We've picked the Musicals for camp!

YAY!  Music from Around the World!

The Lion King - Africa
Aladdin - Arabia
Mary Poppins - London
The Sound of Music - Austria (check this out: "Sound Of Music Set Coffee Mug")

....now to get to learning that music!  Some of those songs are kinda difficult!

Trying Crafts...

Here's a set of pictures for one of the crafts we have decided to do for camp while we prepped and tried it out!!!!

the stencil-cutter-extraordinaire!

 

they aren't on music paper, but we didn't want to waste any...

And they look nifty framed!

in a floating frame!!

We got the idea from here and edited it a bit for camp - music scrap-booking paper, tempra paint, sponge brushes...but they will make nice gifts for our music-y peeps :)

We are still looking for volunteers & campers!  If you'd like more information about camp, see this post!

Camp Again?...YES!

This year we are not able to run a full-day camp like last year, so we had originally decided to skip this year.  

However, SO many kids and parents were asking if it was happening again that we've settled for the half days! (We've been volunteering at VBS at our church - where most of our campers came from - and they asked us when they saw us.  Not to mention all of the emails we've been receiving from curious parents!)

The theme we've chosen is Music From Around the World--and we have a few ideas!  One is to put together a scenes from different musicals and movies that represent different parts of the world.  Some possibilities include: My Fair Lady, The King & I, Mary Poppins, The Lion King, Aladdin, musicals based on mythological & Biblical stories, and Mulan.

Hopefully we can get this together as well as last year with such a short time to plan - 7 weeks!! eek! - volunteers are always one of the most difficult things to get and a lot of them from last year are off at college now!

As we get more info up, it will be posted to our Facebook page and the Bethel Lutheran site (specific menu to follow).  If you have any questions, you can either leave them on our Facebook page or email us at bethelmusiccamp@gmail.com.  EDIT: visit our Bethel Lutheran Church CYF site!

We're super excited! :)

Planning Camp...

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so i am the camp director for a music camp at my church for this summer...there is a lot of stuff to be done.

for the next 2ish months:

• volunteer application creation
• assigning camp prep activities
• advertising

after that:

• finish the daily plan
• assign volunteer positions
• get donations for supplies & snacks/drinks
• put together camper registrations
• volunteer orientation
• find music to work on
• get craft supplies ready
• and some other stuff that i haven't thought of right now

I'm busy busy busy balancing school

and organising aspects of camp!

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Bethel Music Camp – “Under the Sea”

Come join in the musical fun August 8^th – 11^th!  Camp activities will include a wide variety of musical “need-to-knows”, such as reading clefs, some music theory, ear training & aural skills, and exposure to conducting, piano, chimes & handbells, and various other instruments.  A family potluck and program will be held in the evening on the last day of camp.  Camp is open to all children 7 & up (or completing the 1^st grade in June). 

Dates: Monday, August 8^th – Tuesday, August 11^th, 8am – 4:45pm*

Registration due July 31^st (but please return as soon as possible!) Camp Fee: $12

Registration Forms are available in the Bethel Office and on the
music concert/events page (http://www.bethellutheran.com/music/schedules.htm)

For more information, please contact:

 Chrissy Misso, Camp Director, or Angie Misso, Assistant Director
 (bethelmusiccamp@gmail.com) or Gary Thorn (thorn@bethellutheran.com)

* We can make arrangements to watch your child for some time before or after camp if necessary,

please indicate such needs when you submit your child’s registration.

**Parents & High-School Students (& older): Please contact us if you would like

to volunteer your time and/or efforts to  Bethel Music Camp