PICTURES

Sorry,

There have been some technical difficulties with the photo albums.

We are working on making space for the 2011 photos... More to come.

The blog will be updated when things are back to normal and the new pictures are up.

UPDATE 10pm Thursday: The pictures are back and new ones added.

Something Silent

Dinner costume creativity for Something Silent:

• FOBBY time
• Clouds
• Darkness
• A mouse
• A person with a mute button
• Silent letters: e, k
• a rest (music notation)
• Dandruff
• Ninja
• Dementors
• Love

Wednesday.

The sun is a little brighter and the wind a little calmer.

It's the day of silence and listening at camp, and we celebrate this theme by throwing an awesomely ironic dance party beside the Camp Heartland stage. While dancing isn't had by all, everyone participates in of many activities; like cards, football, or just socializing.

When the whole camp is a little sweaty and a tad bug-bitten, we make our way to our communal campfire to celebrate listening and the sanctity of silence through a rousing version of "Lord of the Dance".

Camp is brimming with inspirational messages, especially on this Wednesday where we celebrate with the sanctity of God both silence and raucous rejoicing.

To each his or her own.

- Andy

Cups are not just for beverages...

Cups are not just for beverages, they are valuable teaching tools here at music camp.

In Andy's music theory class they are being used to teach rhythm, beat, accents, and other concepts. Coordination of both the person and the timing to have everyone stay together on the beat is a difficult task at times.

We started out with a well known pattern that the majority of the class already knew. It was tougher than they expected because they knew how to do it quickly, but could not do it slowly. We would practice the pattern, then write it on a musical score, later we determined where the accents were and marked those as well.

Andy even came up with a new pattern so everyone could start learning from scratch.

Clap - Clap - Tap - Tap - Tap - Tap -Tap - Clap - pause - grab cup - cup to other hand - to table - to hand - to table -to hand and switch - over and down...

Camp Lingo

In order to blend in with all of us down at EYMC, here is some vocabulary that you should be familiar with.

• FOBBY - Flat on your bunk by yourself / Flat on your back by yourself
  Time after lunch to rest and re-cooperate so that everyone can be ready for the excitement of the afternoon.

• SHAFT - Super Happy Awesome Fun Time
  All the high school age campers meet to talk and bond, while the younger campers play games on the field.

• White Sock- Every day our co-deans will inspect the cabins, and during lunch they announce the winner of the White Sock award. This is very competitive, as the winner of the White Sock will get a free canteen item, the privilege of being first in line to canteen, as well as an actual white sock to display in their cabin.

• No Hands Dessert- This is exactly what it sounds like. Campers will often compete to see who can eat their dessert the fastest without using their hands. (And who can get the messiest face.)

• Activity time vs. Free time - While both are chances for campers to relax in the afternoon, these are two different things. Activity time is where there are specific activities that the campers have to chooses from such as swimming in the pool, playing basketball, swing dancing, and arts and crafts. Free time is less structured, giving the campers a chance to just hang out. This time is also when the canteen is open, and we can buy candy, snacks, and EYMC gear.

Also:

• When a time is announced, a proper response to "Be ready for lunch at 12." is "No Way Man, 11:55" This is to remind people to be EARLY.

EYMC Leadership Team Dance

Here is a video of the LT using a bit of musical theater magic to teach an important lesson at the talent show.

Videos

Would you like to see more of the camp experience?

Juli has been taking pictures and videos and posting them on Facebook and YouTube.

Links here: Facebook and YouTube