If you’re looking for a school holiday programme in Wellington that does more than just ‘keep kids busy’, busking might be the most powerful (and fun) confidence-builder you’ll ever see. At The Rock Academy, we take kids busking most holidays as part of our holiday programmes. Time and time again, we’ve watched students transform — not just as musicians, but as people. What is kids’ busking (and why do we do it in our Wellington holiday programmes)? Busking is performing music in public...

Last week, something pretty special happened in Wellington — 8 young bands from The Rock Academy got the chance to jump on stage and play to a huge crowd gathering outside Hnry Stadium. Before the main event kicked off, the area was already buzzing with energy. People were arriving early, the atmosphere was building, and our students got to experience what it’s like to perform when the audience is big, loud, and ready for live music. A Real Stage. A Real Sound System. A Real Crowd. To make it...

There’s something special about live music in Wellington — especially when it happens right in the middle of Cuba Street. Recently, three of our female vocal students from The Rock Academy (Wellington) took their singing out of the lesson room and into the real world with a fun busking session on Cuba Street. They performed with confidence, drew a large crowd, and (most importantly) had an absolute blast doing it. From vocal lessons to real performance confidence In vocal lessons, we work on...