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The third annual Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp, held June 21-25, 2010 at the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and presented by The Big "O" Youth Educational Dream Foundation, was a tremendous success. Twenty-nine campers participated and composed an incredible group of songs that they recorded at Platinum Sound and Media in Macon and performed at the museum on Friday June 25.
A special thanks goes to our partners and sponsors in 2010: Berklee City Network, Peyton Anderson Foundation, Bashinski Jewelers, Audio Visual Productions, Starr Electric Company, Market City Cafe, Longhorn Steakhouse, Locos, The Rookery, Mellow Mushroom and Zaxby's. We also thank the musicians who participated: Jared Wright, Chris Nylund, Floco Torres, Heather Kemp, Gwen Hughes, Mike Hinton, Lefty Williams, Caroline Aiken, Charlie Wooton, Jordan Gonzalez, Dr. Arvin Scott, Kiki Cole & Adrienne Harris.
4th Annual Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp
June 20 - 24, 2011
The Georgia Music Hall of Fame and The Big "0" Youth Educational Dream Foundation will present the fourth annual Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp June 21 - 25 at the Hall of Fame in Macon. The camp, founded in honor of the creative spirit of Otis Redding, offers hands-on activities and workshops designed to inspire budding musicians and teach them the fundamentals of songwriting.
The five-day music camp takes place from 9:00 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily. On Friday, June 24, the Georgia Music Hall of Fame will host a reception in the museum lobby at 6:00 p.m., followed by a special performance by the Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Campers.
Ages 13 to 17 are invited to participate and no previous musical experience is required. Lunch is provided daily. The camp fee is $100.
During the week-long program, campers will participate in:
- Fundamentals of songwriting classes
- Lyric-writing exercises
- Instrumental accompaniment instruction
- Vocal workshop
- "Drumming for Success" workshop with Dr. Arvin Scott
- Workshop presented by the Music Business Program of the University of Georgia
- Recording workshop at Platinum Sound & Media
- Overview of Georgia singer/songwriters, including Otis Redding
- Performances and Q&A sessions with Georgia singer/songwriters
3rd Annual Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp Announces Partnership with Berklee College of Music
(Macon, GA) The Georgia Music Hall of Fame and The Big “O” Youth Educational Dream Foundation announce that the 3rd Annual Otis Redding Singer/Songwriter Camp, to be held June 21-25, 2010, will include a partnership with the prestigious Berklee College of Music. Instructors from the Boston-based campus will travel to Macon to train campers in Pulse Music Method, a real-time and web-based music education program for students nationwide regardless of financial means or location. In the Pulse curriculum, students learn music theory, ear training and receive instrumental and vocal training by playing and analyzing the music of today.
“We are ecstatic about the partnership with the Berklee College of Music and the opportunity to bring its ground-breaking curriculum to Middle Georgia youths participating in our camp,” said Zelma Redding, founder of The Big “O” Youth Educational Dream Foundation. “This greatly enhances the programming we have developed with the Georgia Music Hall of Fame and further achieves our goal of improving the quality of life for our community through education.”
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