There’s just something amazing about camp, isn’t there? Hanging with your pals, doing stuff you love, running around in the fresh air, showing off new skills. The team at Bandology all have camp in their blood, whether it was a few decades ago for our co-founders or a few years ago for our summer staff. Camp is where you make memories and friends that last a lifetime.
That’s why the team at Bandology created the GTA’s first-ever band camp! Established in 2017, we’ve grown every year and have expanded our options to include Band Camp Junior (and Band Camp Online during the pandemic!), as well as multiple locations, including Oakville in the Halton Region, Guelph and Kitchener-Waterloo.
Bandology’s annual Band Camp is a week-long day camp for keen music students in grades 7-12 who want to improve their musical skills in the summer.
Led by some of the best conductors, clinicians and music teachers in southern Ontario, teenage campers at Band Camp enjoy using top-notch music facilities to participate in warm-ups and chorales, break-out into sectionals and small groups, and rehearse as a full concert band. There’s also lots of fun with games, camp projects and team-building activities.
At the end of the week, campers have a final day pizza party while preparing for a free mini-concert for parents and friends.
Band Camp Junior is a week-long day camp for kids in grades 2-6 who want to explore their love of music through games and demonstrations with new friends.
At Band Camp Junior, kids have fun with hands-on introductory workshops with some cool instruments and experience a wide variety of music styles. Led by keen musicians and educators, campers enjoy participating a wide variety of musical activities, from bucket drumming to body percussion to music theory and everything in between.
Campers will try out different types of instruments alongside dedicated music mentors. There’s also typical camp games, projects and team-building activities. At the end of the week, campers take part our end-of-week free mini-concert for parents and friends.
No musical background is required!
March Break Music Camp is a week-long day camp for kids ages 6-10 who want to explore their love of music through games and demonstrations with new friends.
In partnership with the Laurier Academy of Music and Arts at Wilfrid Laurier University, March Break Music Camp brings together a wide variety of talented educators and musicians to engage kids in music making.
At March Break Music Camp, kids have fun with hands-on introductory workshops with some cool instruments and participate a wide variety of musical activities, from bucket drumming to body percussion to music composition and everything in between. At the end of the week, campers take part our end-of-week free mini-concert for parents and friends.
No musical background is required!
CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR 2024!
Band Camp Halton runs July 8-12, 2024.
Band Camp Guelph runs July 22-26, 2024.
Band Camp Kitchener-Waterloo runs July 29-Aug 2, 2024.
For campers with financial challenges, we have partnered with local community funding organizations and private donors to help subsidize camp fees. Please don’t hesitate to email us at camp@bandology.ca for more details.
Did you know? Music makes kids smarter, makes better readers, improves social skills, develops transferable skills, improves verbal and motor skills, and increases future success. Click here to see the research from around the world.
Click here to see what campers and parents have to say about Band Camp and check out the video below!
What I Love About Band Camp
Campers from the 2021 Band Camp and Band Camp Junior tell us what they love about camp!
The cost for Band Camp is $395 and Band Camp Junior is $295 (as a non-profit, we do not charge HST), runs 9am-4pm and includes:
Like working with kids and need volunteer hours? Apply to become a music mentor! Open to students in grades 11 and up who have music/camp experience. Click here to learn more.
Click here to download a copy of our Band Camp flyer that you can send via email or put on a Google Classroom. We are happy to send physical copies too – drop us an email and let us know how many.
We’ve had some amazing faculty for our summer band camps!
2024 Band Camp faculty – coming in spring 2024!
2021 – no faculty due to COVID-safe camp
2020 – no faculty due to online camp
Bandology Band Camp - overview
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If you have any questions about our camps, feel free to email us anytime at camp@bandology.ca. We’re always happy to talk about kids and music!