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100-510: This is a list of Maryland music groups , consisting of groups of Marylanders who are musically notable, musically notable groups of people with a connection to Maryland, and other groups who are notable within the music of Maryland . Groups listed may be relevant to the state of Maryland , the Province of Maryland or the area now known as Maryland before it was either a state or colony. 26. The SU Flyer Music of Maryland Maryland

200-570: A camper to take responsibility for maintaining her own personal space and to develop self-sufficiency. Mimicking Native American traditions such as council fires and storytelling generated a sense of community and inspired campers to become conscientious members of a group. Typically, girl campers wore their hair in a version of native style. Uniforms were standard in most camps, but braided hair and headbands were common attire for campers. For camp ceremonies and pageants, girls would dress in special Native inspired dresses, at times even contributing to

300-537: A decent citizen. One Finnish tradition also arose soon after WWII, was confirmation camps. Confirmation camps, religious camps for 13–16 years old youths organized by the local churches, aimed to combine the traditional concept of confirmation school and the newer concept of summer camps in order to battle secularization of the society. The concept was successful enough to such an extent that today, 90% of all youths participate in confirmation camps. The camps require their participants to learn certain religious texts, such as

400-891: A dedicated music hall in Rohrersville . The Maryland Classic Youth Orchestras (MCYO) was formed in the 1946 to "nurture, develop and advance young talented musicians in a quality orchestral program". Beginning in 1964, the Orchestras began to offer new programs, such as a summer camp that eventually became the Maryland Center for the Arts . The largest music venue in Maryland is the Merriweather Post Pavilion , opened in 1967 and designed by architect Frank Gehry to avoid disturbing as much as possible

500-532: A group, such as campfires, hiking, canoeing, swimming, nature lore, and arts and crafts. Counselors often share living accommodations with their group. In the United States and Canada, counselors for residential camps are typically drawn from older teens and college-aged adults (early 20s) because of the temporary, seasonal and low-paying aspects of the work. International staff are often hired alongside their North American counterparts through agencies who vet

600-549: A heavy influence on the Maryland scene. After disbanding The Obsessed in the mid 80s and moving to California to sing with doom legends Saint Vitus , Wino reformed The Obsessed and signed to the German-based Hellhound Records . With The Obsessed on board, Hellhound began to sign other Maryland bands, such as Wretched , Iron Man , Unorthodox , Internal Void , and Revelation (who already had an album on Rise Above Records ). After Hellhound's demise in

700-487: A home for styles including emo and hardcore punk . A few instruments, such as drums and trumpets , are known to have existed in the early history of the Maryland colony, probably as a functional means "of calling the populace to church or to market, or in serving as symbols for sea captains and those from the military"; some folk dancing and ballad singing is also substantiated by the historical record. The early colonists had little tradition of any performance art, due to

800-611: A hugely popular festival annually held at Pimlico Race Course , drawing in a variety of popular acts. The Takoma Park Folk Festival is also well known among folk music aficionados, and has been held annually since 1978 in Takoma Park, Maryland . Baltimore is home to several important concert spaces, including the Meyerhoff Symphony Hall , Concordia Hall and the Lyric Opera House . The Meyerhoff

900-647: A lot of church organized camps including many denominations. For example, all evangelical churches (mostly in the Galilee) hold a Vacation Bible School (VBS) which includes many activities for children. One of the overnight camps is called the Potter's Wheel Camp (PWC) which was originally started by Baptist missionaries at the Baptist Village near Petah Tikva . This camp continues to serve hundreds of children to this day. In Italy, summer camps take place during

1000-595: A more gracious competitor, a more committed team player, and a more confident person. Weight loss camps are for overweight children, teenagers, and adults to learn about losing weight and keep it off while having a summer camp experience. These kinds of camps are a new way to increase the emotional intelligence of the children. There are some examples of these camps, around the world, for example, Rumbendëll emotional camp, based in Seville , Spain. LGBT summer camps are safe spaces designed for LGBT youths to experience

1100-548: A more modern and diverse Ireland. The majority of summer camps in Israel are run by the youth movements and the largest organization is the Israeli Scouts who are organizing over 40 different overnight camps every summer with more than 80,000 participants. Youth movement summer camps usually take place between 3 and 12 days. There are some longer overnight camps where campers stay for two weeks such as Camp Kimama , which

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1200-502: A new generation. Whilst Irish colleges are still popular, a greater variety of summer camps are now on offer catering for a range of interests. Sports camps covering Gaelic games as well as rugby and soccer have proven very popular. Arts and crafts, cookery, acting, dance, and outdoor pursuits are some of the other niche camps available. There is also a growing popularity for technical or computer camps. They cover areas such as web design, video production, desktop publishing, etc., reflecting

1300-712: A place for young boys to engage in outdoor activities and develop physical skills. Girls camps in the United States began to appear around 1900; many of the early camps were located in New England. In 1900, there were fewer than 100 camps in the United States, but by 1918 over 1000 were in operation. Early camps for girls were located in remote, natural areas, and many camps featured a water venue. There were outdoor activities such as canoeing, archery, and hiking. Other types of popular instruction involved handcrafts, dramatics, camp and fire-making. Campers slept in wigwams , tents, or open dormitories. Any of these options encouraged

1400-420: A sport that helps them gain confidence and improve their chances of making the team when they return to school. Indeed, some campers are helped to be nationally competitive by way of this kind of intensive summer training. These camps generally run week-long sessions, and some campers may attend more than one session even though the curriculum repeats each week. Some single-sport camps offer longer sessions. Many of

1500-514: A summer camp as a wooded place with hiking , canoeing , campfires , etc. has changed with a higher number of camps offering a wider variety of specialized activities. Examples of such themes include the performing arts , music , magic , computer programming , language education , mathematics , children with special needs , and weight loss . In 2024, the American Camp Association 's National Economic Impact Study of

1600-489: A thriving experimental music scene, based around Baltimore. The local scene is led by artists and groups such as Dan Deacon , Double Dagger and North Carolina imports Future Islands . Famed group Animal Collective had their beginnings in the suburbs surrounding Baltimore, and named their breakout 2009 album Merriweather Post Pavilion after the famed Pavilion in Columbia. Summer camp The traditional view of

1700-425: A variety of arts. Many offer elective classes in a range of creative and performing arts activities including visual arts, music, theater, speech, debate, dance, circus arts, rock and roll, magic and other specialties. Some of these programs have a narrow focus on one particular area, while others offer a wide range of programs. Due to the popularity of these activities, many traditional camps have added some elements of

1800-671: A wide array of popular styles. Modern Maryland is home to many well-regarded music venues, including the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Opera , and the Peabody Institute 's Conservatory of Music. Baltimore, the largest city in the state, is home to many important local venues, such as the Red Room, a center for the local experimental music scene, and the house nightspot Club Choices. Outside of Baltimore, Frederick's Weinberg Center for

1900-466: A wide range of classes that may have little or no scholastic overlap but are taught with the purpose of broadening the student's conception and interest in many otherwise unknown areas of study. Students typically explore subjects like photography, community service, drama, magic, scuba diving, video production, comic book design, crime scene forensics, cooking, yoga, and similar areas. Summer camps provide opportunities for children to learn hands-on. One of

2000-899: A wildly varying array of styles or a "hard bop town, where R&B, gospel and bebop meet"; during the middle of the 20th century, Baltimore produced a vibrant local jazz tradition characterized by the use of the B3 organ . Many modern Baltimorean jazz musicians are renowned saxophonists, including Gary Thomas , Gary Bartz and the Afro-Caribbean influenced TK Blue . Internationally acclaimed jazz ensemble Fertile Ground are also based in Baltimore. Talking Heads lead singer David Byrne lived in Baltimore. Jimmie's Chicken Shack , Clutch , Good Charlotte , SR-71 , All Time Low , and O.A.R. are other popular American rock bands with strong ties to Maryland. Mama Cass Elliot of The Mamas &

2100-607: Is a U.S. state with a musical heritage that dates back to the Native Americans of the region and includes contributions to colonial era music , modern American popular and folk music . The music of Maryland includes a number of popular musicians, folk styles and a documented music history that dates to the colonial archives on music from Annapolis , an important source in research on colonial music. Famous modern musicians from Maryland range from jazz singer Billie Holiday to pop punk band Good Charlotte , and include

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2200-488: Is a long-standing tradition of summer camps in the Czech Republic. Most commonly, campers are accommodated in tents standing on so-called "podsada" . It was invented in 1913 and nowadays it is widely used across the Czech Republic, but also in some other European states such as Slovakia. These camps are usually situated in meadows surrounded by forests far away from cities and civilisation in general. Even though there

2300-561: Is a well-known organization that has hosted guests like Cuban violinist Guillermo Perich and Charlie Byrd ; the Annapolis Orchestra inspired composer David Ott to create the Annapolis Overture , which debuted in 1995. The Rohrersville Cornet Band , part of Maryland's cornet band heritage, claims to be the oldest continually performing community band in the state, having been founded in 1837; it now performs in

2400-406: Is almost no possibility to use electrical devices and no facilities such as hot water, the popularity of those camps is still increasing. Many Finnish non-governmental organizations arrange summer camps for children in a wide variety of age brackets. Major organizers of summer camps are the scouts, sports teams and the orthodox and evangelic-Lutheran churches. The concept of summer camps arose with

2500-542: Is educational, athletic, or cultural development. A summer camp especially for children may allow people to learn new skills in a safe and nurturing environment. Summer camp experience can have a lasting psychological impact on the development of a child. The first organized camp is often credited to the Gunnery Camp, established in 1861 by Frederick W. Gunn in Washington, Connecticut. This camp primarily served as

2600-489: Is home to the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. Concordia Hall is a long-standing venue, founded in 1867 by German musical societies, which were then a large portion of Baltimore's population. The Lyric Opera House, founded in 1894, is another important Baltimore music venue; it has hosted many of the most famous performers and public speakers to come to Baltimore. Smaller Hardcore and Punk acts play at

2700-541: Is now a home for numerous programs, including the largest of its music venues, the Music Center at Strathmore; the Strathmore has hosted well-known musicians and composers like the cellist Steven Honigberg , pianist Christopher Taylor , jazz singers Nnenna Freelon and Luciana Souza and composers Virgil Thomson and Gunther Schuller , as well as DC-area cult acts like the founder of Go-go , Chuck Brown , and

2800-417: Is possible in part because many of the counselors attended as campers, and thus there is a vibrant "camp culture" that welcomes new campers into an extended camp family and establishes the high standards that incoming campers are encouraged to achieve. The best sports camps do much more than just improve a camper's soccer, tennis, lacrosse, or wrestling skills; they help each child become a more skillful athlete,

2900-657: The Academy of Music ; this new Academy of Music shared the name with the Peabody Institute's organization, but in the same year changed to the Conservatory of Music . The Academy's conductor, Adam Itzel, Jr. was a very popular composer, known for the national hit light opera The Tar and the Tartar . There were a number of mostly informal musical societies in Maryland by the end of the 19th century, including

3000-640: The American Revolution but was reestablished by 1780, now with Baltimore having replaced Annapolis as a cultural capital in the state. Maryland ratified the federal Constitution on April 28, 1788, and became the seventh state in the Union. The Holiday Street Theater in Baltimore opened in 1793 and was one of the first large theaters in the country, showcasing light theater, opera, and concerts. In 1822, Arthur Clifton from Baltimore debuted his opera The Enterprise , while religious music flourished after

3100-654: The Charm City Art Space . The city of Frederick is home to the Weinberg Centre for the Arts , which shows various kinds of theatrical and musical productions. The Weinberg was originally a large movie theater called the Tivoli, opened in 1926; the Tivoli was destroyed in a flood in 1976, and was reopened as the Weinberg Center two years later. North Bethesda's Strathmore opened in 1976, and

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3200-493: The Peabody Institute 's Conservatory of Music. These include Baltimore Choral Arts and the Baltimore Opera , as well as the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (BSO). The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra formed in 1916 and was the only orchestra in the country to operate as a branch of the city's government. In 1942, the orchestra was reorganized as a private institution. The Orchestra claims that Joseph Meyerhoff , President of

3300-596: The Peabody Institute . Maryland's folk music heritage remains little studied. There have been no major musicological studies in Maryland, though some Anglo-American and African American folk songs have been documented. The Library of Congress ' American Folklife Center has a library of recorded Maryland folk music, which includes a wide array of songs and styles, including Bahamanian spirituals , Mexican music , African American blues , Appalachian folk music , steelpan and gospel music , and Piscataway Native American music . Maryland's folk heritage also includes

3400-547: The SAT Reasoning Test as part of a mixture of academic learning with summer fun. Often the SAT preparation is offered as a full morning immersion while the afternoons and evenings are geared towards homework and recreational activities. These camp programs often outsource their SAT component from test preparation companies like The Princeton Review or Kaplan who provide the teachers and resources. These programs offer

3500-624: The United States . The larger growing port city of Baltimore 20 miles farther north eventually replaced Annapolis as a center for music in Maryland, and eventually became home to most of the prominent music institutions in the state, especially the Peabody Institute , founded by George Peabody in 1857. Later still, Baltimore's Pennsylvania Avenue, northwest of downtown, became a very well known home for African American music , especially jazz , while Maryland began producing popular musicians like The Orioles . In modern times, Maryland has been

3600-703: The 1821 opening of the first constructed Roman Catholic Cathedral in the country. The African Methodist Episcopal churches in Maryland were home to singing traditions using the shape-note method. By the turn of the century, the middle classes of Maryland were holding regular dances featuring the cotillion , quadrille , schottische , polka and waltz . Eastern European dances were also popular, brought by immigrants from various countries. Many immigrants in Maryland moved to Baltimore, forming their own distinct neighborhoods with German liederkranz singing societies, and Irish St. Patrick's Day parades and Jewish chants flourished among their respective communities. Maryland

3700-528: The 19th century saw a wave of immigration from Europe into the United States, including a large number of German musicians who settled in Baltimore; the presence of these musicians, as well as the general growth in urban population with the Industrial Revolution and the continued rise of the music publishing industry, helped make music training more affordable for more Americans. Conservatories , institutes of music education, were introduced to

3800-506: The Annapolis Maritime Museum's Chesapeake Music Institute. The Piedmont blues , a style of blues music, is most closely associated with the music of Virginia , North Carolina , Georgia and South Carolina , but also exists in Maryland, which has produced modern performers like Warner Williams and Jay Summerour . Bill Jackson, born 1906, from Granite, Maryland was an obscure Piedmont blues guitarist and singer. He

3900-510: The Arts and Rockville's Strathmore are also important regional venues. The Merriweather Post Pavilion and 1st Mariner Arena host most of the largest concerts in the area. Since HFStival ended its successful run in 2006, Virgin Festival has taken over as one of the most popular summer festivals on the east coast since its inaugural year in 2006. Most of the major musical organizations in Baltimore were founded by musicians who trained at

4000-838: The Australian Youth Orchestra's National Music Camp and Gondwana Choirs Gondwana National Choral School. Other than the Seventh-Day Adventist Summer Camps, most holiday camps are referred to as "Adventure Camps", because they largely do not occur over summer. Many groups hold holiday day-camps for Primary aged children, and often run week-long adventure camps during the Spring, Autumn and Winter breaks. Australian Defence Force Cadets often and almost exclusively (excepting school-based units) run their extended camps and courses over school holiday periods, which provide food and lodging for cadets over

4100-941: The Australian summer break (known as the Christmas holidays) only lasts four weeks, and occurs over Christmas and the New Year, shorter than in North America. Most children participate in School-camps, Girl Guide/scout camps, or school holiday camps with some religious groups (Such as the Salvation Army and Seventh-Day Adventists) holding week-long Summer Camps. Girl Guides and Scouts offer 'jamborees' which are camps over 1 to 2 weeks. Multiple-week camps are next to unheard of. Many of Australia's youth music organizations hold annual rehearsal camps in summer including

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4200-488: The Camp Industry reported 20,175 camps in the United States. This is largely to counter a trend in decreasing enrollment in summer camps, which some argue to have been brought about by smaller family sizes and the growth in supplemental educational programs. Some summer camps are affiliated with religious institutions, including various denominations of Christianity and Judaism . The primary purpose of many camps

4300-538: The Chesapeake won international championships in 1961 and 1971. Baltimore's hardcore punk scene has been overshadowed by DC's. Jule's Loft, was described by author Steven Blush as the "apex of the Baltimore (hardcore) scene" in 1983 and 1984. The 1980s also saw the development of a local new wave scene led by the bands Ebeneezer & the Bludgeons, Null Set, and Here Today (later Vigil (band) ). Later in

4400-627: The Civil War, when James Monroe Deems directed a concert; Deems was a musician and composer, known for Nebuchadnezzar , one of the first American oratorios . He was succeeded by Lucien Southard , who failed to organize the institute (then known as the Academy of Music ), blaming the lack of a "proper musical atmosphere" in Baltimore. It was not until Asger Hamerik 's reign that the Peabody Symphony Orchestra finally became successful, one of only five professional orchestras in

4500-621: The Council of Ontario Directors of Education (CODE) published the results of their study entitled The Ontario Summer Literacy Learning Project 2010 . Then, in 2014 they published a Program Planning Guide to help Boards implement Summer Learning Programs (SLP). After three years of delivering the SLP, they concluded that the programs a) make a difference for students experiencing literacy challenges, b) minimize summer learning losses, and c) in many cases, increase literacy achievements. In recent years

4600-548: The English speaking world. Some of the teachers are on vacation from their regular work in South Korea. Others come from their home countries or other countries where they might be working and are on special visas just for the camps. Some employ as many Korean staff as there are native English teachers to ensure the cultural and communication gaps are narrowed. A good camp should provide equipment and well-researched texts for

4700-566: The Orchestra beginning in 1965, and his music director, Sergiu Comissiona , began the modern history of the BSO and "ensured the creation of an institution, which has become the undisputed leader of the arts community throughout the State of Maryland". Aside from the prominent Baltimore Symphony, Maryland is also home to several other institutions. The Annapolis Symphony Orchestra , founded in 1962,

4800-657: The Papas was from Maryland, and began her singing career there. Another Maryland band similar to the Mamas and Papas, the Peppermint Rainbow , was discovered by Mama Cass and had a top forty hit with the song "Will you be staying after Sunday". Maryland-based band The Ravyns are also notable for having their song "Raised on the Radio" appear on the soundtrack to Fast Times at Ridgemont High . The Dundalk -based Chorus of

4900-633: The Saturday Night Club of H. L. Mencken and the Florestan Club , which hosted such musicians as Mischa Elman , Leopold Stokowski and Walter Damrosch . The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra was the first permanent orchestra in the city since 1895, when the Peabody Orchestra dissolved; it opened in 1916 with conductor Gustav Strube ; this came three years after the formation of the short-lived Baltimore Opera Society, which

5000-813: The Shimla region in Himachal Pradesh. In South India, summer camps are popular in Coorg in the state of Karnataka and in Yercaud and Anaikkati in the state of Tamil Nadu. Activities in summer camps in India include rock climbing, backpacking, mountain biking, white water rafting, trekking, ropes, and wilderness craft. Many pre-schools in India such as Season Camps, G MaX, Gurukul Preschool (Hunar Summer Camp ) AppleKids conduct extensive Summer Camps for Kids aged 2 to 12 years. Adventure activities for kids are also popular at

5100-567: The US and Canada, residential camps that have overnight facilities are sometimes called "sleepaway camps". Summer camp is often the first time that children spend an extended period of time away from home. Many camps cancelled their 2020 season in light of the COVID-19 pandemic . In the United States, there are numerous models of camp with an educational focus that cater to students of differing ages and academic interest. Some camps offer students

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5200-440: The United States in the mid to late 19th century, beginning with Baltimore's Peabody Institute 's Conservatory of Music , founded in 1857. The Peabody trained numerous musicians who went on to found most of Baltimore's major musical organizations, including the Baltimore Opera , Baltimore Choral Arts and the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra . Though founded in 1857, the Peabody Institute did not hold an orchestral concert until after

5300-458: The United States to offer education regarding their culture and language. The growing popularity of summer language camps may be related to a growing interest in languages not typically offered in United States high school curricula. Arabic, Mandarin Chinese, and Korean are examples of languages in-demand that do not often appear in a curriculum. Other camps have become summer training grounds for

5400-399: The applicant's interest in the subject. These provide high school students with the opportunity to study academic topics on a summer adventure travel program, typically in the wilderness or a foreign country. Many include community service as a component of the course. Others also offer college credit with the successful completion of the program. Various camp programs offer preparation for

5500-437: The bustling ethnic port city of Baltimore along with outlying rural farming towns of Carroll , Montgomery and Frederick counties. Tavern owners frequently sponsored dances and concerts during the colonial era. Beginning in 1752, theater became a major part of Maryland culture for colonists of all classes; performances included light dance and incidental music, ballad operas and the works of William Shakespeare . Aside from

5600-893: The catechism, and the Lord's Prayer . There are a number of non-religious alternatives for confirmation camps, such as the Prometheus Camp , which aim to generate a positive intellectual and social atmosphere for the participants of the camp without religious tuition. In France , they are called colonies de vacances or more recently centres de vacances . According to the French administration, more than 25% of French children attend this kind of "collective holiday" each year. In Greece , summer camps are widely known for offering organized vacations for children. They offer sports activities, entertainment activities, and educational activities. Children 5 – 15 years old can join summer camps and have

5700-505: The chance to learn and play many sports. Sessions are typically 3 to 8 weeks long, and some camps have multiple sessions. While many strong athletes attend these camps, a traditional sports camp program also serves the needs of less proficient athletes by having all campers compete on teams picked by ability, so all kids get a chance to contribute to their team's success in their daily competitions. Some of these camps have been operating for more than 100 years. These camps generally focus, through

5800-476: The college as full-time students based upon a memorable summer experience. Some camps, such as CTY and Duke TIP , are focused primarily on education or on educational-related activities, such as debate , history , or journalism . These camps are often run by colleges or universities, and are usually for children in junior or senior high school. Instruction in debate and speech is also available for middle school students and incoming high school students all over

5900-708: The colonial era did much to sponsor musical development. Annapolis, a major center for colonial music in British North America , was home to the Homony Club and the Tuesday Club, while the Freemasons held balls and concerts across Maryland. Unlike the northern United States, religious music did not prosper in Maryland until the end of the colonial period, and then only in the German communities in

6000-510: The concept of a spirit stick. Performing art camps often run 3 or 4 week sessions that culminate in some sort of performance that parents and families attend. Summer camps can be found that offer intensive instruction in almost any sport imaginable, or that offer quality instruction and competition in a wide range of sports. Camps are split into groups of day camps and overnight camps. In the United States, overnight sports camps fall into two groups. The more traditional of these offer boys and girls

6100-500: The contemporary R&B of Toni Braxton (who had two No. 1 Billboard Hot 100 hits, including " Un-break My Heart " in 1996), Sisqo (who had a No. 1 Hot 100 hit with " Incomplete " in 2000), and Mario (who had a No. 1 Hot 100 hit with " Let Me Love You " in 2005), and the pop of Cass Elliott . Though doo wop can be traced to many urban areas across the United States, especially New York City, Sonny Til 's 1946 band called The Vibranaires, later known as The Orioles , can be considered

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6200-622: The country at the time. Hamerik was an advocate of American music and regularly included the works of American composers, eschewing the more typical European programs. The Peabody during Hamerik's leadership produced such noted individuals as Otto Sutro , publisher, music store owner and host of a music society called the Wednesday Club, and with fellow Peabody alum Fritz Finke, founder of the Oratorio Society. In 1871, Ford's Grand Opera House opened, followed three years later by

6300-488: The country. Educational summer camps are different from summer schools as the summer camps often are not offered for school credit, and often have a significant focus on non-academic activities. Students for these programs are often invited or recruited. Many of these camps, such as Canada/USA Mathcamp and SSP , focus on a specific subject, such as mathematics or astronomy. These camps tend to have selective application processes involving problem solving or an essay about

6400-426: The course of the camp. However, these camps or field exercises often last only one or two weeks and thus do not fill up the majority of the school holidays. This allows the cadets (who are aged 12–18 years and therefore mostly attend school) to attend the camps whilst still completing normal schooling. In Canada , summer camps are very popular. About 70% of Canadian camps tend to be affiliated with organizations, while

6500-803: The cultural and state capital of Annapolis, the city of Baltimore, and county seat towns of Upper Marlboro in southern Maryland and Chestertown on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay , were major homes for Maryland theater, home to the debuts of the latest and most popular dances. With the French and Indian War (1754–1763), and then the American Revolutionary War (1775–1783), soldiers brought back home to Maryland military band music, especially fife and drum ensembles. Professional theater in Maryland died out during

6600-455: The decade, emo bands like Reptile House had some success and recorded with Ian MacKaye in DC. Some early Baltimore punk musicians moved onto other local bands by the end of the 1990s, resulting in local mainstays Lungfish and Fascist Fascist , who became regionally prominent. The Urbanite magazine has identified several major trends in local Baltimorean music, including the rise of psychedelic-folk singer-songwriters like Entrance and

6700-586: The different levels of students. To maximize the learning time spent there should be no more than 11 students per class. At some of the camps, students sleep at dormitory accommodations, which are monitored all through the night by Korean staff. Other camps are day camps where the majority of students are bused to and from the camp. Teachers spend most of their time with their students. They eat together, play sports together, and supervise them when there are special group activities. Similar camps are also offered during winter vacation. They are certainly no less popular than

6800-527: The first doo wop group. The genre-crossing Frank Zappa was also from Maryland, as was Tupac Shakur , who was born in Harlem , though he began his career in Baltimore, eventually becoming one of the most famous rappers in hip hop history . Rapper Logic has had two No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 including Everybody in 2017. Maryland has also produced many renowned jazz musicians, such as Eubie Blake , Elmer Snowden and Billie Holiday . The Urbanite magazine describes Baltimore jazz as variously

6900-514: The handiwork. In this era, camps were considered to be a natural pathway for young girls to develop healthy bodies, self-assurance and a sense of community. Today's girls' camps offer many activities, such as STEM Camps, sailing, and dramatic arts. In most camps in Canada and the United States, young adult supervisors are called counselors or "cabin leaders". In many camps, counselors are assigned to small groups of campers, called "bunks", "huts", "cabins", or "units", who participate in activities as

7000-495: The house/hip hop dance fusion called Baltimore club , pioneered by DJs like Rod Lee . More recently, Baltimore's indie rock scene has produced performers like Cass McCombs and Mary Prankster . Maryland has had a thriving doom metal scene since the early 1990s, and is now considered to have its own "Maryland doom" sound. This scene was started in the late 1970s with The Obsessed , a band led by Scott "Wino" Weinrich . During this time, Northern Virginia 's Pentagram also had

7100-710: The instructors at these camps are coaches of local teams, and thus many athletes get valuable extra time with the coach they play for during the school year (or the coach they hope to play for during the upcoming school year). Such camps are also a good way to learn about potential college scholarships in their sport. Both multi-sport and single-sport camps tend to be run by experienced teachers and coaches (who typically have summers off from their school responsibilities). Cabin staff, instructors, and counselors are typically college athletes. The best sports camps succeed at challenging aspiring athletes both mentally and physically, while also promoting their social and leadership skills. This

7200-492: The last later becoming Maryland's state song . The Civil War left several lasting effects on American music nationwide, most importantly the normalization of white and black cultural mixing, especially in music, caused by the mixing of soldiers in multiracial units; military brass bands became a popular part of the music scene during and after the war, one of the first being the Moxley Band from Frederick . The middle of

7300-570: The late 90s, many Maryland doom bands were picked up by various other labels, including Southern Lord Records . After The Obsessed second break up, Wino formed Spirit Caravan and The Hidden Hand . Other current Maryland doom bands include Earthride . 1980s metal band Kix are from Hagerstown. Death metal band Dying Fetus are from Upper Marlboro. Speed-thrash metal band Offensive are from Essex in Baltimore County. Progressive metal band Periphery are from Bethesda. Maryland has

7400-435: The maintenance of the camp during the off-season. Camp directors conduct the hiring of seasonal counselors, instructors, and support staff, often during job fairs held on campuses or on online job boards. At some camps, all campers stay overnight in cabins and eat all their meals in a cafeteria . At some camps, also known as day camps , the campers go home each night. Some other camps allow both day and overnight campers. In

7500-446: The medium of team sports, on the development of the whole child; not just how they are as an athlete, but also how they are as a person, a bunkmate, a teammate, and a friend. Many of these camps include a variety of non-sports programs as well for a more diverse experience. Many sports camps are of the second type, which focuses almost exclusively on one particular sport. These camps generally focus on helping each camper acquire skills in

7600-671: The oldest and longest-running science camps is the International Astronomical Youth Camp (IAYC) which began in 1969. So far, IAYCs have been held in 15 countries and have hosted 3,468 participants (~1,700 unique), from 81 nationalities worldwide. Tech camps focus on technology education. These summer camps develop 21st-century skills in areas such as game design, 3D game creation, web design, graphic design, robot building, and programming languages. These summer camps are typically held on college campuses. Many universities now offer technology-focused camps in

7700-518: The opportunity to be totally immersed in the Irish language, usually for periods of three weeks over the summer months. During these courses, students attend classes and participate in a variety of different activities games, music, art and sport. These courses not only provide students with the ability to improve their language skills but also have proved to be a vehicle for introducing traditional cultural activities (céilís, Irish traditional music, etc.) to

7800-463: The opportunity to explore a pre-college experience. Typically, students entering grades 10 through 12 stay in the college dormitories and attend summer classes run by college faculty. At the successful completion of a summer program, course credits are awarded, which in turn are accepted by most tertiary institutions. Typically, colleges in the United States and Canada offer these programs, as it serves as an introduction to students to entice them to attend

7900-802: The opportunity to interact with peers. The Greek government provides funds for many children so that they can join a summer camp, free. Summer camps in India are primarily located in the Himalayas in Northern India in the state of Uttarakhand in places like Uroli near Ranikhet, near the Tons river in Purola, near the Ganges in Rishikesh, in Uttarkashi where many peaks like Darba top are located, and in

8000-479: The project has included both French and English classes, blended literacy & numeracy, robotics, coding, student mentors, Indigenous activities and English Language Learning, and reports are available online. The Chilean Inglés Abre Puertas (English Opens Doors) program from the Ministry of Education runs each January and July English-language Summer and Winter camps, respectively. The camps take place during

8100-436: The rapid post-WWII urbanization and industrialization Finland experienced. The reason behind this was that Finnish pedagogues of that period, influenced by the values of the largely agrarian pre-WWII society, were convinced that an urban lifestyle was harmful to the development of children. The idea behind summer camps was to ensure that children had experiences of the countryside, experiences that would aid in development into

8200-509: The rest are private. There are also many summer camps for ESL students. Summer camp fairs are held throughout Canada, usually during the winter months. Parents and children can meet camp directors and collect information about summer camps. Admission to these fairs is typically free, and the camps on display vary in their cost from completely subsidized fees to quite expensive. Some camps are specifically designed to reduce Summer learning loss , particularly in literacy and mathematics. For example,

8300-505: The reunited punk band The Slickee Boys . Indigenous peoples created the first music in what became Maryland. The documented music history of Maryland begins during the colonial era, in the 18th century. The capital city of Annapolis was a major center for music during the colonial era; the city's Tuesday Club left behind documentation of musical life in Annapolis, one of the most complete sources for musical knowledge about that era in

8400-531: The rise of blackface minstrel shows , featuring the pseudo-African American songs of composers like Dan Emmett and Stephen Foster . During the Civil War, Maryland was a border state , home to people who sympathized with both sides of the conflict. Federal troops occupied Baltimore, and some people who wrote music that favored the Confederacy were jailed; these pieces included "The Confederacy March", "Stonewall Jackson's Way" and " Maryland, My Maryland ",

8500-627: The selected students within individual school districts. In recent years, programs have started that are open to kids from different backgrounds and regions. There are also programs tailored for international students who are interested in learning Chinese language and culture. In Cyprus , summer camps are widely used for children. They usually are situated in the Troodos Mountains area and more specific around Platres . The church, government and organised groups provide funds for many children so that they can join summer camps for free. There

8600-636: The small number of individuals, their low standard of living and great poverty and disease. With the arrival of large numbers of slaves , however, some white plantation owners earned enough wealth to invest in music and dance. The upper class used instruments like the flute , violin and harpsichord and danced formal dances like the stately minuet or English country dance , while the lower classes preferred reels and jigs , accompanied by various kinds of guitars , drums , banjos , transverse flutes and recorders , as well as, more rarely, hammered dulcimers and harpsichords . Local music groups during

8700-399: The staff beforehand. Overall camp supervision is typically done by older camp directors, who lead a team that includes cooks, sports instructors, a nurse, maintenance personnel and counselors. The director and the maintenance personnel have a longer-term affiliation with the summer camp. Professional camp staff organize the preparation of facilities and supplies for the camp season and supervise

8800-414: The students' vacations (usually between June and August). Summer camps in South Korea are English Immersion camps where the emphasis is on learning through structured lessons, and especially tailored activities to ensure students use the language as much as possible. South Korea is quite unique with its emphasis on acquiring English speaking skills, and teachers for these 2 to 4 week camps come from all over

8900-438: The students' vacations, and "are designed to give talented Chilean public high school students the chance to practice English in a more hands-on way through interactive activities including role-playing exercises, field trips, group projects, and competitive games." Most of the summer camps are sponsored by the educational bureau. However, nowadays, there are more privately held camp programs. The traditional camps are only open to

9000-426: The summer as a way of reaching future students, generating revenue and providing community service outreach. To meet a growing demand for language education, language camps have developed around the United States. Many of these summer programs are hosted by high schools. Colleges and universities have also created camps using their facilities to host younger students. Foreign countries have established summer schools in

9100-547: The summer camps for age groups of 7 to 18 years. Summer camps focusing on wildlife conservation are getting popular over the years. Many of these summer camps are also held in and around metros like Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Kolkata and Pune. Summer camps in Ireland were traditionally in the form of Irish colleges in areas that are officially recognized as speaking Irish as the local language, (called Gaeltachts). They are residential Irish language summer courses that give students

9200-520: The supportive atmosphere they may lack at home. They follow a similar model to summer camps, with traditional activities like swimming, canoeing, and bog runs but also queer activities like "Grave Digging", where kids can bury their old gender identities and deadnames , or learning makeup tips from a drag queen . Identity-affirming camps can improve the psychological well-being of LGBT youth. Summer camps are largely non-existent in Australia, because

9300-522: The surrounding Symphony Woods; it is an outdoor performance area, home to most of the largest concerts that come through the area. In the 1990s and early 2000s, HFStival , held by the WHFS radio station, established itself as an extremely popular annual festival, and became a major draw across the Baltimore-Washington metropolitan area . Since 2006, Virgin Festival has established itself as

9400-543: The time, Pennsylvania Avenue (often known simply as The Avenue ) was the major scene for Baltimore's black musicians, and was an early home for Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle , among others. Many new, independent performing arts organizations formed in the early 21st century, including the Baltimore Rock Opera Society , Symphony Number One , Lunar Ensemble , and SONAR New Music Ensemble . Many of these groups were founded by students and alumni of

9500-629: The traditional music of the German communities of central and western Maryland. Cornet bands, such as the Rohrersville Cornet Band , are also a prominent part of Maryland's folk heritage. The oystermen and others who work on the Chesapeake Bay have their own distinct folk song styles which include hymns and work songs . Some locally popular performers have used these folk themes in their music, including Bob Zentz and Steve Keith , all of whom have appeared on records by

9600-416: The visual and performing arts into their programs as well. Oftentimes camps will have various totems or traditions that pass from one group of campers to the next, with each group adding something that denotes their time at the camp, often like a time capsule. Painted totems, wood carving, and show programs often accumulate as a sacred object that passes from one group to the next. Cheer camps have popularized

9700-416: Was discovered by Pete Welding and recorded his first and only record in 1962. The Piedmont blues arose from a mixture of black gospel music with white string ensembles, and is characterized by a style of guitar playing influenced by ragtime and country music . Maryland has produced popular musicians from many fields, including doo wop and hardcore punk, as well as the gangsta rap of Tupac Shakur ,

9800-489: Was eventually replaced by the Baltimore Opera in 1927. While the largely white middle- and upper-class Baltimoreans supported the orchestras and other societies, the city's African Americans formed their own Coloured Symphony Orchestra in 1931, which was municipally supported just like the BSO; the first performance included Ellis Larkins and Anne Brown , the latter known for creating the role of Bess in Porgy and Bess . At

9900-523: Was founded in Michmoret , within the youth village of Mevo'ot Yam . The affiliation of the overnight summer camps is Jewish so they celebrate Shabbat and other Jewish holidays. The summer camps are international and are meant for Jewish kids and teens from Israel and countries around the world. Today, there are summer day camps in almost every village and city, most of which are run by the local authority or certain organizations. In addition, there are

10000-485: Was home to several folk traditions, including the work songs of rail and canal diggers and the crab- and oystermen of the Chesapeake Bay, whose repertoire varied from hymns to risqué songs and Bahaman shanties . By the middle of the 19th century, Baltimore was a major center of sheet music publishing, home to Joseph Carr , F. D. Benteen , John Cole and George Willig , as well as the piano-building businesses of William Knabe and Charles Stieff . This period also saw

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