MURFREESBORO — The
14th annual Southern Girls Rock Camp awaits girls ages 10 to 17 who
want to express themselves musically in a safe, positive environment.
The day camp will take place from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday,
July 25, through 5 p.m. Friday, July 29, at MTSU’s Wright Music Building. To
find parking and building on campus, go to http://tinyurl.com/MTSUParkingMap.
A summertime tradition, the day camp offers instruction in
guitar, vocals, bass, keyboards and drums, as well as panel discussions and workshops
on various aspects of both the art and business of music.
“Having a space where youth can come together, make music,
communicate through music and unpack a lot of dynamic issues through music
education and collaboration, I think, is pretty rare, especially in the realm
of rock and roll, which is historically so male and white,” said Sarah Bandy, executive
director of the camp’s parent organization, Youth Empowerment through Arts and
Humanities, also known as YEAH!
Registration is slated for 8:30 a.m. Monday, July 25. Band
performances and question-and-answer sessions are scheduled for noon each day
with such acts as Sallow, Wu Fei, Sarabeth Taite and Nightblonde.
The girls will form their own bands throughout the week in
preparation for the showcase concert at 2 p.m. Saturday, July 30, in the Wright
Music Building’s Hinton Hall. Admission is a suggested $10 donation.
This year, “band practice is a little bit longer, and
instrument instruction is a little bit shorter so that there’ll be more time to
be with their bands,” said Bandy.
Prizes available through a silent auction at the showcase
include a drum kit, a Fender guitar and other musical instruments, as well as
gift certificates from several vendors.
This year’s campers will interact with speakers from Radical
Arts, a Murfreesboro-based artistic group that declares its mission “to bring
the arts to the community in a positive, enlightening and educational way.”
Nonviolent Communication Nashville, a nonprofit organization
that professes to be “a diverse network of people and communities in Nashville
and Middle Tennessee committed to learning, practicing and sharing nonviolent
communication,” also will lead a panel discussion.
Workshops will engage campers in songwriting, screen
printing, recording, “zine” making, and arts and activism.
In addition to corporate sponsors, MTSU’s sponsors include
the President’s Commission on the Status of Women, the June Anderson Center for
Women and Nontraditional Students, the Center for Popular Music and the
National Women’s History Month Committee.
Tuition is $320 per camper and scholarships and donated
instruments are available. However, only about 50 campers will be admitted. For
more information, contact Bandy at director@yeahrocks.org
or 615-849-8140 or go to www.yeahrocks.org.
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