Teen Artist Workshops
Teens in 9th to 12th grade can join a rock band, perfect their performance skills, learn sci-fi script-writing skills, and pursue other pop culture passions.
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"My guitar is not a thing. It is an extension of myself. It is who I am."
Joan Jett
Electric or acoustic, bluegrass or Britpop, teens learn how to strum, pluck, and perform in Teen Artist Workshops.Photo courtesy of EMP staff.
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"Stamina is the force that drives the drumming. It's not really a sprint."
Neil Peart, drummer for Rush and considered by many to be the world's greatest drummer.Develop instrumental techniques, learn how to work collaboratively within a band, and practice powerful performing skills in Teen Artist Workshops.
Photo courtesy of EMP staff.
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John Entwistle was trained on piano and French horn before switching to strings. "By the time I taught myself the bass guitar at the age of 14," says the legendary The Who bass player, "my hands were already pretty nimble."
Teen Artist Workshops promote mad technical skills, foster a collaborative work/play environment, and allow teens to rock out.
Photo courtesy of EMP staff.
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"Being in a band is always a compromise. Provided that the balance is good, what you lose in compromise, you gain by collaboration."
Mike Rutherford, founding member of English rock band band Genesis.Experience the power of playing together when you take part in a Teen Artist Workshop.
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EMP is proud to partner with some of the Northwest's most esteemed institutions including Seattle’s School of Rock and Rain City Rock Camp for Girls.
We've joined forces to provide a number of educational and entertaining Teen Artist Workshops onsite at the museum. Youth can practice hands-on instrumental proficiencies, gain a historic and cultural perspective of music trends, hone their writing skills, and rock out.
Teen Artist Workshops at EMP with School of Rock
Performance Camp: Women Who Rock
July 8–12, 2013
This camp pays tribute to the ladies who revolutionized rock and roll. Everything from the bluesy vocals of Janis Joplin to the wild anthems of the Riot Grrrl movement will be covered. Appropriate for both male and female students.
Performance Camp: Nirvana
July 22–26, 2013
Where would rock music be today without the groundbreaking genius of Kurt, Dave, and Krist? Classic Nirvana songs are popular with students of all levels.
Performance Camp: Hendrix
July 29–August 2, 2013
Get to know Jimi in a building that houses many of his personal guitars and handwritten notes. Many of Hendrix’s tunes stick to basic blues progressions but feature advance guitar leads and occasional complex rhythms, making this camp appropriate for students of all levels.
Advanced Rock Camp: Songwriting and Performance
August 5–9, 2013
Take the next step in your musical journey: learn the craft of songwriting, promotion, marketing, and performance. Study and perform the classic works of great songwriters while learning to write your own material to be performed at the end of the week.
Teen Artist Workshops at EMP with Rain City Rock Camp for Girls
Advanced Music Program (AMP) at EMP
August 12–16, 2013
Rain City Rock Camp for Girls AMP at EMP is an advanced music program for girls ages 14–19 with prior music experience. Teens come for a weeklong intensive study of playing in a band, songwriting, music business and empowerment workshops, off-site trips to studios and venues, and more!
Questions?
Contact EMP education at 206-770-2760 or email camps@EMPmuseum.org.
Save on Summer Camps at EMP
EMP members and former campers save more than 15% ($75) on Rain City Rock Camp for Girls Camps until classes are full, and a 5% discount (save $25) for Seattle School of Rock Camps. To receive this discount mention EMP when you contact either institution:
Rain City Rock Camp for Girls: michelle@raincityrockcamp.org.
Seattle School of Rock: 206-452-3705.
EMP would like to thank CenturyLink for their generous support of EMP’s Teen Artist Workshops:
