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15 · OAKVILLE BEAVER Wednesday, August 19, 2009 Rocksessions gives kids a chance at real thing Do your kids need to have latest `Rockband' or `Guitar Hero' video game? If so, why not let them try the real thing. For the past four years, professional musician and bandleader Phil Kane has been running `Rocksessions,' where kids come together to play in their own rock band. In Rocksessions, kids are put into level specific bands, each playing their own role ­ guitar, bass, drums, keyboard and vocals. Kids will not be expected to learn famous songs from past generations; instead they will be writing and recording their own songs. "If you make your own songs you can really rock them," Phil says. "You have a certain ownership over them that you don't have with prerecorded music." The new fall session will run throughout the school year, with appropriately timed performances in December and June where family and friends can experience their music at Oakville's Moonshine Café. During the summer months, Phil teaches interested students about the technical aspects of digital recording. After each year, each band's original music is recorded and put onto iTunes. "Once they hear recordings of their own ideas, their enthusiasm goes way up," he says of the experience of hearing their own music. "The students really start to blossom after having one or two songs under their belt." In addition to the rock band classes, Rocksessions also offers guitar lessons for all styles and levels. Lessons are tailored to the learning style and goals of the individual student, with an emphasis on fun and fundamentals. Phil is extremely passionate about music and it shows through his very active personal music career, which he has been doing since 1974. During his years as a professional musician, Phil has had the opportunity to play along side the likes of Jackie Washington, Jeff Healey and Michael Buble. His experience working with different musicians has also helped him with running Rocksessions. "It's important to pass on what you know to others in person, and for me it is by playing music together." For more information on Rocksessions and the upcoming session contact Phil Kane via email at rocksessions@cogeco.ca, phone 905-484-7331 or visit www.rocksessions.ca. DANCEWEAR INSTEP MILTON Visit Your Local Authorized Dance Retailer For The Ultimate In Selection And Service Of ~Where Dreams Come True ~ All classes taught by professionally certified teachers INSTEP OAKVILLE 885 Main St. E., Milton 905-876-0320 www.instepactivewear.com Hours: Mon: 10-7, Tues-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 10-4, Sun: Closed. Extended hours available in September. Call For Details. 635 Fourth Line, Unit #12 & 13, Oakville 905-844-4415 www.instepactivewear.com Hours: Mon: 10-7, Tues-Fri: 10-6 Sat: 10-4, Sun: Closed. Extended hours available in September. Call For Details. Classical Ballet PreschoolCurriculum to Professional Levels Pointe Pas de Deux Modern/Jazz Adult Classes: Students perform with the Oakville Ballet Company in Oakville's own "The Nutcracker" Consistently voted Oakville's top dance school. Founder & Artistic Advisor: Elizabeth Paterson Former Major and Children's examiner for the Royal Academy of Dance (30 yrs.) Ballet · Jazz · Tap · Hip Hop · Acro · Musical Theatre Director ­ Laura Dacyshyn, actra,equity,c.d.t.a. Former dancer with The National Ballet of Canada Offering classes at our Downtown Oakville location & Glen Abbey Rec Centre · · · · · · New 5000 sq.ft. facility with 3 oversized studios Wall to wall mirrors & sprung Harlequin floors Large change room & waiting area with viewing windows to all studios Highly qualified teachers Limited class sizes Competitive & recreational dance REGISTRATION Aug. 29 & Sept. 5 (10am -2pm) Aug.31, Sept. 1, 2, 3, 8, 9,10 (2pm - 8 An Oakville institution providing excellence in ballet training for over 45 years. Call now to register for Fall Classes Please call for more information or to register Allegro School of Dance 2210 Speers Road, Oakville Offering the best in Ballet training since 1960. Amanda Anderson, Artistic Director 260 Robinson St., Oakville ON L6J 1G6 905-844-7035 Oakville School of Dance 905-815-9239 · www.allegrodance.ca (also located in Glen Abbey) www.oakvilleballet.com / email: oakvilleballetinfo@cogeco.ca