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Girl Band ‘Between the Lines’ with their new Drummer!
Posted: 21/05/14
Jack Hendy in year 8 gave one of our Year 7 brilliant drummers a coaching session to help him learn some of the songs that our Ilkley girl band ‘Between the Lines’ are preparing for their summer gigs. Great coaching by Jack and the girls love their new drummer! Tight, focused and great grooving! Have a listen!!
Read more »Dan’s Drum Trio Preparing for the Burley Oaks Demo
Posted: 20/05/14
Creative session today with Jack Hendy and one of our Year 6 students preparing this fantastic drum trio written by Dan and the boys. Lots of groove and time changes and with the techno drum machine! New toy working out well!!
Read more »Grade 3 Drums Year 6 student
Posted: 20/05/14
Exam season fast approaching! Have a look at one of our Year 6 boys preparing for his Rockschool grade 3 Drum exam! These pieces are really tricky but he has almost got them perfect now!
Read more »Girl power 2 TECHNO Drums!
Posted: 20/05/14
Have a look at one of our year 5 students preparing her piece for the Ilkley Central Showcase on Saturday 12 July! This student has helped to compose this piece and today we added our Drum tutor Dan on his Roland Sampling machine which adds a really great Techno feel to the piece. How cool us this going to sound […]
Read more »Jack prepares for his Rockschool Grade 3 Bass Guitar exam
Posted: 19/05/14
It’s really coming together now for a Jack and his grade 3 Bass Guitar exam. Today we have been working in adding dynamic contrasts in the pieces he is playing and he has got it down straight away. Check out these two contrasting pieces …… Brilliant!
Read more »Burley Oaks Primary School SATS make up lessons
Posted: 19/05/14
Reminder to parents that all Learn to Rock lessons cancelled last week, w/c Monday 12 May due to SATS will be made up on Tuesday 22 July.
Read more »Burley Woodhead CE Primary Drum Lessons Make Up
Posted: 19/05/14
Reminder to parents: any student who missed their drum lesson last Monday 12 May due to SATS these lessons will be made up during the morning of Friday 6 June.
Read more »Bass Guitar Grade 8 student
Posted: 18/05/14
Our superb year 12 Bass Guitar student from the Learn to Rock band ‘Feedback’ diligently works on this difficult slap solo section in one of her grade 8 Rockschool pieces ‘Lead Sheet’. This piece is very technically demanding with shifts in positioning, the incorporation of solo, harmonic and chordal playing and the tempo is fast! Also look at her fantastically […]
Read more »HOT OFF THE PRESS TOUR DE FRANCE AND LEARN TO ROCK
Posted: 13/05/14
Learn to Rock Girl Band ‘Between the Lines’ and Boy Band ‘Ark Eye’,confirmed today by event managers, further to hearing their latest albums, have been invited to perform at Broughton Hall, Skipton in July to mark the Tour De France event. Many top bands are performing at this gig. Watch this space …. Details to follow……details for parents and band […]
Read more »Learn to Rock Girl Band ‘Between the Lines’ are Performing at Fame Factor Club Night in Otley this Saturday
Posted: 13/05/14
7.30pm at Otley Courthouse this Saturday 17 May. The band will be performing a set of their original songs. Go to Ilkley Literature Festival website for more details.
Read more »Year 7 drum work : paradiddles !
Posted: 13/05/14
It’s that paradiddle time of year with one of my fabulous Year 7 students. A great technique that sounds funky used as part of a groove and useful in terms of speed and manoeuvrability in terms of fills. This student is very gifted all round as a drummer and he has really got this technique down now ……from today we […]
Read more »Burley Oaks Primary School, Ilkley: Shine Afternoon
Posted: 12/05/14
Mr Yates will be working with students at Burley Oaks Primary School on Thursday 22 May as part of their Shine Afternoon an ‘off’ timetable event. Mr Yates will be guiding students in the Musical Art of Bamboo Tamboo culminating in a performance at 2.45pm that afternoon. Go along to watch but be prepared to be brought in to perform!
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