Track Student Progress
Each term we will be tracking selected students to demonstrate their progress in one to one or small group lessons. Please check again soon for updates.
Fantastic Exam Results
Posted: 20/08/18
We have a record year for outstanding Music exam results. Again for the 30th year of entry for examinations in general and our 10th Learn to Rock Year we have had no fails in our Music Graded exams. Due to our privacy policy and in line with our GDPR policy we will now not publish the names of our students. However check out the […]
Read more »Jack Hendy and Avenoir band
Posted: 23/01/18
Avenoir have just released their official video: Our very own Jack Hendy (Drum student of Alison and Ollie at Learn to Rock) and his Leeds based band ‘Avenoir’ won the Battle of the Band competition (in aid of Martin House Children’s Hospice) staged last Thursday 20 July at the Leeds O2 Academy. Bands from all over the country battled it out in […]
Read more »Gareth Allatt Success at the Royal Northern College of Music
Posted: 23/12/17
We are delighted to announce that Gareth Allatt, one of Alison’s Bass Guitar students, has been successful in gaining a place at the prestigious Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester. After a gruelling day of auditions, Music theory exams and interviews and with over 700 Bass Guitar applicants for 6 places Gareth was successful and has been offered an […]
Read more »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 »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 »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 »Jack and Alison are Working in Jack’s Leavers Assembly Performance
Posted: 05/05/17
This week in Jack’s lesson Alison was working on helping Jack pick a fantastic set of songs to perform in his Year 11 leavers assembly in Friday. They decided on a mixed set of songs featuring: Latin, a fusion of Reggae Metal and a heavy Rock song. Jack sounds fantastic! It should be a great assembly!
Read more »Year 6 to 8 Performances
Posted: 03/05/17
Here will see some of our Year 6 to 8 students at work on preparing performances for our Summer Performance.
Read more »Year 3 Guitar Work
Posted: 03/05/17
Our Year 3 Classical and Electric students are working hard and producing outstanding results. Here we see some pre grade 1 Classical Guitar work and one of our new students learning the art of improvisation over a given song.
Read more »Year 4 Drumming
Posted: 03/05/17
Our Year 4 students continue to make outstanding progress. The first example shows one of our students performing a piece that he has composed himself to play at the Musical Soirée concert later this month. Fantastic composition and performance of it. We also see one student working on his first exam grade, we are hoping for a really high mark. […]
Read more »Year 11 to 13 Students Preparing for Grade 8 and Diploma’s
Posted: 03/05/17
Here we see some of our older students working in high level grades and Diplomas. Fantastic Improvisations and immense levels of Musicality. We are proud to say that we have taught these students from beginner level. Even more proud to see what they are achieving week after week!
Read more »Reception and Year 1 are drumming fantastically!
Posted: 03/05/17
Have a look at our Reception and Year 1 Drummers!! They are doing brilliantly in there group session. Here we see them grooving and filling using simple crotchet beat rhythms.
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