Hey everyone, I just got back from a week at my drum instructor's percussion camp. (By Yamaha Sounds of Summer..)

I don't have a whole lot to say about it except that it was awesome.

Over the course of a week, everybody broke up into three different drumlines and each learned a minute and a half long show with drill. The drumlines were named A, B, and C; the A line having the most skilled players at the camp, and the C line having the beginning students.

For more information on the camp, visit http://www.alankeowndrumcamp.com/oregon/

The main reason I made this topic is to share this video that was taken of the A line (I'm on end snare).

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk-4OXZHjO4
edit: The dude in the blue hat and pony tail playing the djembe is Matt Savage, by the way

For having less than a week to learn, memorize, and clean the music and drill I think we did a really good job. Also, none of us had ever played together in a group prior to this week.

A line snares! (I'm on the end with the dark harness)

nice. and 2:00 just curious was that you that..i think lost balance? just curious..
can't say much cuz my fat but would've had a sudden shift of gravity and completley fallen knowing my luck

Yeah that was definitely me. The field was really uneven and rough and it was hard to balance on one foot.

lol that would make it hard i imagine

how do you people find out about these camps? i desperately want to attend something like that, but i can never find any of them.

The only reason I found out about it was because it's run by my drum instructor. This year was the 20th anniversary.

As of right now, there are three of these drum camps run by him and his friends.

http://www.drumcamp.net

One in Oregon (the one I went to, since it's only like 30 minutes from home..Run by Alan Keown)

One in North Carolina (Run by Matt Savage)

One in Virginia (Run by Scott Reese)

aaronicus try googling "summer drum camps" or something..or go to some college sites that are in you area.

i know Auburn has one that i want to go too. and JSU has something called "Drums Across America" that TONS of people come to every year i also want to attend one year.

but yea try the things i mentioned above