{"id":186,"date":"2025-10-27T11:29:57","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T11:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/?page_id=186"},"modified":"2026-08-24T14:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-24T13:09:18","slug":"rock-ensemble","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/ensembles\/rock-ensemble\/","title":{"rendered":"Rock Ensemble"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignfull size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1260\" height=\"538\" data-attachment-id=\"806\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/ensembles\/rock-ensemble\/cropped-collective-photo\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,538\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.5&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;george campbell&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon EOS 2000D&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1740087938&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;18&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;6400&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Cropped collective photo\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo-300x128.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo-1024x437.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-806\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo.jpg 1260w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo-300x128.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo-1024x437.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sl\/public\/southlanarkshireinstrumentalmusicservice\/uploads\/sites\/16877\/2026\/01\/20120358\/Cropped-collective-photo-768x328.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1260px) 100vw, 1260px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:42px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-016f496bd4928e6cb0c45588ab4c057b\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">The South Lanarkshire Council Rock Collective is a dynamic youth music initiative that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and performance across the region. Established to provide young musicians with meaningful opportunities to develop their skills, the Collective brings together instrumentalists, singers, and songwriters to explore rock and contemporary music in a supportive, structured environment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-c5577535cdfca0a423fe34411905c80f\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Through rehearsals, mentoring, and live showcases, the Rock Collective encourages participants to build confidence, learn the craft of ensemble playing, and experience the energy of live performance. The Rock collective perform throughout the year, culminating in the headline spot at the annual Battle of the Bands, held in the Hamilton Townhouse. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1172e7d283c0161105f5d2785e8ce90e\" style=\"font-size:clamp(1.25rem, 1.25rem + ((1vw - 0.2rem) * 1.176), 2rem);\">Rock Collective rehearse every Thursday in Calderside Academy  with the group made up of young musicians on the following instruments:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-18d5ae6821409530702e8f92830aeb04\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Vocals<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-228681881bc3dae49e9809b5168d1602\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Bass Guitar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-e966d7f5ba0643ccc9921784e931bdc9\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Electric\/Acoustic Guitar<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-2be0fc6da7c31848865f8683c939b857\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Drumkit<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-bbe2d86c7e4904f9c1e2365256e0f360\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Piano<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-rokkitt-font-family wp-elements-3eb47a09a27e3a9d2b9ee04308be923f\" style=\"font-size:clamp(19.481px, 1.218rem + ((1vw - 3.2px) * 1.129), 31px);\">Admission to the Rock Collective is by audition (Grade 4 standard advisable)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:45px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-base-color has-text-color has-link-color has-xx-large-font-size wp-elements-3d61c44075af02804d45f0db9b26577e\">Key Dates<\/h2>\n\n\n<ul  class=\"eo-events eo-events-shortcode\"><li class=\"eo-event-venue-hamilton-townhouse eo-event-cat-concerts eo-event-tag-rock-collective eo-event-future eo-all-day\"> Battle of the Bands 2027 on February 18, 2027 <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:100px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The South Lanarkshire Council Rock Collective is a dynamic youth music initiative that celebrates creativity, collaboration, and performance across the region. 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