks!
Half-Day Camps are $185.00 (deposit of $85.00) with $100.00 balance due on or before the first day of camp.
Full-day camps are $295.00 (deposit of $95.00) with $200.00 balance due on or before the first day of camp.
To register send your name, phone number, email address, student’s name, age, grade, and school to summerdrummerdays@gmail.com.
When you register you will receive an invoice for the deposit. You can click the link and pay online.
Summer Drummer Days takes place in the School Of Percussive Arts Classroom, at the Mountain Arts Community Center, Signal Mountain, TN 423-886-1959
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