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Holiday Programme Pupils Create Artistic Gift
Annie, Evie, Carter and Geoff were absolutely stoked to have Anika, Zara and Courtney make this amazing post for us. There is nothing...
Geoff Day
Jul 28, 20221 min read
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Band school ready for more pupils!
We are looking for pupils between the ages of 9 to 14 who might want to join a rock band. Our band room is located in Cuba Mall and runs...
Geoff Day
Jul 21, 20221 min read
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School Holiday Programme Photos - Wellington
Our holiday programme must be good because the kids take forever to leave at the end of the day! We had lots of happy parents telling us...
Geoff Day
Jul 20, 20222 min read
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New piano teacher starts with The Rock Academy
We are really stoked to be adding Max to our already stellar group of music teachers. As you can see in this video Max is an amazing...
Geoff Day
Jul 15, 20221 min read
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Ukulele girls add art their music book
I was so stoked to see that Cleo had made a special cover art for her muysic folder! Cleo and Eda start a month ago and are doing really...
Geoff Day
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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Holiday programme adds band school element
From the October school holidays, The Rock Academy will be adding a band room to their holiday programme. For the first 2 days of the...
Geoff Day
Jul 14, 20221 min read
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School Holiday Programme Dates for Wellington
Great news everyone, we have released our dates for the coming school holiday programme in July. Wellington is lucky to have such a...
Geoff Day
Jun 10, 20221 min read
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Starting guitar lessons on a 3/4 size guitar
The availability of 3/4 size guitars over the last 20 has helped to lower the age of people learning the guitar substantially. I remember...
Geoff Day
Jun 8, 20221 min read
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Teenage Prodigies Rock Newtown, Wellington
Loose Heads have been with The Rock Academy band school programme for 5 years now and they are impressing everywhere they play. Currently...
Geoff Day
May 28, 20221 min read
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The perfect age to start guitar lessons
In our experience here at The Rock Academy we feel that the best age to start guitar is around 9 years old. Finger strength plays a big...
Geoff Day
May 27, 20221 min read
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Holiday programme dates announced
Hello, everyone, we have just announced the dates for our next holiday programme in July. Activities: As per usual we will have all the...
Geoff Day
May 12, 20221 min read
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Table tennis adds new excitement to school holiday programme
Having a table tennis table at our holiday programme has been a big hit (no pun intended). There were tournaments throughout the week...
Geoff Day
May 3, 20221 min read
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Busking fame and fortune awaits school holiday programme youngsters.
The Rock Academy school holiday programme takes young musicians busking every day during their four-day programme. They are met with...
Geoff Day
Apr 7, 20222 min read
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What age should you start learning the guitar?
Many people ask at what age should you start learning the guitar. It's a great question as young children are easily influenced when they...
Geoff Day
Apr 6, 20221 min read
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Guitar lessons are starting at an earlier age
Over the years it has been amazing to see young pupils start guitar lessons. When I started teaching guitar full time 23 years ago the...
Geoff Day
Apr 5, 20221 min read
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New guitar tutor Byron W joins The Rock Academy
Byron - Guitar Tutor, Taonga Pūoro Practitioner and Music Producer Enjoy your guitar learning experience with a friendly, professional...
Geoff Day
Mar 25, 20221 min read
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Talented singing and piano teacher starts with The Rock Academy, Wellington.
Hey there, I’m Nadège (Nadi) new singing and piano teacher at The Rock Academy. I’m a singer-songwriter and pianist. I began piano...
Geoff Day
Mar 22, 20221 min read
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Music lessons are great for concentration
Practising the guitar, piano, vocal or even drums can be great for improving concentration. Of course, if you can't play then music...
Geoff Day
Mar 12, 20221 min read
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Playing guitar is great for improving your memory
Many studies have shown that playing the guitar greatly improves the production of brain cells and improves your memory. The memorizing...
Geoff Day
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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Singing helps improve speech impediments
Singing helps people with a range of difficulties including Parkinson's disease, aphasia post-stroke, stuttering and autism. Many studies...
Geoff Day
Mar 11, 20221 min read
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