WE PUT THE 'AMP' IN CAMP
The People Who Work at Rock CampThe Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls is run by devoted staff and volunteers who believe passionately in the mission of the camp. They teach, coach, mentor, manage, direct, fund raise, plan programming, mentor, and so much more. Female instructors, coaches, band managers, and even the administrative team share their experience and skills in music with the students, campers, and interns who seek mentorship. Rock Camp staff and volunteers provide examples of leadership, team work and self-direction with the hope of giving back some of the encouragement and inspiration they receive from the Camp's amazing students. Why a Rock Camp for GIRLS
We want to eradicate all the limiting myths about music and gender that
make girls afraid to speak up, sing out, and make noise. We want to abolish
all the obsolete traditions that restrict many girls' and women's free
musical expression and obstruct their access to the world of music. We
seek to demonstrate—through lessons, mentorship, positive examples,
and the shared experiences of the staff and volunteers—that every
genre of music from the heaviest to the most delicate, and every technical
job and creative endeavor in the music industry, is available to any girl
or woman who wants to explore it. The enormous amount of community support given to girls at camp affords
them a unique opportunity to express themselves in any way they wish. For 7
years, RnRC4G has provided a wide variety of useful tools to its students:
amplifiers, distortion pedals, drum lessons, PA systems, self-defense
classes, band coaches, zine workshops, mentorship, and true belief in
their abilities. It’s not just about rock ‘n’ roll, it’s about all musical genres. And it’s not just about being a musician, it’s about being an active agent in music culture and industry. We believe that by teaching these things, we can help girls develop—musically, mentally, and emotionally—toward their own ideas of who and what they want to be. Reverse Discrimination
While "reverse discrimination" doesn't exist, discrimination
does. The concept of "reverse discrimination" seeks to imply
that one group who is a minority or discriminated against has the ability
to discriminate against a majority group or group with regular privilege.
By having an all girl and women learning environment, the Rock 'n' Roll
Camp for Girls supports the right for everyone to learn music in a
positive environment, making up for the significant lack of such an
environment for women and girls. RnRC4G and places like it will continue to be overwhelmingly supported until women and girls appear in music magazines as something other than a sex object; guitars, amps, and drumsets appear as birthday presents to girls just as often as boys; and the overall response to our success is not met with a demand to return to the kitchen to make someone a sandwich. If you are like the thousands of women and girls , campers and students, staff and volunteers, plus all of our wonderful community, business, and in kind supporters, and the boys and men who volunteer just as many hours in a week of camp as the next person, you understand the need for girls to have a place like RnRC4G to learn music in a positive and supportive environment. If this is somehow appalling or unacceptable to you, there isn't much of a reason for you to visit our website. |
WE BELIEVE...
Girls can play any kind of music they want
Creative voices of girls and women need to
be amplified to create social changeGirls
need positive role models and support
for their creative endeavors In creating a community where girls support each other rather than tear each other down In empowering girls
to recognize, understand,
and respond to discrimination 'Girls Rock' is more than just a slogan |
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