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River City Rock Camp 2020

Virtual Edition

 

IMPORTANT DATES:

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Friday, May 15: Sign-Up Deadline

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Sunday, May 17th: Auditions Due

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Monday, June 1st:  Band Assignments Posted at rivercityrockcamp.com

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Monday, June 15th:  Rehearsals Begin

               

Thursday, July 2nd: Facebook Live Performance Sharing

Download the form to sign up!

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    Enrollment begins Fri, May 1st and runs through Fri, May 15

 

We have limited space available for this session. If the camp fills up, we will put your student on a waiting list and then notify you via email if there is an opening. 

 

What Does a Virtual Rock Camp Look like?

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Join a virtual band! We will place you in a band, select a song for your band, and create a rehearsal schedule with group meetings and one-on-one coaching sessions. You will learn how to record your individual part while listening to a backing track on headphones. The recordings will be edited together to make a music video where your band is playing together. Learn the basics of building studio recording skills and walk away with a high-quality music video that you can share with friends, family, and even add to your portfolio.  

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We look forward to hearing from you!

Thank you for being flexible during these uncertain times.

As always, thank you for your support.
 

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AUDITIONS

 

  • All students must submit a video audition by or before May 17th (you can submit your sign-up sheet separately from your audition video) 

  • Videos should be 2-3mins long, 4 min MAX.

  • Please submit your video via email to Adrian Rees at rivercityrockcamp@gmail.com

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What should be in your Audition Video?

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  • Yourself playing or singing part of any song that you know well or have been working on

  • Answer the question: What is your favorite band of all time?

  • List off any bands or songs that you may have forgotten to put on your sign up sheet

  • Additional things to add in your video, if possible (but not required):

    • Guitar: demonstrate open chords, power chords, barre chords. any scales that you know

    • Bass: any scales that you know, and 5 different note names on the fretboard

    • Drums: 3 different drum beats

    • Keyboards: demonstrate C, A, G, D, B, F, B flat, F# Chords

    • Vocals: any scales that you know

 

TECHNOLOGY REQUIREMENTS

 

  • a device (such as a smartphone or computer) that can record videos 

  • a device (such as smartphone or computer) that has video chat capability, it can be the same device that records videos but does not have to be

  • a 2nd device that can be used to play a video or music track (for your backing track), this MUST be a second device because you will be listening on 1 device and recording with 1 device.

  • a pair of headphones or earbuds

 

COST       

 

  • The camp fee is $150 and is due by June 15th.  Checks should be made to River City Rock Camp. We can also accept Venmo.

  • If in need, please contact Adrian about possible scholarships, contact info below.

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LEARNING THE SONGS

 

  • Each student will be assigned a band and song by June 1st.

  • All students are to learn their individual guitar/bass/drum/piano & vocal parts before June 15th when camp begins.  

  • All students remember to learn all the parts of your songs from beginning to end.  Don’t forget about the bridge!

 

REHEARSALS

 

  • Camp will take place June 15-23

  • Each student will have three one-on-one 20-minute private virtual lessons with their coach

  • As a band, students will meet in a group video chat 2 times with their coach

  • Rehearsal times will take place from 1:00-3:30pm (we may be able to work out times outside that time frame, if necessary)

 

FINAL SHARING

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  • Each student's individual part will be recorded and then edited together with their bandmates to create a fully polished music video performance. 

  • The performance will be shared in a Facebook Live event on July 2nd. 

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