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Callum is Training to become a Learn to Rock Drum Tutor
Posted: 16/07/14
This week I began a two year training programme with ex student Callum Haywood who, if successful, will come in board with the Learn to Rock team in two years time. He was brilliant this week and after watching some teaching last week led part of a fantastic lesson with one of my year 7 drummers. I actually learnt a […]
Read more »Fond Farewell to the Year 6 Foxhill Primary School Drummers
Posted: 16/07/14
It was a sad afternoon on Monday 14 July when I said my final farewell to my Year 6 Drummers at Foxhill Primary School. Having taught 6 great students since they were in year 4 I was proud of what they had achieved but sad to say goodbye and hand them over to another drum tutor at their respective High […]
Read more »Dixons Music Primary
Posted: 13/07/14
Here we see some of our talented Year 1 children having really good fun singing one of their favourite songs!
Read more »Ilkley Central Class Summer Showcase
Posted: 13/07/14
Here are a few extracts from our Ilkley summer showcase. The students were outstanding and many of them holding their own and performing alongside their tutors!
Read more »Ilkley Central Class Teaching Summer Showcase
Posted: 13/07/14
Tonight we had our summer showcase for our Ilkley Central Class students. A selection of our students performed solos, duets, trios and larger ensembles on the Guitar, Drums, Keyboards, Bands as well as many fabulous vocal items. The students were absolutely fantastic! The Learn to Rock tutors were also amazing! We really do have a dedicated team of teachers who […]
Read more »Burley Oaks Musical Theatre Performance
Posted: 13/07/14
Congratulations to all the Learn to Rock Burley Oaks Musical Theatre students who performed stunningly last Wednesday in the Summer Cabaret Showcase! Visit the Burley Oaks website to see a tweet of some extracts of the showcase!
Read more »Foxhill Primary School Arts Day
Posted: 13/07/14
Have a look at these couple of highlights of the children and parents at work with the Bamboo Tamboo and the Key Stage 1 Djembe work!
Read more »Busy Week of Concert: Foxhill Primary Arts Day
Posted: 13/07/14
It has been a busy but fabulous week for Learn to Rock in Schools with concerts and performances. The Foxhill Primary School Arts day was amazing! Students really produced some superb work with Mr Yates on Bamboo Tamboo and the Key Stage 1 students were brilliant at their first attempt on Djembe. Parents had no escape! They were all invited […]
Read more »Ben Rhydding Open Classroom
Posted: 02/07/14
Well done to all of the Learn to Rock students and our Music Curriculum at Ben Rhydding Primary School students who took part in the Ben Rhydding Open Classroom even last Wednesday 25 June. Bridie’s Pop Vocal Group was amazing! Mr Yates’s Music Curriculum demonstration was also amazing and very informative showing all students having fun and having clearly achieved […]
Read more »Learn to Rock Lessons for September
Posted: 01/07/14
Application forms to us for September starters by Friday this week 4 July.
Read more »One of Our Ilkley bands ‘Ark Eye’ Open Tour De France, Broughton Hall, Skipton Celebrations Saturday 5 July
Posted: 01/07/14
One of our Ilkley based bands, ‘Ark Eye’ will be opening the Tour de France celebrations at Broughton Hall in Skipton on Saturday this week 5 July at 3pm. If you are in that area go and see the guys okay their set of original songs. Very cleverly written and orchestrated!
Read more »One of Our Brilliant Piano Students Aged 9!
Posted: 01/07/14
Here we have one of our Ashlands Primary School students aged 9 playing a perfect rendition of one of his first Piano Grade exam pieces. He got his legato and staccato playing perfect and his phrasing is very advanced for a student of his age. I was so proud of him because sometimes he can get a bit nervous but […]
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