This week was my first time holding a music camp and I must say it was a BLAST!! We started off with a bang in Musical Olympics!
Day 1 was all about rhythm.The campers were divided into two teams; Team Treble Clef and Team Bass Cleff. Each day the teams tried to reach 100 as a group while keeping a steady beat with the metronome. (This is quite a challenge for this age group) Teams earned points for reaching the highest number. While one team worked on this, the other team was sent on a scavenger hunt in the backyard to find as many notes as possible.
Then we began the athletic events! Campers showed their musical and physical prowess competing in Rhythm Value Relay and The Ultimate Rhythm Relay. Next they got to soak their coaches with sponges in Flashcard Splash for each correct answer given. Finally we finished the morning with our daily game of Musical Volleyball - played w/ a beach ball labeled w/ different musical tasks (having to do with rhythm of course). When someone missed or dropped the ball, the whole team had to complete the task. The first team to 10 wins. - Treble Clef won this day!
Unfortunately, I do not have pictures from the first two days, but will share pictures of the rest of the week as I write about them. I am very grateful to my husband this week for all his help setting up the activities. I actually think he enjoyed "tagging" our yard with a treble staff : ).
Day 1 was all about rhythm.The campers were divided into two teams; Team Treble Clef and Team Bass Cleff. Each day the teams tried to reach 100 as a group while keeping a steady beat with the metronome. (This is quite a challenge for this age group) Teams earned points for reaching the highest number. While one team worked on this, the other team was sent on a scavenger hunt in the backyard to find as many notes as possible.
Then we began the athletic events! Campers showed their musical and physical prowess competing in Rhythm Value Relay and The Ultimate Rhythm Relay. Next they got to soak their coaches with sponges in Flashcard Splash for each correct answer given. Finally we finished the morning with our daily game of Musical Volleyball - played w/ a beach ball labeled w/ different musical tasks (having to do with rhythm of course). When someone missed or dropped the ball, the whole team had to complete the task. The first team to 10 wins. - Treble Clef won this day!
Unfortunately, I do not have pictures from the first two days, but will share pictures of the rest of the week as I write about them. I am very grateful to my husband this week for all his help setting up the activities. I actually think he enjoyed "tagging" our yard with a treble staff : ).