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The Rock Project coming soon to Ickenham

The Rock Project is the School of Rock and Pop for 7-18 years and was founded by Stuart Wynne and his wife Lowri. It was established in Denbigh a small town in the heart of North Wales in 2005. Today there are currently over 30 Rock Project Schools of Rock and Pop throughout the UK and they are currently in the process of setting up new Franchise’s in Ireland.

Pritpal Chitroda is soon to be setting up her up her own Rock Project in Ickenham at Vyners School Academy Trust, Warren Road, Ickenham,Middlesex,UB10 8AB. The Rock Project will run every Thursday. There are 2 classes Juniors 4.15pm - 6.15pm and the Seniors, 6.30pm - 8.30pm The students are aged between 7 – 18 years are taught to play various musical instruments ranging from electric guitars to bass guitars and drums. All the instruments are supplied and are the catalyst to the contemporary music classes. Vocal training in the Rock Project repertoire will also be included in the weekly sessions.

Pritpal who is married with a young daughter gave up a successful career as a Chartered Accountant to find a new challenge that would enable her spend more time with her family. She embarked on looking for something that would be adequately challenging while also giving her the freedom to operate her own business based in her own community. Pritpal had previously worked in large multinational organisations including Warner Brothers, Virgin Hotels and Staples and she had really enjoyed the challenges of being an Accountant but in January she I decided she no longer wanted to pursue this career path and started looking for a new business venture.

After months of researching the Franchise market she came across The Rock Project. The concept was exciting and she knew instantly that she wanted to be a part of it. Pritpal goes onto say “My first Rock Project school will be opening in June in my local area of Ickenham” “My ambition and overall aim is to open schools in other areas of Greater London in the next few months. The schools are a great way of bringing young people who enjoy music together within the community.” This year The Rock Project will be celebrating their 10th Anniversary in October and Pritpal will be joining in the celebratons by organising events and activities that will be taking place in the upcoming months.

If you would like to know more about The Rock Project email uxbridge@gtherockproject or contact Pritpal on 0800 04 07 390

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Val Dickinson .