Building bands, creative expression, and infectious confidence for ages 5–14.
A real band experience, every Saturday morning, for kids who want to make some serious noise together.
I'm a dad with an 8-year-old son and a 4-year-old daughter. I spent months looking for a group music programme in South Croydon and Surrey that captured the energy, the fun, and the professional standard I knew my children deserved. I never found it.
Every option I encountered was the same thing: rushed sessions in cluttered classrooms, budget gear, and children pulled out of their Maths and English lessons to do it.
So I built something better. In the best room I could find.
This is Kerim's Church of Rock — a real band experience, every Saturday morning, for kids who want to make some serious noise together.
I've spent most of my life on stage, in the studio, or working at Music Bank London — one of the world's premier professional rehearsal facilities — keeping high-end rehearsals running for some of the biggest artists and touring bands on the planet. That work demanded total command of every instrument in the room: drums, bass, guitars, keyboards.
As a rock vocalist who has played in bands for most of my life, I bring the full picture of what it means to perform — microphone technique, physical presence, how to carry yourself when the room is watching. The quiet ones find a voice. The restless ones find a purpose. The ones who've always had something to say finally have somewhere to say it. That transformation is what every session is built around.
I'm also a songwriter with years of experience, and one of the things I'm most excited about is helping kids understand how a song is actually built — so that eventually they can start expressing themselves through music of their own.
I hold a current Enhanced DBS certificate, a "Child Protection in Education (Music)" safeguarding certificate, and full public liability insurance through my Musicians' Union membership.
Here's what your child gets from the in-school music options you may be familiar with — and what they get at Kerim's Church of Rock.
Typical school music lessons
A real band experience
Your child will never miss a Maths or English lesson for this. Sessions run outside school hours — Saturday mornings to begin with — so the programme supplements their education rather than competing with it.
Saturday morning at the church is a deliberate break from screens, feeds, and passive consumption. No phones. No scrolling. Just a group of kids making a loud, joyful, collective noise together — and getting better at it every week.
Built for the very youngest rockers. High-energy, fully guided sessions where the gear is the hero — kids learn what an amp does, how a cable carries a signal, and why the drum kit is the engine of the band. No experience needed: everyone is treated as a musician from day one.
For 7 to 9 year-olds, whether they've played before or are picking up an instrument for the very first time. Sessions mix real musicianship with the fun of making noise together, and a growing focus on playing as a band. Joining fresh at this age is completely normal.
For 10 to 14 year-olds — and just as much for a teenager strapping on a guitar for the first time as for someone who's played for years. Each band is met where it is, building real skills, stage presence, and what it means to be in a proper band. No experience required to join.
Church of Rock is coming. CIC registration is underway, the venue is being confirmed, and the first bands will be forming soon. If you want your child to be part of something from the very beginning, get in touch now and we'll be in contact as soon as places open.
Every role is unique and essential. Like a recipe, the band only works with all of its ingredients — and all are welcome.
Every session is designed to bridge the gap between practicing at home and performing live. We teach children how to command the stage, handle microphone technique, and support their bandmates. It's a structured space where quiet kids build presence, energetic kids channel their focus, and everyone discovers their unique contribution to the sound.
Every Saturday is a full hour of band rehearsal. We pick up where we left off, dig into the music, and by the end of the session every band member walks away having actually achieved something — a riff nailed, a section locked in, a moment where it all came together.
We work through real songs. We focus on how each instrument fits into the bigger picture. We build stage presence alongside musicianship. And at the end of every session, every band member gets specific feedback on what they did well and what to focus on for next week.
It feels like a rehearsal because that is exactly what it is.
Founders rate: £55 per month for the first bands formed at the church.
Weekly Sessions: Every Saturday, covering the full school term.
All Gear Provided: Professional instruments, amplifiers, microphones, and drums are fully set up in the room. No need to purchase or bring anything.
The Holiday Rule: Billing aligns with the school year. When the sessions pause for holidays, billing pauses automatically. You only pay for the months we are playing.
The first bands will be forming soon. Get in touch now and we'll contact you as soon as places open.
Every band member has a single Tour Passport that travels with them through the entire programme. Mini Rock Legends stamps at the front, Little Rock Legends in the middle, Rock Legends at the back. A complete record of everything they've built, in the order they built it.
Stamps are earned in session when a real skill is demonstrated consistently — cable coiling, signal chain, gain setting, locking in with the band, stage presence, ear training, and more. They can't be fluked. The standard has to be met.
Patches are physical iron-on badges, one per tier. They can only be earned at the end-of-term concert — on stage, in front of an audience, under pressure. They go on the jacket.
A passport carried from age 5 through to 14 — full of stamps, three patches — is a proper record of something real.
Every band member receives a personalised AAA photocard and lanyard at the start of each term — their name, their instrument, their band. A backstage pass. The real thing. It is refreshed every term, making it a marker of how far they have come.
Every 12 weeks, the bands perform a full concert at the church. The performances are real community events — families, neighbours, and the local community all welcome. After every session a Lesson Summary is emailed home — what the band worked on, what your child achieved, and their focus for the following week.
Kerim's Church of Rock is registering as a Community Interest Company. Every penny of surplus will go back into the programme — better gear, better tools, and expanding access for more young musicians.
The church is a community space with history and meaning, and this programme is part of keeping it alive and relevant for the neighbourhood. The concerts bring families back into the building. The kids on stage are local children doing something genuinely impressive in a space that matters to the community around them.
The vision is straightforward: to build something that this community is proud of. A Saturday morning institution that gives young people a reason to put the phone down, show up, and be part of something great together.
As the Church of England ethos goes — all are welcome.