SUMMER ROCK BAND CAMPS 2025 (Ages 9-17)
Fee: $450.00 (no GST)
Availability is limited! Contact us by email at phil.canji@gmail.com or by phone at 403 819 1977 to check for space and register your child!
Dates:
July 7 – 11
July 14 – 18
July 21 – 25
July 28 – Aug 1
Introduction:
Hello. My name is Phil, and I am the director of Lightning Ant Music School (LAMS) and for the first time ever, we are SUPER EXCITED to offer weekly summer rock band camps to eight lucky participants for each week in July. This is a family run school consisting of my two kids, Isabella and Lucas, and myself. Isabella is the bass teacher at LAMS and the bassist for local alternative, stoner rock band Pollux; she also plays the guitar, the keys, and sings. Lucas is the drum teacher at LAMS and the drummer for Pollux. I am the guitar teacher here at LAMS with 30 years of live performance and teaching experience and a Bachelor of Music degree in performance. You will be receiving mentorship and coaching from three highly qualified musicians who are actively involved in the local music scene and have been regularly teaching music and preparing LAMS students for rock shows for the last four years.
Description:
During the five days at our home, you will learn how to rock in a real band setting, and you will work together in your band to prepare for a live, recorded performance held at Congress Coffee Company on the last day of camp. Prior to the start of camp, you will fill out a questionnaire about your musical taste and experience. This will give us enough information to select and prepare the songs we will learn. At the start of Day 1, you will be placed in your four-piece band. Being in a band will teach campers about teamwork, respect, and collaboration, all within a fun, safe, and educational environment.
In addition to our main goal of preparing for a live show at the end of the week, the camp will also include supplementary music activities such as drum circles and rhythm games, bassists will learn a few slap techniques and riffs, guitarists will learn a few licks and chord progressions, and drummers will learn a few fills and we’ll have free-style jams where we apply the musical concepts we’ve learned to be able to improvise and create music on the spot.
These five days promise to be an exciting, fun, uplifting, and memorable musical experience with a recording of your performance you will receive to keep forever!
Terms and Conditions
Click here to view and/or print the terms and conditions for the Lightning Ant Rock Band Summer Camps.
We must have a signed copy of this form prior to your child starting band camp. You may email us one, or print it and bring it with you on your child’s first day.