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[Witchwood School of RockBold text] is a music school in Shipton-under-Wychwood and Witney in Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. It was formed in 2009 by musicians Lee Wyatt-Buchan and Sandy Chalmers focussing on song writing, recording and live performance.

Witchwood School of Rock has worked with artists Duff McKagan, Walking Papers, Tony Hadley, Spandau Ballet and Ron Thal and Frank Ferrer from Guns N Roses.

History Witchwood School of Rock was formed for children and teenagers to learn musical instruments, write music and songs, join and form bands, record music, make music videos and perform live on stage. In 2010 lead guitarist Ron Thal and drummer Frank Ferrer from Guns N Roses held a Master class workshop at the rock school both commenting on the high quality of music being produced by the students. The Master class prompted reviews in the media from the BBC, MTV and NME. In 2011 the school formed the Rock Bus with the Marc Bolan foundation to deliver the rock school syllabus. In 2012 Tony Hadley from Spandau Ballet held a vocal Master class and was joined on stage by several rock school bands covering Spandau Ballet songs Gold and Through the Barricades. In 2013 Duff McKagan from Walking Papers, Guns n Roses, Velvet Revolver, Loaded and fellow Walking Papers band members Jeff Angell, Barrett Martin and Benjamin Anderson attended the rock school to deliver a Band Master class with McKagan presenting a question and answer session for the students based upon his autobiography It’s So Easy (and other lies).

British Prime Minister David Cameron has attended Witchwood School of Rock events, Witney is his constituency.

Witchwood School of Rock has also worked with Oxford band Little Fish and actively participates in musical festivals including Alex James and Jamie Oliver’s The Big Feastival.

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