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Back in 1990, Norton York - one of the founders of Rockschool - was running a university course in modern and popular music. Many of his students however were unable to get grants or funding to attend his course due to the...

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Why Study Music?

Every so often we get an email or telephone call from a parent who says their child has to give up their music lessons to "focus on their academics". We never attempt to persuade them to reconsider. Nevertheless, we do know...

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Suggested Reading:
Singing for Wellness

There have been numerous studies undertaken and articles written on the subject of Singing for Wellness. Here are just a few of them. We hope you find them useful and informative. Parkinson's...

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Suggested Reading:
Contemporary Vocals

For those wishing to learn more about Contemporary Vocal Techniques, we recommend the following books. They are all available from Amazon and many can be downloaded as Kindle e-books. ...

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Contemporary or Classical Vocals?

Contemporary Vocals is about singing the modern and popular styles of music you enjoy. It covers a wide range of genres: pop, indie, rock, soul and R&B, country, jazz and musical theatre. If you are looking to develop your...

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