May 4th, 2012
Thank you to all who have paid fees for this term and a reminder to those whose fees are still due that prompt payment would be appreciated. Fees are £98.00 for Rockschools bands and £148.00 for Individual Tuition, payable to Towcester Rockschool Ltd.
Our Rockschools bands are all set to play at Towcester Rugby Club Family Day on Sunday 6 May from 12.00 onwards.
Bands taking part include:-
- D-Fault
- Behind Closed Doors
- Lost, Stolen & Strayed, including George and Katie, and a solo from Daniel
- Red Dragons
- Satanic Flumps
- Amped Out
- Korrozion
- Broken Revolution
- Fleisch
Also on Sunday 6 May, Rockschools bands will be supporting Help For Heroes at The Saracen’s Head with D-Fault playing at 5.30 and Epic Fail from 6.45.
Further events we have been asked to play at this term include:-
- Saturday 2 June – Jubilee Celebrations, Towcester Recreation Ground
- Monday 4 June – Towcester Racecourse Family Day
- Saturday 9 June – Woodford Halse Country Fair Battle of the Bands
- Sunday 10 June – Whitfield Fete
- Friday 22 June – Midsummer Music
- Saturday 23 June – Nicholas Hawksmoor School Summer Fete
Any Rockschools bands who would like to be considered to play at any of these public events, please see Ros Miles at Rockschools or contact on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk.
We look forward to seeing you at these events.
April 20th, 2012
Welcome back to Rockschools for the Summer Term. Thank you all for your hard work and support at our Easter Concerts and to the students who all performed so well. Once again the standard of performance was excellent and we had lots of encouraging feedback from audiences on both nights. Welcome too to those students who are joining us this term for the first time.
Rockschools start again on Saturday 21 April at Towcester in the afternoon, Tuesday 24 April at Brackley and Wednesday 25 April at Towcester in the evenings. Fees are due on the first week of term and are £98.00 for Rockschool and £148.00 for Individual Tuition, payable to Towcester Rockschool Ltd.
Thank you to all the bands that played at the Mark Tanton Memorial Triathlon and at the Vision Youth Café Easter Fete and also to all who came to support them. All played so well at both events despite having various band members away.
Vision Youth Café Battle of the Bands is under way again with the finale on
Friday 27 April so do come along and vote for your favourite band! See our Rockschools blog for more details at www.rockschools.co.uk .
Further events we have been asked to play at this term include:-
- Sunday 6 May – Towcester Rugby Club Beer Festival Prizegiving Day
- Saturday 2 June – Jubilee Celebrations, Towcester Recreation Ground
- Monday 4 June – Towcester Racecourse Family Day
- Friday 22 June – Midsummer Music
- Saturday 23 June – Nicholas Hawksmoor School Summer Fete
Would bands that have already been asked to play on Sunday 6 May please confirm their availability, and would any other bands who would like to be considered to play at our public events, please see Ros Miles on Saturday, or contact on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk.
We look forward to seeing you all on Saturday and during next week.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
March 23rd, 2012
We are now at the end of our Rockschools Spring Term with our final concert at 6.00pm on Saturday 24 March. Tickets are still on sale from the Parents Association at the Tuck Shop at £5.00 adults, £3.00 children and £13.00 for a Family ticket. Our Parents Association will be providing refreshments of wine, beer and nibbles for adults and the usual Tuckshop for students. We are also to have a visit from our local MP, Andrea Leadsom, and look forward to seeing her at our concert.
Bands playing on 24 March are:
- Amped Out
- Awkward Turtles
- Behind Closed Doors
- Broken Revolution
- Buried in a Bass Drum
- D-Fault
- Divided
- Don’t forget your earplugs
- Epic Fail
- Fleisch
- Fury
- George & Katie
- Haribo
- Ice Cold Jalapenos
- Isabelle & Ben
- Korrozion
- Orange Mundayz
- RED
- Red Dragons
- SARAH
- Satanic Flumps
- Short Notice
- Stop ’n Rock
Please note this is in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme.
For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Towcester Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert
All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.
During the Easter holidays Rockschools bands will be playing at the following events:
Further events we have been asked to play at include:-
- Sunday 6 May – Towcester Rugby Club Beer Festival Prizegiving Day
- Saturday 2 June – Jubilee Celebrations, Towcester Recreation Ground
- Monday 4 June – Towcester Racecourse Family Day
- Friday 22 June – Midsummer Music
- Saturday 23 June – Nicholas Hawksmoor School Summer Fete
Do come and give our bands your support and would any bands who would like to be considered to play at our public events please contact Ros Miles on 07738 974220 or atrosmiles@rockschools.co.uk.
Thank you to all who took part in last week’s concert which was a great success with all bands playing so well, and we look forward to the same this week. Rockschools start again on Saturday 21 April at Towcester in the afternoon, Tuesday 24 April at Brackley and Wednesday 25 April at Towcester in the evenings.
Meanwhile, all good wishes for the Easter holidays,
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
March 8th, 2012
We are now busy planning for our Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School, Towcester which are at 6.00pm on Saturday 17 and Saturday 24 March. Tickets are on sale from the Parents Association at the Tuck Shop from this Saturday. Ticket prices remain the same at £5.00 adults, £3.00 children and £13.00 for a Family ticket. Our Parents Association will be providing refreshments of wine, beer and nibbles for adults and the usual Tuckshop for students.
Bands playing on 17 March are:
- Acropolis
- Amped Out
- Behind Closed Doors and/or Richie & James B
- D-Fault and/or Adam Lissaman
- Ellipses
- Elsewhere
- Epic Fail
- Feedback
- Fury
- George Rose
- Havok
- Isaac & Joel
- Jonny & Rosie
- Korrozion
- Lost Stolen or Strayed
- Mette & Josie
- Paiste 101
- Pulse
- Raw Attitude
- Soundwave
- The Outsiders
- The Performers
- Venom X
Bands playing on 24 March are:
- Awkward Turtles
- Behind Closed Doors
- Broken Revolution
- Buried in a Bass Drum
- D-Fault
- Divided
- Don’t forget your earplugs
- Epic Fail
- Fleisch
- Haribo
- Ice Cold Jalapenos
- Korrozion
- Orange Mundayz
- RED
- Red Dragons
- SARAH
- Satanic Flumps
- Short Notice
- Stop ’n Rock
- William & Katie
Please note this is in alphabetical order and the running orders will be available in the programmes. All Brackley students are performing on 24 March and can arrive at Towcester from 3.00pm onwards.
For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Towcester Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert. Any queries please contact Ros Miles on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk.
All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.
Rockschools has been asked to play at a number of events over the next few months and the first is the Mark Tanton Memorial Triathlon at Elizabeth Woodville School, Roade, on Sunday 1 April. More info can be found at www.onyourmarksevents.org. Details of other upcoming events will be available shortly. Would any bands who would like to be considered to play at our public events please let Ros Miles know.
Meanwhile we look forward to seeing you all at our Rockschools Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
February 9th, 2012
We are now half way through this Rockschools term so there will be no schools on Saturdays 11 and 18 February and Tuesday and Wednesday 14 and 15 February. We return, for bands and individual tuition, on 21 February at Brackley, 22 February and 25 February at Towcester.
A reminder that fees this term are £98 for Rockschools and £148 for individual tuition and any outstanding payments due would be appreciated on these dates.
Concerts at the end of this term will be on Saturdays 17 and 24 March so if any band members are not available on one of these dates please let Ros Miles know within the next week on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk, as details will need to be planned before our next Rockschools sessions.
Congratulations to Rockschools band Korrozion who have made it through to the final of the Northamptonshire Y Factor, which is to be held at the Roadmender on Saturday 10th March. In the final, 50% of the vote is cast by the audience so do go along and give them your support. Times will be available shortly.
Several Rockschools bands have been busy recording with Ian Blunsdon and will now be filmed ready for entry to this year’s Music for Youth Festival in the summer. Rockschools bands have also been asked to play at many and various gigs throughout the summer term and more details will be available soon. If your band would like to be considered to take part in events do let Ros Miles or Robert Fleming know.
Meanwhile enjoy the half-term break and we look forward to seeing you all again soon.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
January 20th, 2012
Welcome back to Rockschools for the first term of 2012. Welcome too to those who are joining us for the first time. We look forward to working together over the coming weeks.
Thank you to all who have paid for this term and could those whose fees are still outstanding please see Ros this Saturday. Fees are £98.00 for band members and £148.00 for individual tuition with cheques payable to Towcester Rockschool.
Already this term Korrozion and Behind Closed Doors have played at The Mark 11 Gig in Nether Heyford in support of Meningitis UK and this Saturday, 21 January, bands are playing at Charity Rocks in Towcester and The Y Factor in Northampton.
Charity Rocks is at The Town Hall Towcester at 7.30pm and is in support of the Mayor’s charities. Epic Fail, D-Fault and Behind Closed Doors are playing, with some Rockschools bands from past years. Tickets are available from Towcester Rockschool on Saturday afternoon and also on the door on the night.
The Y Factor is taking place at the Picturedrome in Northampton and Korrozion are performing there.
So a busy start to the year for several of our Rockschools bands and there will be more news of forthcoming events soon.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
December 2nd, 2011
We are now preparing for our last Christmas Concert at Nicholas Hawksmoor School in Towcester on Saturday 3 December at 6.00pm. The Parents and Friends Association will be again be providing refreshments for the evening with the usual Tuckshop for our students and Mulled Wine with Mince Pies for the adults. They will also be holding a Raffle, from ticket seat numbers, with prizes of M&S £50 and £25 vouchers, to be drawn at the end of the evening.
Bands playing on 3 December:
- Amped Out
- Bad Influence
- Behind Closed Doors
- Buried In A Bass Drum
- D- Fault
- Dont Forget Your Earplugs
- Epic Fail
- George & Naomi
- Haribo
- Ice Cold Jalapenos
- Isabelle – solo
- Jonnie & Rosie
- Korrozion
- Lost Direction
- Orange Mondayz
- Raw Attitude
- RED
- SARAH
- Shellshock
- Short Notice
- State The Obvious
- Stop and Rock
- Susie – solo
- The Performers
- The Question
- Will & Charlie
Please note the bands are shown in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme. For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert.
If you have any queries please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk
All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.
During the evening Rockschools band Behind Closed Doors will also selling Christmas Raffle tickets on behalf of Meningitis UK. They cost £1 each with a first prize of £1,000. The current total raised in memory of former Rockschools student Mark Tanton for Meningitis UK is £20,000, of which Behind Closed Doors has now so far raised over £1,000 from their tribute CD sales and ITunes downloads. Thank you to all our Rockschools students, parents and friends who have contributed so generously to this worthy cause in remembrance of Mark.
Rockschools Spring Term will start at 12.30pm on Saturday 7 January in Towcester and in the evenings on Tuesday 11 January in Brackley and Wednesday 12 January in Towcester.
Some dates for your diaries – Rockschools bands are playing in January at two fundraising events, the first on 7 January in Nether Heyford for The Mark II gig in aid of Meningitis UK and then on 21 January at Towcester Town Hall for Charity Rocks in aid of the Mayor’s charities for Young People in Towcester and the Cynthia Spencer Hospice. More details will be in the next newsletter.
We wish you all a very Happy Christmas and look forward to seeing you in the New Year.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
November 25th, 2011
We are now getting ready for the first of our Christmas Concerts on Saturday 26 November at 6.00pm. Our second concert is on Saturday 3 December at the same time. The Parents and Friends Association will be providing refreshments for both evenings with the usual Tuckshop for our students and Mulled Wine with Mince Pies for the adults. They will also be holding a Raffle, with prizes of M&S £50 and £25 vouchers for each concert, to be drawn during each evening.
Bands playing on 26 November:
- Acropolis
- Behind Closed Doors
- Ben & Kierra
- Daniel – solo
- D-Fault
- Divided
- Ellipses
- Elsewhere
- Epic Fail
- Feedback
- Havok
- Jonnie – solo
- Korrozion
- Lost Direction
- Lost Stolen or Strayed
- Mette – solo
- Mette & Daniel
- Orange Mondayz
- Paiste 101
- Pulse
- Red Dragon
- Sophie & Jo
- Soundwave
- The Outsiders
Please note the bands are shown in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme. For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert.
If you have any queries please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or atrosmiles@rockschools.co.uk
All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor atdavidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.
During the evenings Rockschools band Behind Closed Doors will also selling Christmas Raffle tickets on behalf of Meningitis UK. They cost £1 each with a first prize of £1,000. The current total raised in memory of former Rockschools student Mark Tanton for Meningitis UK is £20,000, of which Behind Closed Doors has raised £937 from the sales so far of their tribute CD. Thank you to all our Rockschools students, parents and friends who have contributed so generously to this worthy cause in remembrance of Mark.
We look forward to seeing you all at our Christmas Concerts.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
November 11th, 2011
We are now coming to the end of our Autumn Term at Rockschools and all bands are busy preparing for our Christmas Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School on Saturdays 26 November and 3 December at 6.00pm.
Bands playing on Saturday 26 November:
- Acropolis
- Behind Closed Doors
- Conor & Co
- D-Fault
- Divided
- Ellipses
- Elsewhere
- Epic Fail
- Feedback
- Havok
- Jo & Sophie
- Korrozion
- Lost Direction
- Lost Stolen or Strayed
- Mette & Daniel
- Orange Mondayz
- Paiste 101
- Pulse
- Red Dragon
- Soundwave
- The Outsiders
and on Saturday 3 December:
- Amped Out
- Bad Influenec
- Behind Closed Doors
- Buried in a Bass Drum
- D-Fault
- Dont Forget Your Earplugs
- Epic Fail
- George & Naomi
- Haribo
- Ice Cold Jalapenos
- Jonnie & Rosie
- Korrozion
- Lost Direction
- Raw Attitude
- RED
- SARAH
- Shellshock
- State The Obvious
- Stop and Rock
- The Brackley Mix
- The Performers
Ticket prices remain the same as last year at £5 for adults, £3 for children and £13 for a Family Ticket and will be on sale from Saturday at Towcester Rockschool and from Tuesday at Brackley Rockschool. Our Parents Assn. will be providing refreshments for the evening.
Please note the bands are shown in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programme. Please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk before Saturday if you have any queries or would like further details.
For those new to our concerts please note that bands attending Rockschool at 12.30pm may go home at 3.00pm and return at 5.30pm, or if necessary may remain at Rockschool until 5.30pm. However, they may not leave the premises so will need to bring plenty of food and drink with them for the afternoon and evening. Bands attending at 3.00pm will need to remain in the school for the start of the concert. Parents and carers wishing to bring in food (i.e. McDonalds etc.) for students must do so by 5.30 at the latest as food cannot be eaten in the Hall. All bands will sit in the Hall to watch others perform throughout the concert.
All students who attend any of our Rockschools for individual tuition are most welcome to come to our concerts and if any would like to join one of our bands we have places available for all ages and abilities. Please contact David Taylor at davidtaylor@rockschools.co.uk for further information.
We look forward to seeing you all at our Christmas Concerts.
David Taylor
Director
Rockschools
