This week we wrap up our awesome summer music program, the highlight of which was no doubt watching 18 fantastic performances by our talented students on the main stage at the Arnprior Fair. Then, we found out two of our 13 year old vocalists also made the top 25 in a well-known singing competition. One of the students, Shiane Rawlings, …
New for Fall/Winter 2015/16 at U-Rock Music School: THE ROXIES
THE ROXIES – An all-girls singing & performance group, (open to students 6-10 yrs old) is the latest awesome new class at U-Rock Music School. First, we brought you our school’s amazing tween/teen band, The Crushers, (open to all U-Rock students age 11+) and now we are very excited to introduce a brand new girls-only singing, dancing and performance class …
Together, WE ROCK!
Celebrating a milestone today for U-Rock Music School: We currently have 50+ active students, not counting our teen rock band stars, who attend classes with us twice a week. So, that means that in the past year we have more than DOUBLED the number of young rock stars we teach. In 1997, when I started the school I had 4 …
U-Rock vocalist, Seojin Kim, age 12, recording a song in Korea
One of our best young singers, Seojin Kim, 12, is currently living back at home in Korea where she’s still singing away. Seojin recently spent time in a recording studio and we can’t even begin to tell you how proud we are of her accomplishments. She lived and attended school in Stittsville for two years, in order to improve her …
Featuring: The Beetle Squishers
In a cool Stittsville basement, eight young musicians aged 12-16, came together to form a rock band, calling themselves The Beetle Squishers. The name is a nod to their two music teachers/coaches who front popular Ottawa Rock band, SpiderKillers. The band has been given a huge challenge: learn two classic rock songs as a group in only four practices and …
ROX, our music school mascot loved the makeover!
A special glam session is planned for all of our rock stars on the day of our 1st Winter Concert, on Sunday, February 1st. Natalie Boutros Fares of Reflections II Salon (across from Bed, Bath & Beyond on Hazeldean) has made us a fabulous offer – just for U-Rock students who want to get their hair and makeup done before …
Less than one month ’till SHOWTIME
U-Rock Music School’s first winter rock show will be held on Sunday, February 1st at The Brass Monkey, and we can hardly wait to see our stars perform. Media has been invited to this event, so your rockstars could end up in the paper or on the radio after the show. We have been very fortunate to get amazing coverage …
New year, new gear!
The best part about owning and operating a music school is every now and then you have to research and buy new gear. We love this part of our work at U-Rock Music School. We’ve recently purchased a new electronic drum kit and a Fender Bass guitar and amplifier, along with assorted percussion instruments like tambourines, maracas, shakers and even …
Check out our brand new U-Rock Music School website!
This year marks a very special milestone for our music school. We’ve grown in leaps and bounds over the past few years and it is now time for us to show off our new look, new classes and new website: www.u-rockschool.com Everything we’ve worked on diligently, behind the scenes, over the past few months has been with one goal in …