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	Rock-ed is a partnership of professional musicians who have combined to offer young people unique experiences in learning how to perform rock music together. We are based in Bury, Greater Manchester and work in schools from Key Stages 2 - 4 and with youth services and organisations.


	What We Offer

Rock-ed Band School

This is a practical programme designed to give students aged 11 - 18 the opportunity to perform as part of a live band.

Courses can range from 4 to 10 weeks depending on the needs/budget of your school/organisation
Students are put into bands according to their abilities and instruments and work on practising and performing songs together. Some composition is usually included.
All sessions are led by experienced musicians.
Each student will take part in a live show at the end of the course, organised by Rock-ed.

There is the option for bands to work toward recognized graded exams from Trinity Rockschool. (These can be used towards GCSE performance exams).

We can provide drum-kit, bass & bass amp., guitar & guitar amp., small P.A. and keyboard. There is a small refundable charge for this to insure aginst damages.

Charges

As a general guideline the tutors charge £20 per hour each. If you email or telephone us we can design a programme to suit your individual needs and quote you a price for that programme.

Primary School Drum Workshop

A choice of 1 or 2, hour-long workshops, designed to give children in KS2 a fun and informative introduction to playing basic rhythms.

The activities are based around the drum kit and involve group performance. The drum kit is demonstrated as part of the session.

All activities are related to the Music National Curriculum.

Left click on these icons to view details of the Drum Workshops. To download, right click and choose ‘save link as’ or ‘save target as’. You can then choose a place on your hard drive to save the file. You should be able to print from the file. If you do not have Adobe Acrobat reader on your computer, please go to adobe.com for a free download.

Ste Roscoe conducting a Drum Workshop at Chantlers School, Bury

Rock It 2009

Following the enormous success of last year’s Rock School, (see below) we are now ready to launch our latest venture.

Rock It 2009 is a 9 month long programme designed to train, inspire and stimulate young musicians from the Bolton area in the creative and performance process. If anyone is interested in taking part please contact Luzminda Hutchinson Tel: 01204 334176. The sessions will take place at the D.O.A. Rehearsal Studios, Astley Bridge on Saturdays 10 am - 12 noon. Sessions are scheduled as follows:

25th April (auditions), 2nd May, 9th May, 16th May, 23rd May, 30th May, 6th June, 13th June, 20th June, 27th June, 4th July, 11th July, 18th July.

Rehearsal Break

5th Sept, 19th Sept, 3rd Oct, 17th Oct, 31st Oct, 14th Nov, 28th Nov, 12th Dec.

Christmas Break

9th Jan, 23rd Jan, 6th Feb, 20th Feb, 6th March.

This venture is sponsored by Bolton Arts Development and Bolton Youth Service.

1-2-1 Tuition

Private tuition is available on the following instruments:

Vocals - Talena Smith
Guitar - Stephen Burke
Drums - Stephen Roscoe
Bass - John Scott
Piano - We have contacts with various piano teachers

All tutors charge competitive rates and have full CRB certificates, public liability insurance and at least 3 years of professional teaching experience. There is the option of working towards recognized graded exams form Trinity Rockschool or Associated Board. For further information, please contact individual tutors.

Young bands to make big noise

By Kat Dibbits

They are not your typical rock and roll stars, but the finalists in Bolton's Rock School competition aim to prove they have what it takes when it comes to music.The eight youngsters who have made it through to the final all auditioned four weeks ago for places in two as-yet-unnamed bands.They are Timothy Cooke, Robert Wolstonecraft, Jake Whelan, Ryan Wood, Chris Burke, Danielle Hayes, Johnny Wood and Michael Roberts.

The first band will include Timothy, Robert, Jake, Ryan and Chris, while the second will star Johnny, Michael and Danielle.Now they are just days away from their first gig at Bolton Music Showcase's Young Bands event, to be held at the Phoenix Centre, in Bark Street, Bolton, on Friday, where they will play with established local bands The Endorphins, Last Chance, Cardinal Saviour and Aloner.

They have had a month of training at the rock school, which was co-ordinated by the Bolton Music Showcase committee in conjunction with music education group Rock-ed and the Local Network Fund. Two Rock-Ed tutors have been working with each band, to help develop their vocals, music and songwriting.

Danielle, aged 14, from Bromley Cross, said: "I'm really excited. I probably won't start feeling nervous until just before we go on stage." Danielle, who will be singing in her band, said that the opportunity was simply too good to pass up. "I love singing, and I've been singing since I was little. I'd already talked about forming a band with a friend, but there was only the two of us, so it never really got started," she said.

Chris, a drummer, is one of the youngest musicians to make it into the final bands. The 11-year-old from Horwich is already a veteran of the stage. He played at Horwich Carnival this year with his own band, Scorchers.

At the top end of the age scale is 16-year-old Jake, who will be playing guitar. He said: "Everyone works as a team. I'm the oldest, but I'm not the leader."

All the young musicians involved are full of praise for the Rock-Ed tutors. "It's been great, they've been really helpful. I've had a lot of tutoring for my voice," said Jake.

Steve Roscoe, one of the Rock-Ed tutors said: "They're really good actually. They've worked hard and they'll be great. Of course they're a bit nervous, they're really young, but I think they'll do well."

Admission is free when both bands appear at the Phoenix Centre, Bark Street, on Friday.


	The photographs on the left were taken at the ‘end of course gig’ in Bolton 2008. The workshops were sponsored by the Bolton Youth Service.


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