Drumming Camp

Find your rhythm in Drumming Camp!

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Program Highlights

Drumming Camp is the perfect opportunity for percussionists who like to quickly take their playing to the next level! It involves a five-day accelerated course of study with world class instruction and feedback. Whether they’ve been playing for only a year, or for several, we scaffold and build the foundational skills every drummer needs to be successful through group and individual instruction. It starts simple in the first session with just sticks and drum pads, then continues to evolve in complexity throughout the week with the introduction of snare drums, hand drums, drum set, mallet percussion, etc. By the end of the week, campers do a “show and tell” with families to highlight the concepts learned throughout the camp.

Camp Staff: Bradford Schoener

Brad Schoener, director of middle school bands at Penn Charter, will direct this camp. With over a decade and a half of teaching young musicians, Brad has been recognized for performing with and coaching internationally award winning ensembles. In addition to directing all middle school instrumental groups, Brad also teaches the PC percussion ensemble. Brad got his start playing piano and percussion during his primary education and throughout college. As a senior in high school, Brad auditioned for and was selected to represent the state of Pennsylvania as a drumline member of the 2009 All-American Marching Band. Brad toured the country with three different world class drum and bugle corps as a part of Drum Corps International. Upon working with the best educators in the field, traveling tens of thousands of miles, and playing dozens of performances each summer over the span of six years, Brad continued his passion for percussion by teaching. United Percussion World Class Indoor Drumline, as well as the Jersey Surf World Class Drum and Bugle Corps are both groups that benefited from Brad’s mindful and conceptually focused approach to drumming.