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So much fun! We had a great time.

American Music Institute summer camp suppose to be fun for all ages.

My girl was super excited about the camp. Every day she would come home and show off what she learned or new composition she had composed. She was so sad that it ended and wished it was longer than just a week. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED

My daughter and I worship the Chicago School Of Rock. This institution is doing God’s work. It took an enthusiastic eight year-old with pop star aspirations, fostered her musical development through devoted and relentless personal attention and live performance opportunities and unleashed a level of ability and success we could never have predicted. It changed her life dramatically, and all for the better.

I like School of Rock because it offers a fun musical environment with many different programs for all age groups and many different instruments. There are programs for your children to learn playing music with other children. There are also adult lesson for any different skill level. There is even programs that allow you to join a band and play and collaborate with other musicians. There are many locations so it is likely you should be able to find one near you. The staff is extremely friendly and makes you feel welcome.

We loved everything about this camp!!!

My daughter enjoys School of Rock so much! She loves trying all the instruments and learning fun and relevant songs. Her interest in music has grown and we are excited to see how she grows within the program!

The experience the kids get to perform a real concert in super cool venues is outstanding! This program has changed my son’s life. He has found his true passion in music. Thank you School of Rock!

Bringing our kid to the School of Rock was one of our best decisions. Well-invested money. The instructors know how to play and how to teach playing instruments. Drums, guitars, vocals, keys. Awesome. Highly recommended.

LOVE LOVE LOVE it here. My daughter won’t stop talking about it. Great space, everyone is friendly and I love the vibe.

Wish a few teachers had a little more training in controlling kids. Some kids like to take control of the class and a couple teachers are too gentle in calling them. It effects class time for others.

Very unprofessional.

Everyone from the instructors to the office staff are professional, kind, helpful, responsive and best of all—fun! School of Rock is my son’s favorite place to go.

Just finished the first adult program and performance at Hinsdale school of rock. Staff across the schools is top notch and a special shout out to John Nugent for helping us cross the fishing line and making our first adult performance program a resounding success!

Absolutely LOVE this SOR! They have such a great group of instructors who are knowledgeable, talented and completely dedicated to the development of young musicians. Top-Down they are fantastic and my daughter plans to continue being a part of it through high school and come back to be an instructor! Thank you SOR for helping my daughter find her passion and flourish! ~Very Happy Parent of a Girl Drummer

When five piano lessons didn’t turn out the way my parents and I hoped it would some 30 years ago, I gave up learning to play an instrument. While I remained notoriously passionate about music, I had basically settled on being a passive listener and album hoarder. That is, until I was asked directly which instrument I’ve always “really” wanted to play. Simple: the drums. When I started learning how to play drums at the School of Rock in Naperville, I felt decades of involuntarily tapping out beats finally made purposeful. I could actually feel the synapses in my brain firing as I was instructed to send synchronistic vibes to my hands and feet. Playing the drums at School of Rock has not only changed my mental acuity, it changed my life. Recently, when my friends heard me playing drums at a house party, they were inspired to play an instrument too. It’s never too late to participate in the things that make you feel alive.

My daughter loves School of Rock. She not only learns how to play an instrument but also how to play it in a rock band onstage. It’s been a great confidence booster for her and a joy for me to see her growing and playing.

First off I would like to say how much my kid enjoys the Naperville school and all of it’s staff. We took the summer off because of traveling but fully intend to start back up here in the fall.

Secondly, I’m pretty sure based on their dramatic exit (and being the only ones that did) I think I know who wrote the negative review. If it was her, she was making not so subtle advances to her daughters bass instructor and was mad when he remained professional and didnt respond to her advances. Seems like she might still be mad about that.

Please pay no attention to her review. She’s not a kind person

This is a fun-filled and energy-filled place. It’s a great afters-long-school-day activity for the kids to follow. When they need to run off some of their bottled-up energy into something productive yet fun: Not too structured, not too sitting down without moving.

My 10-year old son had been a student at SOR Naperville for over two years. At 8 1/2, after begging him to practice and play piano for 3 years, I finally asked, “What instrument would you be willing to practice? The answer, “drums”. This prompted us to enroll him in private lessons which eventually led to Rock 101. Since then, he has performed in 3 live shows and he considers SOR his home away from home. We have seen him gain so much self-confidence and a sense of who he is from this experience. Their approach to learning is unique and builds a community of artists and creates an outlet for kids who otherwise would not have one.

Living in a community like Naperville, kids are fortunate to be exposed to so many different activities at a very young age. Like many families, we started out in soccer and Tball with our son. It became clear early on that team sports was not his “groove” and that he would have to find someplace else to excel. We would never have guessed at that time that it would be School of Rock. Their approach to learning music motivates kids to practice and improve so that they do not let down their “team” of musicians and so that they are ready to perform on their performance date. Taking both a group and private lesson each week really increases their retention and confidence.

He has not only learned the drums and bass guitar, but he is now begging us for vocal lessons! We knew SOR was the right place for him when on a 3rd grade writing assignment he wrote, ” I feel most at home at School of Rock.” “I love to stay late after my lesson and read my book while I wait for my Mom”. To know that our son feels like he fits in and that he feels so comfortable there is very reassuring to us. Each of his coaches has encouraged and motivated him differently and he respects that they all are live performers and can speak from their experience on stage.

We feel like part of the School of Rock Naperville family and are proud to say so! The owner and manager have always been grateful for our business, accommodated all of our scheduling requests and taken great care of our son!

The Chitwood Family

Have had rather negative experiences here with the instructors and overall learning environment. Will need to look elsewhere.

School of Rock Glen Ellyn has been a wonderful place for my kids. They have grown – musically and as people. To provide a kid with a music education, as well as a chance to grown in self confidence and belong is priceless.

I have had an incredible experience at SOR. My drum teacher Dave has patiently responded to my teaching needs and provided encouragement. When I was ready, he encouraged me to join the adult band. The school, teacher, and band have been a very positive influence in my life:)

My jaw just about hit the floor when I first heard of School of Rock. This impression is still with me through their grand opening, their events and now that my son is enrolled and chugging along nicely with his lessons and 101 sessions. Everyone is AMAZING at this place, friendly helpful and just plain fun. His teacher is so great with top notch credentials. They already feel like family. Someone asked me, “why dont you just get him private lessons, it would be cheaper”… You dont understand, I want my son to be submersed in a musical environment where he can play with multiple people and in a band setting… get the most experience possible, ya know? This is what S.O.R. is all about – he’ll even get to perform live, which is what he really loves to do. Im so glad they opened in our town. Im absolutely in love with School of Rock! Just step inside the place and look around, you will be too.

Disappointing. I have two kids there. They decided to switch my kids lesson whither I liked it or not, because her teacher was needed elsewhere. They were having her teacher teach a group class. So they inconvenienced us to make more money whither we liked it or not.

My other child is in group kids class, it doesn’t seem like he’s learning anything. He spent one day drawing a picture of drums and played no music. It’s more like music themed daycare than music lessons. Classes start late every week.

I was using SoR in Elmhurst. They rarely had the same teacher from week to week, at least there each kid got to play their own instruments for the class. My scheduled changed and they don’t have Sat classes. Usually with the franchisee model things are held together a lot better.

It’s too bad because I like the model where kids play together.

It’s an amazing place for kids so they can be heard when they have an artist in them!

The instructors are knowledgeable, they are very good at translating that knowledge to the student, and they make it all fun. The best part is taking what you learn and actually performing in a “band” setting!

If you have a teen who wants to improve their singing abilities, ask for Allison at the Mokena School of Rock. Allison has been coaching my 17 year old son for over 2 years now and we could not be more happier with his singing abilities and confidence!

Summer Camp is so much fun for my guitarist! It brings out the little rockstar in her. I love the energy of the teachers and how they inspire the kids to do their best! I would give it 5 out of 5 stars, but the cost is high for lessons and camp.

The cleanliness and safety during these unknown times is incredible. I’ve seen staff wiping down equipment, and having the students use hand sanitizer before they go to their lesson. The staff is also incredibly friendly! My son absolutely loves Mr. CJ, and Sarah at the front desk has always been so kind and helpful. Really, everyone I’ve ever encountered there has been super friendly! Definitely a place I feel comfortable leaving my son at for lessons. ☺️

We had our daughters birthday party here! We were beyond impressed with the staff, and all the kids had so much fun rocking out!

Great environment and program for kids to learn to play music!

My kids got sick today and they say no make up sessions if not called in by 10am same day. The policy handbook on their own website said to call before the lesson or by end of business day. They are lying scammers. I am pulling both my kids out today.

Super unprofessional

My oldest is enrolled in the Rookies program. We were very excited to discover an age-appropriate program that provides an introduction to a variety of instruments and musical concepts and seems to be a fairly unique offering among the music schools in our area. All of the staff members are very friendly and excellent at sharing their enthusiasm for music with their students.

Joe is awesome! Very kind and patient.

My daughter loves SoR-Geneva! The instructors are young and connect with the kids. My daughter looks so forward to her three-hour-one-night-per-week band practice and wishes they could get together more often!
She also enjoys her private coach and even asks to cut our vacation time short so she can get back for her SoR days! SoR is organized and as a parent, I appreciate their daily communication via email. My daughter performed in her first SoR show this past weekend and it truly was the highlight of her 16 years of life! Thank you SoR – Geneva!

OVERPRICED & lacking for an inadequate musical education. Staff is inappropriate to teach children. My kid got hurt there due to the sloppiness. Owner & staff didn’t seem to care or take his injuries seriously. They just want you to pay, but don’t know what they’re doing in terms of tending to kids needs or teaching the fundamentals of music. I won’t be trusting my kids alone with them in the future.

Inept management and an absentee owner that couldn’t care less about the well being of the students. There inability to effectively communicate and problem solve made it a nightmare to work there. The students are fantastic and the staff is good too. Poor management that needs to be replaced. I would highly suggest looking into private lessons elsewhere.

Not what you need if you want to have your child to learn the fundamentals of music, learn how to become a better musician, improve on their instrument. No this is not that place. if your child wants to just “jam out” and play whatever along with other students of (somewhat) similar musical level then you’ll find that here.