Article: SCHOOL'S OUT; KIDS ROCK ON.(Entertainment)(Creative camps and outings give students a chance to break out)

Byline: Lewis Taylor The Register-Guard

While some 13-year-olds were thinking about rolling out of bed Wednesday, River Donaghui was jamming with a dozen other future rock stars at the Music's Edge spring break camp at the Shedd in downtown Eugene.

"I like playing guitar, I want to play with more people," said Donaghui, guitarist, vocalist and songwriter for the fledgling rock band the Stairs. "I'm learning, not so much (technique), but playing in a group."

In another room, camp director Tim McLaughlin established the drum beat to a jazz-funk song, then a 10-year-old boy took a guitar solo, and a 16-year-old girl guitarist nodded her head to ...

Related newspaper, magazine, and journal articles:

 
 
Newsweek Harper's Magazine The Washington Post Chicago Tribune Crain's Chicago Business PRNewswire Pediatric News The Nation Advertising Age The Economist (US) A FREE trial gives you access to over 80 million articles! Access over 6,500 publications with a FREE trial!