Congratulations to our WINNER! Third year vocal & guitar student Savannah P., age 11, is the proud owner of a gorgeous new gold sparkle Gretsch electric guitar. Her name was picked at random from our entire list of 120 U-Rock students who registered for fall lessons on the occasion of our school’s 25th anniversary celebrations. Rock on Savannah!
Our teen bands, the Crushers, rocked out at our first live show since COVID last week. We’re so proud of all the members of both bands. The first band performed three songs, All the Small Things (Blink 182), By the Way (Red Hot Chili Peppers) and Basket Case (Green Day). Band number two performed Sweater Weather (The Neighbourhood), Always (Panic! …
It’s U-Rock Music School’s 25th anniversary and we have a BIG prize giveaway to kick off the school year! ALL new and returning students who are registered for lessons by August 15th will get a chance to win this beauty. Valued at $500 this Gretsch Streamliner Junior Jet Club electric guitar is amazing. We will do a live draw on …
The school year is coming to a close at U-Rock Music School and we are now gearing up for our 6 week summer session AND Fall/Winter 2021-22 registration is also filling up fast. CONGRATULATIONS to all of our rock stars for making it through online learning with flying colours. This year we were thrilled to honour four of our students …
To all our U-Rock Families, All our lessons will be online until the end of the current lockdown period. All our bands are cancelled for the lockdown but will be extended to make up lost time. We hope your family is safe and well. We look forward to seeing the smiling faces of every child and teen we teach online …
Did the rockstars at our 2020 U-Rock Band Camp have fun? You bet they did. Here are some vids from the week-long camp, featuring the bands Bacon D’or and Robster!
We are looking forward to the new school year and seeing all of our returning and our new students too. You can rest assured that we have made giant changes to our studios in order to keep everyone safe and healthy. Here’s what we’ve done to ensure a safe, vibrant and creative learning environment: We have installed 4 NANOXI air …
U-Rock students, including both Crushers bands, will perform this Thursday in the Kiwanis 2020 K4K Virtual Talent Showcase. The event features young performers from Stittsville & Kanata and helps raise money for children and youth in need, and at risk, in our community. Last year’s showcase raised just under $4,000. This year the showcase will be virtual and will be …
U-Rock is excited to announce the resumption of in-person lessons effective August 17th. The announcement that the Ottawa area is moving into Phase 3 enables us to accept students at our regular location. We have implemented measures to ensure the safety of our students, including hand sanitizing stations and physical distancing guidelines. We will also sanitize all surfaces between students. …
Two of our young stars raised $450 for children’s mental health with their front porch performances last Thursday night. We’re very proud of our students Kate and Lia. The Stittsville Front Porch Concert Series is an opportunity to enjoy free live music around Stittsville while supporting Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre. Neighbours are encouraged to perform live music from their …
