FALL LESSONS registration reminder to returning rock stars!

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If you haven’t chosen your lesson times for the fall please contact us right away. We are already way more booked up than usual. We don’t want any of our awesome returning rock stars to be disappointed. If you have chosen a lesson time but haven’t sent us your $100 deposit yet please do so ASAP. Lesson times will be …

Thanks for a great year … Fall registration starts now!

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We’d like to wish all our families a great and musical summer. Thank you to you and all your little rock stars for making this year such an amazing success. We’ve begun scheduling fall lessons and have already had a good number of requests for private lessons, group kidz sessions and band. Lesson times are assigned on a first-come-first-served basis, …

U-Rock’s summer concert…only one week away!

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This week is your last chance to get your ticket to our fabulous summer show. Our talented students will take the stage next Sunday, June 21, at the Brass Monkey, located at 250 Greenbank Road. The show starts at 3 p.m. Tickets are $10 for a family of 5. Or, buy one of our fabulous new t-shirts and pay only $5. …

First Music ROX Fund 2015 Recipients Chosen by Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School

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Two aspiring young musicians have been selected to receive this year’s Music ROX Fund from Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School. Kate Magnan, 13, and Shiane Marie Rawlings, 13, both met the selection criteria and will each receive 8 private lessons in vocals, guitar or drums during the 2015 summer lessons session. “Music is our life. My mom says I’ve been singing …

Singing contest for U-Rock singers

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Attention U-Rock singers: The 2015 opening of the Carleton Place Farmer’s Market is this Saturday, May 16. Meet and hear last year’s singing contest winner, U-Rock Music School’s own Abigail Moffitt! The 2nd annual Singing Contest will be held from 9 am – 11 am every Saturday starting this weekend and continuing throughout the summer and fall. Open to all …

U-Rock on CTV’s Regional Contact

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Here’s the news story about U-Rock Music School on CTV’s Regional Contact that aired last night. Our story runs at 19:47 minutes. Enjoy! Congrats to all of our student rock stars who appeared in this segment with us: Andrew Waines, Abigail Moffitt, Grace Carrie, Aidan Kratt, Sarah Culbert, Jasmine Beavis, Rebecca Hall, Sanvi Purohit, Kash Robinson, Nathalie Spittle, Parker Mason …

U-Rock on CTV Morning Live

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We’re crazy proud of our school band, The Crushers, whose version of O-Town Funk aired on CTV Morning Live today. The band learned the entire song in a single band practice. We thought it was so good that we taped it and sent it to the program last night. Way to go, Crushers! The band features these talented students: Jasmine …

Got talent? U-Rock gives back through music fund

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U-Rock Music School is offering free lessons this summer to two deserving children aged 7-18 years who would like to learn how to sing, play guitar, bass or drums. We feel very strongly about giving back to our community and helping more children have access to music education. So, in the spirit of paying it forward, we are starting a …

Announcing our summer programs

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U-Rock has a great line-up of summer programs for kids and teens featuring flexible private lesson plans, day camps and group lessons. Read on for details, or download our flyer. HOT ROCK PAX PRIVATE LESSONS Summer schedules are soooo flexible. Buy any Hot Rock Pax and then simply choose your ideal lesson times Mondays through Thursdays from 12 pm to …

Introducing…U-Rock Royalty

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What makes U-Rock different? Well, for one thing, we continue to follow and support our former students in their musical adventures well into adulthood. We’re so proud of alumni such as Hailey Kruse, Akshay Vig, Jake Brennan, Chris Blackstone and Cameron James Reed that we’ve created a new page on our site to celebrate their success. We call it U-Rock …