ITS Music Summer Camp
Summer Camp is here! Learn new songs and dance routines that you can perform with your friends and family! The ITS Music Summer Camp is focussed on talent and confidence building, the camp goal is to help develop skills like stage presence, critical thinking, confidence, rhythm and melody by learning to sing and dance.
Each day we will reveal a new activity playlist. Each playlist consists of 9 short videos you can watch as many times as you like. Each video comes with a task to help you build up your skills. Practice singing, dancing, listening, thinking and creative writing. All you need is a pencil, paper, your voice and your body!
At the end of each day we encourage you to put on your own performances at home! Film your performances and share them online, and make sure you tag your videos with #ITSMusicSummerCamp to be shared on the official ITS Music Instagram page for the chance to win a private songwriting lesson with us!
Summer Camp Day 3 - Llama Song
Make sure you’ve got your pencil and paper with you and read each activity before watching each video. We will start by watching and listening to the song. Once you feel comfortable you can start to sing along and before you know it you will be dancing and singing together! Let’s go!
Video 1, Activity 1 - Listening
Watch and listen to the Llama Song. Take note of the repetition in the verses and harmonies in the chorus. By the end of today’s activities you should be able to sing along to the Llama Song and even be able to perform the dance routine!
Video 2, Activity 2 - Practice
Listen to the lullaby version and focus on the words, when you are ready start to sing along with this version of the Llama Song.
Video 3, Activity 3 - Movement
Now it’s time to get your body moving. Jump around and sing along at the same time to this upbeat party version of the Llama Song.
Video 4, Activity 4 - Reading and Writing
Write down the words as they come up on screen. You can pause the video or go back and watch it as many times as you need to get all the words onto paper. Writing the words down on paper will really help you learn the lyrics off by heart.
Video 5, Activity 5 - Creative Thinking
Get to know your camp leader Laquina! Write down the questions as they come up on screen. Writing the words down on paper will really help you think about your own answers. You can pause the video or go back and watch it as many times as you need to get all the words onto paper.
Video 6, Activity 6 - Creative Writing
Get to know your camp leader Francisco! Watch this video and ask yourself the same questions, what would your answers be? Get thinking and write down your own answers next to the questions you wrote down in the last video.
Video 7, Activity 7 - Dancing and Learning
Now you know your camp leaders Laquina and Francisco, they are going to teach you the dance moves! This video breaks down the dance routine into 4 simple steps. Dance along and watch this video as many times as you need to learn the dance moves.
Video 8, Activity 8 - Dancing and Practice
Now you have learned the dance routine, it's time to practice singing and dancing along with your camp leaders Laquina and Francisco! Remember, practice makes perfect. You can re-watch this video as many times as you like until you are confident and ready to put on your first performance!
Video 9, Activity 9 - Performance Time!
Get your parents to watch you as you press play on this final video! Singalong, show them your dance moves and put on the performance of your life! This final video is an instrumental backing track for you to use as your backing video. You can also use this video to practice before you show your parents. Don’t worry if you make a mistake, Make sure you sing loud and clear and have fun! Good luck!