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Dold played electric guitar and sang, and Robinson played electric guitar. “We just kind of started from scratch,” said Robinson, who played electric guitar in the Valkyries. “We had to introduce ourselves because we didn’t know each other,” But they quickly bonded as the wrote songs together, rehearsing with their bands for two or three hours of the overall eight-hour camp day. They also had to learn to embrace different styles. “Well for us, we had so many different people, like genre wise,” Robinson said. “Like Crosby likes Broadway, Iris likes Indie, and I like punk rock, and we ended up kind of making this. It sounded more Indie actually, and it was just about women.” George said it was important for the girls to write their own songs. “It was important to us to give the campers creative
freedom so they felt that they have a voice,” she said. For the Valkyries, the writing process was more intense than they had expected. They only had five days to compose and practice their song before performing live at The Bottleneck. “The first day we made a song and then ditched it,” Robinson said. “The second day, we made another song and then halfway through we had to ditch it again. And so we basically spent four hours — not in a row — making the song, writing the lyrics and then performing it over and over again.” The girls left Rock Camp with new friends and understanding about themselves as musicians. “It really gave me a starting point because we got to perform at the Bottleneck,” Robinson said.
LEANING IN — Freshman Inez Robinson plays her guitar during the Girls Rock! camp. She learned her instrument on-the-fly that week. “I had only been playing guitar for two weeks before the camp,” Robinson said. “We just made things up.” IN HARMONY — Robinson and junior Crosby Dold practice with their band, The Valkyries, at St. John’s Catholic school during camp. MIC’D— In preparation for her band’s performance, Dold practices vocals during Girls Rock! Camp. Photos courtesy of ohsnaphoto.com
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