Rock School

FREE ROCK ACADEMY AT MERTHYR COLLEGE ON MONDAY EVENINGS BETWEEN 4 – 7pm


As part of the First Campus initiative at the University of Glamorgan, we are very pleased to introduce MERTHYR ROCKS, a free Rock Music Programme running at Merthyr Tydfil College on Monday evenings between 4 and 7pm on the following dates:

January 9th, 16th, 23rd and 30th
February 6th, 20th, 27th
March 5th, 12th, 19th and 26th

We plan to work with up to 24 young people between the ages of 10 and 18 years in four groups. Each group will ideally be made up of maximum of: one drummer, one bassist, one or two guitarists, one keyboard player and a vocalist. Participants need to have a minimum of grade 3 or equivalent on their instrument, they do not need to be able to read music.

Each band will work to produce between two and four songs to perform at a live gig on Sunday the 1st April 2012 (venue to be confirmed). Bands from MERHTYR ROCKS will perform alongside bands from the JUNIOR ROCK MUSIC ACADEMY in ATRiuM.

There is NO CHARGE to participate in MERTHYR ROCKS.

There are twenty four spaces – eight guitar spaces and 4 each on drums, vocals, bass and keyboards. Spaces are strictly on a first come first served basis. To book a place please contact Jane Ellis by email at jellis@glam.ac.uk or on 01443 482912.

I hope you will agree that these workshops offer an outstanding opportunity for participants to engage in a fun, stimulating and educational event.

I look forward to hearing from you

Yours sincerely
Jane Ellis
First Campus Co-ordinator
University of Glamorgan