Rock School

555 Music Co. Presents

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High Voltage Rock School is looking for individual musicians and already formed bands aged between 7 years & 18 years to take part in their holiday program.

- Band mentoring from one of Melbourne’s most experienced junior band mentors, Danniel Smith.
- Specialised one-on-one tuition with some of Melbourne’s best rock musicians
- A recording session in the studio and a copy of your CD
- A chance to play the songs you have learnt at your very own gig in front of family and friends
- The chance to use high quality professional instruments and recording equipment

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The program runs for three consequetive days from 9:30 am - 3:30pm and focuses on the skills required to be in a band. The program is perfect for both young players wanting to fast track their musical evolution and for parents hoping to foster a fruitful and creative environment for their kids while they take a break from school. For more information email Danniel Smith at dann@highvoltagerockschool.com.au or  visit http://www.highvoltagerockschool.com.au

High Voltage Rock School provides a flexible program that is offered both during the school term and during the holidays. The actual program will vary depending on the experience of each musician and can be tailored to best support the participants needs.

Cost is $350 per student

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HOLIDAY PROGRAM

3 X 7 hour sessions (9:30am – 4: 30pm)

Available across Monday to Saturday, during all school holidays (see Schedule for 2011 dates)

Click here to download the application form

SCHOOL TERM PROGRAM

Weekly 1.25 hour sessions over the school term and 5 hours studio time (over 1 day). The number of sessions will depend on the number of weeks in the term.

 4:30pm to 7:00pm (weeknights), 10:00am – 5:00pm (Saturdays).

Both programs are flexible and can be altered to suit your needs. Fees must be paid prior to commencement of the program. A minimum of 3 band members are required to participate in the program.

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Overview

At the beginning of the program, the band will select some songs to learn from a database. During the initial learning and rehearsal stage, each participant will receive individual advice and feedback on their parts, and how they can improve. The band mentor will then provide advice to the group on how to play together as a band, and encourage the band to make suggestions on possible improvements and to try out new ideas.

The participants will also have the option of developing their own original songs. This could involve working from scratch or developing existing ideas. The band mentor will facilitate the development of the song structure in terms of length and order of the following: introduction, verse, bridge, chorus, solo and outro.

After spending some time workshopping, composing and rehearsing as a group, specialist instrumental teachers will begin working one-on-one with each band member to further develop each component of the song. The band will then come together having the opportunity to apply the new skills learnt from their one-on-one tuition.

The band will then have the opportunity to practice for their recording session under studio-like conditions – e.g. playing along with a click track to keep the songs at a constant tempo.

The final stage of the program is for the band to record the songs that they have rehearsed in the studio. Following the recording session, the band will then come in and discuss any changes that need to be made to the CD in terms of instruments that may need to be turned up or down etc.