The Guitar School are very excited to introduce the Rock Band Workshop. If you, a friend or family member is a budding young musician, then you’ll be pleased to hear this is a fantastic opportunity to form a brand new band and to gain some pretty impressive musical skills and knowledge – as well as experiencing first-hand what it’s like to play with band members and other musicians.
The workshop will be held at our Chester studios from 12PM to 3PM. It is open to children aged 6-10 years in the following instruments and disciplines:
Guitar
Piano
Bass
Keyboards
Drums
Ukulele
Singing
As part of the workshops, students will find out how to play their instrument/s with other musicians. It’s not as easy as it sounds; you’ve got to concentrate on keeping in time and key, and not to lose focus on what you’re playing. Furthermore, we will be concentrating on teaching other skills too, such as rhythm and improvisation – which are crucial to developing a strong musical style – as well as the techniques involved in pulling together some popular songs with your fellow band members. It’s School of Rock Live!
Rocking your way to being a great musician…
It might sound a bit dramatic, but at Guitar School it’s our mission to get our students feeling truly inspired to work hard and to be the very best that they can. There’s no doubt that learning a musical instrument is an amazing achievement, and so many students have the talent to do really well. But sadly there aren’t always the opportunities for them to explore music in all its glory and that can lead to boredom setting in. That’s why we often encourage our students to do fun things with their music beyond the lesson environment – and it’s why we have taken the decision to run our first ever Rock Band Workshop. Plus, as teachers, it’s exciting for us too as we uncover so much young talent.
Learning a musical instrument is undoubtedly a discipline. It takes time, patience, concentration and dedication to get good at music. So that’s why we feel it’s really important for young students to reap the rewards of their hard work and efforts. They’re smashing the practice at home, but often they don’t tend to have an audience to play for, or fellow musicians to play with.
Sometimes students can get a little disheartened if they can’t see a purpose to their practice or perhaps they don’t feel as though they are able to achieve things along the way. Yes, of course, practice makes perfect and with learning any musical instrument it’s the only way to get good at it. Practice, practice, practice and yes, more practice - but what about the fun stuff too!
So we are shouting out to all young, budding musicians and rock stars! Come and join us at the Guitar School’s Rock Band Workshop and discover how to be a band member. You’ll learn loads of great new skills and techniques – and above all else, you’ll have plenty of fun in the process.
To find out more about the Guitar School Rock Band Workshop and upcoming dates please visit our WORKSHOPS page or get in touch directly via our CONTACT page.
