By Marina
Marina (17) is a student of the Mitrovica Rock School and the front woman of mixed punk rock band Feed D Fury. She’s also talented writer and supports the Rock School with blogs about our activities.
Every time our students from the North visit the South Branch for the first time they leave amazed because of all the colorful illustrations on the walls of the school. And so they have decided to do one great thing together in order to make their school hallway look just as pretty, and to also, as they say, “freshen the school up a bit.”
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Our year in 2018
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects, Program /by Wendy Hassler-ForestAs 2018 draws to a close, we like to reflect on the lessons we learned over the past year.
Read moreOur favorite stories from the October training week
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects, Program /by Nehmi KlaassenEvery other month, we at the Rock School organize a training week. A chance for the students to meet and work together; trainings are filled with mixed band rehearsals, sound engineering workshops, songwriting workshops and vocal workshops. This last October, we had the chance to learn from different band coaches and professors from the Mitrovica Rock School and Fontys Rockacademie. Read more
We’re 10 years old!
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects, Program /by Wendy Hassler-ForestOn October 12 and 13, the Mitrovica Rock School celebrated its tenth anniversary, with concerts at our branches in north and south Mitrovica. Read more
Documentary clip “Music Connects: The Real School of Rock”
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects, Video /by Wendy Hassler-ForestThe first sneak peek into the full-length documentary being produced HATCHED-MV on our #MusicConnects project. Read more
Workshops at the Rock School
/0 Comments/in Music Connects, Program /by Wendy Hassler-ForestThe Mitrovica Rock School organizes weekly workshops at both branches where members get to work with other teachers and connect over more challenging material than during their regular lessons. Below is a report on three of our September 2018 workshops, by PR trainee Tringa. Read more
SKOPJE SUMMER SCHOOL JOURNAL
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects /by Nehmi KlaassenA look into the day to day of the Skopje Summer School from the point of view of Proximity Mine’s guitarist, Tringa. Enjoy! Read more
New Project Launched to Connect Ex-Yugoslavia’s Sonic Youth
/0 Comments/in Latest News, Music Connects /by Wendy Hassler-ForestWe’re happy to announce the launch of a new project, Music Connects, that aims at connecting youth from diverse communities in Kosovo and Macedonia. Read more
STREET ART AT THE MITROVICA ROCK SCHOOL
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Laura VisserBy Marina
Marina (17) is a student of the Mitrovica Rock School and the front woman of mixed punk rock band Feed D Fury. She’s also talented writer and supports the Rock School with blogs about our activities.
Every time our students from the North visit the South Branch for the first time they leave amazed because of all the colorful illustrations on the walls of the school. And so they have decided to do one great thing together in order to make their school hallway look just as pretty, and to also, as they say, “freshen the school up a bit.”
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PROXIMITY MINE PROMO CONCERT AT ROCKUZINË
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Laura VisserMixed Mitrovica Rock School band Proximity Mine will perform at leading rock club Rockuzinë in Pristina on March 15, 2018, from 9 p.m.
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ROCK SCHOOL BAND PROXIMITY MINE GOES TO VIENNA
/0 Comments/in Latest News /by Laura VisserMitrovica Rock School band Proximity Mine will headline the closing event of the Grant Makers East Forum in Vienna, Austria.
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