Term 4 2024 News

Hello everyone,

We’re thrilled to share some recent highlights and achievements from our talented students and community. Here’s what’s been happening:

🎤 Term 3 Concert – A Rockin’ Success!

A huge congratulations to the 26 students who performed at our Term 3 Concert on 15 September! The event was an incredible celebration of music and talent, with students and families coming together for an unforgettable experience. We can’t wait to see how everyone grows in the coming year!
 

🏆 Victorian State Instrumental Championships Finalists

A round of applause for Winston Tan, Jacob Lee, and Enzo Xie, who represented us brilliantly at the Victorian State Instrumental Championships on 13 October!

• These incredible students made it into the top 20 of their age categories in Victoria—a huge accomplishment!

• Special shoutout to Jacob Lee for placing 2nd in Victoria in the Year 7-9 category. 🎉

You make us so proud! Check out their happy smiles!
 

🎓 Rockschool Exam Success

Well done to all the students who took part in this year’s Rockschool exams! Preparing for video exams requires dedication and focus, and we’re so proud of your hard work. Keep rocking!
 

🎹 Beginner Piano Milestones

A big round of applause for our beginner piano students who completed their Primer A piano books: Bao Hoang, Charlotte So, Chloe Phuah, and Aiden Xia!

It’s amazing to see students practicing consistently, developing sight-reading skills, and playing fluently. Bravo, Bao, Charlotte, Chloe, and Aiden!
 

🌟 Special Achievements

Here are some standout accomplishments from our students:

• Hans Pan – Achieved Distinction in ANZCA Grade 3 Guitar.

• Dylan Lennox – Scored 75 in his VCE Unit 2 Music Performance Exam for Guitar.

• Kyle Su – Took his talent to the streets, busking at Macedon Square with friends.

Amazing work, Hans, Dylan, and Kyle! Keep shining!
 

🎹 Welcome, Felix!

We’re delighted to introduce Felix, who will be joining us as a piano teacher on Saturday mornings starting in 2025. Felix is not only Justin’s father but also his former piano teacher, and he has kindly stepped in to help during our busy times.

Please join us in giving Felix a warm welcome to the community!
 

As we wrap up the year, we’d like to wish everyone a wonderful Christmas and a relaxing summer break. Thank you for being part of our vibrant and supportive music community—we look forward to seeing you again in 2025 for more music, learning, and fun! 🎄☀️

Stay safe, enjoy the holidays, and happy practicing! 🎵✨

Team Rock
Felix, Justin, Liam, Mari, Ned, Ollie, Stella

🌟 ROCKSCHOOL ROCKSTARS 2024 🌟

Congratulations to all our amazing rockstars who submitted their videos for the Rockschool exams this year! Your dedication and hard work have been truly inspiring.

And for those still preparing—keep practicing over the summer! You’re on the path to success, and we can’t wait to see your progress. 

🎉 Our 2024 Rockschool Stars:

Aarav Singh – Grade 3
Angela Lazarou – Acoustic Grade 2
Aquila Jarski – Grade 3
Ekansh Goel – Grade 4
Enzo Xie – Grade 4
Josh Tan – Grade 3
Leo Zhu – Acoustic Grade 1
Raphael Zhou – Grade 3
Zara Sathananthan – Acoustic Grade 2

Well done, everyone! Keep rocking! 🤘

🎁 HOLIDAY SPECIAL: GUITAR CLEANING & RESTRINGING

Give your guitar some love this holiday season! 🌟

We’re offering a special rate of $60 (normally $75) for a professional guitar cleaning and restringing service. It’s the perfect way to keep your instrument in top shape for the new year!

📞 Contact Justin at support@leadersofrock.com to book your spot!

📅 IMPORTANT DATES

🎄 TERM 4, 2024

• Ends: Saturday, 21 December 2024

🎸 SCHOOL HOLIDAY BAND PROGRAM

• Date:  Wednesday,15 January 2025

• Interested? Register here for more information: Sign Up Here

📆 TERM 1, 2025

• Starts: Tuesday, 28 January 2025

• Ends: Saturday, 5 April 2025

End of 2020 Newsletter

To all our families and students at Leaders of Rock

We made it!

Thank you so much for all of your support this year.  

We’ve surpassed many challenges together, from online learning to returning face-to-face.

We will look back on 2020 as a year where we grow stronger together in our passion for music, and all the memories and lessons we learned during an unexpected year.

I personally want to thank each and every one of you for believing in our music lessons and our music teachers at Leaders of Rock. Also, to all those who have worked with us as teachers, Fabio, Noah and Evelyn, you have my utmost respect and trust, and I can’t thank you enough for all you’ve done for this learning community.

Together, we’ve kept the flame of music alive, whether it’s attending a guitar lesson, performing keyboard at an online concert or preparing to sing in front of others.

Well done!

We all deserve a well-earned rest and recovery during this Christmas break.

Updates:

• Term 1 dates starts from Monday 25 January 2021 to Saturday 3 April 2021

• Reports and videos of the November online concert will be posted shortly via email.

• We are open for holiday lessons – Monday 11 January 2021 – a great way to get back into learning music before the term starts. Some students will also be contacted to have their make-up lessons before Term 1 2020. Please reply back to this email if you too would like to start earlier 

• Expressions of interest are open for a Holiday Band Program – Saturday 16 January 2021 and Songwriting Program – Saturday 23 January 2021. These are just one-day programs where you work with our teachers on rehearsing 2-3 songs with other like minded musicians (Band) and learn some technology and tools to write 1 song (Songwriting). Please reply back to this email if you’d like to know more about this    

• Online and face to face lessons are both available in 2021 and beyond. I’ll assume everyone is going face to face in the studio, but please let me know if you prefer the online format for Term 1 2020 and beyond.

We wish you all a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!  

Let’s Rock 2021!

Team Rock

Justin, Fabio, Noah