Registration is now open for the
2011 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.
<Guitar-Building students: please note that the costs
for the guitar parts are extra. See below.>
Session Dates:
Dundas:
<all camps are $249 for the week>
<$40 discount
if you register before May 19>
July 11 - 15: Rock Band Camp
July 18 - 22: GIRLZ Rock Band Camp
July 25 - 29: Movie Making Camp NEW!
Aug 8 - 12: Rock Band Camp
Aug 15 - 19: GIRLZ Rock Band Camp
August 22 - 26: Guitar Building Workshop
(guitar parts extra)
August 29 - Sept 2: Recording Studio Camp
NOTE: Throughout the summer, private lessons
are available in Dundas every Wednesday
Brantford:
<all camps $199 for the week>
July 11 - 15: Guitar Building Workshop
(guitar parts extra)
August 15 - 19: Musical Theatre
August 22 - 26: Rock Band Camp
NOTE: Throughout the summer, private lessons are
available
in Brantford every Tuesday and Wednesday
Choose a program below to learn more:
Rock Band Camp - for
kids who want to play in a band
GIRLZ Rock Band Camp - for girls who
want to play in a band
Musical Theatre - for kids age 5 to 15
Movie Making Camp - for kids age 6 to
10
Avalon Idol - just like the TV show
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 Band Camp
The rock band 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.
The 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 rock band 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 Band 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!
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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 6 to 10. 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 about 10 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 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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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).
(Scroll down below the photos to continue reading the text)
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 NEW!
$329 - Gibson SG style NEW!
$259 - Fender Jazz style (bass guitar) NEW!
(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.
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Fender Stratocater, as demonstrated
by Ronnie Woods (Rolling Stones) |
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Fender Telecater, as demonstrated
Avril Lavigne |
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Gibson Les Paul, as demonstrated
by Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) |
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PRS, as demonstrated some
guy I've never heard of (nice photo, though) |
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Fender Precision bass, as
demonstrated by Steve Harris (Iron Maiden) |
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Gibson Flying-V, as demonstrated
by Kirk Hammett (Metallica) |
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Gibson SG, as demonstrated
by Angvus Young (AC/DC) |
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Fender Jazz bass, as demonstrated
by Geddy Lee (Rush) |
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