Blue
Star Music Camps provides a safe, encouraging
and fun environment for youth, ages 13 to 18, to learn contemporary music, voice
and theatre skills from professional musicians, including Grammy-winning
artists. As a non-profit organization, other top artists such as Bonnie Raitt,
BB King, Keith Richards, Jimmy Page, and Robert Cray, to name just a few, have
contributed to the ongoing efforts of Blue Star Music Camps.
Students come with various ability levels — from intermediate to advanced — but
all are committed to their musical growth. Regardless of their ability level,
training is tailored and customized to each student’s skills and interests
within a unique performance driven program where the kids write their own show.
Students are encouraged to try all camp offerings such as performing,
instrumentation, stagecraft, songwriting and composition, in an effort to
increase the depth of their experience. The culmination of their week of
workshops and lessons comes on Friday evenings — where a public concert is
held at the camp’s theatre.
Blue Star Music Camps offers young people an environment to explore
self-expression, develop a musical skill and gain confidence through setting and
achieving goals. In addition to exposing youths to the world of cultural arts,
we hope to help them recognize and pursue career options in the music industry,
build upon their sense of personal worth and create an outlet for their
creativity, their energy and their abilities.
-Enrollment
Each session is limited to 15 students.
Students must be 13-18 years old.
-Musical Experience
Students should have some musical experience. However, it need not be formal
training. We are looking for kids who have spent some time learning an
instrument, or have experience singing. All new students must audition with a
Blue Star Music Camps instructor, and will then be assigned to a musical slot.
For minimum experience required and more information about the audition process,
click here.
-Session Schedule
Mon-Fri 10am-3pm
Performances Fri 7pm
-Services Available
Instruments provided (or BYO)
Students must provide their own lunch
Bottled water available for $1
The 2005 program schedule is not yet posted. Please check back soon for more information.
Audition Dates
and Locations will be posted at a later time.
All prospective students, even those who have previously attended one of our
programs, must audition with a Blue Star Music Camps instructor by performing
one or two songs. Instruments will be provided at the audition, or you may bring
your own.
*If You Cannot Attend the Audition you must submit a demo-CD, DVD, or tape of
one or two songs along with your application and $150 deposit,
to be received by the audition date for your town. Mail demo-tapes to the
address for your town:
Austin Blue Star Music Camp
4350 River Garden Trail
Austin,TX 78746
San Anselmo Blue Star Music Camp
192 San Andreas Dr
Novato,Ca. 94945
South Haven Blue Star Music Camp
134 Webster Ave
South Haven, MI 49090
-Minimum Experience Required:
Please don't be
discouraged if you feel you do not yet have these abilities. You may already
know these things, but just don't know the terms.
Guitarist
Play E and A form bar chords
Know all names of notes on 5th and 6th strings
Know all open chord forms
Be able to demonstrate an ability to play in time by playing any song you know
Bass
Know the names of notes on the fret board
Play songs in time
Keyboards
Be able to read chord charts
Play in time
Drums
Play four on the floor beat with snare on 2 and 4 and 1/4 and 1/8 notes on high
hat
Rock beat with kick on 1 and 3 and snare and high hat the same
Play in time
Be able to play a fill out of a phrase and land in time
Vocals
Sing in tune
Sing from the diaphram
Vocalists should be prepared to sing rock, blues, jazz and other contemporary
styles
Applications are
due at the audition along with a $150 deposit.
Deposit requirements can be waived for scholarship recipients. However,
scholarship applicants must attend auditions in person to determine
qualification.
After the audition, students will be notified by mail if they have been
admitted to the program. Admitted students will also receive a list of anchor
tunes that they must familiarize themselves with prior to the program.
Deposits are non-refundable once a student is officially accepted into the
program.
Apply
now