Registration is now open for the
2013 Avalon Music Academy
Summer Camps



Choose from several different weeks - Monday to Friday

FULL DAY: 8:30am to 4:30pm,
at our Dundas and Brantford locations.

Snacks are included ~ students just need to bring bag-lunches.
Each week ends with a performance.
Traditional summer camp activities are included each day.

Prices vary depending on the camp. Please see below for more details.

Session Dates:

Dundas:
<10% discount if you register before April 1>

 July 8 - 12: Rock Star Camp $299
July 8 - 12: GIRLZ Rock Star Camp $299
July 15 - 26: Movie Making Camp
(the movie-making camp is TWO weeks: $498)
July 29 - Aug 2: Rock Star Camp $299
July 29 - Aug 2: GIRLZ Rock Star Camp $299
Aug 19 - 30: Movie Making Camp
(the movie-making camp is TWO weeks: $498)
Aug 19 - 23: Rock Star Camp $299
Aug 19 - 23: GIRLZ Rock Star Camp $299
August 26 - 30: Recording Studio Camp $249

NOTE: Throughout the summer, private lessons
are available in Dundas every Wednesday


Brantford:
<all camps $199 for the week if you regisgter before April 1,
or $249 if you register after April 1>

<Guitar-Building students: please note that the costs
for the guitar parts are extra. See below.>

July 8 - 12: Music Jam Camp
July 15 - 19: Guitar-Building Workshop
Aug 12 - 16: Musical Theatre Camp
Aug 19 - 23: Music Enrichment Camp

NOTE: Throughout the summer, private lessons are available
in Brantford every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday


Choose a program below to learn more:

Rock Star Camp - play in a band, make a rock video
GIRLZ Rock Star Camp - for girls: play in a band, make a rock video
Musical Theatre - for kids age 6 to 15
Movie Making Camp - for kids age 8 to 13
Recording Studio Camp - learn how to record your own CD
Guitar Building Workshop - learn how to build an electric guitar


Please click here to contact us regarding registration,
or download a Registration Form: Dundas, Brantford

Rock Star Camp
The rock star camp is geared towards those students who have become competent on their instruments and are ready to form a band, but lack the experience necessary to integrate with other young musicians. We will provide all the equipment, including drums and a sound system. Enrollment is limited to drums, bass guitar, guitars, keyboards, and vocals.

NEW THIS YEAR: for rock STAR camp, we will record two songs in a recording studio, and shoot an actual rock video, to be screened on the last day of camp.

Rock Band Camp is also offered as a regular class throughout the school year.
Click here for details.

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GIRLZ Rock Band Camp
The Girlz rock STAR camp is geared towards girls who have become competent on their instruments and are ready to form a band, but lack the experience necessary to integrate with other young musicians. We will provide all the equipment, including drums and a sound system.

The Girlz rock STAR camp is taught by the talented Sarah Good. Sarah's experience as a recording artist and touring musician make her a great choice to run this camp!

NEW THIS YEAR: for Girlz rock STAR camp, we will record two songs in a recording studio, and shoot an actual rock video, to be screened on the last day of camp.

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Musical Theatre
The Musical Theatre camp is for kids and teens who like to act, sing or dance - or all of the above! Even fellas who may be too cool to dance will feel at home here.

Participants will be given the opportunity to learn improvisation, create their own scripts and develop their own characters. The camp also focuses on stage management and production.

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Movie Making Camp
The Movie Making camp is for kids aged 8 to 13. So far, all of our past movies have been of a quality to earn a spot in the Hamilton Film Festival!

Students will learn about:
1. Pre-Production
- writing a script
- developing plotlines
- developing storylines
- character development
2. Production
- scene layout
- shot setup (basic cinematography)
3. Post Production
- sound design
- ADR (automated dialogue replacement)
- foley
4. Marketing
- movie poster
- press release
- YouTube link

The movie we produce will be 20 to 30 minutes in length. It will be filmed in high-definition, and parents will be invited to a private screening on the last day of camp. Each student will then receive a DVD or Blu-ray disc to take home.



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Recording Studio Camp
Students in the Recording Studio Camp will learn basic and intermediate digital recording studio techniques:

- full band recording
- single-instrument overdubbing
- microphone technique and placement
- production and arrangement
- effects
- mixing

The camp is taught by Avalon Music Academy owner Steve Parton. Steve is a graduate of the nationally-renowned recording school "Music Industry Arts", at Fanshawe College in London. His impressive recording and live sound resume includes sessions/shows with Phil Collins, Celine Dion, Nickelback, Matthew Good Band, Blue Rodeo - and goes on and on. The full text is found on his website: www.partonmusic.com/producer.htm

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Music Jam Camp
This camp is for kids who are trying to decide which musical instrument to choose - or for those who want to taste it all!

Kids will learn:
- how to use an electric guitar whammy bar
- why the trumpet is the most feared instrument in the orchestra
- how to play a funky beat on a drum set
- how Beethoven was able to compose, though he was deaf
- what the heck jazz music is all about
- how to be a ukulele master - even if you don't live in Hawaii

All ages are welcome.

Guitar Building Workshop
A few years ago, we started the first Build-Your-Own Electric Guitar Workshops. Our succes can be guaged by the students' photos below (click on a photo to view full-size).

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Although the body and neck of the guitar are already cut out of wood (so no power tools are involved), students will learn to paint, finish, and wire up (no electrical soldering will be required) and assemble the guitar. In some cases, we will re-model the shape of the head-stock (or the guitar!) so each instrument is unique (the teacher alone will cut the wood to the student's design). Each guitar will be named, and a custom logo will be created.

There are five styles of guitars from which to choose. Please note that the prices are IN ADDITION to the standard camp fee. You may contact the Dundas or Brantford locations for more details.

$239 - Fender Stratocaster style
$249 - Fender Telecaster style
$339 - Gibson Les Paul style
$339 - PRS (Paul Reed Smith) style
$249 - Fender Precision style (bass guitar)
$339 - Flying-V style
$329 - Gibson SG style
$259 - Fender Jazz style (bass guitar)


(See below for samples)

NOTES:
- Camp sizes are limited, and are offered on a first-come, first serve basis
- A $150 non-refundable deposit is required).
- All guitars are full size.
- There is no age limit (if a child is perhaps too young, a parent is welcome to attend any part of the camp).

The photos below are not guitar kits that were built at our summer camps, they are the originals on which our guitar kits are modelled. Click on the photo to view full-size.

Fender Stratocater, as demonstrated by Ronnie Woods (Rolling Stones)

Fender Telecater, as demonstrated Avril Lavigne

Gibson Les Paul, as demonstrated by Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin)

PRS, as demonstrated some guy I've never heard of (nice photo, though)

Fender Precision bass, as demonstrated by Steve Harris (Iron Maiden)

Gibson Flying-V, as demonstrated by Kirk Hammett (Metallica)

Gibson SG, as demonstrated by Angvus Young (AC/DC)

Fender Jazz bass, as demonstrated by Geddy Lee (Rush)



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