Specialty Camps BMuZ Brass Camp | GRADES 6-12 Come enjoy the perfect brass tune up right before the new MUSIC CAMPS: school year begins—for musicians who play trumpet, horn, REG trombone, baritone or tuba. Activities include group warm- Summer 2018 ONLINE ups, chamber music groups, all camp brass choir, listening sessions, and non-musical games. Register online or at a Recreation Hub office. *For students entering grades 6-12 who play trumpet, horn, trom- Location: Longfellow Middle School bone, baritone/euphonium, and tuba. *Two years playing experience (or approval from the Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 camp director) is required. Code Date Day Time Fee 18008 Jun 25-29 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 BMuZ Band Camp 18912 Jun 25-29 M-F Both Brass & Drumline Camp* $350 GRADES 6-9 *See Drumline Camp details below Bring all your friends, and make new ones as well. We will work together on sight reading, creating a beautiful group BMuZ Drumline Camp | GRADES 5-9 sound, locking in intonation, articulating with expression, Come experience what it is like to be in a real drumline! We and playing together as an ensemble. Activities include will be learning drumline warm-ups and cadences using group warm-ups, all band rehearsals, sectionals, music snares, quads, bass drums and cymbals. No drumming games, and non-musical games. experience necessary. All you need is a pair of sticks and an Location: Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby Street, Berkeley, 94703 excitement to learn! Code Date Day Time Fee Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 18010 Jun 18-22 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 Code Date Day Time Fee 17948 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Band & Jazz Camp* $350 18020 Jun 25-29 M-F 1:00pm–4:30pm $220 *See Jazz Camp details below *See Brass/Fiddle/Guitar description for combined codes/fees. BMuZ Jazz Camp BMuZ Fiddle Camp | GRADES 6-9 GRADES 6-10 Reels and Jigs are on the menu for BMuZ Fiddle Camp this Come improve your jazz skills, or try out playing jazz, blues, year! Come learn some new tunes on the fiddle, or if guitar is funk, and Latin music for the first time. Work on creating your instrument, learn how to accompany the tunes in style. grooves, improvising, sight reading, and playing with good Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 sound quality and group awareness. Activities include big Code Date Day Time Fee bands, group warm-ups, improvisation workshops, sectional 17976 Jun 25-29 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 rehearsals, listening sessions, music games and non-musical 18911 Jun 25-29 M-F Both Fiddle & Drumline Camp* $350 games. *See Drumline Camp details above Location: Longfellow Middle School, 1500 Derby Street, Berkeley, 94703 Code Date Day Time Fee BMuZ Guitar Camp | GRADES 6-9 18011 Jun 18-22 M-F 1:00pm-4:30pm $220 Do you already love playing guitar and are ready to go to the 17948 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Jazz & Band Camp* $350 next level? Are you interested in guitar, but not sure how to 18012 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Jazz & String Camp** $350 get started? This camp is designed to be a fun and intense *See Band Camp details above **See String Camp details below way to take those steps on your guitar journey. Students will be put into groups from beginner to advanced. Activities BMuZ Strings Camp include strumming pattern games, ear training, finger picking GRADES 6-9 exercises, scale work, and group and/or solo performances. Students will play in a large string ensemble as well as in Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 small chamber groups and musical electives (try a new Code Date Day Time Fee instrument, fiddle tunes, etc). Focus will be on string playing 17975 Jun 25-29 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 technique as well as large/small ensemble skills. 18910 Jun 25-29 M-F Both Guitar & Drumline Camp* $350 Location: Longfellow Middle School—1500 Derby St., Berkeley, 94703 *See Drumline Camp details above Code Date Day Time Fee 18013 Jun 18-22 M-F 8:30am-12:00pm $220 18012 Jun 18-22 M-F Both Strings & Jazz Camp* $350 *See Jazz Camp details above Tel: 510.981.5150 | Email: [email protected] | Website: www.cityofberkeley.info/recreation 11 Specialty Camps PLAY-WELL TEKNOLOGIES Jedi Engineering using LEGO® | AGES 5-9 The Force Awakens in this intro- ductory engineering course for young Jedi! Explore engineering principles by designing and building projects such as LEGO® X-Wings, R2 Units, Energy Catapults, Defense Turrets, and Settlements from a galaxy far, far away. Create motorized and architectural projects with imagina- tion and engineering to defeat the Empire! Location: Live Oak Fireside Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18120 Jul 2-6* M-F 1:30pm-4:30pm 11/20 4x $143 FRESHi MEDIA *No camp on Jul 4. Beginning Video Game Coding & Design Minecraft Engineering using LEGO® | AGES 5-9 AGES 9-12 Bring Minecraft to life using tens of thousands of LEGO®! Build In this course, students will work on a PC computer, with a friend or engineer-designed projects such as a motorized Creeper, a portal to in-class partner to learn the basics of video game design. Working the Nether, and a moving Minecart! Create your favorite Minecraft with Clickteam Fusion 2.5, you’ll learn the conditional coding neces- objects with the guidance of an experienced Play-Well instructor. sary to make your video game creations work. Students will create Whether you are new to Minecraft and LEGO or a seasoned veteran, characters, game environments, and more! you’ll be hooked on the endless creative possibilities. Location: Live Oak Fireside Room Location: Live Oak Tot Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18018 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 6/16 5x $189 18121 Jul 30-Aug 3 M-F 1:30pm-4:30pm 11/20 5x $179 Interactive Comic Book Creation | AGES 9-12 Students become the creators and make their own digital comic ® AGES 5-7 Intro to STEM using LEGO | books! Working with Comic Life software, kids will work in creative Give your imagination a boost with tens of thousands of LEGO® groups and with PC computers to create an original multi-page full parts! Build engineer-designed projects such as: Cities, Garbage color comic. When class is finished, students have an interesting Trucks, Catamarans, and Dinosaurs. Design and build as never comic story to share with family and friends! before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. Location: Live Oak Art Room Location: Live Oak Tot Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18019 Aug 13-17 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 6/16 5x $189 19025 Aug 13-17 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 11/20 5x $179 ® I Made a Video Game! | AGES 6-9 STEM FUNdamentals using LEGO | AGES 7-12 Younger Game Developers work with an in-class partner to conceive, Gear up your engineering skills with Play-Well TEKnologies and tens design, and build their own original 2D “bouncy ball” computer game. of thousands of LEGO® parts! Apply real-world concepts in physics, Using Clickteam Fusion 2.5, basic design and coding techniques will engineering, and architecture through engineer-designed projects be introduced and students will complete fun activities like creating such as: Forklifts, Houseboats, Mini Golf Courses, and the London characters and making them bounce around the game screen! Tower Bridge. Design and build as never before, and explore your craziest ideas in a supportive environment. Location: Live Oak Art Room Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Location: Live Oak Tot Room 18024 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-12:00pm 6/16 5x $189 Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 19026 Aug 13-17 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 11/20 5x $179 Next Level Game Design: Platform Games AGES 8-12 Working with an in-class partner and PC computers, students will Spend Time use Clickteam Fusion 2.5 to create a unique platform game! Give in nature your characters gravity and create interesting and original bad guys This Summer to challenge you through your game. Working with design, animation and programming tools, students will create a fun and engaging at Berkeley platform adventure! Day Camp! Location: Live Oak Art Room See page 9 for details Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee 18025 Aug 20-24 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 6/16 5x $189 12 City of Berkeley | Summer 2018 Specialty Camps TECHSPLOSION.ORG Junior Minecrafters! | AGES 5-7 Come explore the world of Minecraft with us! Junior Minecrafters will have tons of fun as they learn the basics of the world famous game. We’ll learn about the different game modes, how to craft some crazy contraptions, and even build an awesome house together! In between sessions of computer time,* we’ll do other fun Minecraft stuff like papercraft, a Minecraft skit, outdoor games, and on Friday, a Mine- craft potluck party! *There will be approximately 2 hours of computer play per day, balanced with non-electronic and physical activities. Minecraft, Animated! | AGES 5-11 Location: James Kenney Art Room Get ready to use cameras and Minecraft characters to create amaz- Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee ing stop-motion animation movies! Whether your story is about fight- 18736 Aug 20-24 M-F 9:00am-4:00pm 10/12 5x $428 ing the wither, going on an adventure, or building the coolest pixel PM EXTENDED CARE art in the overworld, you’ll have an opportunity to tell it at Minecraft, Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee Animated! We’ll create real-life sets as we learn about stop-motion 19015 Aug 20-24 M-F 4:00pm-6:00pm 8/30 5x $50 animation (think Wallace and Gromit!), then film, edit, and upload our creations to YouTube! Xtreme Minecraft | AGES 10-14 Location: James Kenney Community Room It’s time to take your craft to the next level! We’ll learn the basics of Code Date Day Time Min/Max Meet Fee coding mods using Java and Eclipse IDE, and dive deep into video 18733 Aug 13-17 M-F 1:00pm-4:00pm 10/12 5x $214 production and game design concepts.