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Rockschool: Live from Abbey Road – Sneak Preview of the new GBD 2024!
Understanding the World of UCAS Points and Graded Exams
Coming Soon: the 2024 Rockschool Guitar, Bass, and Drums Syllabus!
Building Foundations in Music: The Essential Role of Theory and RSL’s New Classical Music Theory Syllabus
Embracing the Journey: The Benefits and Challenges of Music Competitions
Is Singing Necessary for Testing Aural Skills?
From the Streets to the World: Exploring the Global History of Street Dance
Unveiling the Rhythm: A Drummer’s Odyssey at “Beat the Score” Workshop
Why Take a PAA Musical Theatre Exam?
The Evolving Tapestry of Musical Theatre in our Culture and Education
Soundscapes of 2024: Unveiling Singapore’s Unmissable Live Gigs Extravaganza!
Musical Games for the Whole Family
Concert Etiquette for Contemporary Music Fans – Concert-goer’s Dos and Don’ts
Rockschool – A Complete Beginner’s Guide by CEO, Tim Bennett-Hart
Denis Matsuev Dazzles at the Capitol Theatre
Am I Too Old to Learn Music?
Spreading “Love & Hope” to Future Musicians – Japan’s Piano Duo DUOR
Love & Hope – A Concert of Classical Music for Piano Students by Pianoduo DUOR
William Youn’s Echoes of Silence – Finding Tranquility in the Busy City
Mikkel Myer Lee Makes History at “Mikkel Stars Chopin”
Mikkel Myer Lee – Singapore’s Rising Piano Star
Where Would Pop Music Be without Franz Schubert?
Echoes of Silence – A Piano Recital by William Youn
How to Get Guitar Picks Out of Your Acoustic Guitar
Introducing the Voice of the Rockschool Syllabus – Martin Hibbert
Do you know that voice you hear doing the count-in at the beginning of almost every song in the Rockschool syllabuses? Well, we’re about to introduce you to the man behind that iconic voice…
RSL’s CEO Tim Bennet-Hart Pays a Visit to Rockschool Singapore
Kotaro Fukuma to Debuts in Singapore’s Victoria Concert Hall to Sold out Crowd
Introducing RSL’s New Chief Examiner – Stuart Slater
RSL FOUNDER, RECOGNISED BY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD, RELEASES MUSIC EDUCATION REPORT
Tuning a Snare Drum for Beginners
Artist in Focus – Red Hot Chili Peppers (Playing in Singapore in February!)
We Can’t Stop and won’t stop getting excited about our favourite artists here at Rockschool Singapore. We don’t want to Give It Away, but this band has been popular all Around the World since 1983 and, By The Way, were almost named the “Miraculously Majestic Masters of Mayhem” (yikes, what a mouthful!).
The Rockschool Concert is BACK in 2023
After a long hiatus, the Rockschool Concert is coming BACK in 2023!
The event aims to feature Singapore’s Top scoring candidates for Graded Music and Performing Arts Exams from period D 2022 performing live on stage.
Things You Might Not Have Known about Yunchan Lim
Following Yunchan Lim’s recent performances in Singapore (we’re still amazed, by the way!), we went down the rabbit-hole and found a special interview with the youngest ever winner of the Van Cliburn International Competition by EPTA UK Trustee Yulia Chaplina (herself an accomplished pianist, having won 7 international piano competitions including the Gold Medal at […]
YouTube Superstar Visits RSL Singapore Office
YouTuber superstar and Casio Japan global ambassador Sumino Hayato, also known as Cateen, paid a visit to the new RSL Singapore Office at Funan Mall on the 15th of October 2022! Our office is privileged to be the first and only music store in Singapore to be selected to display the newly launched Casio […]
RS Event Center, Singapore Venue Feature – Festive Arts Theatre @ Our Tampines Hub
RS Event Center (RSEC), as we continue to aspire to be the leading music & arts-related events organiser in Singapore and Southeast Asia, are proud to feature venues for our future events! RSEC specialises in organising music exams, seminars, workshops, recitals, student showcases, competitions and concerts for the Singapore and overseas community
General Musicianship Questions – The How and Why
The General Musicianship Questions section of the exam gives each candidate the opportunity to dig deeper into aspects of music theory and appreciation, and then consider how to articulate the knowledge gained from each grade into coherent, aural statements. For some, this may seem a little daunting at first, but we promise that each candidate […]
Recovering from Mistakes in an Exam – Tips from the Rockschool Singapore Community
We’ve all been there, sitting in the room with the examiner, and for all the practice hours you’ve clocked, you’re sure to ace your performance, then your fears come true and you’ve made a mistake mid-performance! Truth be told, we all make mistakes, and making a little mistake here and there is nothing to […]
Making the Most of Your Online Music Lessons, Part 2 – Tips for Learners
Living with a global pandemic has plagued us and affected a lot of our activities over the past 2+ years. In this time, we have to accept that self-isolation procedures and other precautions will inevitably prevent students from being able to consistently follow through with weekly sessions (with a high possibility of having to miss
Making the Most of Your Online Music Lessons, Part 1 – Tips for Teachers
While we continue to live through and learn to live with COVID-19, which has plagued us and affected many businesses in the past 2+ years, it is inevitable that self-isolation procedures and other precautions will prevent students, or even teachers from being able to consistently follow through with weekly sessions (with a high possibility of
Best Tunes for the Festive Feels
Best Tunes for the Festive Feels – Staff Picks from the RSEC Team It’s that time of year again where Singapore is decked out in Lights and Holiday-Themed decorations, and a stroll down Orchard Road, or anywhere around town is sure to bring up more than one photo-op. The past year has definitely been a tough
10 Tips to Get Started Improvising on Your Instrument
We take a look at some approaches to Improvising for Beginners! The idea of improvisation can be daunting to beginning musicians, and even more intermediate learners. Many times we see our scores as a safety net and prefer to have everything written out on a page. Don’t get us wrong, that is a valid sentiment!
RSL Contemporary vs Classical Piano – How different are they?
A repeating theme we get from piano teachers whose students approach them asking to switch to a more contemporary syllabus is, “How can I teach pop piano syllabus when I am classically trained?” In this article, we will focus specifically on the Rockschool Piano, and the new RSL Classical Piano syllabuses. Technical Skills There