What courses? Rock College runs a number of different courses each one tailored to the age and ability of the students.
Rock it (Disability group) The new year brings a new course for people with a disability or learning difficulty. Courses will run weekly on days to be confirmed from 10am to 3pm and cost £45 per day You can use your Individualised Personal Budget to pay for it. We have specialist tutors who are trained and experienced in working with integrated / disability music groups. More info coming soon but please register your interest now here. Band 101 So can you can play a bit but you don't know anyone else to play with?
This weekend course should be the first point of call for any budding, bedroom musician. Band 101 will put you in a band for a weekend with other musicians just like yourself. You will learn the basics of playing with other musicians, a hugely beneficial experience that is not only fun but will speed up your own progress on your instrument and give you a better all round musical understanding. For older musicians this course will also touch on basic music business. For younger ones it's more about fun with a few music related games thrown in.
Click here to book onto Rock College Band 101 course. Pimp my band Already in a band? Going nowhere? Don't know why?
This course gives young bands the opportunity to come in and design themselves a professional looking logo, sort out their online and print image as well as working with the music and performance to maximise the bands potential.
Back in Business Got the tunes, tick, got the look, tick. What next?
The music industry can be a hugely complicated machine but there are things you can do to make things run a little smoother. From a basic course covering band bio, logo, gig booking, demos - who, how and where to send them, through to a more advanced course where you learn why you need a team around you, who that is and how to pick them, our music business courses are invaluable to any young aspiring musician.
Livewire! These sessions are for bands who have little or no gigging experience. Tailored specially to look at the performance side of things with a few pointers along the way to help maximise your tunes to hook in an audience.
For those about to Record Don't waste your money blindly going into the recording studio. Rock College tutors will work with your band to get the best out of your songs and arrangements. You will learn what to expect when you go into a studio, the recording process and how it affects the way you play your individual parts. Most of all they impress upon you the value of being well rehearsed before going into the studio and help you get the best out of that rehearsal time.