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Camp Jam Overnight - Summer Rock Music Camp for Ages 12-17

Camp Jam Overnight 2010

Are you looking for a more intense Camp Jam experience and need music 24/7? Then Camp Jam Overnight is for you! The intense schedule keeps you rockin' from 9am until 10pm! Available in: Atlanta, Pittsburgh, Chicago, San Francisco, Long Island (Hofstra U), DC Area.

Sunday Arrival Schedule for Overnight Campers:

Check in time for overnight campers is around 4pm on Sunday. Upon arrival, campers will be greeted by the camp director, and overnight staff as they perform a welcome set for the incoming jammers. Room assignments will follow and dinner promptly at 6pm. At 6:30, Campers will be escorted to the dorms for room set and some chill time. 7:30pm the evening begins with a break the ice jam as everyone is encouraged to play and get aquainted with other jammers. The night culminates with a local band rock concert performance especially for overnight campers.

Morning Schedule:

The morning schedule begins with group instruction by instrumental experts. Camp Jam Instructors are music professionals who teach and play for a living. They school students in basic theory, playing techniques, and give help to each group on difficult sections of the song they've chosen to perform. Guitarists, bassists, drummers, keyboardists, and vocalists split off from their band to join others who play the same instrument to get instrument-specific instruction.

Camp Jam Instruction draws from the Rock Solid instructional series facilitating learning and helping students understand the concepts behind the songs they have chosen to play. Every technique in the book is presented and referenced to the rock songs students know and love. Through our instructional program, students learn the importance of orchestrating parts that compliment each other.

Next comes good old-fashioned band practice... with a twist! Our volume-controlled ensemble rooms enable bands to gather around a mixer, all wearing headphones, and rehearse their tune. This environment encourages communication and allows all parts to be heard. Instructors listen in to give advice, help with difficult sections, and chart progress throughout the week.

During the morning schedule rotation, bands will also rehearse in live and unplugged ensemble before taking the big stage. On stage, each band will perform their song(s) in front of other campers, instructors and the camp director. The on-stage rehearsals give jammers valuable experience on the actual stage on which they'll be performing on Friday night. Instruction on how to use and control amplifiers, vocal microphones, and other stage gear give rockers valuable knowledge they can translate into an awesome performance

Afternoon Schedule:

The afternoon begins with more instrument instruction including open topic sessions that cover different styles, techniques and gear. Bands will also listen to recordings of their stage rehearsals. Recordings will be broken down to help each band identify strengths and areas of improvement.

The rest of the afternoon is filled with rehearsals on the big stage and classes on songwriting, improvising, ear training, and unplugged acoustic sessions.

Later in the camp week, a guest celebrity master class will focus on the importance of being an effective team member. These guys have been to the mountain top of rock, and seen the promised land every aspiring rocker dreams of! Master classes have featured Liberty DeVitto (Drummer for Billy Joel for 30 years), Ed King (Guitarist, Lynyrd Skynyrd), Ed Roland (Vocalist, Collective Soul), Peter Stroud (Guitarist, Sheryl Crow and Don Henley), and many others.

Interactive songwriting sessions help musicians tap into their own creativity, and some of the songs that have come out of these sessions surprise instructors and parents alike! Instruction in improvising and ear-training basics help players be prepared for any musical situation when they leave camp jam. There's nothing more fun than being able to sit down with any kind of musician and starting a jam, and that's what these classes are all about.

Evening Schedule:

Camp Jam Overnight takes the Camp Jam curriculum to the next level. The evening schedule includes more stage time, group instruction, recording and open jams. Open jams give musicians the chance to work with each other outside the confines of their band for the week. In these sessions, kids have a chance to grow and learn about different musical styles from each other.

Overnight campers will also attend additional master classes and concerts with up-and-coming indie bands and acoustic performers. These artists have valuable information to share and are always open to questions between songs. These are great opportunities for campers to pick the brains of some of these talented artists and our celebrity rock star veterans.

Camp Jam Overnight students have the opportunity to choose from a more advanced song list and jam with overnight instructors and counselors. Playing with musicians that are more advanced than yourself is an opportunity to grow and excel, with the instructors in the band, students will be challenged and inspired.

Overnight students will also participate and star in an MTV style video. This is an exceptional experience and has always been part of the overnight curriculum. Finally, everyone needs some down time, so recreation, sports, and movies find their way into the evenings as well.

The Concert:

The Friday night concert gives students a goal to work towards, and an opportunity to experience the rush of performing in front of a live audience. Each band has it's time to shine, with all eyes and ears on them. Some bands choose to wear special stage gear, some show off new techniques they've learned just that week. Every band demonstrates the power of team work. The chance to show off the results of their hard work builds confidence and empowers jammers in all areas of their life. Not to mention how much fun it is for them to hear themselves and others play their favorite tunes! Every Camp Jam Concert is recorded and available on DVD, so everyone can go home with a lasting memory of the big night.

NEW PROGRAM FOR OVERNIGHT CAMPERS ONLY!
Experience Musicians Institute @ Camp Jam Overnight!

Camp Jam has joined with Musicians Institute, (MI) the internationally-renowned college of contemporary music in Hollywood, California, to provide an exciting new educational opportunity for Overnight Summer 2010, EXPERIENCE MI @CAMP JAM OVERNIGHT

Led by MI grad Jennifer Batten, guitarist for Michael Jackson and Jeff Beck, the Experience MI instructor team will provide campers with an unforgettable educational experience including concerts, clinics, live performance workshops, and small-group lessons. Experience MI @ Camp Jam Overnight takes place specific weeks during multi week camps so please call for more details.

Steve Freeman, National Director for Camp Jam plus an MI graduate and former guitar instructor, explains how the idea came about. "Camp Jam is all about creating a real-life band experience and Musicians Institute is famous for taking that concept to a professional level, so it was natural to put the two together and give Camp Jam Overnight participants a taste of what they can accomplish if they pursue their music education." MI offers a wide array of degree and certificate programs with majors in guitar, bass, drums, keyboards, vocals, audio engineering, music business, independent artist development, film, and guitar making.

Since 1977, MI has trained tens of thousands of contemporary musicians including Rivers Cuomo, Brian Bell, Scott Shriner of Weezer, Synyster Gates of Avenged Sevenfold, Ray Luzier, Kalen Chase of Korn, Chad Smith, John Frusciante of the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Jimmy Herring of Widespread Panic, Alessandro Cortini of Nine Inch Nails, American Idol finalists Brooke White and LaToya London, Rafael Moreira, Justin Derrico of Pink and Christina Aguilera, Benny Rodgers III Pete Dyer with Mariah Carey, Mike Ward with Ben Harper and many others.