EchoPlant Rock School — equipping young musicians with all the skills, knowledge and experience they need to become successful gigging rock musicians in a safe and fun environment. __________________________________________

EchoPlant Rock School was created to give young musicians a taste of what it?s like to be part of a real rock band. Participants will learn skills and techniques they can use to create their own successful bands. Another highlight, and benefit of practicing in a real professional recording studio as opposed to another rock school (like Long and McQuade), is making a real recording with an experienced producer/audio engineer. Not only is recording an exciting experience, but it leaves all participants with a record of their accomplishment. Topics covered in Rock School Sessions include: Song form and arranging Recording - Live and Multi-tracked Rehearsal techniques How to do a Soundcheck Band dynamics ? secrets to keeping it together Performance considerations Marketing your band EchoPlant Rock School meets at EchoPlant Sound Recording Studio in south Coquitlam every other week for 2 hours. The cost is $30 per session and there is a minimum commitment of 4 sessions at a time ($120). All sessions are led and conducted by multi-instrumentalist, audio engineer, and music producer Ryan Worsley who has been playing in metal, rock, and pop bands for the last 20 years. We are looking for singers, drummers, bass, guitar, and keyboardists aged 12-17. Participants should have a minimum of one year experience playing their instruments. Keyboardists and guitarists must have a basic understanding of chords and scales. For those interested in joining the Rock School, who are early in their musical training should enquire about private lessons. Why Lessons here? __________________________________________ Versatility When I was growing up taking guitar lessons, some of my teachers were nearly old enough to be my grandpa. There were great teachers, but in a lot of cases they were rigid in their ways and very narrow-minded. They were only open to teaching the music they liked. I believe that every student has a right to learn the kind of music they want to listen to. I listen to all different styles of music and I am willing to teach you exactly what you want to learn. Some students want to learn classical guitar and study theory and technique and that’s great, I love to teach that. Others may just want to learn a to strum 3 chords around a campfire, and that’s fine too. For those unsure of what it is they want to focus on, I will be happy to guide and direct your studies, remaining flexible in the format. __________________________________________ Efficiency Most of the music studios that I have been in are tiny stuffy rooms with two chairs and a music stand. I have a large teaching studio equipped with a computer, internet, printer guitars amps effect pedals; pretty much any thing you’d ever need to become a great guitar player. When a student wants to learn a song, I simply download the song, find the music and we’re ready to go. I also have a recording studio in the room as well which I use to record student’s progress, let students play to drums to work on rhythm or show them how recording music works. I have also recorded demo music for student’s bands. So if you're looking for the best possible value for your music education, give me a try, you won’t be disappointed.