U-Rock’s 5th Award this year!

Cathy HallesseyNews

We are very proud of our most recent business award. Not that we’re counting, but this our 5th award for this year alone. #3bestrated U-Rock Music School – 22 years in business and always THE BEST choice for your rock stars.

We’re #1 in Ottawa!

Cathy HallesseyNews

Top music school in Ottawa? We are! U-Rock Music School was chosen as the BEST music school for kids and teens in Ottawa for 2017 by OttawaKidsActivities. We are rated #2 for ALL kids activities in the Ottawa area (not just music schools) AND we are the #1 music school in the entire Ottawa area! Are we proud of this award? …

They’re finally here!

Brian BrodersenBlog, News

Our photographer just delivered photos from our summer concert and we’ve added them to our web site for you to enjoy. The concert was held June 16 at the Brass Monkey and it was our largest concert to date. We had more than 65 performers, including singers, guitar players, ukulele players, drummers and pianists. In addition to numerous solo performances, …

Are YOU ready to rock?

Cathy HallesseyNews

Our Fall/Winter session starts on Tuesday, September 4th. With even MORE groups added this session and lots of new shows to look forward to, U-Rock is not only the most fun any child or teen will have while learning music, it’s also like a family. A creative, musical family that is always looking for new ways to make our students …

TODAY: 60 U-Rock Stars Hit the Stage

Cathy HallesseyNews

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

Cathy HallesseyNews

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

Cathy HallesseyNews

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

Cathy HallesseyBlog, News

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!

Cathy HallesseyNews

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 concert pics are here!

Brian BrodersenBlog, News

Our 4th Annual Winter Concert was a blast … and we have the evidence to prove it! We had more than 40 performers on stage Saturday, January 27, 2018, including many first-timers and some who have become old hands at this rock star thing. Pictured here is Mia Spartalis, 14, guitarist for The Crushers, U-Rock’s teen band. We’ve uploaded our …