Emmanuel Lutheran Church (ELCA), Rockford, Illinois

2014 Jam N Jazz World Summer Music Camps
with David Stocker

July 7-11

World Groove Workshop & African Dance/Drum
Ages 6-12

For elementary school age children interested in music. Make simple instruments and learn about the nature of vibration. Explore playing band instruments with professional musicians and experienced mentors. Share stories about the origins of music. Find your groove at a drum circle.

Half Day Camp:
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
$100.00^†
Extended Afternoon Option: Swim at Alpine Pool
Bring a sack lunch.
Pick up from Alpine Pool by 4:00 p.m.

July 14-18

Jam Jazz Band Experience & African Dance/Drum II
Intermediate II and Advanced Jazz Band Camp
Ages 12-19

For young musicians with several years of instrument study. Enjoy an informal band experience with hands-on, individual mentoring. Enjoy fun classic jazz tunes, funk, rock, and world grooves. Develop improvisational skills working with professional instructors in clinics and small groups. Morning ensemble, sectionals, clinics, drum circle, and jam. Afternoon pool recreation optional.

Day Camp:
9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
Bring sack lunch.
$200.00^†

† We will do our best to share what limited financial resources we have to help as many children as we can to attend camp. See Regarding Financial Assistance below.

Two weeks of Jam N Jazz World Summer Music Camps culminates in a public performance for Alpine Kiwanis Brat Days, July 18, 2:00 p.m. All campers invited.

To sign up, download and print the Registration Form, fill it out, and mail or drop it off with your registration fee at:

Jam N Jazz @ Emmanuel
920 Third Avenue
Rockford IL 61104

For questions, contact David Stocker or call the church office (815-963-4815) during normal business hours. Hope to see you there.

Camp Director's Note of Thanks

From David Stocker:

Music on almost any level connects us with our very being. Jam and Jazz Summer Music Camp can be a spiritual experience for some. Making lasting friendships and exploring the vibration that activates and unites us as humans is deep stuff that is real. Our curriculum is not religious in any way. Jam and Jazz operated for many years as a fully financially independent camp. We found that in order to provide transportation, snacks, and group activities a church was the proper place to find infrastructure with facilities, adequate insurance and a volunteer base to make camp safe and successful for all. I celebrate and acknowledge with gratitude, our partnership with Emmanuel Lutheran Church a safe place in the heart of Rockford where artists of all ages are welcomed and nurtured.

Regarding Financial Assistance

Our fees reflect the actual cost of providing the quality of programming we have been able to offer for the last 12 years. Our teachers, clinicians, and instructors are professional educators and musicians. This year we received a generous grant from Thrivent Financial of the Lutheran Church. This will make it possible to offer scholarships and discounts to many of our young musicians. We also offer helper/volunteer tasks to parents as a means of receiving a discount, and we can invite teen musicians to mentor young musicians during the first week as a way to earn a discount on tuition so they can attend the second week. Please ask about discounts if you think it will be necessary. We will try our best to share the discounts among those who request. People paying full tuition understand that they are helping other kids to come to our camp.