Designed as a “musical vacation”, this camp will explore drums from Africa, violins and pianos from Italy, ukuleles from Hawaii, flamenco guitars from Spain, tin whistles and bagpipes from Ireland, and—the oldest known instruments—flutes from India & China. On their “travels”, participants will learn how music transcends verbal language barriers to express ideas; understand the role of music in conveying a society’s hopes, beliefs, and rituals; discover how music serves as an enduring cultural and historical record; and develop a broad music vocabulary to describe the musical contributions of many cultures.
Globetrotters is the 1st of 4 summer camps offer by The Shedd Institute as a part of its 2014
Summer SongFest program for kids.
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Each morning begins with a “warm up”, followed by learning the songs for the week’s theme. They will then get to learn about and play an instrument that has to do with the week’s theme. After a snack the campers will either get a chance to make their very own instrument or get dance instruction based on the theme. The campers end the day with a song circle to prepare them for their performance on Friday:
| 9:00 | – | 9:15 am | Arrive and warm-up |
| 9:15 | – | 10:00 am | Singing |
| 10:00 | – | 10:30 am | Instrument |
| 10:30 | – | 10:45 am | Snack |
| 10:45 | – | 11:30 pm | Arts and Crafts |
| 11:30 am | – | 12:00 pm | Song Circle |
(Fridays: 10:45-11: Set-up/prep in recital hall, 11-12: Recording time/performance)