For the documentary about an actual school of rock music, see Rock School (film). For the British reality TV series starring Gene Simmons, see Rock School.
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British TV series or programme
Rockschool
Created by
Educational Broadcasting Corporation
Starring
Herbie Hancock
Country of origin
United Kingdom
Original language
English
No. of episodes
8 (Series 1) 8 (Series 2)
Production
Running time
25 minutes
Original release
Network
BBC Two
Release
1 November 1983 (1983-11-01) – 8 December 1987 (1987-12-08)
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Rockschool is a television series aired by the BBC and PBS on 1 November 1983. The series explored the history of rock music and gave instruction in popular performance techniques.
Aired in the United States by public television station WNET, Herbie Hancock was brought in to host the series for the American market. Hancock presented various topics in a studio classroom setting, interspersed with short lessons from the "Rockschool Band" composed of Deirdre Cartwright on electric guitar, Geoff Nicholls on drums, and Henry Thomas on bass, and interview segments with well-known musicians.
The series was produced by the Educational Broadcasting Corporation and distributed in the U.S. by Lorimar Productions in 1987, as six volumes on VHS tape.
Rockschool is a television series aired by the BBC and PBS on 1 November 1983. The series explored the history of rock music and gave instruction in popular...
Teachers' Association of California New Zealand Music Examinations Board Rockschool Awards The Royal Conservatory of Music Royal Irish Academy of Music Royal...
Qualifications Framework (along with the London College of Music, RSL Awards (Rockschool Ltd), Trinity College London, and the Music Teachers' Board). 'The Associated...
Cartwright provided the guitar tuition element of the BBC/PBS series Rockschool alongside bass guitarist Henry Thomas and drummer Geoff Nicholls. In 1989...
in the United States of the BBC educational series from the mid-1980s, Rockschool (not to be confused with the most recent Gene Simmons' Rock School series)...
As of 2006, Eddie Garrity was fronting a 70s glam band called Edwina's Rockschool. In 2008, under the name Edwina's Party, two albums were released, Transistor...
friend, Ralph Denyer, which became the foundation for the BBC series Rockschool.[citation needed] In his later years, he performed on the folk club circuit...
taught British television viewers vocal performance basics on the UK's Rockschool TV series. In addition to her solo and musical ensemble projects, she...
March 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2013. Iommi 2012, pp. 98–99. "Iommi on Rockschool". YouTube. Archived from the original on 5 February 2009. Retrieved 5...
Copland, Jeff Hirshfield, Wolfgang Muthspiel and others. He has taught at Rockschool Freiburg and the Freiburg Conservatory. Ilg/Schroder/Haffner (Mood, 1989)...
the Real World" (Stevie Jackson on lead vocals) 3:09 8. "The Ghost of Rockschool" 4:34 9. "Read the Blessed Pages" 2:43 10. "I Can See Your Future" (Sarah...
including; ABRSM, London College of Music, Trinity College of Music, Rockschool, Victoria College of Music. Pupils can take these qualifications on to...
international Trinity College London music exams on traditional instruments, and Rockschool International exams on contemporary Rock and Pop instruments including...
Publications) Keyfax Omnibus Edition (Mix Books) How To Make A Hit Record (Anaya) RockSchool 2 (BBC Publications) Rock Talk (WH Allen) Zappa – A Biography (WH Allen)...
sixth form to study music at Kidderminster College. Sunjay passed the Rockschool RSL Level 4 Music Diploma with Distinction, receiving 100%, aged 18. A...
presented the BBC's coverage of Tennents ViTal in 2006 and 2007, 'ATL Rockschool' in 2006, 2007 and 2008, 'ATL At the Festivals' in 2008, 'Do You Remember...
The college designed its own FE music curriculum in partnership with Rockschool, the UK's only rock and pop accrediting body and Edexcel. The HE curriculum...
Columbia Records. James Ellett from Modest Management. Head examiner at RockSchool (RSL) Stuart Slater and Head of Future Music and responsible for discovering...
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