Girls Rock Institute

Not Just A Summer Camp


Girls Rock Institute (GRI) is a year round after school music program located at the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls in NE Portland.

Every class at GRI is a fun and intensive way to learn how to play music, improve skills, write, and perform. GRI instructors are talented women who help students with performing, recording, booking shows, making band merch, touring, and many other aspects of playing in a band and/or being a solo performer. As always, we welcome students of all experience levels and skill, with some limited programming for students age 6 and up. No experience necessary!

Rock Block

Almost every new GRI student starts here. We offer classes in all levels of guitar, vocals, drums, bass, and keys, followed by an hour of band practice with a coach who helps you form a band with other students, write a song, and perform it at the end of term Showcase.

More about Rock Block
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Hip Hop Elements

Hands up who thinks Portland needs an all girl break crew!! GRI students ages 8-18 study the culture, style, art, influence, techniques of at least two elements per term, and perform with a crew at the end of term Showcase.

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Rock Camp Studio

Record your band, all new/advanced workshops, sell your band merch at the end of term Showcase, join a band or jump on the recording engineer track, and so much more!
• Open to campers ages 13-18
• Must have attended 2 or more sessions of Portland RnRC4G Summer Camp
• Improve your skills in bass, guitar, drums, vocals, and keys
• Join the recording engineer track to learn how to record and mix

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Band Center

Band Center provides services and resources for bands of any experience and skill level.

Learn more about Band Center

Private Lessons

Private Lessons is one on one instruction for girls and women ages 6 and up.

Learn more about Private Lessons


Please note...

Starting October 1st, 2010, Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls will change the age range of girls we serve to ages 8-17.  The first program this change will affect is the fall 2010 term of Girls Rock Institute.