Rain city Rock camp’s youth programs

This Is The Sound of A New Generation

Rain City Rock Camp empowers youth of marginalized genders through music-based programs that foster leadership, creativity, and a supportive community.

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Programs for Youth Campers of all skill levels

Summer Camp

Summer Camp supports campers of marginalized genders, ages 8-17, in a safe and welcoming community of peers and mentors. Campers learn an instrument, join a band, write a song, and attend workshops geared toward self-empowerment and social justice. Summer Camp culminates in a Showcase where camper bands perform their original songs at a local music venue for a live audience.

2026 Details

Session 1:
Ages 8-12
July 13-17, 9AM-3PM
Showcase: Friday, July 17, 6:30PM

Session 2:
Ages 13-17
July 20-24, 9AM-3PM
Showcase: Friday, July 24, 6:30PM

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Advanced Music Program (AMP)

AMP is a week-long intensive workshop produced in collaboration with the Museum of Pop Culture (MoPOP) for youth of marginalized genders ages 14-19 with prior music experience. AMP’s youth-centered, empowerment-oriented approach to musical development incorporates mentor-guided song writing, band participation and experiential learning. At the end of the week, AMPers record their original song with an audio engineer, and perform for a live audience.

2026 Details

Session 1:
August 17-21, 9AM-4PM
Showcase: Friday, August 21, 3PM

Session 2:
August 24-28, 9AM-4PM
Showcase: Friday, August 28, 3PM

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Six teens and two adults smile for a photo in the Sound Check! exhibit at Wing Luke Museum. Three people crouch in front of five people standing. The room in the exhibit is set up to look like a teenager’s room, with a twin bed, headphones on a nightstand, an acoustic guitar mounted on the wall, and several images & posters hanging on the walls.

Amplified Teen Voices (ATV)

ATV is RCRC’s year-round youth leadership cohorts. The group supports high school youth of marginalized genders who have participated in at least one RCRC youth program, and who are committed to amplifying RCRC’s mission in our community and beyond.

2027 Details

Cohorts meet October-June.
2026-2027 applications open in September 2027.

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RCRC in Schools

Rain City Rock Camp also brings our camp magic to Seattle area youth during the school day. We partner with teachers or school staff to provide everything from a 1-hour song writing workshop, to an 8 week partnership program that brings music and instruments directly into the classroom. If you know a teacher who would like to have RCRC in their classroom, please share our information with them so more youth can have access to music, gender informed care, and fun!

2027 Details

Fall 26′: Franklin High School Exceptional Classroom, 8 week program

Winter: Rainier Beach High School Exceptional Classroom, 8 week program

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This is the Sound of a Revolution

Lyrics Worth A Listen

From silly to soul-stirring, these camper song lyrics say it all.

  • “We see you running like a rabbit / Through the maze that we built / Setting fire to the ropes that / Hold up bridges of guilt / We see you getting tired / Don’t you want to stand still / Want some cheese? / It’s all for me”

    -RAT RUNNER by The Rabbit Rats
    Winter Youth Camp 2025
  • “I believe I can do anything / I see my path ahead / The map is clear in my head / I’m able to walk without falling / Now I hear my calling.”
    -CONFIDENCE ACHIEVED by Broken Record
    Summer Camp 2019
  • “When my heart beats I feel powerful. / I also feel happy. And when I feel happy, I feel warm hearted. / When I feel sad, I feel cold hearted. / And when I feel crazy, I’m a crazy screaming chicken. / I’m a crazy screaming chicken. / You’re a crazy screaming chicken. / We’re all crazy screaming chickens. / Come on everybody and dance with me!”
    -MY HEART BEATS by The Crazy Screaming Chickens
    Summer Camp 2016
  • “Wisteria hear her sing / Singing all alone / Envy of the wild things / Like the moss and stone /Swaying boughs of ancient trees / Raining petals of gray / Bark and wood creep up my skin / Growing in my veins”
    -WISTERIA by Hazy Apparition
    AMP 2023

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