U-Rock Kidz Band – join now!

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Our very popular Kidz band that allows 6-8 year olds to join a band and try out all of the instruments in a fun and energetic setting is back for 2016!  Register online or call us for details. Kidz Band is on Thursdays at 5:30 pm for 30 minutes once a week. It’s ideal for budding rock stars who want …

2016 is gonna ROCK!

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Happy New Year to all our rock stars, their fans and families. We are currently registering for Session 2 – private, group and band lessons from February through the end of June. We have openings but don’t delay as they fill up quickly.  Want to join our tween/teen band? Ages 11-16 welcome. Practices are on Thursday nights at 7:30pm. Lots …

Thank you & happy holidays! 

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To all our music families who dropped off their Session 2 payments before the holiday break – THANK YOU! Our early bird promotion period is now over. Registration for Session 2 (February through June) will be open to the public as of January 1st. If you haven’t contacted us and saved your rock stars’ lesson times please let us know ASAP. …

Registration for Session 2 underway!

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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

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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 😉 those jingle bells are proof!  The Royal Ottawa Hospital’s youth music therapy room …

This is why we teach…

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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

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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

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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 competition 

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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 …