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.
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 »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 »Girl Band ‘Between the Lines’ with their new Drummer!
Posted: 21/05/14
Jack Hendy in year 8 gave one of our Year 7 brilliant drummers a coaching session to help him learn some of the songs that our Ilkley girl band ‘Between the Lines’ are preparing for their summer gigs. Great coaching by Jack and the girls love their new drummer! Tight, focused and great grooving! Have a listen!!
Read more »Dan’s Drum Trio Preparing for the Burley Oaks Demo
Posted: 20/05/14
Creative session today with Jack Hendy and one of our Year 6 students preparing this fantastic drum trio written by Dan and the boys. Lots of groove and time changes and with the techno drum machine! New toy working out well!!
Read more »Grade 3 Drums Year 6 student
Posted: 20/05/14
Exam season fast approaching! Have a look at one of our Year 6 boys preparing for his Rockschool grade 3 Drum exam! These pieces are really tricky but he has almost got them perfect now!
Read more »Girl power 2 TECHNO Drums!
Posted: 20/05/14
Have a look at one of our year 5 students preparing her piece for the Ilkley Central Showcase on Saturday 12 July! This student has helped to compose this piece and today we added our Drum tutor Dan on his Roland Sampling machine which adds a really great Techno feel to the piece. How cool us this going to sound […]
Read more »Rockschool Guitar Grade 4 Preparation
Posted: 20/05/14
Here one of our extremely gifted year 8 students performs one of hisRockschool Grade 4 Electric Guitar pieces. This student has such a naturalflair for playing and has captured an amazing sense of ‘feel’ for thispiece. Good luck for the exam which is very soon!
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