Summer Camps at Swallow Hill Music
For ages 6-18
Looking for summer plans for your budding musician? We’re hosting fun and interactive day camps for young musicians 6-18 years of age during June, July, and August. Each camp provides a full day of activities including learning the basics all the way up to playing in a real band.
This year, we’re offering a variety of 1-2 week camps for particular age groups and experience levels led by our expert music instructors and special guests.
Check out details for each camp below. We’ll see you this summer!
Tuition assistance is available!
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
For Explore! Music:
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Does my camper need any previous musical experience?
Will campers be placed in groups?
For House of Rock:
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Are there auditions?
What should House of Rock students bring?
- Lunch and Snacks
- Signed Medical Forms
Since part of the House of Rock experience is that students learn how to use their own musical gear, Students should also bring any equipment that is essential for playing their particular instrument including (but not limited to):
- Instrument (guitar, bass, etc)
- Instrument Strap (you will need to play standing up)
- Amplifier
- Cables
- Tuner
- Effects equipment
- Picks, Drum Sticks, etc
- Notebook to write in
What is provided?
- Sound system
- Amplifiers (if students don’t have them)
- Drum Kit
- Keyboards/Piano
- Microphones
- House of Rock Camp Booklet
- House of Rock T-shirt
- House of Rock Lanyard
Does Swallow Hill sell or rent instruments?
While we do not rent instruments, students can borrow gear, including guitar cables, to use at camp and at home during their camp week. We also have guitar picks for sale.
Where do the culminating Saturday concerts for each camp week take place?
At the same location as camp: our building at 71 E. Yale, Denver, CO 80210
General Camp Questions
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Can a student register for more than one week of a camp?
Yes! Students can sign-up anytime for another camp session before it starts or the day of if it is not sold out. Many students take at least 2 sessions and some take multiple sessions. You can register online or call our awesome front desk at 303-777-1003 ext 2.
Can I meet the camp staff?
Where does camp take place?
At our physical location at 71 E. Yale, Denver, CO 80210
What kind of medical emergency info do I need to fill out?
Are camp staff First Aid and CPR trained?
What should campers bring to camp?
House of Rock students should also bring their musical gear, see below in the House of Rock section.
What should campers do for lunch?
Campers should bring a bagged lunch (and snacks if desired) that does not require refrigeration. Our Café is not open for food service during camp.
What is NOT allowed at camp?
Do you allow peanut, tree-nut, or dairy products at your camp?
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What are your accessibility accommodations for campers?
We will do our best to support and accommodate campers who have a physical or cognitive impairment. In any of our camps, there may be sensory challenges – see the question below for a list of potential challenges. We have a small staff and do not have a DSP (Direct support professional), but if your camper needs one and has one, they will be allowed and welcomed into the camp with them.
Please contact Tyler Breuer at tyler@swallowhillmusic.org to discuss if and how we can ensure a quality, inclusive, and meaningful experience for your camper.
What are some potential challenges I should prepare my camper for?
- Loud music
- Lots of new people doing lots of new things
- Lots of quick and unfamiliar transitions and general routine change
- Physical self-awareness with instruments and in group settings
- The ability for self-regulation when over/under-stimulated
- We have a small staff of camp counselors and support and may not have the proper training in how to address certain challenges
Is there a uniform?
Who do I contact if my camper is going to be late?
What are your drop off and pick up policies?
Students have the option of taking additional private lessons after camp from any of our Swallow Hill Music instructors; find more details and register here.
We also offer camp After Care for Explore! campers from 3-4 or 3-5; find more details and register here.
Can I pick up my child early from camp?
What are camp refund policies if my child must unenroll?
Who staffs and runs the camps?
What’s the age limit for each camp?
House of Rock: Ages 11-14 or 15-18, varies by camp session.