We thought you’d enjoy seeing our favourite pictures of the performers at our 2016 Winter Concert. Thanks to the awesome Quinn Brown, of From the Wall Productions, who took these shots! And then there’s this…7-year-old Daven performing Fight Song:
Moving beyond covers
By Petra Tool Johnny Rosenberg came to my portrait studio, dressed in a T-shirt, waistcoat, jeans, sneakers, wristbands and necklaces. When he started to sing a couple of quiet, tender jazzy songs, accompanying himself on his guitar, I was pleasantly surprised. This was quite a different Johnny from the one I had watched perform in a jazz club, singing Michael …
10 Essential Blues Solos
Playing the blues is a great way to learn lead guitar. Here are some tracks that we hope will inspire you to take your playing further: Texas Flood, Stevie Ray Vaughan (1982). Vaughan cemented his place in the Avalon of Texas blues with his cutting take on this Larry Davis number, full of leads that dig deep into the flatlands dust and …
Vote for us for your chance to win $3,000
U-Rock Music School has been nominated as Ottawa’s top music school in the 2016 Top Choice Awards, and we need your help to win. Vote for us by visiting topchoiceawards.com/vote before February 1 and completing a short voting form. You’ll be automatically entered in a draw for $3,000. The Top Choice Awards recognizes companies that go over the top to ensure customers …
U-Rock Music School Singers Sweep Prizes at CPFM
(Stittsville) Young singers from U-Rock Music School in Stittsville swept all four prizes at the Carleton Place Farmer’s Market Vocal Competition today, taking away $1,000 in cash prizes. This year’s winner is Sarah Culbert, 13, who performed “If I Was Your Man” by Bruno Mars. She won the top prize of $500 for her flawless vocal rendition that captivated the …
8 reasons to take music lessons
Here are eight good reasons to sign your children & teens up for music lessons 1. Children who study music tend to have larger vocabularies and more advanced reading skills than peers who do not participate in music lessons. 2. Children with learning disabilities or dyslexia who tend to lose focus with more noise could benefit greatly from music lessons. …
FALL LESSONS registration reminder to returning rock stars!
If you haven’t chosen your lesson times for the fall please contact us right away. We are already way more booked up than usual. We don’t want any of our awesome returning rock stars to be disappointed. If you have chosen a lesson time but haven’t sent us your $100 deposit yet please do so ASAP. Lesson times will be …
Thanks for a great year … Fall registration starts now!
We’d like to wish all our families a great and musical summer. Thank you to you and all your little rock stars for making this year such an amazing success. We’ve begun scheduling fall lessons and have already had a good number of requests for private lessons, group kidz sessions and band. Lesson times are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis, …
U-Rock’s summer concert…only one week away!
This week is your last chance to get your ticket to our fabulous summer show. Our talented students will take the stage next Sunday, June 21, at the Brass Monkey, located at 250 Greenbank Road. The show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for a family of 5. Or, buy one of our fabulous new t-shirts and pay only $5. …
First Music ROX Fund 2015 Recipients Chosen by Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School
Two aspiring young musicians have been selected to receive this year’s Music ROX Fund from Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School. Kate Magnan, 13, and Shiane Marie Rawlings, 13, both met the selection criteria and will each receive 8 private lessons in vocals, guitar or drums during the 2015 summer lessons session. “Music is our life. My mom says I’ve been singing …