TODAY: 60 U-Rock Stars Hit the Stage

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Saturday, June 16th at 2pm you’ll hear the sound of shooting stars coming from The Brass Monkey, as the biggest rock concert ever put on by U-Rock Music School gets underway. About 60 of our school’s 130 music students are performing today – a number that’s unprecedented. There are 42 acts in total, including our two famous groups, The Crushers …

AUDITIONS for SlimeFest Ottawa 2018 Opening Acts

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We are so excited! There are 12 amazing students from U-Rock who are being auditioned by well known talent scout, music producer and creator of You Can’t Do That on Television, Roger Price and his crew, right here at U-Rock on May 26th. If chosen, some of our awesome students could be potential opening acts for SlimeFest 2018 Ottawa in …

NEW! POParazzi & HITmakers

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Got a rockstar in the making? Let us help take their talent to the next level and get them started on the pop/rock journey of a lifetime: U-Rock Music School is proud to announce TWO new custom music sessions for all our stars. POParrazi and HITmakers, two creative new ways to get your star “cred” with a professionally recorded song, video, …

So grateful for this award from WOBOT

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U-Rock Music School was selected as a top 5 finalist for the West Ottawa Board of Trade’s (WOBOT) 2018 Business Excellence Awards, for the 3rd year in a row. We are humbled and very thankful for this honour amongst our amazing peers of successful small business owners in West Ottawa. The big gala event at the Brookstreet Hotel is on …

Summer & Fall/Winter Registrations Filling Up Fast!

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Here at U-Rock we like being organized to bring you the best summer lessons possible. We offer THREE lesson days a week in summer for both private AND group lessons for rock stars aged 5 yrs – 18 yrs old. We are open on Tuesdays, Wednesday and Thursdays from 3pm-8pm. We do not offer camps, but we do have the …

Winter Wonderland Open Mic: Rockin’ the Holiday Spirit

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There were reindeer and elves and lots of ugly Christmas sweaters at our annual Winter Wonderland Open Mic event on Sunday, December 17. More than 40 students participated in this seasonal music concert with a combination of traditional and contemporary holiday tunes. Candy canes were the sugar high to help soothe any nervous rock stars. Everyone did an amazing job …

U-Rock’s First Parade of Lights a Big Hit

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On a sparkly Saturday night in Stittsville, hundreds of families eagerly awaited the arrival of Santa Claus at the Christmas Parade of Lights, and U-Rock Music School was there to celebrate. It was our school’s first time entering the festive parade with our U-Rockmobile, which was all decked out for its dazzling appearance amongst many fabulous glittery holiday floats, boats, …

Biggest Open Mic Event – EVER!

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A whopping and unprecedented 45 U-Rock Music School performers took the stage today for our annual Halloween Open Mic event at Hurley’s and the crowd just couldn’t get enough. We are so proud of every single performer, many of whom were in front of an audience for the very first time. The 2.5 hour show was jam packed with music …

Rowan Hendrick, 10, Wins 1st Prize: $500 at Vocal Competition!

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A 5th grader from Guardian Angels Public School in Stittsville blew away all the teenage competition at the Richmond Fair’s Rise2Fame competition today and won 1st prize for his incredible vocal performance. Rowan Hendrick, 10, just started his third year of lessons at U-Rock Music School. He has studied vocals, guitar and has also been a member of the school’s …