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Ilkley Students Preparing for Exams
Posted: 07/10/15
We have been working our students in Ilkley very hard this term as some of them prepare for Music College and University auditions and some are preparing for their graded Music exams. To view work in progress in our lessons please go to the home page and click on Track Student Progress in the bottom right hand corner. As in […]
Read more »Tracking Year 6 Clarinettist at Burley Oaks Central Class
Posted: 30/09/15
Here we see one of our brilliant Year 6 Clarinettists performing two well known melodies with our tutor Emma. Our student has only been having lessons for one full term and is making absolutely outstanding progress. Check back in two weeks to see how much progress she is making in short spaces of time.
Read more »Tracking Year 3 at DMP
Posted: 26/09/15
As we continue to track selected Year 3 students at Dixons Music Primary here is the second lesson in this series for one of our drummers. As mentioned last week we are working in a Latin style piece for the Christmas Concert and I continue to work with the drummers in their preparation for this. This week we see this […]
Read more »Tracking Year 3 Students at Dixons Music Primary
Posted: 18/09/15
Our Year 3 students at Dixons Music Primary have embarked learning on their first study instruments this week. Children are receiving lessons on a variety of instruments including: Piano, Keyboard, Drum kit, Classical, Electric and Bass Guitar, Tuned Percussion, Flute, Clarinet and Saxophone. We will be tracking students as they learn this year. Here is one of our fabulous Year […]
Read more »Jack is Learning to Teach and Reece Continues to Make Outstanding Progress
Posted: 15/09/15
We are now coaching Jack in Year 10 on some basic Drum kit teaching techniques. Over the forthcoming year Jack will be working with Alison and selected younger students and learning some basic Drum teaching techniques. Reece in Year 4 is the first student we are working with and it is unbelievable the progress he is making. Yesterday was the […]
Read more »Excellent Rockschool Exam Passes
Posted: 09/09/15
Again our students have had a great year in their music examinations. For the fifth year running we have had an entirely 100 pass rate!! Many congratulations to the following students this summer: Tom Everett: Year 11: Grade 8: Electric Guitar: Merit Katie Hilton: Year 13: Grade 8: Bass Guitar: Merit Lara Smart: Year 10: Grade 4: Bass Guitar: Merit […]
Read more »September Lesson Start Dates
Posted: 26/07/15
All instrument, singing and band sessions and after school activity clubs in all school will start the week commencing Monday 7 September. Details were published in your June newsletter. All details can be found on the Learn to Rock website by going to: Information for Parents What’s in at Your Child’s School Type in the FULL name of the school […]
Read more »Office Opening Hours Summer Break
Posted: 21/07/15
The Learn to Rock office will close for the summer break on Wednesday 22 July and will re open again in Thursday 27 August.
Read more »Year 2 Jams with the Grown Ups
Posted: 21/07/15
We had a great session last week in Nick and Nathan (two of my adult Bass students) lesson. As I was tutoring the guys on a really tricky tapping sequence in the bass we decided it would be a great learning experience for one of our year 2 drum students to play along with us. I’m not sure who enjoyed […]
Read more »Jack Hendy Ends His Year in Style
Posted: 21/07/15
It has been a great year for Jack (year 9) culminating in us receiving the fantastic news that he has been accepted to study at Leeds College of Music Saturday Junior School from September. Only 3 drummers this year were accepted from the many who applied! So we are delighted that our Jack got a place!! Jack will still also […]
Read more »Great Vocal Coaching with Monique in Ilkley
Posted: 17/06/15
Yesterday in Ilkley the girls had a great time with Monique learning some new Vocal techniques and working on their songs. Check out some great audio recordings of Lauren in Year 10 and Elsa in Year 7 singing the songs they are currently working on by going to ‘Track Student Progress’.
Read more »Check out Some Advanced Bass Improvisation Work
Posted: 13/06/15
Gareth in Year 11 is currently preparing for his grade 8 Bass Guitar exam. This week we were exploring improvisation using a mix of arpeggios, major and minor scale tonalities over a simple chord pattern. Gareth began formulating some fantastic lyrical licks whilst really expanding beyond a strict rhythmic feel. Great work!
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