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July News Update – The Stables

Friday, July 15th, 2011

A final reminder for our Rockschools Concert at The Stables on Saturday 16 July at 6.00pm – students need to arrive between 5.00 and 5.30pm to check in and store their instruments. Rockschool sessions in the morning are 9.30 to 11.00am and 11.00 to 12.30pm. Do remember this is an important last practice session for all bands. Individual tuition times for the morning were given last week.

Bands playing at The Stables include (in alphabetical order) -

Acropolis
Amp.ed Out
Angels Endless
Anonymos
Bad Influence
Behind Closed Doors
BHG
Breathe Deep
Buried in a Bass Drum
Checkmate
D-Fault
Don’t Forget Your Earplugs
Elsewhere
Epic Fail
Ice Cold Jalapenos
Ignite
Jo Sophie & Ben
Korrozion
Mantis
Mayhem
Not Quite Human
Prestige
Pulse
Raw Attitude
RED
Red Dragons
Shellshock
Short Notice
Six Minute Gig
Some Random Kids
Soundwave
State The Obvious
Static
The Performers

-plus some solo performances and other acts which will shown in the running order in the programme.

At the end of the evening there will a presentation of a very special new award, the Mark Tanton Trophy, which will be awarded annually to a student in recognition of an Outstanding Contribution to Rockschools throughout the year and in memory of a much loved former band member.

Rockschools bands have again been invited to play at the National Rock and Pop Festival on Monday 18 July at Birmingham Town Hall and there are still a few seats available on the coach which is leaving Towcester Leisure Centre at 10.30am and returning by about 11.30pm. More details about the festival from www.rockandpop.org.uk.

Rockschools bands have also been asked to play at Towcester Leisure Centre Olympics Open Day on Saturday 23 July from 10.00am to 4.00pm. Several of our bands will be performing, outside – weather permitting, at this event and there will also be a wide variety of activities inside and out throughout the day. More details from www.southnorthantsleisure.com/towcester.

Rockschools bands Prestige and Korrozion will be playing the opening set at the Brackley Festival Of Motorcycling on Sun 21st August from 11.00am and there are more details available from www.bfom.co.uk.

We will be holding our annual ‘Picnic in the Park’ Family Day at Nicholas Hawksmoor School on Saturday 10 September from 12.30pm with live music from 1.00pm. This event will include registration for our next Rockschools Year and our bands from these various summer events will be there to play.

For any more information on any of these events please contact Ros on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk

We look forward to seeing you all at The Stables on Saturday.

David Taylor

Director

Rockschools

Tags: bands, Brackley Festival of Motorcycling, concerts, dates, fundraising, National Rock and Pop Festival, Picnic in the Park, summer concert, the stables
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April Newsletter

Wednesday, April 6th, 2011

Our second Easter Concert is being held at Nicholas Hawksmoor School, Towcester at 6.00pm on Saturday 2 April. Tickets are still available from the Parents Association at the Tuck Shop and each ticket is a numbered entry to the Grand Prize Draw.

Bands playing on Saturday 2 April are:

Acropolis
Amped Out
Anonymos
Behind Closed Doors
BHG
Buried In A Bass Drum
Checkmate
D-Fault
Don’t Forget Your Earplugs
Epic Fail
Frances & Fusion
Ignite
Josh – Solo
Prestige
Pulse
Quantity
Raw Attitude
Red Dragons
Shellshock
Some Random Kids
Sophie & Jo
Static
The Bandits
The Performers
The Uproar

Please note: these lists are in alphabetical order and the running order will be shown in the programmes.

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.

Rockschools band Behind Closed Doors will open the Concert by playing ‘Gone Too Soon’, which is their tribute song to former band member Mark Tanton. Their CD will be on sale from Saturday at Rockschools and the song is also available now as a download from ITunes at:

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/album/gone-too-soon-single/id427583555

Our thanks to Steve Morton and Toby Smith of Angelic Studios whose generosity made this recording possible and to those who helped with production and marketing, everyone giving their services free of charge, which means that all money raised from both the CD and iTunes will go to Meningitis UK in Mark’s name. The more downloads there are the higher it will be in the iTunes charts and the more there will be raised for Meningitis UK in Mark’s memory. So please download now and ask all you know to do so too.
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.

Our Summer term starts on Saturday 7 May at Towcester and on Tuesday 3 May in Brackley and Wednesday 4 May at Towcester in the evenings.
Our Summer Concert is on Saturday 16 July at 6.00pm at The Stables, Milton Keynes, where we would like all band members to be available to play. Further details will be available next term but a reminder that Towcester Rockschool will be in the morning from 9.30 on that day.

Enjoy our final Easter concert and we look forward to seeing you again next term.

Wishing you a very happy Easter Holiday,

David Taylor
Director
Rockschools

Tags: April, easter, fundraising, nicholas hawksmoor, towcester
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Gone Too Soon

Sunday, March 27th, 2011

The tribute song ‘Gone Too Soon‘ by Rockschools band Behind Closed Doors in memory of their bass player Mark Tanton has been released today, Sunday 27 March, on iTunes.

You can use this link to go directly to the song and all money raised will go to Meningitis UK in Mark Tanton’s name. Please forward this to as many people as you can to enable us to make a worthwhile contribution to this cause.

http://itunes.apple.com/gb/artist/behind-closed-doors/id427583560

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March Newsletter

Friday, March 11th, 2011

We are now busy planning our Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School, Towcester at 6.00pm on Saturday 26 March and Saturday 2 April. Tickets are on sale from the Parents Association at the Tuck Shop from this Saturday. Prices are as last year at £5.00 adults, £3.00 children and £13.00 for a Family ticket.

Bands playing on Saturday 26 March are:

Bad Influence
Behind Closed Doors
Breathe Deep
D-Fault
Elsewhere
Epic Fail
Ice Cold Jalapenos
Korrozion
Mantis
Mayhem
Not Quite Human
Prestige
RED
Short Notice
Six Minute Gig
Soundwave
State The Obvious
Static
The Uproar
Bands playing on Saturday 2 April are:
Acropolis
Amped Out
Anonymos
Behind Closed Doors
BHG
Buried In A Bass Drum
Checkmate
D-Fault
Don’t Forget Your Earplugs
Epic Fail
Ignite
Prestige
Pulse
Quantity
Raw Attitude
Red Dragons
Shellshock
Some Ransom Kids
Sophie & Jo
Static
The Bandits
The Performers
The Uproar

Please note this is in alphabetical order and the running orders will be available in the programmes.

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.

Fundraising is continuing for Meningitis UK in memory of Mark Tanton with a gig at Campion School, Bugbrooke on Wednesday 23 March where several Rockschools bands will be playing. For tickets please see Ollie McGurk at Rockschool on Saturdays or contact Ros on 07738 974220.

The date of our Summer Concert is now confirmed as Saturday 16 July at The Stables, Milton Keynes. We would like all band members to be available to play on that date. Towcester Rockschool will be in the morning from 9.30 on that day.

Meanwhile we look forward to seeing you all at our Rockschools Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School.

Tags: bands, concerts, dates, easter, fundraising, nicholas hawksmoor
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February Newsletter

Saturday, February 12th, 2011

We have made a fantastic start to our first term of 2011 with all bands working well and we have also been pleased to welcome several new students to our bands or for individual tuition. Thank you to all who have paid for this term and could those whose fees are still outstanding please see Ros on Saturday. We are already approaching the half-term break of this Spring Term and there will be no Rockschool on Saturdays 19 and 26 February or on Tuesday 22 and Wednesday 23 February.

We are now busy planning our Easter Concerts at Nicholas Hawksmoor School, Towcester.

Bands playing on Saturday 26 March are:

Bad Influence
Behind Closed Doors
Breathe Deep
D_Fault
Elsewhere
Epic Fail
Ice Cold Jalapenos
Korrozion
Mantis
Mayhem
Not Quite Human
Prestige
RED
Short Notice
Six Minute Gig
Sophie & Jo
Soundwave
State The Obvious
Static
The Uproar

Bands playing on Saturday 2 April are:

Acropolis
Amped Out
Anonymos
Behind Closed Doors
BHG
Buried In A Bass Drum
Checkmate
Don’t Forget Your Earplugs
Epic Fail
Ignite
Pulse
Quantity
Raw Attitude
Red Dragons
Shellshock
Some Ransom Kids
Static
The Bandits
The Performers
The Uproar

Please note this is in alphabetical order and not running order. Further details will be available after half-term or from Ros on 07738 974220 or at rosmiles@rockschools.co.uk.

We have entered several bands for this year’s Music for Youth National Festival and will be videoing them on Saturday 5 March so that their recorded entries can be submitted. It is therefore important that bands which have been recorded are available for filming that day.

The date of our Summer Concert has again had to be changed due to the Grand Prix at Silverstone on Sunday 10 July and we now plan to hold it on Saturday 17 July at The Stables, Milton Keynes. We would like all band members to be available to play on that date.

Meanwhile we look forward to completing another successful term of Rockschools.

David Taylor
Director
Rockschools

Tags: bands, concerts, dates, fundraising, national music for youth, nicholas hawksmoor, summer concert, the stables, towcester
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May Newsletter

Friday, May 21st, 2010

We are already coming to the end of a very busy first half of our Summer Term at Rockschools and we have many events planned for after half-term too. There is no Rockschool on Saturday 29 May and Saturday 5 June at Towcester, or at Brackley and Towcester on 25 and 26 May.

During the last few weeks Rockschools bands have played at the Towcester MayDay Fayre on 3 May and at The Bell Plantation in Towcester in aid of Cancer Research. All bands were well received by a wide audience so many thanks to the various bands which took part and to parents for their support of these events. Thank you too to Ian Blunsdon and to Tom Mitson for providing such excellent sounds at these outdoor venues.

After half-term we will be supporting the Towcester Midsummer Music weekend on 18 and 19 June. On Friday 18 June Rockschool bands will be playing in Towcester Town Hall from 7.30 – 11.00pm and all are welcome to come and listen. Tickets will be available on the door at £3.00 for those who do not have programmes for all events on Saturday 19 June.

Also on Saturday 19 June the Rockhopper Recording Studio will be in Towcester in the car park of The Saracens Head as part of their Talent Tour. This is a competition open to anyone of any age, solo singer or bands and details can be found at www.thetalenttour.co.uk. Rockschools is supporting the Towcester leg of the Talent Tour and our Parents and Friends Assn. is offering to donate a prize of an entry into the Talent Tour for any Rockschools band in a free raffle. Ask at the Tuckshop on Saturday, where posters and flyers are available, of details of how to win a free recording session for your band!

One of our Rockschool bands, Krieg, have won through to the finals of Music for Youth Festival at the O2 Arena in Birmingham on Wednesday 7 July so many congratulations to them for having done so well. We also hope to take part in the National Rock and Pop Festival again this year on Monday 19 July. More details on both these events will be available after half-term.

Finally, we have another reminder for you, of our end of year concert at The Stables on Saturday 17 July at 6.00pm. We would like all Rockschool bands to take part and tickets will be on sale after half-term.

Meanwhile we hope you all enjoy your half-term holiday and look forward to seeing you in June.

David Taylor

Director

Rockschools

Tags: concerts, dates, fundraising, may, May Day Fayre, music for youth national festival, national music for youth, summer concert, the stables
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