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Jaime and his cousin, Ramon, joined Band Camp last year and they really had a great time.   

Timmy dela Rama’s original composition called WISH. Performed by all the kids from Band Camp 2007. 

 

 

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“Getting to know music intimately allows the children a better chance at expressing their uniqueness. Getting to know music in this way will spark the discovery of how original each and every human being is.”

Butch Roxas, classical and electric guitarist, Camp Director, Bandcamp 2008 

 

 

It’s what you’ve always wanted to do – Rock in a Band! Jazz it  up with a big band! Jam with the professionals! Improvise. Perform.

If you are between 11-18 years old, love music, and can play a musical instrument or sing, you are invited to join BandCamp!

There will be daily lessons and band practices, workshops and concerts where campers play with professional musicians. 

1. BandCamp is a non-profit parent-organized camp.  It is a live-in contemporary music camp for young musicians. It is two weeks of playing music every day with kids of the same age and performing in concert with professional musicians.  

3. Campers have daily instruction in their instruments and daily band practice. They join workshops, and play in concerts.   The whole program is designed to broaden young people’s  music experience and interest. 

5. BandCamp is a collaboration with University of Santo Tomas Conservatory of Music teachers who are all professional musicians — trained in classical tradition but who also play contemporary music.  There will be 8 senior musicians in residence who will teach bass guitar, electric and acoustic guitar, keyboard, voice, drums, percussion and jazz violin.  

7. BandCamp is in collaboration with the Beacon School. To ensure that the children are safe and rules are kept, there is a Den Mother in residence with three assistant facilitators.  The Den Mother is from the faculty of the Waldorf School.

 BandCamp is a live-in only camp.

This year, BandCamp will be at The Beacon School, PCPD Compound, Taguig, Metro Manila. A Den Mother from the faculty of the Waldorf School, Ms. Laarni Aranas, will be in residence for the duration of the camp to ensure that children are safe and rules are kept. Ms. Aranas will have three assistants also in residence at all times: Aeon Mapa (a guitarist), Joshua (a singer) and Muriel Gonzales (a violinist). Sleeping quarters are at the second level of the Beacon School, and meals will be served at the cafeteria in the same building. Indoor and outdoor  concerts will also be in the same campus. For campers who have been accepted, please note registration is from  2-4 pm of May 4th at the Beacon School.    Move out is at 9 pm of May 18th. Please make sure you have everything in the LIST OF THINGS TO BRING, and have signed copy of the medical form and waiver when you register. 

 

1. The eight live-in teachers of BandCamp are mostly from the UST Conservatory 

   1. of Music.  All are classically trained musicians who play professionally.

      
      

    

2. Camp Director/ Classical and Acoustic Guitar:  Butch Roxas

3. Bass Guitar: Ruben Reyes

4. Voice director: Patrice Pacis

5. Keyboard Director: Lyndon Aguilar

6. Percussion and General Music: Franco Octaviano

7. Guitar and General Music: James Peter Namit

8. Jazz Violin: Michael del Rosario

 

1. THE PROGRAM includes  individual lessons  when necessary, band practice , workshops and the chance to play with professional musicians in 9 evening concerts.

3. DAILY SCHEDULE: 

4. Mornings: general music instruction, sight singing and theory, individual and group instruction per instrument.  

1. BAND CAMP 2008 DAILY TEACHING SCHEDULE.

   * schedules are subject to change at any moment and will be announced.

3. MORNING SCHEDULE

4. 7:00 – 8:00 – BREAKFAST  

5. 8:30 – 10:00 – MUSIC RUDIMENTS(THEORY) AND SIGHT SINGING  

6. 10:00 – 12:00 – INDIVIDUAL AND GROUP LESSONS  

8. LUNCH

10. AFTERNOON SCHEDULE

11. 1:00 – 4:00 – BAND/ENSEMBLE PRACTICE

 

1. * if there are no workshops students may use this time for further practice or for recreational activities.

3. DINNER

5. EVENING SCHEDULE

6. 8:00 – START OF CONCERTS

 

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   1. SUNDAY, MAY 4

   2. 2:00 PM- 4:00 PM – REGISTRATION / ORIENTATION 

   3. 4:00 PM – OPENING CONCERT 

      1. 1) TRIO – 3 GUITARS RUBEN REYES, BUTCH ROXAS, JAMES PETER NAMIT 

      2. 2) INTRODUCTORY SPEECH

      3. 3) THE ’07 PROJECT – students from bandcamp’07

      4. 4) THE FACULTY BAND FEATURING VIOLINIST, MIKE DEL ROSARIO

      5. 5) THE GUITAR ENSEMBLE, “ELECTRIC COUNTERPOINT” by Steve Reich, Ruben Reyes –conductor 

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   5. 1. START OF FIRST WEEK

      2. MONDAY, MAY 5

      3. AUDITIONS FOR BAND PLACEMENT, NO CONCERTS. 

      5. TUESDAY, MAY 6

      6. START OF DAILY PROGRAM, NO CONCERTS. 

      8. WEDNESDAY, MAY 7

      9. DAILY SCHEDULE, NO CONCERTS. 

      10. PRACTICE FOR MAY 8 CONCERT. 

      12. THURSDAY, MAY 8

      13. 7:30 PM – STUDENT AND FACULTY CONCERT “ACOUSITCS ALLOWED” 

      15. FRIDAY, MAY 9

      16. 4:00 PM – GUITAR ENSEMBLE WORKSHOP 

      17. 7:30 PM – GUITAR ENSEMBLE CONCERT 

      19. SATURDAY, MAY 10

      20. 4:00 PM – THE ART SONG WORKSHOP WITH RANDY GILONGO AND PETER PORTICOS 

      21. 7:30 PM – THE ART SONG CONCERT 

      23. SUNDAY, MAY 11

      24. FAMILY AFTERNOON 

      
      

      1. Second WEEK – GUEST ARTISTS AND WORKSHOPS

         * STUDENTS WILL PERFORM IN EVERY CONCERT BEFORE AND SOMETIMES WITH THE GUEST PERFORMER.

      2. MONDAY, MAY 12

      3. 4:00 PM – INDIGENOUS MUSIC WORKSHOP WITH TUSA MONTES 

      4. 7:30 PM – THE TRIBAL MUSIC CONCERT WITH TUSA MONTES 

      6. TUESDAY, MAY 13

      7. 4:00 PM – BIG BAND MUSIC WORKSHOP WITH TOTS TOLENTINO 

      8. 7:30 PM – THE BIG BAND CONCERT, TOTS TOLENTINO, CONDUCTING 

      10. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, MAY 14 AND 15.

      11. 3:00 PM – COMPOSITION AND MUSIC PRODUCTION WITH TONTON AFRICA 

      12. 7:30 PM – CONCERT FEATURING COMPOSITIONS OF STUDENTS 

      14. FRIDAY, MAY 16

      15. 4:00 PM – SONGWRITNG AND PERFORMING WORKSHOP WITH NOEL CABANGON

      16. 7:30 PM – CONCERT – NOEL CABANGON 

      18. SATURDAY, MAY 17

      19. 4:00 PM – ROCK WORKSHOP WITH BENNI’S BAND

      20. 7:30 PM – CONCERT – BENNI’S BAND 

      22. SUNDAY, MAY 18 – CULMINATING CONCERT

      23. ALL DAY REHEARSALS FOR ALL GROUPS

       

 

 

1. BAND CAMP 2008 SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS

   * Except for the First Concert,STUDENTS WILL PERFORM IN EVERY CONCERT BEFORE AND SOMETIMES WITH THE GUEST PERFORMER.

3. SUNDAY, MAY 4

4. 4:00 PM – OPENING CONCERT

5. PROGRAM :  

6. TRIO – 3 GUITARS (RUBEN REYES, BUTCH ROXAS, JAMES PETER NAMIT) 

7. THE ’07 PROJECT (Students fron Band Camp ’07) 

8. THE FACULTY BAND FEATURING VIOLINIST MIKE DEL ROSARIO

9. THE GUITAR ENSEMBLE, “electric counterpoint” by Steve Reich, Ruben Reyes – conductor

10. THE BIG BAND, Tots Tolentino – conductor 

12. THURSDAY, MAY 8

13. 7:30 PM – STUDENT AND FACULTY CONCERT “ACOUSTICS ALLOWED”

1. FRIDAY, MAY 9

2. 7:30 PM – GUITAR ENSEMBLE CONCERT

4. SATURDAY, MAY 10

5. 7:30 PM – ART SONG CONCERT

7. MONDAY, MAY 12

8. 7:30 PM – THE TRIBAL MUSIC CONCERT WITH TUSA MONTES

10. TUESDAY, MAY 13

11. 7:30 PM – THE BIG BAND CONCERT, TOTS TOLENTINO, CONDUCTING.

13. WEDNESDAY, MAY 14

14. 7:30 PM – CONCERT FEATURING COMPOSITIONS OF STUDENTS

16. THURSDAY, MAY 15

17. 7:30 PM – CONCERT FEATURING COMPOSITIONS OF STUDENTS

19. FRIDAY, MAY 16

20. 7:30 PM – CONCERT – NOEL CABANGON

22. SATURDAY, MAY 17

23. 7:30 PM – CONCERT BENNI’S BAND

25. SUNDAY, MAY 18 – CULMINATING CONCERT

26. 7:30 PM – OUR LAST WALTZ.

 If you are between 11-18 years old, sing or  play an instrument at the beginner or advanced level, you are invited to apply by filling in the application form and sending it to us. Very advanced students are accepted for limited slots.

COST: 

P16,000 inclusive of lessons, workshops, food and lodging, and two free BandCamp T-shirts.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

Fill up the Application Form and email to bandcamp2008@gmail.com.   

We will email to acknowledge receipt of your application and schedule you for an interview with the camp director. 

Campers from BandCamp 2007 do not require interviews. 

After the interview we will email notification of your acceptance into BandCamp 2008. We will require a reservation fee of P3000 within a week of notification. This fee is non-refundable, and will be deducted from the enrollment fee of P16,000.

The enrollment fee is due in full on April 15, 2008. 

All bank details will be emailed to you on notification of your acceptance to BandCamp.

 Email us at bandcamp2008@gmail.com

 

Call us at 8962561 / 8995544 

Ask for Marge Sevilla

website:  BandCamp 2008 

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Classes start April 1

Registration- P 5,000.00 per person any lesson

kids 6 – 12 kids  musical theatre

class 1  every monday and wednesday friday  9 to 12 noon 

class 2  teens/adults  13- up  every tuesday, thursday and saturday 9 to 12 noon  

 

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My friend, Margie Apacible, opened a pre-school camp in 1993 with 2 other friends, Annette Bautista and Gina Jalbuena.   

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