Summer Programs

This page provides information on our Summer programs
being offered June through August of 2008.

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| Rock Star 2008 | Blues Ed Workshop | Guitar Summer Camp | Kids' Recording Summer Camp |

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Rock Star 2008

Blues Ed Performance Workshop

Our Blues Education/Blues In The Schools workshop programs provide students with the opportunity to play music in an ensemble setting while learning songs from an established list of traditional and contemporary blues music. Add an established and organized curriculum, reasonable tuition and professional instructors, and the result is fun and accelerated learning with students developing lifelong memories, lasting friendships, valued skills and proud parents. Not every student may ultimately want to play the blues, but keep in mind that the blues are a fundamental element of today’s pop music and a great source of riffs, chord structures and rhythms. Blues music provides an excellent foundation for any pop artist. In addition to the Workshop, students will have opportunities to perform live for audiences in local and private schools and community events, by continuing with the Blues Ed Performance Program. To qualify for the Performance component, students must first attend the Blues Ed Workshop.

The Blues Ed Workshop is a 6-week summer music program for young musicians ages 10-18. Each participant will be placed, through an evaluation process, in a band of fellow aspiring musicians. A professional music coach will be assigned to work with your band to create, develop and perform some of the world's greatest blues tunes.

Over the course of 6 weeks you will be required to attend weekly two-hour rehearsal sessions with your coach. In addition, there will be 2 educational clinics and 2 dress rehearsals in preparation for the final concert, which will take place on Sunday, August 3rd inside the Day Performance Theater. Your band will be joining several other bands to perform a live show onstage, complete with professional sound, lights and backline gear, in front of an audience and a panel of industry professionals. A grand prize will be awarded to the band selected for best presentation, stage delivery and overall performance. The winning band will receive a recording session in a top-notch studio to record a song of your band's choice, as well as a gig performing as the opening act for a Pro Band at a venue to be announced.

For more details on the Blues Ed Workshop, please click here and read on!

Guitar Summer Camp

The Guitar Summer Camp is open to boys and girls ages 10-18, of all skill levels, beginner through advanced, and students may attend as many weekly sessions as desired. Curriculum will vary from week to week for students attending multiple sessions. All students will be learning chord progressions and songs, and will play together in daily jam sessions.

We offer Summer Camp for the Beginner as well as camps for the Intermediate to Advanced player. The five-day workshop will consist of 20 hours of study in a positive and supportive environment. All students will be encouraged to express individuality while at the same time learning how to practice and perform with a group.

Acoustic, electric and bass guitars are welcome. Students with electric guitars need to bring small amps. The tuition for the week is $225, which includes course materials. For students who would like to attend more than one camp, additional camps are discounted to $175 per camp. A non-refundable $50 deposit is required for each camp week to hold your space, as class size is limited.

Subjects Covered:

• Rock, Blues and Folk styles
• How to read tablature & chord charts
• Chord vocabulary & chord progressions
• Fretboard theory & scale applications
• Soloing – major, minor & pentatonic
• Strumming patterns & rhythm techniques
• Playing arrangements in a group setting
• Introduction to jamming

Camps take place Monday-Friday, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM on these dates:

Click here for sign-up form to fill out and mail with payment.

Kids' Recording Summer Camp

Learn how to make a great recording for CD production!
Work together in a small group setting and write, arrange, rehearse and record two original group compositions. Using modern digital recording techniques, students will learn hands-on not only how to record, but also how to be recorded as an artist. Each student will take home a master copy of the finished product.

The three-day workshop will consist of 12 hours of study in a positive and supportive environment and is for young guitarists, from the Advanced Beginner to the Intermediate/Advanced level player, interested in learning how to record in a home studio, preparing for a future career in digital recording, or already working with Apple's GarageBand or other recording programs.

Acoustic, electric and bass guitars are welcome. Students with electric guitars need to bring small amps. The tuition for the week is $150, which includes course materials. For students who would like to attend more than one camp, additional camps are discounted to $100 per camp. A non-refundable $50 deposit is required for each camp week to hold your space, as class size is limited.

Camps take place Monday-Wednesday, 10:00 AM-2:00 PM on these dates:

Click here for sign-up form to fill out and mail with payment.

All camps will take place at:

SixStringCentral School Of Music
5516 SE Foster Rd.
Portland, OR 97206
503-760-4439