Welcome to Lets Play Rock! Guitar, Bass, Drum, Vocal lessons including Newbury Rock School in Thatcham, Newbury Berkshire.
Would you like to play guitar, bass, drums or sing?
Think you may be too old, too young or too shy to start learning to play or sing? Stuck in a rut with your playing and want to improve?
Then please feel welcome to try lessons with us, in a friendly, professional air conditioned studio, with our methods of making playing guitar, drums and singing fun.
We are based in Thatcham near Newbury in Berkshire, with a new branch in Henley-On-Thames in Oxfordshire.
We have a first class reputation for producing excellent results in a very short time. Our students are often in the press for their remarkable achievements.
There is no age limit, upper or lower, as if someone wants to play, they will.
So don't be shy, give it a try! You have nothing to lose and everything to gain.
We also offer the opportunities for jamming with other musicians, live performing and recording if you wish.
Please check out the press reports and latest highlights. This should give you an idea of what has, and is been achieved. This includes the child band 'The Mini Band' who have become a worldwide sensation!
Our students have been praised by major artists such as Metallica, Dream Theater, Linkin Park, Zakk Wylde (Ozzy Osbourne) and Nick Mason (Pink Floyd)
We are also members of the Registry Of Guitar Tutors, and between us have over 20 years teaching, live performing and recording experience. All our tutors are CRB checked.
Anyone can play so start today!
Please call or email to check availability.
01635 866000
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Click below to see the documentary made on our rock school!
The Mini Band are interviewed by Ant and Dec at Britain's Got Talent 2012

The Mini Band on stage with Dream Theater at Wembley Arena
Metallica praise The Mini Band! Cick the image below to see what they say!
Our Students The Mini Band aged 8 to 10 with their original song
Our Student Harry Jackson is now featred on the Bugera amplifier Website!
Click the picture to see more!
Check out the Live & Unsigned video below, and enter this amazing competition!
Newbury Rock School News! We will be running an Easter 2012 Rock School for 5 days, April 9th to the 13th. Click the rock school tab at the top of the page for more info.
We will be running an Easter rock school from April 9th to the 13th. Morning, Afternoon or all day sessions available. ALL ages and abilities welcome, beginners to advanced. World class famous teachers will not only help, but jam and perform with you! Costing is £110 for five half days or £220 for five full days.
Check out the video below of the song written and performed by kids at Newbury Rock School!
If you play guitar, drums, bass, keyboards, violin etc, or sing at any age or level, please feel welcome to come along.
Once again this event will be held at the fabulous Studio 91 recording studio at New Greenham park, Newbury, NOT our teaching faciility in Cold Ash. With four air conditioned fully kitted out rehearsal rooms, it makes the perfect setting.
We have world class professional musicians come to teach, including Steve 'Smiley' Barnard (Robbie Williams, Joe Strummer, Squeeze), Jodie Hawkes (Chesney Hawkes, Pete Townsend), Ryan Burnett (The Crave), Tom Swann (The Crave), C.J Evans (The Crave),Tim Love,(Chad Smith (Red Hot Chilli Peppers) Lee Thompson (Madness) Chesney Hawkes, Pete Friesen (Alice Cooper, The Almighty) Plus others!
Available to all ages and abilities, our rock school is open to anyone wanting to play and record in a band, and not just to our students. People of similar ages will be put together to make the bands, with help from our pro's available at all times for all bands.
The cost will be £110 for the five morning or afternoon sessions. The cost for 5 full days is £220. This will include a performance at the end of the week, and a recording of the performance.
Times will be 9am till 12.00pm, 1pm till 4.00pm and all day from 9am till 4pm.
If this is of interest to you, please call or email Leo from our contact page at the top of this page.
Don't delay, call today and make your rock band dreams come true!
New Device, who teach at our rock school playing the 02 arena
Studio 91 where we hold our Rock School

The Crave, who help teach at our rock school.




























