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Well, sorta famous. Stittsville famous anyway. U-Rock is featured on the cover of the current issue of Stittsville Neighbours, a magazine serving several communities in town. The story covers our love of music, of teaching and how our school has grown and evolved during its 25 years of operation. Readers will discover the fascinating details (ha!) of our personal music …
To all our U-Rock Families, All our lessons will be online until the end of the current lockdown period. All our bands are cancelled for the lockdown but will be extended to make up lost time. We hope your family is safe and well. We look forward to seeing the smiling faces of every child and teen we teach online …
U-Rock Music School is proud to have written and produced an original song, Shout Out, to be used in a fundraiser supporting Ottawa students in need. Big congrats and thank you to our students Abby, Keira, Savannah and Mason, who participated in the production. The fundraiser, for Bridges Over Barriers. runs until November 29. Bridges Over Barriers is part of …
Did the rockstars at our 2020 U-Rock Band Camp have fun? You bet they did. Here are some vids from the week-long camp, featuring the bands Bacon D’or and Robster!
We are looking forward to the new school year and seeing all of our returning and our new students too. You can rest assured that we have made giant changes to our studios in order to keep everyone safe and healthy. Here’s what we’ve done to ensure a safe, vibrant and creative learning environment: We have installed 4 NANOXI air …
U-Rock students, including both Crushers bands, will perform this Thursday in the Kiwanis 2020 K4K Virtual Talent Showcase. The event features young performers from Stittsville & Kanata and helps raise money for children and youth in need, and at risk, in our community. Last year’s showcase raised just under $4,000. This year the showcase will be virtual and will be …
U-Rock is excited to announce the resumption of in-person lessons effective August 17th. The announcement that the Ottawa area is moving into Phase 3 enables us to accept students at our regular location. We have implemented measures to ensure the safety of our students, including hand sanitizing stations and physical distancing guidelines. We will also sanitize all surfaces between students. …
Two of our young stars raised $450 for children’s mental health with their front porch performances last Thursday night. We’re very proud of our students Kate and Lia. The Stittsville Front Porch Concert Series is an opportunity to enjoy free live music around Stittsville while supporting Crossroads Children’s Mental Health Centre. Neighbours are encouraged to perform live music from their …
We were interviewed by consultant Dave Simon recently so he could tell his listeners about our unique and fun business model. Our discussion is featured in the current Music Lessons and Marketing podcast, which Simon manages and hosts. Check it out here:
Congratulations to all our award winners for 2020: 5 year achievement awards 2020: Aidan MacLeod, 14 Avery Rumsey, 12 Catherine Hnatiw, 17 Kiara Marsden, 13 Kyler Villeneuve, 16 Lindsay Côté, 13 Matt Dunn, 15 Phinley Agate, 13 Rowan Hendrick, 13 M.A.R.S. (Most Awesome Rock Star) Awards Winners 2020 New performers of the year: Mason Hartwick, 12 Daniel Meisenheimer, 10 Fiona …
