Jingle Jamboree Music

Summer Camp - Kodály Music (Ages 5 to 12 years)

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Updated January 29, 2012

Summer Kodály Music Camp

G R O W I N G

into a new space for summer 2012:

Archway School

1940 Virginia Street

Berkeley, California

(corner of Milvia & Virginia which is one block west of Martin Luther King Jr. Way)

 Session I: June 18 to June 29, 2012

“Exploring Music” - Music reading and writing, instrumental preparation, creative arts, music, piano, percussion focus and the very popular 2012 version of Games Galore!

 Session II: July 2 - 13, 2012

(9 am to 3:30 pm daily due to July 4 holiday)

"Broadway Beat" - A beginning musical

Evening performance 6:00 pm Friday, July 13, 2012

 Session III: July 16 - 27, 2012

Disney’s “Beauty and the Beast.”

Broadway Jr. Advanced Musical

Evening performance 6:00 pm Friday, July 13, 2012

(See Camp Session details below reg. form)

Why did we move? - To expand a camp that fills up very fast, offer more musical opportunities to campers, to provide a larger performance venue with larger audience space and to make the camp more centrally located.

How to register:

1) Fill out the registration form and submit it online or mail it to the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio at 1016 Talbot Avenue, Albany, CA 94706.

2) Submit payment in full by writing a check for:

EARLY REGISTRATION DISCOUNT:

$550 before May 1, 2012

$100 Non-refundable deposit with $450 due by May 1, 2012

(This holds your space in camp, so you can pay later)

New this year: You may also pay for camp by swiping your credit card at the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio or paying online at www.paypal.com using email:

jinglejamboree@yahoo.com

Camp fee is $600 between May 1 to May 31, 2012

Camp fee is $650 after May 31, 2012

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Summer Kodály Music Camp

Registration Form

Registration for:

 Session I: June 18 to June 29, 2012

 Session II: July 16 - 27, 2012

 Session III: July 18 - 29, 2011

Full Name of Child: Sibling Name:

Age of Child:   Birth date:     / / Age:     Birth Date:     / /
School child attends:
Name of Parents:
email address:
Phone:  (Home) (Day) (Cell)
Address:
(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

Refund Policy:  The camp fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded according to the remaining amount. Camp cancellations must be received in writing. Camp fee is refunded 90% after registration is received and four months prior to the start of the camp; 70% refund six weeks prior to camp; 50% refund five weeks prior to camp. No requests for refunds will be accepted one month prior to camp (no exceptions). There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process.
Liability: Jingle Jamboree Music and its teachers and assistants will do the best to keep your child safe at all times. By signing your child into summer camp you are placing trust in Jingle Jamboree Music. Parents and caregivers relieve Jingle Jamboree Music of all liability or blame should injury occur during the camp. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are also exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the camp.
Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.
*
(*Parent Signature indicates your agreement with (Date)
the registration, refund & liability terms above.
Typed name will be considered signature with
online submissions.)

Check one:

T-Shirt size: Youth: XS S M L XL Adult: S M L XL

Where Can parents be reached during the day? (Fill out all that applies)

Emergency & Allergy Information:

Any health conditions or medications that we should know about?

Please list in full detail:

Food Allergies: Other Allergies:

Jingle Jamboree Music Policies:

Visitors: In order to enhance your child’s musical experience please keep visitors to a minimum. Children not enrolled in Jingle Jamboree Music classes may not visit without prior arrangements. Grandma & Grandpa and Aunts and Uncles are always welcome, but please caution them to listen quietly with their cell phones off. An occasional picture is okay as long as the children do not seem disrupted by it.

Cell Phones: Please turn them off or to silent during music class. Please do not check your messages or text during music class.

Side Conversations: Please no side conversations during the singing of the songs. Your children will have an enhanced learning experience if you remain focused on the class. Use your best judgment and talk only between songs and during transitions. If you have an older student (ages 3 years and up), please observe quietly during class.

Please email or mail your completed form to:
Jingle Jamboree Music Studio
1016 Talbot Avenue
Albany, CA 94706

Include a check for $100 non-refundable deposit to hold your space in the camp
OR
Pay in full with check or credit card.

(End of Summer Camp Registration Form)

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Camp session details:

Session I: June 18 - 29, 2012 “Exploring Music”- (K - 5th) One camp Aide position available

This is the 2012 version of this popular recurring camp. This year we will add “Games Galore” with was loved by all who attended last year. Many children repeat this camp as they connect with the variety of musical activities that encourages the curiosity and exploration elements of music present in every child. This camp features music reading and writing, new folk music games, simple piano lesson, visiting violinists, instrumental performances on some or all of the following instruments: violin, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, flute, & piano. Lunch at local park and two snacks provided per day.

Session II: July 2 - 13, 2012

(9 am to 3:30 pm daily due to July 4 holiday)

“Broadway Beat” - A Beginning Musical

One Camp Aide positions available

In this camp children will perform a beginning level musical entitled “Broadway Beat” which features songs from “The Music Man,” “Hairspray,” “The King and I,” "Wicked," "Rent," "Grease" and a medley of George M. Cohan favorites. It is aimed for children who have some experience or no experience at all in performing a children’s musical. In 2011 we performed “Proud” with a KidPower focus which included rave reviews & honors from KidPower International. In 2010 this camp presented the Teresa Jennings musical: “Every Day Is Earth Day.” The musical camp features a professional recording CD of the full performance, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final musical performance at 6:00 pm Friday, July 13. Drama camps have filled up first the last three years, so do not delay your registration.

Session III: July 16 - 27, 2012 - Disney’s “Beauty & the Beast Jr.”

Broadway Jr. Advanced Musical (K - 7th)

“Beauty & the Best Jr.” will be the Broadway Junior Musical. The songs from this musical are very beautiful, comical and enjoyable and have been pitched for elementary age children to sing in-tune. Last year it was “Aladdin Jr.” and in 2010 “Jungle Book” and in 2009 “Aristocats" & in 2008 it was “Alice In Wonderland." The musical camp features costumes provided, professional recording CD of the full performance, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final musical performance at 6:00 pm Friday, July 297 This camp filled up first the last four years and was loved by all. Revised 1/21/12

What fun activities happened in 2011 Camps? Scroll down the page to see the pictures and stories:

"Summer Camp feels like one big playdate with Jingle Jeff!" --- A 6 year old said

How was camp? "GREAT!" --- A 7 year old said

Jingle Jamboree Summer Music Camp for Elementary students is off to a wonderful start as students have spent this week learning song games that have turned into reading and writing a 32 beat song with four melodic pitches and three rhythms!! The children were able to identify the melody and the rhythm on two different days this week. We have also had a performance and in-service by the Bay Area Rock Band: Indugu and an alto saxophone performance by Rosie Romick who will be a Junior this year in Berkeley High School's band. Rosie is one of the camp counselors and had been section leader in her band for two years.

Campers have spent much time bonding and getting to know each other.

Singing songs for circle games that lead to music literacy and playing "Music Clothesline" in the afternoon! The children are having so much fun making music during the Summer Music Camp called "Exploring Music."

Crafts are a very fun part of music camp as the children made Mosaic Flower Pots this week with grout, sea glass, shells, stones & beads. Today they planted the flowers!

"Chicken in the Hen House - can't Dance Josey"

Chow Chow & Princess are wondering where all the campers are (it's the weekend). All the animals & flowers await the children's return on Monday.

Thank you to Ifshin Violin in El Cerrito who gave us a tour today of the violin education program and repair shop. Thank you to Debbie Dare who hosted us today. At the end of the presentation Debbie presented all the children with a flashing light up violin pin!!! Be sure and stop in the store to meet Debbie and the other great staff. You can call them at (510) 843-5466 and visit them online at ifshinviolins.com

Debbie showed us how violins were made and let each camper hold each part of the violin. We met all the repairmen for the violins too.

Then Debbie played the Double Bass, the Cello & the Violin for us.

Then we walked back to the music studio in the rain! This is the first time in 6 years the campers have been caught in the rain!!

Monday fun in the sand!!

Summer Session II - The Beginning Musical: "Proud" with the story of protecting yourself from bullying by KidPower.org

The singing in this group is really amazing. I am so proud of the preparation the children have done before arriving on the first day of camp. Today they were even singing in two part harmony!! This will be a wonderful production.

The children made grass heads for one of their crafts this week!!

Papier Mache masks will be featured in the Tiger story. The children spent craft time making the masks and will finish them next week.

Spending time with the chickens has been a highlight for the children in the beginning musical camp this summer.

Part of camp is having fun at the park!

The children really enjoyed making masks for the Kidpower Tiger story. The masks are used by park workers to scare away the tigers. I think it will really work. These papier mache masks took several days to make. What a great craft to take home after the performance!

Winter Music Series begins Jan. 3, 2012

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Jingle Jamboree Music

1016 Talbot Avenue/Albany, CA 94706

(510) 334-8851 (Text or Talk)

Website: jinglejamboree.com email: jinglejamboree@yahoo.com

Summer Camp 2012:
Elementary Students ages 5 to 12 years
(More information to come)

Session I: June 18 - 29 - Introduction to Music

Session II: July 2 - 13 - Beginning Musical

Session III: July 16 - 29 - Advanced Musical

Winter Registration Closed

Please email Jingle Jeff if you would like to be put on the waiting list for the Spring Session that begins on
March 27, 2012
To Preview a class fill out the form at this link:
http://jinglejamboree.com/preview2.html

Updated 1/14/12

WINTER CLASSES January 3 to March 9, 2012

Fee: $225 per series (Check or Cash discount price)

Credit Card Fee: $235 (pay at paypal.com)
New feature: Swipe credit card in studio for $230

REGISTER AT THIS LINK: http://jinglejamboree.com/registration2.html

All Classes are held in the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio:1016 Talbot Avenue in Albany, California. When you arrive walk up the driveway on the left side of the house and walk through the large gate. Then walk straight ahead to the music studio.

INFANTS – Ages: 6 to 15 months (“Sing with Your Baby”)

FULL Fridays, 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. - “Babies and the Beat” - FULL

TODDLERS - Ages: 15 mo. to 2 years (Intro to Instruments & Vocal Training)

FULL Tuesdays, 9:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. - FULL

Closed Thursdays, 9:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. Closed

FULL Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. (15 to 30 months) FULL

PRESCHOOL (Pre-Instrumental Training) - Ages: 2 & 3 years

FULL Wednesdays, 10:00 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. - FULL

Closed Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.Closed

FULL Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. (15 to 30 months) FULL
FULL Fridays, 4:30 p.m. to 5:25 p.m. (2 to 4 years) - FULL

Preschool Music Instrumental Training (Ages 3 to 4 years)

Closed Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. Closed

TWINS MUSIC CLASS (Ages 2 to 4 years)

Wednesdays, 11:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. (Introductory Special Offer for Twins By the Bay (Space for One set of twins)

Elementary Music Club

Wednesdays, 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. Elementary Music Club Ages: 6 to 10 years - (ONE opening remains)

(Wednesday Music Club pick up is at Cornell Elementary Playground - Registration plus monthly fees)

Thursdays, 3:30 to 4:20 pm at Shu Ren International School 1333 University Avenue in Berkeley, CA (Open to any K-4 students)

How to Register:
1. Go to this link to submit your registration online: http://jinglejamboree.com/registration2.html
2. Complete your registration by mailing a check for $225 to Jingle Jamboree Music / 1016 Talbot Avenue / Albany, CA 94706
(Please make checks payable to "Jingle Jamboree Music") This price is the cash discount price.
3. You can also pay with a credit card online at www.paypal.com The online price is $235 which is full price.
4. Once you submit your registration online, your space will be held in the class for 7 days while payment is made then you will receive email confirmation.

What happens when my child takes music classes before 6 years of age?

“The corpus callosum, the organ that carries communication between the two hemispheres of the brain (right brain/left brain) has been shown to be 10 to 15 percent larger in musicians who began music study before the age of six than in nonmusicians or even musicians who started music later in childhood. . . The planum temporale, the area of the brain that processes sound has been found to be larger in the left hemisphere of musicians than in nonmusicians.” - G. Schlaug, L. Jancke, Y. Huang and H. Steinmetz, “In Vivo Evidence of Structural Brain Asymmetry in Musicians,” Science, 267 (January-March 1995): 699-701

Discussions of this topic and further evidence are found in “Raising Musical Kids A Guide for Parents: by Robert A Cutietta. You can also google the title of the article above for more information (“In Vivo Evidence . . . “)Information provided by Jingle Jamboree Music 2010

(Updated September 3, 2011)

Policies of Jingle Jamboree Music

Refund Policy: The 10-class fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded

according to the remaining amount. Refund requests received two weeks prior to the beginning of the series or after will only be refunded if someone else takes your child’s space in the class. There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Partial credit can be given toward an upcoming class if illness prohibits the child from attending more than half the classes in the series. Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process. ** PARKING: To keep a “low impact” on the neighborhood, please park on Marin Avenue or at the corner of Talbot & Dartmouth where a public toddler park is located.Drop ins: One free preview per family. The drop in charge is $25, and only by special arrangements with the teacher. This includes siblings or friends who are not enrolled in a Jingle Jamboree Music class. Enrolled sibling may attend classes at any time for free.Liability: The children are under the supervision of their parent or caregiver at all times during the class, thus it is the parent/caregiver's sole responsibility should any injury occur. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the class. Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.

Make Up Classes: If your child is ill and misses class, please make up that class during the enrolled session. You may drop in without an appointment on any comparable class. The “Make Up” policy is for illnesses. Families should consider missed classes during family vacations as part of the vacation cost to the family or changes to the social calendars as a choice unless special arrangements are made with Jingle Jamboree Music.

Spring Music Classes 2011

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Babies & Moms play & sing "Peek-A-Boo" songs!!

Look everyone! It's the "Three Pupeteers"

Summer Music Camp Information - please scroll down

Jingle Jamboree Music

1016 Talbot Avenue/Albany, CA 94706

(510) 334-8851

Website: jinglejamboree.com email: jinglejamboree@yahoo.com

Updated 5/20/11

Summer Camps ONLY

NO SUMMER CLASSES

Next Series:

begins September 7, 2011

SPRING CLASSES: March 31 to June 10, 2011

(No classes on April 21 & 22)

Fee: $225 per series (Check or Cash discount price)

Credit Card Fee: $232 (pay at paypal.com)

All Classes are held in the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio: 1016 Talbot Avenue in Albany, California. When you arrive walk up the driveway on the left side of the house and walk through the large gate. Then walk straight ahead to the music studio.

NEW STUDENTS: See openings below - email or call before you register

INFANTS – Ages: 6 to 15 months (“Sign & Sing with Your Baby”)

Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. - “Babies & the Beat” (6 openings)

Fridays, 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. - “Bouncing Babies” (8 openings) CANCELLED

TODDLERS - Ages: 15 mo. to 2 years (Introduction to Instruments & Vocal Training)

FULL Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 9:55 a.m. FULL

Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. (18 to 30 months) (One opening)

PRESCHOOL (Pre-Instrumental Training) - Ages: 2 & 3 years

FULLThursdays, 9:45 to 10:40 a.m. FULL

FULL Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 10:55 a.m. FULL

Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:25 p.m. (18 to 30 months) (One opening)

Preschool Music Instrumental Training (Ages 3 to 4 years)

Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 11:55 a.m. (3 openings)

Elementary Music Club

FULL Wednesdays, 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. Elementary Music Club Ages: 6 to 10 years

(Music Club pick up is at Cornell Elementary Playground - Registration plus monthly fees)

*Child’s Full Name:

Sibling’s Full Name:

Age of Child: Birth date: / / Age: Birth Date: / /

Name of Parents:

email address: (Print clearly)

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

Policies of Jingle Jamboree Music

Refund Policy: The 10-class fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded

according to the remaining amount. Refund requests received two weeks prior to the beginning of the series or after will only be refunded if someone else takes your child’s space in the class. There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Partial credit can be given toward an upcoming class if illness prohibits the child from attending more than half the classes in the series. Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process. ** PARKING: To keep a “low impact” on the neighborhood, please park on Marin Avenue or at the corner of Talbot & Dartmouth where a public toddler park is located. Drop ins: One free preview per family. The drop in charge is $25, and only by special arrangements with the teacher. This includes siblings or friends who are not enrolled in a Jingle Jamboree Music class. Enrolled sibling may attend classes at any time for free. Liability: The children are under the supervision of their parent or caregiver at all times during the class, thus it is the parent/caregiver's sole responsibility should any injury occur. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the class. Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.

Make Up Classes: If your child is ill and misses class, please make up that class during the enrolled session. You may drop in without an appointment on any comparable class if you have paid full price for the series. Bargain discounts do not allow make up sessions for vacations/trips. The “Make Up” policy is for illnesses. Families should consider missed classes during family vacations as part of the vacation cost to the family unless special arrangements are made with Jingle Jamboree Music.

(Updated March 2, 2011 - Check the blog for updates to this schedule)

What happens when my child takes music classes before 6 years of age?

“The corpus callosum, the organ that carries communication between the two hemispheres of the brain (right brain/left brain) has been shown to be 10 to 15 percent larger in musicians who began music study before the age of six than in nonmusicians or even musicians who started music later in childhood. . . The planum temporale, the area of the brain that processes sound has been found to be larger in the left hemisphere of musicians than in nonmusicians.” - G. Schlaug, L. Jancke, Y. Huang and H. Steinmetz, “In Vivo Evidence of Structural Brain Asymmetry in Musicians,” Science, 267 (January-March 1995): 699-701

Discussions of this topic and further evidence are found in “Raising Musical Kids A Guide for Parents: by Robert A Cutietta. You can also google the title of the article above for more information (“In Vivo Evidence . . . “)
Information provided by Jingle Jamboree Music 2010

Summer Elementary Music Camp 2011

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Summer Camp pictures?

Scroll down the blog

Camps are mostly full - register now to get those last few spots!!

All Classes are held in the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio: 1016 Talbot Avenue in Albany, California. When you arrive walk up the driveway on the left side of the house and walk through the large gate. Then walk straight ahead to the music studio.

SUMMER KODÁLY MUSIC,

Drama, Instrumental & Creative Arts Camp:

Ages 5 to 10 years

FULL Session I: June 20 to July 1, 2011 FULL

“Exploring Music” - Music Reading & Writing & instrumental preparation

Creative Arts, Music, Piano & Percussion Focus

FULL Session II: July 5 - 15, 2011 - (9 am to 3:30 pm daily due to July 4 holiday) FULL

“Proud” - A Beginning Musical by Teresa Jennings FULL

 Session III: July 18 - 29, 2011 - Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.” - (Two male cast openings)

Broadway Jr. Advanced Musical (By invitation or audition only - please contact Jeff to arrange)

 Session IV: August 1 - 12, 2011 (2 openings for females)

“Games Galore” - Playing music games will be the focus of this fun camp which will include circle games of every kind!!

Instructor: Jeff Luna-Sparks, M.M.Ed./Kodály

Elementary Camp Cost: $600 per session (Check or Cash discount price)

$618 to pay with credit card at paypal.com

$50 discount from May 1-31, 2011)

Daily 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

(Extended Care is $10 per hour 8 to 9 am & 3 to 5:30 pm on a drop in basis)

(Space limited to 12 students in each session)

Note: Camp Aide positions available for students finishing 5th grade and older and are half price ($300).

FULL Session I: June 20 to July 1, 2011 “Exploring Music”- (K - 5th)

One camp Aide position available

This is the 2011 version of this popular recurring camp. Many children repeat this camp as they connect with the variety of musical activities that encourages the curiosity and exploration elements of music present in every child. This camp features music reading and writing, new folk music games, simple piano lesson, visit to Ifshin Violin, instrumental performances on some or all of the following instruments: violin, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, flute, & piano. Lunch at local parks and two snacks provided per day.

FULL Session II: July 5 - 15, 2011 (9 am to 3:30 pm daily due to July 4 holiday)

“PROUD” A Beginning Musical by Teresa Jennings

One Camp Aide positions available

This camp will feature a beginning level children’s musical. It is aimed for children who have some experience or no experience at all in performing a children’s musical. In 2010 this camp presented the Teresa Jennings musical: “Every Day Is Earth Day.” The musical camp features a professional recording CD of the full performance, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final musical performance at 6:00 pm Friday, July 15. It is traditional for parents to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the performance. Drama camps have filled up first the last three years, so do not delay your registration.

Session III: July 18 - 29, 2011 - Disney’s “Aladdin Jr.”

Broadway Jr. Advanced Musical (K - 5th) - By Invitation Only

One Camp Aide positions available

“Aladdin Jr.” will be the Broadway Junior Musical. The songs from Aladdin are very fun and catchy tunes and have been pitched for elementary age children to sing in-tune. Last year it was the “Jungle Book” and in 2009 “Aristocats" & in 2008 it was “Alice In Wonderland." The musical camp features costumes provided, professional recording CD of the full performance, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final musical performance at 6:00 pm Friday, July 29. It is traditional for parents to bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the performance. This camp filled up first the last three years and was loved by all.

Session IV: August 1 - 12, 2011 - “Games Galore”

This enjoyable & musical summer camp will feature music games that children have raved about over the years. This camp was created in response to the children’s enthusiasm every summer in playing the music games in camp. The circle & line games will include guessing games, chasing games, dancing games, hiding games, and more. The camp will also feature the very popular “music clothes line” and the new “music tree.” Children will laugh their way to musical creativity in this camp as the culminating activity will be for each child to create their very own music game based on a favorite activity from the camp or each child’s own experience in life (e.g. hide & seek, freeze tag etc.). This camp will have children begging to leave early to get to camp on time as the children will be very enthusiastic about “Games Galore.”

All camps include music games, crafts, 2 snacks per day, trips to local parks and the surprise pizza party hosted by Jingle Jamboree on the last day of camp.

Revised 1/1/11

Choose one form of Registration:

(NOTE:

for Jingle Jamboree Summer Music Camp
$600 per session (Check or Cash discount price)
$618 to pay with credit card at paypal.com
$50 discount from May 1-31, 2011)
pay at www.paypal.com to jinglejamboree@yahoo.com)

Deposit: Submit a $100 non-refundable check with your registration form to hold your space in the camp. Balance due by May 1 (Payment plan available, please ask).

Early Registration Discount: You may submit a check for $500 before May 1, 2011 to reserve your space in the camp.

Registration: Pay $550 when enrolling between May 1-31, 2011.

Late Registration: If you register after May 31, 2011 the camp fee is $600.

Please make check payable to: Jingle Jamboree Music.

Please mail the form with a check to: Jingle Jamboree Music 1016 Talbot Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 Registration on the first day of class: You may register on the first day of class if there are any openings.

Registration for: Sibling Enrollment

FULL
Session I: June 20 to July 1, 2011

FULL Session II: July 5 - 15, 2011

 Session III: July 18 - 29, 2011 - (Two male cast openings)

 Session IV: August 1 - 12, 2011 - (Two openings for females)

Full Name of Child: Full Name:

Age of Child: Birth date: / / Age: Birth Date: / /

School child attends:

Name of Parents:

email address:

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

Refund Policy: The camp fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded according to the remaining amount. Camp cancellations must be received in writing. Camp fee is refunded 90% after registration is received and four months prior to the start of the camp; 70% refund six weeks prior to camp; 50% refund five weeks prior to camp. No requests for refunds will be accepted one month prior to camp (no exceptions). There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process.

Liability: Jingle Jamboree Music and its teachers and assistants will do the best to keep your child safe at all times. By signing your child into summer camp you are placing trust in Jingle Jamboree Music. Parents and caregivers relieve Jingle Jamboree Music of all liability or blame should injury occur during the camp. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are also exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the camp.

Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.

*

(*Parent Signature indicates your agreement with (Date)

the registration, refund & liability terms above)

Jingle Jamboree Music Policies:

Visitors: In order to enhance your child’s musical experience please keep visitors to a minimum. Children not enrolled in Jingle Jamboree Music classes may not visit without prior arrangements. Grandma & Grandpa and Aunts and Uncles are always welcome, but please caution them to listen quietly with their cell phones off. An occasional picture is okay as long as the children do not seem disrupted by it.

Cell Phones: Please turn them off or to silent during music class. Please do not check your messages or text during music class.

Side Conversations: Please no side conversations during the singing of the songs. Your children will have an enhanced learning experience if you remain focused on the class. Use your best judgment and talk only between songs and during transitions. If you have an older student (ages 3 years and up), please observe quietly during class.

Revised 1/1/11

Emergency & Allergy Information Form

(One form required for each child)

 Session I: June 20 to July 1, 2011  Session III: July 18 - 29, 2011

 Session II: July 5 - 15, 2011  Session IV: August 1 - 12, 2011

Full Name of Child:

Check one:

T-Shirt size: Youth: XS S M L XL Adult: S M L XL

Age of Child: Birth date: / /

School child attends (if applicable):

Name of Parents:

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

Where Can parents be reached during the day? (Fill out all that applies)

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Other numbers (Please label):

Any health conditions or medications that we should know about? Please list in full detail:

Food Allergies: Other Allergies: My child usually likes the following:

Grapes Oranges Apples Bananas

Watermelon Popcorn Goldfish Apple Juice

Fruit Juice Whole Wheat Crackers Ritz Crackers

Cheddar Cheese Jack Cheese Cheese Sticks (string cheese)

Crème Cheese Graham Crackers Animal Cookies

Payment Schedule

for Jingle Jamboree Summer Music Camp

$600 per session (Check or Cash discount price)
$618 to pay with credit card at paypal.com
($100 discount for early registration received before May 1 or
$50 discount from May 1-31, 2011)

$100 deposit (non-refundable) to hold space in camp of your choice

$400 due by May 1, 2011 (this is payment in full)

Completes early registration discount

(Total early registration fee: $500)

If balance is not paid by May 1, then

$450 due by May 31, 2011

Completes regular registration

(Total regular registration fee: $550)

If balance is not paid by May 31, then $500 is due

Completes late registration (Total: $600)

Typical Daily Schedule: 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

For Kodály Summer Music Camp

8:00 a.m. Extended care ($10 per hour=full use is $8.50 per hour)

9:00 a.m. Welcome - simple & engaging craft

9:30 a.m. First music lesson of the day (Includes music reading, writing, folk song games. Musical camps will include introduction and practicing songs in the musical.)

10:30 a.m. Morning snack

(Healthy snack includes organic produce)

11:00 a.m. Instrumental Accompaniment Lessons on drums, xylophones and other percussion instruments

(Drama focus will occur here during drama camp – including speaking parts for the cast)

Noon Lunch at nearby park (e.g. Memorial, Terrace)

(Includes fun games to play in the park)

1:00 p.m. Second music lesson of the day

(Featuring the “music clothes line”)

2:00 p.m. Afternoon organic snack

2:15 p.m. Folk or computerized craft project

(Craft projects feature local artists & creative exploration on the computer)

3:00 p.m. End of camp day

Drop-in Extended Care begins at 3:05 pm

($10 per hour=full use is $8.50 per hour)

Other activities may include:

Simple piano lessons, instrumental demonstration and performances by local children who play the piano, violin, and other instruments. Revised March 24, 2010

Summer Camp pictures from 2010

To see more photos look under "June 2010" in the blog archive (on the far right of this blog)

WINTER Classes 2011

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WINTER CLASSES: January 13 to March 18, 2011 (New Dates)

Fee: $225 per series (Updated Jan. 13, 2011)

INFANTS – Ages: 6 to 15 months (“Sign & Sing with Your Baby”)
Thursdays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:20 p.m. (4 spaces open)
Fridays, 2:30 p.m. to 3:20 p.m. (4 spaces open)

NEW Thursday 3:30 pm Bouncing Babies Music Class

TODDLERS - Ages: 15 mo. to 2 years (Introduction to Instruments & Vocal Training)
FULL - Fridays, 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. (FULL)
FULL - Fridays, 3:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. (15 months to 3 years) (FULL)

PRESCHOOL (Pre-Instrumental Training) - Ages: 2 & 3 years
FULL - Thursdays, 9:45 to 10:45 a.m. (FULL)
Fridays, 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (5 openings)

Preschool Music Instrumental Training (Ages 3 to 4 years)
Fridays, 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. (4 openings)

ELEMENTARY MUSIC (Beginning Music Reading & Writing – Pre-Instrumental Practice)
Thursdays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Beginning Elementary Ages: 5 to 7 (6 openings)
FULL Wednesdays, 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. Elementary Music Club Ages: 6 to 10 years
(Music Club pick up is at Cornell Elementary Playground - Registration plus monthly fees) Registration is closed for the Fall Session - Upcoming Series begins January 5, 2011 Updated Jan. 5, 2011

All Classes are held in the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio: 1016 Talbot Avenue in Albany, California. When you arrive walk up the driveway on the left side of the house and walk through the large gate. Then walk straight ahead to the music studio.

Policies of Jingle Jamboree Music

Refund Policy: The 10-class fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded
according to the remaining amount. Refund requests received two weeks prior to the beginning of the series or after will only be refunded if someone else takes your child’s space in the class. There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Partial credit can be given toward an upcoming class if illness prohibits the child from attending more than half the classes in the series. Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process. ** PARKING: To keep a “low impact” on the neighborhood, please park on Marin Avenue or at the corner of Talbot & Dartmouth where a public toddler park is located. Drop ins: One free preview per family. The drop in charge is $25, and only by special arrangements with the teacher. This includes siblings or friends who are not enrolled in a Jingle Jamboree Music class. Enrolled sibling may attend classes at any time for free. Liability: The children are under the supervision of their parent or caregiver at all times during the class, thus it is the parent/caregiver's sole responsibility should any injury occur. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the class. Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.
Make Up Classes: If your child is ill and misses class, please make up that class during the enrolled session. You may drop in without an appointment on any comparable class. The “Make Up” policy is for illnesses. Families should consider missed classes during family vacations as part of the vacation cost to the family or changes to the social calendars as a choice unless special arrangements are made with Jingle Jamboree Music.

What happens when my child takes music classes before 6 years of age?
(Scroll down past the registration form to see the answer to this question)

How to Register:
1. Go to this link to submit your registration online: http://jinglejamboree.com/registration2.html
2. Complete your registration by mailing a check for $225 to Jingle Jamboree Music / 1016 Talbot Avenue / Albany, CA 94706
(Please make checks payable to "Jingle Jamboree Music")
3. You can also pay with a credit card online at www.paypal.com (Please add a 3% convenience fee for this choice - Total Cost: $231.75)
4. Your space will be held in the class for 7 days while payment is made then you will receive email confirmation.

Child’s Full Name: Sibling’s Full Name:
Age of Child: Birth date: / / Age: Birth Date: / /
Name of Parents:
email address: (Print clearly)
Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)
Address:
(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

What happens when my child takes music classes before 6 years of age?

“The corpus callosum, the organ that carries communication between the two hemispheres of the brain (right brain/left brain) has been shown to be 10 to 15 percent larger in musicians who began music study before the age of six than in nonmusicians or even musicians who started music later in childhood. . . The planum temporale, the area of the brain that processes sound has been found to be larger in the left hemisphere of musicians than in nonmusicians.” - G. Schlaug, L. Jancke, Y. Huang and H. Steinmetz, “In Vivo Evidence of Structural Brain Asymmetry in Musicians,” Science, 267 (January-March 1995): 699-701

Discussions of this topic and further evidence are found in “Raising Musical Kids A Guide for Parents: by Robert A Cutietta. You can also google the title of the article above for more information (“In Vivo Evidence . . . “)
Information provided by Jingle Jamboree Music 2010

(Updated February 7, 2011)

Summer Music Camps 2010 LATEST NEWS

2010-06-29T22:43:00.000-07:00

Camp has been amazing this week. We have tried out the flute, recorder, piano & violin. The children have enjoyed playing music circle games, making the Grass Heads and going to the playground after lunch.

After lunch on the playground

Ifshin Violin Today
Today the children were taught about violins, violas, cellos & double bass by Debbie at Ifshin Violin. We had a great time and learned a lot. Arin even promised Debbie that he would return to play his violin and guitar for her and he noted that both instruments have cases which Debbie was happy to hear : )

Session IV has started!!!
The children in session IV have been having an amazing time in camp so far as we made Grass heads (notice the one in the middle is 6 weeks old from Session I).

The children have been taking care of the chickens this week and today we collected two eggs from the hen house (not the nest boxes where they are supposed to be.)

Extended care always features something special and on Monday - Arin enjoyed a Cotton Candy flavored ice cream treat. Doesn't he look happy? I guess ice cream does that!!

Ifshin Violin - scroll down to see pictures near the end of this blog.
Session III Finale: Every Day Is Earth Day
Wow! What an amazing summer I am having because of the wonderful children who are coming to summer music camps. Tonight we had the final performance for the parents & families of the Teresa Jennings musical about Earth Day. It was amazing. All of the children did a great job. I have to say special "WOWs" to Henry and his imitation of a principal. It was a surprise to even me as he took it up a complete notch in creativity. I hope someone taped his principal dance during The Green Blues - it was priceless. I really enjoyed the creativity of the children as they added many special elements tonight. Emma as Mother Earth was really great and her creative ending to be in a tree at the end was great. Miranda was outstanding as one of the teachers - her singing is always incredible. Isabel & Ruth did a great routine for the Three Bees - Bike, Bus & BART - not bumble bees. Tyler, Cole, Stella, Bijou & Kira all made their acting debuts and it was a special moment for me to see that they remembered all their lines and sang so beautifully. It was also great to have Kai & Jasper come up with so many creative ideas such as Kai hanging from the tree during lines & songs and then Jasper shared his amazing dancing abilities with us in the show. Special thank you to Sako who just starred as Baloo in The Jungle Book KIDS (our session II musical) and then came back to be an incredible leader in the Earth Day musical. I always love Sako's creative costumes she invents and her ideas of narrating from the tree were priceless. I laughed a lot, so the casts' sense of humor was really outstanding and then I cried a bit during the moving songs. Thank you children and families for an amazing two weeks.

The children were so lucky to have Kai's Mom Deirdre teach them about the different kinds of tie dying today. The children all got to make a tie dye shirt that they will wear in the scenes from the 1970s when earth day began (Jingle Jeff has a picture of him as a little boy collecting trash on the first earth day!!). Thank you Kai, Josh & Deirdre for hosting this lovely crafting event for the children. It was so very kind of you. For many children it was their first time to tie dye, so what a lovely memory you have created for them!!

Henry plays the part of a very tricky Horse Trainer & you can hear the neighs (screams of delight) as the horses are anxious to "run away." Henry's Horse Trainer dance is a classic (and his own creation).

The first week of Session III has been really amazing. The children have learned so much of the musical and all the blocking was completed on Friday. Some of the children know all of the songs & a few will be learning the rest this weekend : ) You can see from the pictures that we are having a lot of fun. The songs are beautiful and I think I may cry at the performance. Wait til the cast members see all the props on Tuesday.

Every Day Is Earth Day will be the musical for Session III - Here are some pictures of our rehearsals and the fun the children are having.

What an amazing performance tonight of Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS. The children were able to sing beautifully and do all the choreography and speaking parts on their own!! I did not even have to direct at the performance. It was such a fun group of children to work with. This is the final post for Summer Session II and Session III starts next week! Featuring the musical: "Every Day Is Earth Day" by Teresa Jennings. 6:00 pm, Friday July 30.

Today we had a dress rehearsal and we had several costumes that needed adjusting. Thank goodness our Junior Counselor Dandy knew how to reshape and fix the costumes with his trusty glue gun & pipe cleaners. Thank you Dandy!!!

The children designed, drew and silk screened these t-shirts. Some children chose blue print, green print or red & blue. They enjoyed this craft today.

We continue to have fun while preparing for the Jungle Book musical. The cast this year is AMAZING and they know all the songs, the blocking & choreography. It will be quite a show on Friday.

We have had an amazing week preparing for the musical "The Jungle Book." The children know their parts and this year we have added choreography because the children came so prepared to camp! In the pictures below - it looks like they are having a lot of fun. Just look at the t-shirt art the children completed with Dandy the Junior Counselor's help. The children did an amazing job and they will be wearing their art home at the end of the week.Session II: "The Jungle Book KIDS Broadway Junior Musical" and rehearsals are underway. We are having an amazing time. The children arrived to camp knowing all the songs and could sing them beautifully on the first day. So this performance is going to be really amazing. In the pictures below you will see the children relaxing on the rug while singing through the score and learning all their parts. You will also see some happy campers with flower pots they painted and then planted flowers in them. We had a lot of fun today as we did a practice run through on the Albany Village outside performance stage.

Last Day of summer music camp and the children are wearing their silk screened t-shirts they made!! They were very happy today as they celebrated their musical knowledge (plus they ate pizza & drank pink lemonade - how fun!!!)
Session I: June 21 to July 2 "Music Exploration for Elementary Students"

During session one we visited Ifshin Violins and Debbie Dare showed us the differences between violins, violas, cellos & double bass. She played each for us and then her and Emily played a violin duet for us. The violin repair technicians also showed us how violins were made & repaired. Here are some pictures:

Summer Music Camps 2010 (Updated)

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Wednesday, June 19, 2010

No Summer Music Classes will be offered this session as the summer camps below will take up
all of the studio time. All camps are full except Session IV in August (see below)

Summer Music Camps 2010 (Updated)

Mondays are Memorial Park Day at 1331 Portland Avenue in Albany
(Drop Off & Pick Up here every Monday)

Please remember sun screen, hat, jacket, & lunch. Please be on time or even early = happy campers.
SUMMER KODÁLY MUSIC,
Drama, Instrumental & Creative Arts Camp:

(Note: There are still Camp Aide positions open for girls ages 12 to 16)

Camp registration: http://public.iwork.com/document/?a=p206874825&d=Intro_letter_Summer_2010.pages

(or see forms below)

Ages 5 to 10 years

NOTE: View Spring Classes by clicking "Spring Classes 2010" on the right side of blog

NEW CAMP: Session IV: "Compose, Investigate & Perform" (See below)

Alice In Wonderland Broadway Junior Cast 2008 - This summer the cast will be "Disney's Jungle Book Kids" Broadway musical and there are still four cast member openings - call or email Jeff today
Updated May 12, 2010

 Session IV: August 2 - 13, 2010 - One week is $300 (first week only) & the Two Week camp is $600 (email Jeff as you
may qualify for an additional discount on the published rate)
“Compose, Investigate & Perform”
(5 openings)
This is going to be a great camp. Please check out the details below:

In this video, you will see Elementary age children currently enrolled in the Music Club After School Program. They are singing and performing a new music game: "Hawaiian Stick Passing Game." These are some of the kinds of activities that take place in the Summer Music Camps.

The children learn how to sing and play the stick passing game without sticks first then they are excited to learn how to add the sticks and it adds a new level of fun to the game.

Crestmont School: These 2nd & 3rd graders play an enjoyable game called "Stone Stone"

Crestmont School: The 2nd & 3rd grade class likes to play this game from Trinidad & Tobago called "I Let Her Go Go"

The Elementary Music Club plays "Draw Me A Bucket of Water" - the children love this folk song game as they usually end up falling down at the end while laughing all the way down to the ground.

FULL Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010
“Music Exploration”
Creative Arts, Music, Piano & Percussion Focus

FULL Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010
"Disney's Jungle Book KIDS"
Broadway Musical

FULL Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010
Beginning Musical – "Everyday Is Earth Day" by Teresa Jennings

Instructor: Jeff Luna-Sparks, M.M.Ed./Kodály

Elementary Camp Cost: $600 per session
Call or email for other special deals
($50 discount between April 2 to May 1, 2009)

Daily 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Space limited to 12 students in each session)
(Extended Care is $10 per hour until 5:30 pm on a drop in basis)
Note: Camp Aide positions available for students finishing 5th grade and older and are half price ($300).

FULL Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010 “Music Exploration”- (K - 5th)
One camp Aide position available
This camp features music reading and writing, new folk music games, simple piano lesson, visit to Ifshin Violin, instrumental performances on some or all of the following instruments: violin, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, flute, & piano. Lunch at local parks and two snacks provided per day.

FULL Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010 "Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS" Advanced Musical - Broadway jr. Musical (Audition or invitation only - please check with Jeff) (K - 5th)One Camp Aide position available
This camp will feature a Broadway Junior Musical. Last year it was the “Aristocats" & in 2008 it was “Alice In Wonderland." The musical camp features costumes provided, professional recording CD of the full performance and the instrumental accompaniment, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final evening performance of the musical where parents will bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the performance. This camp filled up first the last two years and was loved by all.

FULL Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010 "Every Day Is Earth Day" Beginning Musical by Teresa Jennings – Open to all
This camp will feature a beginning level children’s musical. It is aimed for children who have some experience or no experience at all in performing a children’s musical. The musical camp features a professional recording CD of the full performance and the instrumental accompaniment, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final evening performance of the musical where parents will bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the performance. Drama camps have filled up first the last two years.

Session IV: August 2-13, 2010 - ““Compose, Investigate & Perform”

Compose: Campers learn to read & write music through fun music games. New music games will be featured in this camp. Students will learn beginning/intermediate level composing based on their entry level at camp.
Investigate: Children will investigate all of the band instruments through teacher-led investigation of the instruments & performances on trumpet, clarinet, trombone, flute, French horn & percussion. Children will learn percussion accompaniment on conga & bongo drums, xylophones, cajon and many others. Albany Middle School and High School band students will perform for the campers.
Perform: Students learn to perform hit songs from famous & outstanding musicals such as Disney’s Broadway Jr. “Alice In Wonderland,” & “Aristocat KIDS” as well as selections from “Gotta Be Jazz” featuring hits by Duke Ellington & other jazz greats.

All camps include music games, crafts, 2 snacks per day, trips to local parks and the surprise pizza party hosted by Jingle Jamboree on the last day of camp.

EXTENDED CARE: 8 to 9 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. - Drop-in basis at $10 per hour. If you use the full 30 to 35 hours of extended care the total cost is $300 - a savings of $50 on full use. Charges are based on 15 minute increments at $2.50 for every 15 minutes.

Revised April 24, 2010

(510) 334-8851 Mailing Address: 1016 Talbot Avenue/Albany, CA 94706
Choose one form of Registration:
Deposit: Submit a $100 non-refundable check with your registration form to hold your space in the camp. Balance due by April 1.
Early Registration Discount: You may submit a check for $500 before April 1, 2010 to reserve your space in the camp or $550 when enrolling between April 2 to May 1, 2010.
Registration: If you register after May 1, 2010 the camp fee is $600.
Please make check payable to: Jingle Jamboree Music.
Please mail the form with a check to: Jingle Jamboree Music 1016 Talbot Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 Registration on the first day of class: You may register on the first day of class if there are any openings.

Registration form:

 Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010  Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010

 Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010  Session IV: August 2 - 13, 2010

First Name of Child: First Name:

Age of Child: Birth date: / / Age: Birth Date: / /

School child attends:

Name of Parents:

email address:

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)
Refund Policy: The camp fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded according to the remaining amount. Camp cancellations must be received in writing. Camp fee is refunded 90% after registration is received and four months prior to the start of the camp; 70% refund six weeks prior to camp; 50% refund five weeks prior to camp. No requests for refunds will be accepted one month prior to camp (no exceptions). There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process.
Liability: Jingle Jamboree Music and its teachers and assistants will do the best to keep your child safe at all times. By signing your child into summer camp you are placing trust in Jingle Jamboree Music. Parents and caregivers relieve Jingle Jamboree Music of all liability or blame should injury occur during the camp. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are also exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the camp.
Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.

*
(*Parent Signature indicates your agreement with (Date)
the registration, refund & liability terms above)

Jingle Jamboree Music Policies:
Visitors: In order to enhance your child’s musical experience please keep visitors to a minimum. Children not enrolled in Jingle Jamboree Music classes may not visit without prior arrangements. Grandma & Grandpa and Aunts and Uncles are always welcome, but please caution them to listen quietly with their cell phones off. An occasional picture is okay as long as the children do not seem disrupted by it.
Cell Phones: Please turn them off or to silent during music class. Please do not check your messages during music class as it can be heard in other parts of the room.
Side Conversations: Please no side conversations during the singing of the songs. Your children will have an enhanced learning experience if youremain focused on the class. Use your best judgment and talk only between songs and during transitions. If you have an older student (ages 3 years and up), please observe quietly during class.

Emergency & Allergy Information Form
(One form required for each child)
 Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010  Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010
 Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010  Session IV: August 2 - 13, 2010

Name of Child: T-Shirt size: Youth: XS, S, M, L, XL
Adult: S, M, L, XL
Age of Child: Birth date: / /

School child attends (if applicable):

Name of Parents:

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

Where Can parents be reached during the day? (Fill out all that applies)

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Other numbers (Please label):

Any health conditions or medications that we should know about? Please list in full detail:

Food Allergies:
Other Allergies:
My child usually likes the following:
Grapes Oranges Apples Bananas
Watermelon Popcorn Goldfish Apple Juice
Fruit Juice Whole Wheat Crackers Ritz Crackers
Cheddar Cheese Jack Cheese Cheese Sticks (string cheese)
Crème Cheese Graham Crackers Animal Cookies

Typical Daily Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For Kodály Summer Music Camp
8 a.m. Extended Care
9:00 a.m. Welcome - simple & engaging craft

9:30 a.m. First music lesson of the day (Includes music reading, writing, folk song games. Musical camps will include introduction and practicing songs in the musical.)

10:30 a.m. Morning snack
(Healthy snack includes organic produce)

11:00 a.m. Instrumental Accompaniment Lessons on drums, xylophones and other percussion instruments
(Drama focus will occur here during drama camp – including speaking parts for the cast)

Noon Lunch at nearby park (e.g. Memorial, Terrace)
(Includes fun games to play in the park)

1:00 p.m. Second music lesson of the day
(Featuring the “music clothes line”)

2:00 p.m. Afternoon organic snack

2:15 p.m. Folk or computerized craft project
(Craft projects feature local artists & creative exploration on the computer)

3:00 p.m. End of camp day
Drop-in After Care begins at 3:00 pm for $10 per hour

Other activities may include:
Simple piano lessons, instrumental demonstration and performances by local children who play the piano, violin, and other instruments.
Posted by Jingle Jamboree Music at 10:56 PM Monday, February 22, 2010
Summer Music Camps 2010 (Updated)
SUMMER KODÁLY MUSIC,
Drama, Instrumental & Creative Arts Camp:

Camp registration: http://public.iwork.com/document/?a=p206874825&d=Intro_letter_Summer_2010.pages

(or see forms below)

Ages 5 to 10 years

NOTE: View Spring Classes by clicking "Spring Classes 2010" on the right side of blog

NEW CAMP: Session IV: "Compose, Investigate & Perform" (See below)

Alice In Wonderland Broadway Junior Cast 2008 - This summer the cast will be "Disney's Jungle Book Kids" Broadway musical and there are still four cast member openings - call or email Jeff today
Updated May 12, 2010

 Session IV: August 2 - 13, 2010
“Compose, Investigate & Perform”
(6 openings)
This is going to be a great camp. Please check out the details below:

In this video, you will see Elementary age children currently enrolled in the Music Club After School Program. They are singing and performing a new music game: "Hawaiian Stick Passing Game." These are some of the kinds of activities that take place in the Summer Music Camps.

The children learn how to sing and play the stick passing game without sticks first then they are excited to learn how to add the sticks and it adds a new level of fun to the game.

Crestmont School: These 2nd & 3rd graders play an enjoyable game called "Stone Stone"

FULL Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010
“Music Exploration”
Creative Arts, Music, Piano & Percussion Focus

 Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010
"Disney's Jungle Book KIDS"
Broadway Musical - please call or email as we are looking for the remaining members of the cast - all cast spots open until second day of camp
(Please check with Jeff)(1 opening)

FULL Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010
Beginning Musical – "Everyday Is Earth Day" by Teresa Jennings
(FULL)

Instructor: Jeff Luna-Sparks, M.M.Ed./Kodály

Elementary Camp Cost: $600 per session
Call or email for other special deals
($50 discount between April 2 to May 1, 2009)

Daily 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
(Space limited to 12 students in each session)
(Extended Care is $10 per hour until 5:30 pm on a drop in basis)
Note: Camp Aide positions available for students finishing 5th grade and older and are half price ($300).

FULL Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010 “Music Exploration”- (K - 5th)
One camp Aide position available
This camp features music reading and writing, new folk music games, simple piano lesson, visit to Ifshin Violin, instrumental performances on some or all of the following instruments: violin, trumpet, clarinet, saxophone, flute, & piano. Lunch at local parks and two snacks provided per day.

Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010 "Disney's The Jungle Book KIDS" Advanced Musical - Broadway jr. Musical (Audition or invitation only - please check with Jeff) (K - 5th)One Camp Aide position available (1 opening)
This camp will feature a Broadway Junior Musical. Last year it was the “Aristocats" & in 2008 it was “Alice In Wonderland." The musical camp features costumes provided, professional recording CD of the full performance and the instrumental accompaniment, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final evening performance of the musical where parents will bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the performance. This camp filled up first the last two years and was loved by all.

FULL Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010 "Every Day Is Earth Day" Beginning Musical by Teresa Jennings – Open to all
This camp will feature a beginning level children’s musical. It is aimed for children who have some experience or no experience at all in performing a children’s musical. The musical camp features a professional recording CD of the full performance and the instrumental accompaniment, scenery, drama games, crafts, two snacks provided, and lunch at a local park. This camp will feature a final evening performance of the musical where parents will bring a picnic dinner to enjoy during the performance. Drama camps have filled up first the last two years.

Session IV: August 2-13, 2010 - ““Compose, Investigate & Perform”

Compose: Campers learn to read & write music through fun music games. New music games will be featured in this camp. Students will learn beginning/intermediate level composing based on their entry level at camp.
Investigate: Children will investigate all of the band instruments through teacher-led investigation of the instruments & performances on trumpet, clarinet, trombone, flute, French horn & percussion. Children will learn percussion accompaniment on conga & bongo drums, xylophones, cajon and many others. Albany Middle School and High School band students will perform for the campers.
Perform: Students learn to perform hit songs from famous & outstanding musicals such as Disney’s Broadway Jr. “Alice In Wonderland,” & “Aristocat KIDS” as well as selections from “Gotta Be Jazz” featuring hits by Duke Ellington & other jazz greats.

All camps include music games, crafts, 2 snacks per day, trips to local parks and the surprise pizza party hosted by Jingle Jamboree on the last day of camp.

EXTENDED CARE: 8 to 9 a.m. and 3:00 to 5:30 p.m. - Drop-in basis at $10 per hour. If you use the full 30 to 35 hours of extended care the total cost is $300 - a savings of $50 on full use. Charges are based on 15 minute increments at $2.50 for every 15 minutes.

Revised April 24, 2010

(510) 334-8851 Mailing Address: 1016 Talbot Avenue/Albany, CA 94706
Choose one form of Registration:
Deposit: Submit a $100 non-refundable check with your registration form to hold your space in the camp. Balance due by April 1.
Early Registration Discount: You may submit a check for $500 before April 1, 2010 to reserve your space in the camp or $550 when enrolling between April 2 to May 1, 2010.
Registration: If you register after May 1, 2010 the camp fee is $600.
Please make check payable to: Jingle Jamboree Music.
Please mail the form with a check to: Jingle Jamboree Music 1016 Talbot Avenue, Albany, CA 94706 Registration on the first day of class: You may register on the first day of class if there are any openings.

Registration form:

 Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010  Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010

 Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010  Session IV: August 2 - 13, 2010

First Name of Child: First Name:

Age of Child: Birth date: / / Age: Birth Date: / /

School child attends:

Name of Parents:

email address:

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)
Refund Policy: The camp fee is based on a $50 non-refundable (no exceptions) administrative fee. Classes are then refunded according to the remaining amount. Camp cancellations must be received in writing. Camp fee is refunded 90% after registration is received and four months prior to the start of the camp; 70% refund six weeks prior to camp; 50% refund five weeks prior to camp. No requests for refunds will be accepted one month prior to camp (no exceptions). There are no refunds after the first class (no exceptions). Refunds require a minimum of two weeks to process.
Liability: Jingle Jamboree Music and its teachers and assistants will do the best to keep your child safe at all times. By signing your child into summer camp you are placing trust in Jingle Jamboree Music. Parents and caregivers relieve Jingle Jamboree Music of all liability or blame should injury occur during the camp. Jingle Jamboree, its director and teachers are also exempt from any liability in case anyone is injured during the camp.
Audio/Video Recording: In order to honor copyrighted material, electronic recording is prohibited.

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(*Parent Signature indicates your agreement with (Date)
the registration, refund & liability terms above)

Jingle Jamboree Music Policies:
Visitors: In order to enhance your child’s musical experience please keep visitors to a minimum. Children not enrolled in Jingle Jamboree Music classes may not visit without prior arrangements. Grandma & Grandpa and Aunts and Uncles are always welcome, but please caution them to listen quietly with their cell phones off. An occasional picture is okay as long as the children do not seem disrupted by it.
Cell Phones: Please turn them off or to silent during music class. Please do not check your messages during music class as it can be heard in other parts of the room.
Side Conversations: Please no side conversations during the singing of the songs. Your children will have an enhanced learning experience if youremain focused on the class. Use your best judgment and talk only between songs and during transitions. If you have an older student (ages 3 years and up), please observe quietly during class.

Emergency & Allergy Information Form
(One form required for each child)
 Session I: June 21 to July 2, 2010  Session III: July 19 - 30, 2010
 Session II: July 5 - 16, 2010  Session IV: August 2 - 13, 2010

Name of Child: T-Shirt size: Youth: XS, S, M, L, XL
Adult: S, M, L, XL
Age of Child: Birth date: / /

School child attends (if applicable):

Name of Parents:

Address:

(City) CA (ZIP CODE)

Where Can parents be reached during the day? (Fill out all that applies)

Phone: (Home) (Day) (Cell)

Other numbers (Please label):

Any health conditions or medications that we should know about? Please list in full detail:

Food Allergies:
Other Allergies:
My child usually likes the following:
Grapes Oranges Apples Bananas
Watermelon Popcorn Goldfish Apple Juice
Fruit Juice Whole Wheat Crackers Ritz Crackers
Cheddar Cheese Jack Cheese Cheese Sticks (string cheese)
Crème Cheese Graham Crackers Animal Cookies

Typical Daily Schedule: 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
For Kodály Summer Music Camp
8 a.m. Extended Care
9:00 a.m. Welcome - simple & engaging craft

9:30 a.m. First music lesson of the day (Includes music reading, writing, folk song games. Musical camps will include introduction and practicing songs in the musical.)

10:30 a.m. Morning snack
(Healthy snack includes organic produce)

11:00 a.m. Instrumental Accompaniment Lessons on drums, xylophones and other percussion instruments
(Drama focus will occur here during drama camp – including speaking parts for the cast)

Noon Lunch at nearby park (e.g. Memorial, Terrace)
(Includes fun games to play in the park)

1:00 p.m. Second music lesson of the day
(Featuring the “music clothes line”)

2:00 p.m. Afternoon organic snack

2:15 p.m. Folk or computerized craft project
(Craft projects feature local artists & creative exploration on the computer)

3:00 p.m. End of camp day
Drop-in After Care begins at 3:00 pm for $10 per hour

Other activities may include:
Simple piano lessons, instrumental demonstration and performances by local children who play the piano, violin, and other instruments.

Spring Classes 2010

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Spring Series: April 13 to June 18, 2010

Updated: May 23, 2010

Fee: $225 for 10 week series

4 year olds play "See the Pony Galloping" - In this video the song & activity is introduced independent of parent participation. You will hear the teacher singing the song as children play. Later in the class series the children will sing the song on their own. Note that a younger sibling is in the class and he is learning the game at his own level as he watches his older brother follow the directions of the game - he joins in once he has processed the activity in his mind. "Playfulness" is the focus of the activities.

See current class schedule below:

Two children from the Twins Music Class enjoy playing the temple blocks to "Macaroni Pony"

The Two & Three Year Old class enjoys playing with colorful cloths as we sing "This Way Valerie"

Toddlers play the temple blocks on this enjoyable rhyme: "Rickety Rockety Riding Horse." These brothers are at the beginning stages of learning this favorite percussion instrument: learning to hold the mallet, stand at the instrument and begin tapping the blocks.

Infants (6 to 15 months) "Sign & Sing with Your Baby"
featuring sign language, singing & playing music games with your baby
Tuesdays, 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. FULL (Previews available)
Cancelled Thursdays, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m.
Fridays, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (FULL - Previews possible)
** Moms' groups can arrange a free preview by calling Jeff at (510) 334-8851

Toddlers (15 mo. to 2 years) Intro. to Instruments & Vocal training
Fridays 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. (FULL)

Children's Multi-Age Music Class (Ages 2 to 5 years)
Tuesdays 9 to 10 a.m. (15 months or older) FULL
Fridays, 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. (3 openings)

Sibling Music (Pre-Instrumental Training) Ages 6 months to 5 years
Fridays 4:00 to 5:00 p.m. "My Sibling & Me Sharing Music I" (3 openings)

PRESCHOOL (Pre-Instrumental Training) - (Ages 2 & 3 years)
Tuesdays, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. FULL
Thursdays, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. (7 openings)
FULL Fridays, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. (FULL)
Cancelled Fridays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

TWINS MUSIC CLASS - Ask about a special offer
Thursdays, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (3 spaces left)
FULL Fridays, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Pre-Kindergarten Class (Ages 4 to 5 years)
Cancelled Thursdays 4:30 to 5:30 p.m.

ELEMENTARY MUSIC
Kindergarten & First Grade Music (Ages 5 to 6 years)
Thursdays 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (5 spaces left)

CANCELLED Instrumental Music Club Two
Thursdays - Pick up at Cornell & Marin at 1:55 & 3:05 pm and ending at 5:30 pm
Exploration of trumpet, clarinet, flute, trombone, percussion, French Horn,
Saxophone, piano, recorder, violin & cello

FULL - MUSIC CLUB - Wednesdays, 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. (Ages 6 to 10 years)
(Music Club pick up is at Cornell Elementary Playground)

Email for registration forms: jinglejamboree@yahoo.com or call Jeff at (510) 334-8851

ALL classes are held at 1016 Talbot Avenue in the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio

CLASS LOCATION: 1016 Talbot Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Instructor: Jeff Luna-Sparks, M.M.Ed./Kodaly
Contact Instructor: jeff@jinglejamboree.com OR (510) 334-8851

All classes feature singing, percussion instruments, puppets, props and fun music activities for children in the Kodaly tradition

PARKING: Please park in public areas on Marin Avenue or by the toddler playground at Talbot Avenue & Dartmouth

Winter Classes 2010

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Registration is now open for new students & families. Winter classes will run from January 5 to March 12, 2010. FRIDAY MORNING CLASSES ARE BACK!!!

(Updated January 3, 2010)

Winter Series: January 5 to March 12, 2010
Infants (6 to 15 months) "Sign & Sing with Your Baby"
featuring sign language, singing & playing music games with your baby
Tuesdays, 12:30 to 1:30 p.m.
Fridays, 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. (Four openings remain)
** Moms' groups can arrange a free preview by calling jeff at (510) 334-8851

Toddlers (15 mo. to 2 years) Intro. to Instruments & Vocal training
Fridays 9:15 to 10:15 a.m. (Four openings remain)

Children's Multi-Age Music Class (Ages 2 to 5 years)
Tuesdays 9 to 10 a.m. (15 months or older) (Two openings remaining)
Fridays, 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Six openings remaining)
Sibling Music (Pre-Instrumental Training) Ages 6 months to 5 years
Fridays 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. "My Sibling & Me Sharing Music I" (6 Openings)

PRESCHOOL (Pre-Instrumental Training) - (Ages 2 & 3 years)
Tuesdays, 9:00 to 10:00 a.m. (Two openings remaining)
Thursdays, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m.
FULL Fridays, 10:15 to 11:15 a.m. FULL
Fridays, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.

PRESCHOOL (Intermediate Instrumental Training) - (Ages 3 & 4 years)
Thursdays, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Fridays, 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.

Pre-Kindergarten Class (Ages 4 to 5 years)
Thursdays 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. (Five openings remaining)

ELEMENTARY MUSIC
Kindergarten & First Grade Music (Ages 5 to 6 years)
Thursdays 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. (Four openings remaining)

MUSIC CLUB - Wednesdays, 1:45 to 4:30 p.m. (Ages 6 to 10 years)
(Music Club pick up is at Cornell Elementary Playground)
Only two spaces remain for girls - boy spaces are full - waiting list requests accepted at this time for boys

Email for registration forms: jinglejamboree@yahoo.com or call Jeff at (510) 334-8851

ALL classes are held at 1016 Talbot Avenue in the Jingle Jamboree Music Studio

CLASS LOCATION: 1016 Talbot Avenue, Albany, CA 94706

Instructor: Jeff Luna-Sparks, M.M.Ed./Kodaly
Contact Instructor: jeff@jinglejamboree.com OR (510) 334-8851

All classes feature singing, percussion instruments, puppets, props and fun music activities for children in the Kodaly tradition

PARKING: Please park in public areas on Marin Avenue or by the toddler playground at Talbot Avenue & Dartmouth

Toddlers Playing Hand Drums

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The Toddler class has been enjoying playing the hand drums, buffalo drum, bongo drums, hearing their parents' singing and jumping up and down!

Winter 2009

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Winter 2009

The children have been enjoying "Valentine, Valentine" as well as "Ridin' In the Buggy Miss Mary Jane." The latter song is a fun time for the children to pretend to be the farmer or the horse. Here are some pictures of all the fun: