Author Archives: Wendy Carlyle

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  Christmas Thoughts

  Posted on December 20, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Holidays, Notes, Seasons and Weather

  Perhaps there is no other time when music plays such an important part of our every day lives than at Christmas. From holiday concerts to church choirs to traditional caroling to pop hits on the radio, Christmas music is everywhere! All of us at Hummingbird Music Camp send our best wishes to all our campers, […]

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  Ready to Start Packing?

  Posted on May 23, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Announcements, Campers, Music Camp, Parents

  Music Camp is starting in just a few days! Are you ready to start packing for camp? Our new website has a list of items to bring – and what to NOT bring – to help you gather up your clothes and supplies.  And we thought it might be helpful to include the list as […]

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  Announcing a Hornswoggle concert, Sunday, May 28!

  Posted on May 14, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Announcements

  Hard to believe that Hummingbird’s 2017 Music Camp season starts in JUST TWO WEEKS! And on May 28, as the first week campers are arriving, we will be treated to a free concert performed by Hornswoggle musicians! Hornswoggle is a three-day, two-night workshop held at Hummingbird Music Camp prior to the start of our regular […]

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  Happy Birthday to … two?

  Posted on May 7, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Announcements, Music Camp, Notes

  Two birthdays? Did you know that two of our most famous and best loved classical music composers were born on the same day, although years apart? On May 7, 1833, Johannes Brahms was born into a musical family, in Hamburg, Germany. His father was an accomplished musician who gave Johannes his first musical training on […]

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  Starting a Game of Chess

  Posted on April 23, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Chess Camp

  There is so much to learn and know about chess, but setting up the board correctly gets you started! Three easy to remember rules for setting up the chess board and starting a game: Light is right. The light square on the bottom of the board is always on your right. The Queen’s “shoes” must […]

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  Easter Blessings

  Posted on April 10, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Holidays

  Easter is always a special time for our family to gather, share a good meal, enjoy each other’s company and count our many blessings. Family has always been important to us at Hummingbird Music Camp. We have been a family run camp since 1959! We are looking forward to the start of this year’s camp, […]

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  Spring? Then it is Vivaldi, of course!

  Posted on March 20, 2017 by Wendy Carlyle in Announcements, Counselors, Seasons and Weather, Teachers

  Spring is an exciting time at Hummingbird Music Camp! We are busy preparing for this year’s opening day, May 28, to welcome new and returning campers, teachers and staff! Reminder: today is the last day to submit applications for teachers, counselors and counselors-in-training! We will be reviewing all applications and notifying the individuals whom we […]

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