Rock N Roll Boot Camps - Why play Guitar Hero when you can be one!
Weekend Band Camps
Click here to listen to this year's summer camp bands.
The concept here is pretty simple: get kids between the ages of 6-17 together in bands. Participants will spend 2 hours every Saturday for 8 weeks, learning and writing songs and all the skills 
necessary to play in
or lead a band. Participants who are already in a band are encouraged to bring their group with them so they can learn together. Participants who are not in a band will be grouped with other students based on age and ability. The students will be supervised and rehearsed by one of our instructors with years of band experience. At the end of the 8 weeks the bands will play a local gig for their friends and family to come see.
Rock & Roll Boot Camp Goals:
Promote Teamwork
Build Self-Esteem and Confidence
Develop Practice Skills and Work Ethic
Learn Discipline to Set Goals
Experience Collaborations with Fellow Musicians
Play some of their favorite Rock Songs
Learn and Have FUN!
Camp Requirements:
Participant must be between the ages of 6-17.
Student must be able to play basic melodies or chords on their instrutment. Please call the school to setup an audition with one of our camp counselors.
Fee: $400.00 for the 8-week program.
Please call us for available time slots. If you have any questions or if you would like any additional information please give us a call at (847) 432-6350 or
E-mail: musicglry@aol.com
Summer Band Camps
The concept here is pretty simple: get kids between the ages of 6-17 together in bands. Participants will spend1 1/2 hour per day, Monday - Friday, for 2 weeks, learning songs and all the skills necessary to play in or lead a band. Participants who are already in a band are
encouraged to bring their group with them so they can learn together. Participants who are not in a band will be grouped with other students based on age and ability. The students will be supervised and rehearsed by one of our instructors with years of band experience. At the end of the camp the band will spend one session recording the songs they have learned. They will be given a copy of their demo to do with it as they please. This is a great introduction to the hard work it takes to put a project together.
Rock & Roll Boot Camp Goals:
Promote Teamwork
Build Self-Esteem and Confidence
Develop Practice Skills and Work Ethic
Learn Discipline to Set Goals
Experience Collaborations with Fellow Musicians
Learn and Have FUN!
Camp Requirements:
Participant must be between the ages of 6-17.
Fee: $400.00 for the 2-week program.
Please call us for available time slots. If you have any questions or if you would like any additional information please give us a call at (847) 432-6350 or E-mail us.
Did You Know?
Listening to, and participating in music creates new neural pathways in your brain that stimulate creativity. Studies have shown that music actually trains the brain for higher forms of thinking. There was a study at the University of California, for example, about 10 years ago.
A research team exploring the link between music and intelligence reported that music training is far superior to computer instruction in dramatically enhancing children's abstract reasoning skills, the skills necessary for learning math and science. - Shaw, Rauscher, Levine, Wright, Dennis and Newcomb, "Music training causes long-term enhancement of preschool children's spatial-temporal reasoning," Neurological Research, Vol. 19, February 1997.
The musician is constantly adjusting decisions on tempo, tone, style, rhythm, phrasing, and feeling--training the brain to become incredibly good at organizing and conducting numerous activities at once. Dedicated practice of this orchestration can have a great payoff for lifelong attentional skills, intelligence, and an ability for self-knowledge and expression. - Ratey John J., MD. A User's Guide to the Brain. New York: Pantheon Books, 2001