We hope all of our rock stars are LOVING their lessons and will be continuing with us after the big rock show on January 24th! Registration is now underway for our winter/spring session February 1/16 through June 30/16. You can email your intent to continue lessons on the same time and day. We prefer to collect post-dated cheques for Session …
Santa is a rock star too
U-Rock Music School is looking for help to give back to others this holiday season. We are collecting on behalf of the kids at ROH’s Youth music therapy room. If you have any donations to offer please let us know. Santa is a rock star too š those jingle bells are proof! The Royal Ottawa Hospital’s youth music therapy room …
This is why we teach…
There is nothing more infectious than a child’s earnest smile. If, by pure chance, something you have said or done somehow contributed to such a smile, the resulting bliss is exponentially magnified tenfold. Yesterday, one of my younger music students (I’ll tell you her age at the end of this story) was sitting waiting for me in the foyer and …
School Pride Rocks
This past weekend our students won all four top prizes totalling $1,000.00 at the vocal competition at the Carleton Place Farmer’s Market. Last year we also placed 1st. You can read all about it – and find out who our awesome winners are as well as all eight U-Rock competitors who placed in the semi-finals. See the story link below. …
U-Rock Music School Open Mic Events
We are excited to offer our talented rock stars regular performance opportunities at various locations every month from now on. Given the amazing success of our singers & guitarists at many local competitions recently, we felt it was time to give everyone even MORE stage time. To accomplish this, in tandem with our own bi-annual school concerts, U-Rock Winter Concert: …
$500 Cash Prize at CPFM singing competitionĀ
SINGERS: This Saturday is the last chance to try out for the $500 cash prize at the Carleton Place Farmer’s Market. Call Linda to register: 613-440-4530. Last year, two U-Rock vocal students won 1st: Abigail Moffitt, and 2nd prize: Heidi Nephin. These three rock stars, pictured below: Sonia Chirila, Sarah Culbert and Avery Stone are among 7 U-Rock students who …
Fall Session now FULL – There’s gonna be noise!
With an unprecedented full school capacity of 83 students plus a waitlist, we are VERY excited to start week 2 of our Fall Music Session. All programs, including vocals, guitar (acoustic and electric), ukulele, drums, bass, U-Rock Kidz Band, U-Rock Teen Band and our new all-girl band, The Roxies, are now all fully booked for the current session.Ā Thank you for …
U-Rock Students to Perform at BBQ Saturday, Sept. 12
All students wanting to show off their mad skills this Saturday are welcome to join us at Par La Ville Park in the Fairwinds Community (not far from our school, see site map link below) at 11am. Please bring your own backing tracks (MP3 player or iPhone with the at the parkĀ with a full PA, lights, two microphones and a …
We build rock stars!
On Tuesday, September 8, we launch the next generation of awesome.
Lessons start Tuesday, September 8th!
U-Rock Music School is tuning up for a very busy school year, after a terrific summer of lessons. Private lessons start on Tuesday, September 8th, and Monday students start on September 14th due to the Labour Day weekend holiday. Group classes: U-Rock Kidz Band starts on Wednesday, September 9th at 6:30pm The Crushers Teen Band starts on Thursday, Sepetember 10th …