"I literally was afraid to do like chorus concerts when I was younger," she said. She started going to Girls Rock! camps when she was around 13 years old. And the number one word that people talk about or use to describe it is confidence," Gulick said.Įmma Snowden has been through that. "One of the biggest things we hear from young people and guardians is that they see and experience like this metamorphosis in themselves. And then we're digging into the roots of that genre that they identify with," they said.īut Gulick said Girls Rock's mission goes beyond these things. "What we're doing is bringing in a local band, that is again female, nonbinary fronted. Gulick said they also recently added an educational component to Girls Rock! about different genres of music, which includes live performances and lessons in playing in that specific genre, like rock or punk. Girls Rock! has created its own label called GR!T Records to produce the music rockers make, including a new camp focused on that. Gulick said they want to create opportunities for youth to be involved in all components that make up the music scene. The songwriter’s retreat is just one of the newer camps Girls Rock! has added to the mix to give youth more chances to learn about music and music production. And at the end of these two weeks, we have this awesome showcase at one of the larger venues in Des Moines," they said. "They learn a cover song that we curate from, you know, a selected group of artists that are either female fronted or non binary. It started in 2013 as a two-week summer camp. The nonprofit focuses on music education and performance, Executive Director Rachel Gulick said. Girls Rock! Des Moines is for girls, non-binary, transgender and gender expansive youth ages 8 to 18. IPR Daphne Simmons sings her song, "I'm Nervous" at xBK in Des Moines following the Girls Rock! songwriters' retreat.
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