Camp today was the best so far. We played an intense game of Capture the Flag in the morning with all the campers playing against the four interns. We were totally dominated by the overwhelming number of campers.
As one of the interns taking care of the non-orchestra instrument campers, I spent my morning in the percussion room watching our brand new drummers sounding more and more like kids who have spent several years playing drums. Their improvement over the past four days has been remarkable. We have managed to teach them congas, snare, xylophone, the “fish” among others and they look forward to demonstrating their new skills tomorrow.
The improvement is also noticeable in the beginning instruments class on trumpet, trombone, flute and clarinet.
In the African drums class, we have been having a great time every day laying down some soulful beats in tune with African drum circle music.
The best part of today, or course, was the water fight. Picture an army of young campers set loose on six buckets filled to the brim with water balloons and an arsenal of super soakers. Let’s just say the interns got soaked! I could not spot an inch of dry clothing on me. Even Mr. Wilbert needed a towel by the end!The orchestra with its new percussion section is making great progress and the concert tomorrow will be fantastic.
Peter Cole
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