Cazadero Music Camp

Ring the bell! It's time for Caz's online music classes! We are so excited to announce our Cazadero tutorial videos are ready! All your favorite Caz instructors have created instrument-specific master classes and lessons! In addition to instrumental master classes there are video lessons for elective classes including: Jazz Improv, Songwriting, Composition, Mariachi, and Traditional Jazz. These videos are designed for any level of player to enjoy so check it out! To view the ...videos go to Cazadero Music Camp 2020 Remote Learning channel on YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2QBCVVAo9AXUXrK-lr75wQ This week you’ll find videos for most instruments plus some elective classes. We will let you know every time more videos are available; ultimately, each instrument will have up to 8 organized in playlists to help you navigate the content. Elective class videos are in a group with their own playlist as well. We made these videos to help you stay connected to your instrument, to Caz, and to music. Let’s get practicing! We can make a beautiful noise!

Another endorsement written for Berkeley City Council to renew our lease: I first started working in the Cazadero dining room as a BHS student 50 years ago. It was my first job and I learned so much about music, good work habits and how to cultivate friendships that would last a lifetime. Fast forward to the 1990’s when I joined the first Board of Directors formed to re-open Cazadero Performing Arts Camp after the property had undergone years of decay and neglect. I spent m...any hours at camp work weekends helping to get everything ready for the newest batch of young musicians to arrive. And the camp has thrived again ever since. So it was easy when I retired from school administration 6 years ago to join the camp office as a weekly volunteer. Reading annual surveys from campers and speaking with parent donors has reinforced my appreciation for the profound effect Caz continues to have on the development of our young people. Their passion for music develops under the guidance of music teachers and expert conductors who give their heart and souls to the camp experience. It is truly a gem for the City of Berkeley’s arts program! Cathy Read them all at www.cazadero.org/advocacy

22 public comments at the Berkeley City Council meeting last night, plus many letters to Council - all glowing endorsements of Caz! Thank you to everyone who spoke up in support of our lease renewal! I can't wait to share these endorsements with you over the coming weeks. First, I'll share one from a dear friend from Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp: Cazadero Music Camp changed my life and continues to enrich the lives of thousands of local children and their families. N...ot only did I grow up in Berkeley (I’m very proud of that) but I grew up going to Caz as well. I first went to Caz Family Camp when I was less than a year old. My late mother, Rosemary Richie was on staff at family camp and ran the under 6 year olds program. It was a time every year for our family to unplug and spend time together making music and art under the redwoods. When I was old enough to go to youth music camp, I eagerly went and ended up being in the same cabin with young musicians that are still my good friends until today. Youth camp, hand-in-hand with the BUSD music program gave me the skills to play in the BHS Jazz Band and travel the world performing in Berkeley High’s name. This helped inform my world view as an artist and along with Caz gave me the confidence to have a career as a professional artist. And now an educator myself, I enjoy camp every summer with my own two children (third on the way) and my partner Whitney Pollack. Some of my fondest memories of my late mother are from Caz. I am so thankful and impressed with the work Caz Music Camp has done over the many years and look forward to many more. My whole family (that live in Berkeley) thanks them for making it possible for thousands of children to discover the love of performing arts every year and begin their journey as artists. John DeSerio Former camper Director Cazadero Performing Arts Family Camp You can read them all at www.cazadero.org/advocacy

More Caz staff making music during these trying times! Thanks for posting David! Caz is everywhere!

Andrew Grishaw, our Viola instructor is having his DMA recital on November 20th and you're invited! https://usc.zoom.us/j/2995845171

Join our Caz staff Jonathan and Alexis as they present through the Sacramento State School of Music!!!

Our Cazadero Music Camp Staff continue to make their way in the music world despite any odds thrown their way! Congratulations John!

A note for our Berkeley friends: We need your help to show our landlord, the City of Berkeley, how much Caz means to your community! Our long term lease with the city is up for renewal and we need your help convincing the Berkeley City Council to renew our lease of the campsite for another 25 years. Please consider sending an email to council and/or participating in the following remote City Council Meetings: November 10 at 6pm... December 1 at 6pm Find out more on our website: cazadero.org/advocacy Your support means SO much to us! Thank you!

A picture of our most recent concert, over a year ago now! Oct. 20, 2019 Berkeley Unified 8th Grade JumpStart in Music Not that I ever took concerts for granted, but oh what I would give for a joyful concert day at camp!

Congrats to Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna. Love the Caz gear cameo! Who knows, perhaps if you sign your kid up for camp you'll win a nobel prize too! https://news.berkeley.edu//a-day-in-the-life-nobel-prize-/

Caz Bear’s weekend adventure: a socially distanced hike around Glen Ellen with some Caz friends. #cazspirit2020

Our horn faculty, Elisha Wells, is offering horn clinics for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students! For free!! We are so lucky to have this talented musician and kind soul on our faculty. Have a blast, french horn friends!! This link is for the beginning clinic. Check her page Happy Horn Studio for the other level clinics.

GREAT NEWS! Cazadero’s online registration for Summer 2021 is now open and ready for sign ups! Whether or not you have a current camper in your household, please help us spread the word! Visit our website for 2021 session dates and registration info. https://www.cazadero.org/register-now/ If you’re a returning camper, use the returning camper button to find your account! COVID-19 Caz Update:... Please know that Cazadero Music Camp will follow all health guidelines and recommendations related to Coronavirus safety and prevention. The safety of our campers and staff remains our top priority. At this time, it's very hard to know what Summer 2021 will look like and we appreciate your trust during this uncertain time. We aim to provide a safe, quality music camp experience for our campers. We are committed to transparency as we make decisions about Summer 2021. We will update camper families as decisions are made. If heaven forbid a cancellation is necessary, Cazadero Music Camp will offer a full refund less the $50 nonrefundable registration fee, just like we did in 2020. Thank you for being a part of the Caz family! We hope to see you at camp for a celebratory reopening in Summer 2021! Should you have any questions, please reach Emily Brockman at 510-527-7500 and dial extension 10. Stay safe, stay well!

Flashback Friday! This is what camp should sound like on fall weekends! In normal times we welcome many school music groups to camp from Berkeley, Oakland, El Cerrito, Albany, Richmond, and Sonoma County. We miss them this fall!

Caz Bear’s socially distanced adventure to visit Counselor Ruby w/ Dean Carolyn! #cazspirit2020 wishing everyone a great weekend!