What
does Get Rocking involve?
How much does it cost?
Who are the tutors?
Am I good enough to join?
What happens at the gig?
What does Get
Rocking involve?
Once we have received your application form
and cheque (payable to Get Rocking) you will
be invited to an open evening at Andertons
in Guildford where you will join the other
applicants and form your new band. You will
then have 4 rehearsals at Silent Hill Studios
(these will be on Sundays) where you will
practice your chosen songs, and a final gig
for family and friends at a venue in Guildford.
During your rehearsal sessions you will be
supported by experienced mentors who will
offer practical advice and ensure that everything
runs smoothly. They will help you prepare
for the final gig.
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What does it
cost?
Get Rocking costs £199 per person. This
includes enrolment at Andertons Music and
a discount card to use in the store throughout
your involvement, 4 rehearsal sessions at
a local rehearsal studio and a gig played
to family and friends at a venue in Guildford.
All musical equipment will be supplied by
Andertons Music. Your band can then join our
gig circuit where you will have the opportunity
to play in pubs and clubs and at festivals.
Get Rocking programmes start every 2 months
in Guildford.
We will be able to incorporate online payments
into our website very soon, in the meantime
we accept payment by cheque or bank transfer.
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Who are the
mentors?
Our professional mentors include: Howard
Johnstone (Guitar/Bass/Technical) who has
over 20 years teaching experience and is the
author of the "Ultimate Guitar"
series. He has performed with John Entwhistle
and Shalamar and headlined the Camel Rock
Festival. As well as playing with top function
band MIB, he has composed and performed music
for the latest Levi's jeans advertising campaign.
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Am I good enough?
Please be reassured that almost everyone who
contacts us asks this question - in 3 years
of running the courses we have had no-one
who has felt unable to complete the course
and play the Boileroom gig! Guitarists
If you know your 1st position chords plus
some bar chords and feel you can hold together
a basic rhythm part then you will be fine.
For those of you who spend 99% of the time
improvising or copying solos it would be a
good idea to brush up on your basic rhythm
skills as your fellow band members will really
appreciate this.
Drummers should be able to
play a simple rock rhythm Singers
All are welcome here, standards vary and you
can be supported in rehearsals and on stage
by our 2 professional singers.
Bassists As long as you are
breathing you will be fine! Guitarists can
be given a few conversion lessons if necessary
- some people who joined GR as guitarists
are now very much in demand as bassists.
We
also welcome Keyboard players and other instruments.
To
download your application form click here.
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Your
gig will be at the Boileroom in Guildford
- a great venue with a Noodle Bar and garden.
Each band will play their songs to a very
friendly audience of family and friends -
all ages are welcome but please bear in mind
that younger children should wear ear plugs
if possible.
Tickets go on sale online a couple of weeks
in advance and can also be bought at
your rehearsals priced at £6 each. We
allow for a 10 minute changeover time between
bands - the first band goes on at 8pm and
the last finishes around 10.30pm. Band order
is not usually decided until the night as
we prefer our audience to stay and watch the
whole set. Have a look at our YouTube Channel
to see videos of past performances!
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