Bandology – More music for more kids  June 2026 Summer is here and so is all the outdoor fun!The weather is finally warm again and we’ve been out and about all month! This June has been full of music making in the community! From local fun fairs to LAMA-Palooza to Guelph Multicultural Festival, we have been out in the sun all month. The best part has been bucket drumming with all the kids (and adults). We can’t get enough of our food rhythms: the classic “pepperoni pizza” or new this spring “pancakes and maple syrup”. We’ve also been preparing for our biggest event of the year… Band Camp! This year marks our tenth year, making a decade of Band Camp! It’s my first Band Camp and I’m excited to meet everyone. Registration is still open, so if you haven’t booked your spot, do it now by clicking here. Can’t make it to Band Camp? Click here to learn about our other music programs!  Danya Asad Marketing Coordinator Band Camp RepertoireBandology is making the choice to feature underrepresented composers in our repertoire for our Band Camp program. Our goal is to choose camp music selections that reflect the young musicians in the band and embrace our organization’s culture of equity, diversity, inclusivity and accessibility. Playing for Gold + Believer Playing for Gold by Lindsay Stetner combines concert band instruments, Orff mallets, electric bass and drum set, and features varied themes that encourage improvisation using C minor and blues scales. Bandology is delighted to host the world premiere of Playing for Gold. Believer captures the energy and intensity of the hit song Believer by Imagine Dragons, transforming its powerful rhythms and driving melodies into a vibrant concert band setting. To the Skies! To the Skies! is an energetic celebration of adventure, imagination and limitless possibility by Canadian composer Kenley Kristofferson. Inspired by the soaring airship themes of 1990s role-playing video games, the music evokes flight above a vast world of discovery. Blending excitement with nostalgia, it encourages listeners to embrace their passions and pursue their dreams without limits. Silly Salsa + Noodles Ron MacKay was a Canadian composer. His piece Silly Salsa introduces young musicians to the exciting rhythms and energy of salsa music in a fun way. Noodles is a fun and imaginative piece designed to help developing clarinetists strengthen their left-hand technique while making music from the very beginning. The Ballad of John Ware The Ballad of John Ware by Elizabeth Raum, one of Canada’s most distinguished composers, is a lyrical work that honours the legacy of John Ware, the legendary Black Canadian cowboy. It features a simplified version, allowing musicians of varying abilities to perform together. Enter, Anew Enter, Anew is an uplifting work by Canadian composer Dong-In Danny Choi for beginning band that captures the excitement and determination of embarking on a new journey. Featuring triumphant and expressive moments, it showcases every section while reinforcing fundamental skills. Rhythmania! A rock-inspired piece developed by Carol Brittin Chambers, it introduces students to new sound effects with their hands, sticks and pencils on stands. Its use of accents, shifting time signatures and syncopation quickly engages young band players in a groove that is sure to be stuck in their heads when they leave Band Camp! Learn more here. It’s the 10th Anniversary of Band Camp!Band Camp is coming soon ! This year will be our tenth year running band camps and we are hard at work to make sure that this summer of camp is the best one yet! Learn more and register now at bandology.ca/our-band-camps. Band Camp Kitchener-Waterloo: July 6-10 (Limited spots available!) Band Camp Halton: July 20-24 Band Camp Guelph: July 27-31 Band Camp Halton: August 10-14 Band Camp for grades 7-12 Band Camp Junior for grades 1-6 And don’t forget that we have subsidies of up to 90% available to ensure every child can attend camp. For families facing financial challenges, please reach out to camp@bandology.ca.   Yamaha Repair ClinicThis month, we were fortunate to have Steve Butterworth, Zach Brown and Steven Bijakowski come out from Yamaha to run a repair clinic and triage some of our donated instruments. They also helped us repair and service some of our gear, provided care tips and maintenance, and shared a bit about their journey and experience in music. Need to borrow an instrument for Band Camp? You can! Click here to learn more. A huge thank you to Steve, Zach and Steve for taking the time to come in and share their knowledge with us! Band Camp Faculty for 2026!Meet our Music Directors for 2026! Bandology strives to have a top-notch faculty that includes award-winning music educators, conductors and professional musicians.  Dr Leah McGray is the Conductor of the Wind Orchestra, working as a dynamic conductor of both wind band and orchestral ensemble. She is the Music Director for Band Camp Kitchener-Waterloo. Learn more about her here.  Esteban Cambre has been teaching strings and orchestra at Appleby College since 2003. In 2022, Esteban was asked to coordinate a string performance at the national memorial service for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. He is the Music Director for Band Camp Halton in July. Learn more about him here.  Emily Peterman is a local teacher and oboist in Waterloo Region and has been teaching classroom music, both in Canada and abroad, for half a decade. She is the Music Director for Band Camp Guelph. Learn more about her here.  Andrew Quinn works as a dedicated music educator within the Halton District School Board (HDSB). As a music teacher Andrew works towards fostering inclusive and welcoming environments where students are challenged to reach their full potential. He is the Music Director for Band Camp Halton in August. Learn more about him here. But our Music Directors aren’t the only fabulous clinicians we’re bringing in for Band Camp! Read more about our faculty for Band Camp 2026 at bandology.ca/band-camp-faculty-2026. What I Love About Band Camp“What I love about Band Camp is that you're able to make a whole bunch of relationships with other people, have different experiences, and there's a bunch of people who come in for sectionals and you're able to really learn different things.” Emily, Band Camp Guelph 2025  Bandology on Social Media Donate to Bandology!As a small non-profit, we rely on donations, grants and government funding to help us on our mission to provide, support and advocate for our goal:
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