2023-24 Recorder BasiCamp registration is NOW OPEN!

Page Updated 12/30/23

BasiCamps are designed to introduce your child to a musical instrument and some basic knowledge of music notation. Each camp is one hour per week for six weeks and concludes with a short recital by the students. BasiCamps are designed for kids ages 9-11, but ask if your child is not in that range and you are interested. The tuition not only covers the camp, but also the instrument, AND the students get to keep it…forever!

All BasiCamps are held on Wednesday afternoons from 2:30-3:30 at Netherwood Park church of Christ. Check the details below for the specific dates of each class.

Bucket Drumming – Students will learn easy rhythms and percussion techniques and will be introduced to other instruments in the percussion family including snare drums, keyboard mallet instruments, and hand percussion. Each student will receive a pair of drum sticks and a practice pad to keep! Registration deadline: AUGUST 18, 2023 – THIS YEAR ONLY – Bucket Drumming will be five weeks instead of six.
Date: August 30 – September 27, 2023. Recital: September 29, 2023
Cost: $110

Ukulele – Students will learn several chords and basic strumming patterns on a soprano ukulele and will be introduced to other instruments in the guitar family including acoustic and classical guitars. Each student will receive a soprano ukulele to keep and even get to choose the color! Registration deadline: OCTOBER 13, 2023
Date: October 25, 2023 – December 6, 2023. Recital: December 12, 2023. No class on November 22.
Cost: $120
Ukulele colors to choose from: Purple, Yellow, Orange, Red, Green, Blue, Pink, Brown, Black

Recorder – Students will learn easy rhythms, fingerings and tone production on a soprano recorder and will be introduced to other wind instruments including flute, clarinet, saxophone, trumpet, and trombone. Each student will receive a soprano recorder to keep and even get to choose the color! Registration deadline: JANUARY 19, 2024
Date: January 31, 2024 – March 6, 2024. Recital March 8, 2024.
Cost: $80
Recorder colors to choose from: Pink, Green, Purple, Red, Yellow, and Blue

Enrollment Option 1: ALL THREE CLASSES – BEST VALUE!
When enrolling in all three instrument camps at once, you get a significant discount off your tuition. For only $265, you get 18 weeks of camp, plus all three instruments to keep.
Enrollment Option 2: One Camp at a Time – Students who decide to return after their first class is completed receive a $10 discount for their second class and $15 off their third class.
Enrollment Option 3: Take one camp of your choice from the options above.

Enrollment is open now and will close two weeks before each camp begins. Payments can be made through PayPal or by mailing a check. Details are on the enrollment form.

It is recommended that you purchase the instruments as part of your enrollment to ensure quality and consistency between students. But if you already own an instrument, the cost for each class is $75. Contact the director to determine the discounts for multiple classes.

Cancellations made more than two weeks before the start of a new class will receive a full refund. Cancellations made less than two weeks before the start of a new class will receive a refund of $45 plus the cost of the instrument or the instrument itself if it has been ordered.