Blog
Fantastic Exam Results this Summer Session
Posted: 14/09/16
Our students have done superbly this summer term in their instrument exams. Well done to all and to the tutors for fantastic coaching. Name of Student Year Group Exam Board Instrument Grade Result Joel Mundett-Poole 6 Trinity/ Guildhall Classical Guitar 1 Distinction Sam Evans 4 Associated Board Classical Guitar 2 Distinction Rory Andrews […]
Read more »Year 4 Great Start to this Year’s Drumming
Posted: 08/09/16
Check out one of our Year 4 students …back to his drumming after the summer break. He is confidently moving between Hi Hat and Ride with his grooves and combing semiquaver fills with fills featuring question and answer Bass Drum and Toms and mixing quavers and semi’s. Great start to his drumming year. Check out his progress this year as […]
Read more »Autumn Term Start Dates
Posted: 28/07/16
The evening lesson service at our Burley Oaks Primary School Central Venue will re-commence on TUESDAY 6 SEPTEMBER. The after school Musical Theatre club at Burley Oaks will re-commence on WEDNESDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 3.20pm to 5.00pm All school day time lessons and all other after school clubs will re-commence from week beginning MONDAY 12 SEPTEMBER
Read more »Office Closure and Reopening
Posted: 28/07/16
The Learn to Rock office will close for the summer break on Friday 29 July and will are-open on Tuesday 30 August.
Read more »Gareth Allott Success National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain
Posted: 30/06/16
Fantastic news received yesterday that Gareth Allott (Bass Guitar) gained a place on the National Youth Jazz Orchestra of Great Britain Summer School. What an outstanding achievement for Gareth!! Congratulations all round.
Read more »Autumn Term Newsletters Now Published
Posted: 09/06/16
All information for lessons and band rehearsals for the Autumn term for all schools and students were issued by post today including: 1. Autumn Term newsletters 2. Autumn Term invoices 3. Your child’s annual report 4. Information about new programmes starting in September Payments for the Autumn term are due by Friday 1 July 2016. You can also view all […]
Read more »Preparing for Burley Oaks Primary School Demo
Posted: 17/05/16
We had a great evening last night preparing for the Burley Oaks instrument demonstration. I put two of my very talented students together. Jack is playing two fantastic pieces that he has mastered, As he was playing these my younger student started to watch and copy. Jack then observed this and moved instantly from student mode to teacher mode and […]
Read more »Outstanding Exam Achievements
Posted: 14/04/16
Congratulations to Jack Hendy and Gareth Allatt on their fantastic Easter session Rockschool exam results. Jack passed his Rockschool Grade 6 Drum exam with 90/ 100 a Distinction. Gareth passed his Rockschool Grade 8 Bass Guitar exam with 93/100 Distinction. Jack is now proceeding straight to grade 8 and Gareth has already begun work on his professional Rockschool level 4 […]
Read more »Dixons Music Primary Year 3 Drummers
Posted: 06/04/16
The Dixons Music Primary Year 3 Drummers have made amazing progress this year. Check out their performance at the recent Dixons Music Primary Spring Showcase.
Read more »Check out one of our 4 year olds drumming with his older brother
Posted: 15/03/16
It was a great lesson last night where one if our accomplished Year 4 drummers Reece was drumming with his younger brother who is only 4 years old. Here we see great timing and drumming on a range of different drums. Another little superstar in the making!
Read more »Tracking the Progress of Learning in Ilkley
Posted: 11/02/16
Here we see how well the students that we are tracking this term are doing. They are working hard on their pieces, some in preparation for Summer exams, some in preparation for GCSE performance exams some in preparation for our showcase in June and some in preparation for the demonstrations we will be giving in schools during the Summer term. […]
Read more »Jack Working Hard for Grade 6
Posted: 09/02/16
Jacks’s grade 6 Drum exam is imminent and he is almost there with all his pieces. Here he is playing. Where did that little Year 4 boy go that I first started teaching all those years ago? Jack has a truly professional attitude to his Music!! Good luck for a great mark Jack!!
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