Day 1
Vocal / Stage
Introductions – 8:30 am (Name, Age, School, and What they want to get out of the camp)
Rules review – 8:45 am
Class Overview – 9:00 am
Voice
Breathing – 9:15 am
Group Vocal Exercises – 9:45 am
Snack Break – 10:15 am
Song Writing
Understanding Song Structure – 10:30 am
Verse
Chorus(Hook)
Bridge
Vamp
Tag
Ad Lib
(Give audio examples for all)
Creative Writing 11:30 am Everyone in class writes a Chorus (hook) of a song
Lunch – 12:00 – 1:00
Music/Studio
Introduction to The Recording Studio – 1:00 pm
Recording 101 – 1:30 pm
Keyboard basics – 2:00 pm
Introduction to Music Engineering – 2:30 pm
Understanding acoustical treatment and sound proofing – 3:00 pm
Understanding the Digital Audio Worksation? (Protools/Logic Pro) – 3:30 pm
Snack Break – 3:45 – 4:00pm
Recording of the campers hit song in the recording studio 4:00 – 5:00
Pick up 5:00 pm
Day 2- (2 1/2 Hours)
Re-Introduce ourselves 10 Min
Go over rules again 5 Min
(Rules Will Be Posted)
Voice
Breathing15 min
Group Vocal Exercises15 min
FInding your range15 min
Break 10 Min
Performing Live
Performing Posture 20 min (Video Examples right way and wrong way)
How to connect with your audience30 min (Video Examples right way and wrong way)
Making eye contact
Showing real emotion
Lyrical Interpretation
Song Writing
Ask for volunteers to sing Hook20 min
they wrote.
Day 3- (2 1/2 Hours)
Ice Breaker
Voice
Breathing20 min
Group Vocal Exercises20 min
Song Writing
Understanding Song Structure 40 Min
Song Format
Continuity (How the section come together)
(Give audio examples for all)
Break 10 Min
Performing Live
How to Hold the Mic 30 min
Mic Check
Stage Positioning
Creative Writing30 Min
Right or put a verse with the chorus/hook
Day 4- (2 1/2 Hours)
Ice Breaker 15 min
Voice
Breathing15 min
Group Vocal Exercises15 min
Singing through the mask 15 min
Break 10 Min
Performing Live
Watch some performances and critique 45 min
them, based on what we’ve learned
Song Writing
Ask for volunteers to sing verse 25 min
and chorus/hook they wrote.
Day 5- (2 1/2 Hours)
Ice breaker 15 min
Voice
Breathing20 min
Group Vocal Exercises20 min
Break 10 Min
Performing Live
Everyone will get a chance to due a mic 60 min
check and perform something.
Putting in to practice all we learned.
(Group or solo)(Using Karaoke tracks)
Song Writing
Creative Writing25 Min
Group writing session
Homework continue working on their song