Congratulations to U-Rock Music School student, 12-year-old Abigail Moffitt, for being chosen from among hundreds of video entries in an international vocal competition as, “A featured artist to watch.” Abigail is in her second year of vocal lessons at Stittsville’s U-Rock Music School and is also a member of the school’s band, recently renamed The Crushers, featuring six students from …
Announcing our Kids-Rock March Break program
We are excited to be offering a March break program for the first time ever. Our Kids-Rock March break program lets your budding rock stars experience playing in a real rock band. Kids aged 7-14 will get to try drums, bass, acoustic and electric guitar, singing and also form a real band. They’ll learn about reading music, basic instruction on a …
U-Rock students enter international competition
Two U-Rock vocal students have entered an international singing contest sponsored by the UK’s Vocal Council. The students applied by submitting a video of their performance. Karolina Moo, 12, entered Mon Histoire from Les Misérables. Abigail Moffitt, also 12, sang Wrecking Ball, which she performed at a recent showcase in Ottawa. The contest closed on January 15 and was open to all …
Share the love…share the savings
When you introduce a new student to our school, you will get a discount on future lessons. Build up credits for school merchandise, or put them towards future lessons. Each successful referral has a $20 value.
Winter U-Rock concert set for Feb 1, 2015
Our rock stars will hit the stage at the Brass Monkey on February 1, 2015. All parents, families and friends of our students are invited to the concert. The event is a showcase of our amazing musicians, and gives them an opportunity to show off. For the first time, the U-Rock band will perform. A group of some of our …
12 reasons kids need music lessons
Why pay for music lessons for your child? Here are 12 great reasons: Early musical training helps develop brain areas involved in language and reasoning. It is thought that brain development continues for many years after birth. Recent studies have clearly indicated that musical training physically develops the part of the left side of the brain known to be involved …