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Check out our trio for the Burley Oaks Demo and Ilkley Showcase Concert
Posted: 17/06/14
Have a look at this guys….. We have got Jonny one of our great guitar tutors playing with Jack on Bass and one of my amazing Year 6 drummers. They are playing ‘Fallout’ from the Rockschool grade 3 syllabus. This piece will feature this Thursday 19 June at the Burley Oaks Primary School demo and at our Ilkley central showcase […]
Read more »My Techno Girl Drummer Is Ready!
Posted: 17/06/14
A couple of weeks ago I posted one of my fabulous Year 5 girl drummers’ first attempt at her Ilkley concert piece with me and Dan our drum tutor on his new Roland drum machine. Look at how much further my student has come with this piece. Despite Dan creating havoc with all kinds of techno sounds on his drum […]
Read more »Keyboard Group Sounding Great
Posted: 17/06/14
Here Monique our fantastic new keyboard tutor is preparing one of our amazing Year 6 keyboard students who is part of a bigger group of keyboard students ready for the Ilkley summer showcase on Saturday 12 July. Dan the Drum tutor is playing a Cahon which is an ‘all in one’ drum kit. This piece is going to be great!
Read more »Congratulations to a Former Learn to Rock Student on his First Class Degree
Posted: 14/06/14
Many congratulations to Alex Trigg, ex Bass student of Alison’s, who found out yesterday he has gained a First Classification on his Honours Degree in Music on the Contemporary Popular Music Degree at Salford University. Alex has worked extremely hard and has developed into a totally professional and gifted Bass player! Bright future ahead in the Music industry!!!
Read more »The Burley Oaks Primary Learn to Rock Demo
Posted: 13/06/14
Is this week guys: Thursday 19 June Burley Oaks Primary School, Ilkley 1.15pm to 3.15pm. What an event, with Learn to Rock staff and students from schools across the region will be demonstrating their skills on their instruments to all students at Burley Oaks Primary School!
Read more »Katie and Jack Perform a Grade 8 Piece
Posted: 13/06/14
Again collaborative learning today. This week Katie in Year 12 and Jack in Year 8 played Nosso Samba together. This is a Latin piece from the Rock School Grade 8 syllabus. Very difficult to get the ‘feel’ but these guys worked immensely together and never having played together before I was so impressed with them! What’s more one if our […]
Read more »Foxhill Key Stage 1 Drummers Ready for the Burley Oaks Demo
Posted: 10/06/14
Fabulous drumming at Foxhill Primary School on Monday morning! These boys have worked really hard to get their Drum piece ready for the demo at Burley Oaks Primary School. Come and watch them live on Thursday 19 June 1.15pm at the Burley Oaks Primary School Demo or Monday 23 June 3.30pm Foxhill Primary School Summer Concert, Friday 11 June Foxhill […]
Read more »Jacks is nearly ready for his Bass Grade 3 Exam
Posted: 07/06/14
A couple of weeks ago I posted Jack aged 12 preparing ‘fallout’ one of his Rockschool grade 3 Bass Guitar pieces. On the previous post Jack had achieved a big milestone in that he could play all of the notes perfectly at a slightly slower tempo than the piece demanded with a simple Drum backing track and Bass chordal accompaniment. […]
Read more »A Year 13 and a Year 1 student making Music together
Posted: 07/06/14
Great afternoon of Music making on Friday! One of my Year 13 Bass Guitar students had perfected a solo in a very difficult Grade 8 piece. Meanwhile one of my little Year 1 Drum students had just perfected a simple 4 beat groove on the Drum Kit. What better way for them both to practice their newly learnt sections than […]
Read more »Vocal Coaching This Week
Posted: 06/06/14
Check out some of our fabulous audio recordings from this week: Let Him Go: Performed by one of our year 6 students Little People: Performed by one of our year 2 students Say Something: A duet performed by two of our Year 8 students You Got a Friend in Me: Performed by one of our year 1 students
Read more »Apply for Lessons for September
Posted: 04/06/14
We are now taking bookings for lessons to start in September and run through the Autumn term. For further information on how to apply for lessons please visit the ‘Parents Section’ of our website. Lessons are available at all of our partner schools and the schools we visit on a weekly basis in addition at our after school hours central […]
Read more »Thank you!!
Posted: 04/06/14
From Alison, Director of Learn to Rock, to everyone who has posted, emailed or talked so positively about our newly updated website. Such an array of positive comments are very welcomed and humbly received. We hope that our website continues to provide an informative, useful, interesting, humorous and fun forum for parents, students, schools and friends of Learn to Rock. […]
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