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Singing and Drumming at Burley Oaks
Posted: 20/03/17
Our tutors and students at Burley Oaks have been hard at work this term in Singing and Drumming. Have a look at our fantastic R and B Choir and our Year 4 students preparing for the Musical Soiree to be staged at the school on Wednesday 17 May. Even more drumming!!!! Such concentration! #learntorock pic.twitter.com/lBW7qFCH0t — Burley Oaks (@BurleyOaks) March […]
Read more »Great Music Making
Posted: 11/03/17
See several examples of our fantastic Music performance in recent weeks.
Read more »Congratulations to Jack Hendy!!!
Posted: 01/02/17
Many congratulations to Jack Hendy who found out yesterday he gained a place to study at Leeds College of Music from September. After working really hard in preparation for his audition he deserved this place!! Well done Jack!!!
Read more »Gareth and Alison Jamming to Build a Solo Vocabulary
Posted: 31/01/17
Here we see Gareth in year 13, who is working towards his Rockschool Bass Guitar Diploma, jamming to develop a solo vocabulary for some of his chosen pieces.
Read more »More Brilliant Year 4 Drumming
Posted: 29/01/17
Here we see one of our fantastic Year 4 boys in his lesson with Alison. He was working on constructing one bar fills using Toms and Bass Drum. His grooves were focused in developing a standard pop beat into a Latin flavoured groove by incorporating the Toms.
Read more »Alison and Jack Grooving using Parradiddles
Posted: 26/01/17
Here we see Alison working with Jack, in Year 11, on developing a Steve Gadd Parradiddle exercise and experimenting with Inverted Parradiddles using a Latin style double Bass Drum beat and use of Toms. This principle will feed into one of the solo sections for the Rockschool grade 8 piece Drum piece ‘Meet Darth Ear’.
Read more »Fantastic Winter Session Exam Results
Posted: 09/01/17
Well done to all of our students who took graded instrument and singing exams in December. The results were fantastic! Name of Student Year Group Exam Board Instrument Grade Result Caitlin Robson 4 Rockschool Drums Debut 92 Distinction William Wood 7 Rockschool Drums Grade 1 97 Distinction Torrell Brankin 13 Rockschool Bass Grade […]
Read more »William Wood Amazing Exam Success
Posted: 30/11/16
I am absolutely proud to publish that one of my students William Wood, only in Year 7, has passed his grade 1 Rockschool Drum exam with 97/100 a very high distinction! He got full marks for all his pieces, technical exercises, sight reading and general musicianship questions. Only losing 3 marks on the listening tests! What a brilliant result for […]
Read more »Spring Term Dates Available
Posted: 20/11/16
The Spring Term dates for lessons and after school clubs in all of our schools and central venues have now been posted with the Spring term invoices to home addresses. Please also find the information on this website: 1. Go to information for parents 2. Click on What’s on at my child’s school 3. Enter the full name if your […]
Read more »Jack Hendy Sounding Fantastic in Preps for his Leeds College of Music Auditions
Posted: 20/11/16
Here we see Jack working hard on preparing two very contrasting pieces for his Leeds College of Music auditions in January. He is sounding fantastic!
Read more »Jack Hendy One in a Lifetime Opportunity
Posted: 18/11/16
This week has been brilliant for our very own Jack Hendy. He got to meet one of his Drumming idols at the Wardrobe in Leeds: Jay Weinberg: Drummer with the band Slipknot. Not only do we see Jack pictured here with Jay, he also had the chance to show off his drumming skill in a short ‘Drum Off’ as featured […]
Read more »Check out our Exam and Music College Students Preparing for Exams and Auditions
Posted: 19/10/16
It’s busy for Jack Hendy as he prepares for his Leeds College of Music auditions. Amazing performances preparations.
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