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Fantastic Summer Session Exam results
Posted: 03/10/17
Well done to everyone who took Music exams this summer. Great results all round. Well done students and tutors for all the hard work and effort which goes into preparing for the exams. Alison Exam Results Summer Session 2017 Name of Student Year Group Exam Board Instrument Grade Result Sam Evans 5 Associated Board Classical Guitar 3 Distinction Rory Andrews […]
Read more »Jack Hendy and Avenoir
Posted: 07/09/17
Following the recent performances by Avenoir and our Jack Hendy (Drums) at the O2 Academy in Leeds and Reading/ Leeds Festival check out ‘Upcoming Events’ to see details of upcoming gigs and single/ video release.
Read more »Celebrating the Success of Former Student
Posted: 25/08/17
Celebrating the success of former Learn to Rock student: Ben Walker: bass guitar: tutor: Alison Smith 2001 to 2007 We would like to acknowledge the tremendous success of a former student of our Director Alison Smith: Ben Walker. Ben was a student at Dixons City Technology College from 2000 to 2007. In that time Ben was a committed musician to […]
Read more »Autumn Term Dates Posted Online
Posted: 17/07/17
All the Autumn term dates for all if our schools can be found on our website now. Go to Home Page Information for Patents What’s on at My Child’s School Then type in the full name of your child’s school
Read more »Fantastic Year 12 Composing
Posted: 24/05/17
Here we see Torrell working with Alison on one if his BTEC compositions. This is a fantastic piece and for the first tutorial Alison was extremely impressed. Watch this space for more if Torrell’s composition and song writing.
Read more »Check Out Student Progress
Posted: 03/05/17
Since returning after Easter the progress being made by our students all round is outstanding. We are now in the exam season and we are supporting many of our students with grade exams as well as work towards GCSE and A Level performances. Several of our students are working in Diploma and Music College recitals and we are working hard […]
Read more »Jack Hendy and his Band Avenoir Through to the Battle of the Bands Final at the O2 Arena in Leeds
Posted: 22/04/17
Today we are celebrating the fact the Jack Hendy, one Alison’s outstanding Year 11 Drummers and his band Avenoir have been successful in all the heats of the Battle of the Bands competition. They are through to the finals to be staged at the Leeds O2 arena in 20 July. It’s set to be a fantastic final with some outstanding […]
Read more »Lessons Recommence Week of Monday 24 April
Posted: 22/04/17
All one to one lessons and band programmes in all schools recommence week of Monday 24 April. All after school clubs begin again week commencing 24 April. All school programmes begin week commencing 24 April.
Read more »Amazing Year 4 Drumming at Burley Oaks
Posted: 07/04/17
Alison is working really hard to prepare her Burley Oaks Year 4 children to perform in the forthcoming Musical Soirée. Here we see the children working with Alison and Nathan one of our graduate trainees and also with our loyal and brilliant Year 11 student Jack Hendy. Alison wrote this piece for the children and has insisted they learn it […]
Read more »Lara is Working Towards Her Grade 6 Rockschool Bass Guitar a Exam
Posted: 07/04/17
Lara is doing brilliantly as she prepares for her grade 6 Bass Guitar Rockschool exam. Here she is working on her Viva Tarantino solo with Alison and gas cone up with a really stylistic improvised rendition. Sounds brilliant!
Read more »Alison Preparing a Year 4 Student for his First Drum Exam
Posted: 07/04/17
Check out this brilliant performance. Here we see one of Alison’s year 4 students as he prepares for his first Debut Rockschool grade exam. This was the first time he put his piece with the backing track and played it perfectly. We are hoping he gets a grade exam result in July!!
Read more »Fantastic Piano Playing
Posted: 29/03/17
Check out one of our fantastic year 7 Pianists playing a popular melody on the Piano. He has learnt this by heart and plays it so musically. What a brilliant rendition.
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