The Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp encourages girls to get involved in music by offering instrument instruction, workshops, and panels at a week long camp each summer in Tennessee.
The mission of the Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp is to support a culture of positive self-esteem and collaboration among girls while building community through music. SGRRC recognizes the potential of every young woman to be a strong, talented, creative and empowered individual while providing a safe space where all girls rock.
In addition to music lessons, SGRRC offers workshops on recording, songwriting, music journalism, photography, screen-printing, music HERstory and DIY arts & crafts. With these skills, campers learn how to promote their bands, book shows, publish songs they have written, and record their music.
Our panel discussions with women musicians offer a unique opportunity for campers to learn from their experience. Panel topics from previous summers include History of Women in Music, Girls on Tour, and Activism in Music.
Panelists have included Carla DeSantis, editor of Rockrgrl magazine, Allison Woolfe of the riot grrrl band Bratmobile, Kristin Thomson from the Future of Music Coalition, and Stacey Singer of Daemon Records, a label owned by Amy Rae of the Indigo Girls.
During the week, campers form a band, create a name, and rehearse two hours each day with their volunteer band manager to prepare a song for the final showcase - definitely the most exciting moment of the entire week!
The Southern Girls Rock & Roll Camp was founded in 2003 by the feminist student organization Women for Women in partnership with the June Anderson Women's Center at Middle Tennessee State University. SGRRC is now run through YEAH (Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities), a 501 c 3 non-profit organization.
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