PREREQUISITES

... to attend a session of Vermont Rock Music Camp:  the student needs a minimum of one year playing experience on their primary instrument, six months on any secondary instrument (excluding the Music Production option).  Following is the minimum skill level needed. Please review the requirements for your specific instrument(s) carefully.  If needed, review the list with your private or school music instructor.  Contact us if you have any further questions. 

Guitar:
~ the ability to tune your guitar using your own electronic tuner.
~ the ability to play the most common open chords (C, G, D, E, A, Dm, Em, Am, etc..).
~ know all the note names on the 5th and 6th strings up to the 12th fret.
~ the ability to play power chords (i.e. "5" chords) rooted on the 5th and 6th strings.
~ the ability to play a song.

Drums:
~ the ability to play a simple “backbeat”:
(bass drum on beats 1 & 3, snare on beats 2 & 4, quarter notes and/or eighth notes on the hi-hat cymbals).
~ the ability to play a simple “four on the floor” beat:
(bass drum on beats 1 2 3 4, snare on beats 2 & 4, quarter notes and/or eighth notes on the hi-hat cymbals).
~ the ability to play a one measure (4 beat) fill, in time.
~ the ability to play through a song, in time.

Bass:
~ the ability to tune your bass using your own electronic tuner.
~ know all the note names on all strings up to the 12th fret.
~ the ability to play a song.

Keyboard:
~ the ability to play major and minor triads in the right hand while playing the root in the left hand.
~ the ability to play a song.

Voice:
~ the ability to sing a one octave major scale (do, re, mi, fa, so …) ascending and descending, in tune.
~ the ability to sing a song, in tune.

Music Production:
~ the ability to navigate a computer environment at a basic level (i.e. using a mouse/touchpad/computer keyboard, opening programs, saving files etc ..)
~ some ability on a traditional instrument or voice is helpful but not required.

Horns:
~ the ability to play a major scale, ascending and descending, in tune.
~ the ability to play a chromatic scale, ascending and descending, in tune.

Hand Percussion:
~ the ability to play through a song, in time.