Music Camp

Evan and I took 13 band students to camp for a week in July. I was so exhausted from the week that it took me a full two weeks to recover. We all enjoyed the camp a lot. The kids learn as much in camp as they would have learned in a semester at school. I even got to play my clarinet some. I don't play it that often so it was nice to be able to play it. Here are a few pictures from camp.



Here is a couple Ray students learning how to play the hand chimes. It takes a lot of counting and concentration to play these instruments. This next picture shows the waterfall that was created by the down pour we had on Wednesday. The waterfall is coming down the stairs that lead up to the girls cabins. Needless to say we were stuck in the rec hall for a while. The camp crew that did the clean up of all the mud that was brought down the mountain, shoveled 30 wheelbarrows full of mud and dirt. The students were taught to swing dance on the next to last day. This is dance night. Junior counselors teach a dance and the students try it out then there is a dance. During rec time the students rotate between several activities. This year I was put in charge to watch the tether-ball area. The picture below is the entire camp. While we are waiting we have one person that takes pictures with our cameras. This year I think there was about 20 cameras. It felt like forever standing on those logs. We are in our concert dress of tie-dyed shirts. This is just snapshots of the week. I can't wait to attend next year.