Lessons & Classes

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BandWorks offers summer camp programs for kids and teens, in age groups for 8-10, 10-12, and 12 and above. Each program provides a supportive environment for young musicians to have fun playing music with other kids, and develop their music skills at the same time. Morning (9am to 12pm) and afternoon (1pm to 4pm) sessions are available each week. Supervision between sessions is provided for kids who sign up for both morning and afternoon programs.

BandWorks students learn music by making music. They start playing on the first day of the session and, by learning to listen with a critical ear, improve as individual musicians and as a band. Each musician has an opportunity to expand his or her musical potential while having fun playing with other musicians.

All BandWorks camp sessions are led by trained professional musicians who love to teach. The San Rafael camps for this summer include:

Intro to Rock Band Instruments

A fun, hands-on-instruments workshop for those who want to play guitar, bass, drums, keyboards or sing. No previous experience is necessary, complete beginners are welcome! Campers receive basic instruction on a variety of different instruments and get to experience the thrill of playing in a band. Start playing music on the first day, and by the end of the week you’ll be rocking out in a live performance at our studios! No musical experience required. All instruments provided.

Rock Jam

For those ready to rock!  Each day you'll practice covers and/or originals you and your bandmates have chosen to work on for the week. You'll get plenty of chances to solo, sing (if you want), and rock out while you rehearse the tunes for an in-house concert at our studios at the end of the week. Some musical experience required. In addition to guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals, BandWorks bands often include musicians who play trumpet, saxophone, flute, violin, cello, percussion and a variety of other instruments. (Limit 2 drums, 2 bass, 2 keys per band). At least 6 months musical experience required.

The Music of... Green Day / Red Hot Chili Peppers / Jimi Hendrix / Led Zeppelin / Beatles / Rolling Stones/ AC/DC / Nirvana / Classic Rock Bands / Guitar Hero

Learn to play the music of your favorite band! What makes Green Day sound the way it does? How can you learn to play more like Jimi Hendrix? Why are Beatles tunes so catchy? Each week this workshop focuses on the music of one of these great rock bands. You will get to explore their sound and learn their musical tricks as you play their songs. We teach you what makes these songs work, breaking the music down so you can understand the band's style and learn to sound like them. By the end of the week your band will perform selected songs in concert at our studios. All instruments are welcome. Some musical experience required. (Limit 2 drums, 2 bass, 2 keys per band). At least 6 months musical experience required.

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