Composing Camp - Creek, Crick, Croak 5 day summer music camp

This 5-day composing camp will delight your students as they learn to compose in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 5/4 meters. If you’ve been looking for a summer activity to boost your income, keep your students engaged in music, and just overall have a blast, this camp focuses on composing. Our goal in creating this camp was to create something that you could easily use–even if you’ve never composed before!

Here is what you'll get in Creek, Crick, Croak Composing Camp

1 PDF eBook (125 pages) with the following:

• 5 day camp
• 4 music game suggestions (get the composing camp with music games deal here)
• Composing in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5/4
• Guided composition for beginning students (need to know piano keys but not note reading)
• Guided composition for upper level students (can write on staff)
• Improvisation (with worksheets & tracks)
• Interactive theory lessons
• Listening (with playlists)
• Frog facts
• Bonus materials

For a more in-depth look, check our images for full contents of this composing camp. Our goal is to provide absolutely everything you need to do an easy and stress-free camp, even if you’ve never done composition or improvisation before.

FAQ about Creek, Crick, Croak Composing Camp

Question: How long do you recommend for each day? Answer: Each day has a two-hour recommended schedule. You can adapt this schedule to be shorter by omitting parts of the camp or make it longer by adding more game time and music time (we include tons of song and dance links). Question: What ages do you recommended for this composing camp? Answer: Since there are two levels of guided composition sheets, it can cover a broader range of ages. The youngest student needs to be fluent in reading and writing and know the piano keys (simple rhythms are optional). Most often that covers ages 7-8. The theory concepts covered are college-level (but written in an easy-to-understand way), so the age range can extend up to 18 (we wouldn't recommend it to students who are fluent and playing advanced repertoire, as they may get bored--unless, of course, they have never touched composing and need a structured guide). Have more questions? Ask in an email: amanda@musicgameclub.com

More about Creek, Crick, Croak, Composing Camp

Composing Camp with Music Games also available Prefer a hard copy of this camp? Order it here.  

Creek, Crick, Croak Composing Camp Contents

• Introduction
• Composing Camp Overview
• Composing Camp Tips
• Day 1 schedule
• Green Frog facts
• Theory lesson on rhythm & pitch
• Composing in 2/4
• Beginner composition guide for 2/4
• Upper level composition guide for 2/4
• Listening, Listening guide: Rhythm & Pitch
• Improvising in 2/4, 2/4 improvisation worksheet
• Green Frogs success poster
• Day 2 schedule
• Black Rain Frog facts
• Theory lesson for melodies and direction
• Composing in 3/4, Beginner composition guide for 3/4
• Upper level composition guide for 3/4
• Listening guide: Melodies & Direction, Improvising in 3/4
• 3/4 improvisation worksheet
• Black Rain Frog success poster
• Day 3 schedule, Spring Peeper Frog facts
• Theory lesson for passing tones & neighbor tones
• Composing in 4/4
• Beginner composition guide for 4/4
• Upper level composition guide for 4/4
• Listening Guide: Passing Tones & Neighbor Tones
• Improvising in 4/4
• 4/4 improvisation worksheet
• Spring Peeper Frog success poster
• Day 4 schedule
• Blue Poison Dart Frog facts
• Theory lesson for motifs and sequences
• Composing in 5/4
• Beginner composition guide for 5/4
• Upper level composition guide for 5/4
• Listening Guide: Motifs & Sequences
• Improvising in 5/4
• 5/4 improvisation worksheet
• Blue Poison Dart Frog success poster
• Day 5 schedule, Frog facts
• Theory lesson on questions & answers
• Take-home composition activity
• Listening Guide: Questions & Answers
• Improvising with Pop chord pattern in 4/4
• 4/4 Pop chord improvisation worksheet
• Composing Camp success poster
• Extra resources link
• Snack ideas
• Staff paper
• Frog coloring pages
• Chord chart

Membership is only open twice a year. Check out our membership page here for more details.

Why Your Students Will Love This: This 5-day composing camp will delight your students as they learn to compose in 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, and 5/4 meters.

Read blog Post here:

Watch video here:

Levels: Beginner, Elementary, Intermediate, Advanced

Pages: 125

Theory Concepts: Composing, Ear-Training, Listening Skills, Improvisation, Basic Rhythm, Dotted Rhythm, Simple Meter, 2/4 Time Signature, 3/4 Time Signature, 4/4 Time Signature, 5/4 Time Signature, Irregular Meter, Rhythm, Pitch, Chords, Passing Tones, Neighbor Tones, Motives, Sequences, Questions & Answers

Product Type: simple, downloadable, virtual