While having so much fun it doesn’t even seem like work, my daughter’s singing and guitar skills have greatly improved in just two semesters, not to mention the self-confidence it builds. I wish this was around when I was a kid!
Our son’s musical experience began as a guest at a Queen show at the Crocodile Café. We immediately signed him up for a summer camp – Beatles! Several years later – his journey continues and now includes two season preview shows, house band, and a band formed from School Of Rock members! His performances have included Hard Rock Café for the Make a Wish Foundation, Key Arena for a basketball game, El Corazon, local Seattle festivals, Skate for a Cure, Progressive Insurance Motorcycle Exposition, Harley Davidson, local elementary and primary schools, and Milwaukee Wisconsin for GEMBA at the Summerfest musical festival…the largest outdoor concert music event in the world.
Up and beyond the amazing experience to perform on stages across the Northwest and Midwest, School Of Rock has given him confidence, a sense of responsibility and accountability to his band mates, leadership, passion, pride, musical exploration, a sense of team, and above all FUN!!!
My daughter’s instructor is the BEST! Michele B. (keys/vocals)
School of Rock
Address: 217 W Central St, Natick, MA 01760 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
How much fun is this! A terrific path towards learning an instrument…. proving the School of Rock is for all ages (I’m 56)…… my son, 10, inspired me…
Total blast.
My son (12) plays drums, and my daughter (14) plays guitar. We’ve been going to SoR Natick since late February and they are having a great time.
It is expensive, especially with two kids going at the same time, but if you count the 2.5 hours a week of rehearsal time + the .75 hours a week of instruction time it comes out to about $23/hour ($325 a month divided by ~14 hours/month). Granted they are not playing for the full 2.5 hours of rehearsal time, it’s still a good value if you consider music store lessons are $25-$35 for a *half* hour.
The performance program also encourages the kids to practice more often then when they were taking individual lessons. If you value working as a team as a valuable life skill, but your child is not a team sports kind of kid (or maybe you’re not a team sports kind of parent…) SoR is a great program for them to learn work as a team while building a skill they’ll have for life.
I have been learning electric guitar here for 2 years best session of my people here are so nice and helpful
School of Rock
Address: 3503 188th St SW, Lynnwood, WA 98037 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
My teenager is currently in performance group and recently attended a week-long summer camp and loves it! The School of Rock programs are engaging, confidence builders, and we are impressed by the staff – they’re great musicians, teachers, and mentors.
I’ve been going to School of Rock for the past few months and have had a wonderful experience! I’ve played the keyboard but wanted to get better without having to watch hours of YouTube and my instructor Dave has definitely helped me doing that! Gayle is especially helpful as well! Would def recommend!
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Just want to publicly let everybody know that this place is wonderful! My daughter just started there a few weeks ago and our instructor‘s name is Ben. He’s great he’s informative and he’s really building self confidence in my girl—-who knew nothing about guitar!!!! During these uncertain times a lot of schools don’t have band or any extra activities in this place they really take the time to get to know each kiddo!
I’d highly recommend that you check it out and their prices are pretty comparable. It’s a clean safe environment and they really go the extra mile!
My son switched to school of Rock from guitar center. Happier with his teacher and has flourished with the positive environment. The performance
groups have been great for building confidence.
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School Of Rock West LA
Address: 12020 Wilshire Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90025 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
SOR is amazing in every possible way! Everyone is so cool and professional! The best possible way to get into music and develop the skills to become serious and get into a band , or just do it for fun ! Whatever you need or want to become proficient , they have it. So very very pleased!
This place inspired me so much as a kid, I can’t thank them enough!!! Awesome staff and cooler experiences!
(Dear the SOR staff/teachers, Thanks for sparking my interest in music, my playing has improved so much over the years and i can’t wait to sign back up whenever I go back to visit!) also special thanks to joe, my favorite teacher!
Great staff great location great music
Kelly who “runs” the school is absolutely awful. She is unprofessional, combative, lacks follow-up skills, lacks customer service skills, and is incredibly rude and unable to resolve conflict. I would never send my child to a place that is run by a person like Kelly. That said, I pulled my child out of the summer camp.
School of Rock Hockessin
Address: 138 Lantana Dr, Hockessin, DE 19707 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
Great place with loads of stores to explore. Good restaurants to visit, a large selection and mostly all of them are reasonably priced and good quality.
It’s an amazing program.
Fantastic program, awesome opportunities, fantastic staff and management. This school rocks!
School of Rock Northshore
Address: 1872 N Causeway Blvd, Mandeville, LA 70471 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
All 3 of my kids take lessons at School of Rock in Mandeville – they love it. It’s the one activity they look forward to every single week. My 9 year old studies vocals, 8 year old on piano, 7 year old on drums! They learn songs first and foremost, so they feel great about their progress, of course they are learning music theory and how to read music too. Their confidence is growing, they are learning to work as a team in the band rehearsals. It’s an awesome community and the instructors are fantastic.
One of the best music schools in the world. That’s not an overstatement.
School of Rock
Address: 3529 Connecticut Ave NW, Washington, DC 20008 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
Our child is thrilled going to DC School of Rock. Now he wants to go every day. The attention that he gets is unbelievable. Thank you so much to Chris and his team for delivering marvelous experience for our kids. Keep up the great work!
My son is a drummer and joined to apply his years of lessons into a real band situation that the other music lesson place did not offer. He LOVES it. Staff are fantastic and he has made some great friends here too! Highly recommend.
My five year old loved the school! She feels like a rock star 🙂
Beware! While the program might be interesting, the Cleveland Park location is poorly run and it will bring you more headaches than benefits.
Owner contacted me about working there, was rude and inconsiderate on the phone. Very disappointing.
School of Rock
Address: 60 Main St, Chatham, NJ 07928 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
We love the actual performing opportunity School of Rock Chatham has given our son over the last 8 years. The private instructors and directors of the shows are totally committed and outstanding. They are serious about the kids being properly prepared to get on stage and rock out. They have fun but there is no silliness or horseplay when the perform. They are expected to be their best always. We also love that the older kids set a great example for the younger ones. We’ve watched our son flourish from 10 years old to 18 without missing a beat! Thank you to everyone at School of Rock Chatham!
Our daughters have been students at the School of Rock Chatham for 8 years. They are both talented musicians and the performance program has taught them important lessons about being part of a team. We are also so impressed with how their confidence has grown. The school has provided an excellent education in rock music. The teachers are exceptional at encouraging the best out of all students and helping to build their confidence.
Great place to learn or mastering your musical talent!
School of Rock
Address: 720 Monroe St e104, Hoboken, NJ 07030 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
Best money ever paid! My daughters vocals have improved a lot in the past few months she’s been attending. Instructors are very professional. I must say is a safe and great environment for young kids who wants to rock!
My son has been apart of the School of Rock community for over a year. His musical skills have improved. He has really found a passion for music, because he is playing rock. SoR has also done a great job moving into Covid protocols. I am confident that the kids are safe while coming together to rehearse or perform.
What School of Rock Hoboken provides to my child has been nothing short of exceptional. From the technical lessons to the band opportunities to providing an environment in which my child has been allowed to grow and flourish both technically and personally. They have supported his growth as a musician and his evolution personally responding with grace, care and some taught lessons. We couldn’t be more supportive of the school/programs, and more grateful of what they have provided both to our community and to our family. Thank you to Rachel and Jeremy — ROCK ON!!
No no no no no!
We live in 770 Jackson Street and the school of rock just held a 6+ hours of a rock concert outside our building
Our kids couldn’t sleep and we were going crazy with the noise!!
I will NEVER enroll any of my kids to a place that is so inconsiderate of it’s neighbors
School of Rock
Address: 116 Rena Dr, Lafayette, LA 70503 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
My son started taking drum lessons at SOR 3 years ago. His friends joined after seeing him perform at rock camp. They were impressed with how fast he was able to play songs after a short time of lessons.
The three of them have grown so much since they started. They just finished their 4th performance group concert. You can see them getting better and more confident on stage. When they started performing, they were nervous and afraid to mess up. However, their confidence has grown tremendously! They have loosened up and are having a great time playing music that they love.
My son enjoyed playing sports, but he LOVES playing music. Sports became too competitive as he got older and the adults took the fun out of it. At SOR, the opposite is true. The instructors help build skill and confidence. The other kids in the group encourage each other and make it fun for all.
I highly recommend School of Rock Lafayette!
Blown away with how good the students can play! Keep Rockin’ School of Rock.
I haven’t taken music lessons here, nor have I sent my kids to this place, but I just went see a kid gig here in Lafayette next to corner bar and I’m impressed. My kids will take music lessons at The school of Rock one day soon. Watch out for that Savoy boy on drums. He’s on his way up with the sticks. Thanks for letting me know about this Shannon Dolive!
Terrible school. The teachers are young teenagers – individuals who cannot pay proper attention to teach a lesson for 30 minutes. They consistently walk in and out and talk to their friends during a 30-minute private lesson.
School of Rock Tucson
Address: 6586 E Grant Rd, Tucson, AZ 85715 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
Our kids had a blast at School of Rock camp with Mark, Celine, and Hannah. I cannot recommend this method and team enough! our kids had no real music experience and came out of the camp excited to learn more and hone their new skills as music lovers. Thank you!
My son loves the format, can’t recommend this method enough, he’s very engaged and enthusiastic about going to lessons! The owner Mark and his employees are very nice and accommodating to my son and I. We highly recommend School of Rock Burlington!
School of Rock
Address: 6710 Madison Rd, Cincinnati, OH 45227 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
This place is great! My daughter took an intro lesson to see what she thought. Being a teen she was nervous at first and hesitant to go. Came out of the building happy and excited. She loves her instructor and what’s she is learning. She would go every day if possible. They are professional, warm, fun, and friendly. My child loves this place!
They have a cool program where you can do lessons on your instrument or voice. And then, if you choose to you can join a band also which meets there weekly. You get to decide what level you sign up for. It’s been a huge hit with my kiddo! Wish I had signed my older child up years ago.
They offer a really great program and we are so happy a friend turned us on to it!
No one asked for this review- we are just that happy about it.
Just started and i already love it!
Was really good instructor was patient and no pressure at all will go back.
So I took my son for a trial run with a group of kids at this school last week on a Monday at the Madison Rd location, which he was so excited about, so he went in with (i forget her name..jenny?) and he was just excited about all the instruments, it was only him and another boy. I guess my son was too much for her because she said that he was not really focused on just one instrument and kind of all over the place and recommend Music Therapy because she is a music therapist and that an hour was too much for him, ( I was kind of shock and a little hurt that I didn’t even ask her any other questions, but said ok and left) but she didn’t recommend her services for a personal session or anything, so my husband called the next day and asked about the lady (the music therapist) that did the trial run with Aaron if she can call him back and recommend her services or if she has a referral. its been a little over a week and she has not returned his call. I also did tell them in the beginning he has a vision impairment) I just wish someone would of reached out and recommended something because my son loves music and he is not a bad kid.
School of Rock
Address: 3 Lexington Ave, East Brunswick, NJ 08816 , Chongshan , Hawaii , United States
The School of Rock Camp is unique. My son was able to be a part of a rock band with other children who enjoy music like he does. He was able to play the electric guitar for the first time and loved it. At the end of the week of camp, they performed for us, and it was amazing to see all that the kids learned in a week. My son really had a blast and looks forward to going again next summer.
My daughter has never been happier since she joined School of Rock, taking vocal lessons has helped her improve her confidence and the group rehearsal are beyond fun! She looks forward every week to meet her SOR family.
Our family has nothing but love and respect for all teachers and management at SOR, East Brunswick. They provide the best learning environment for young musicians, and give them amazing opportunities and constant encouragement to perform and grow in their musical journeys.
Great place to get young kids exposed to music and instruments.
The owner Denise is very rude and unprofessional! I was running late for my son’ s rescheduled lesson. I arrived about 20 minutes late due to an accident on route 18 to a locked school. When I spoke to Denise, she said the teacher had to go to work. When I told her my son’s lessons were 45 minutes, he still had time in his lesson. He still had 25 minutes left. She told me for the first time, it’s policy that they wait 15 minutes. Although the teacher was willing to reschedule the lesson, she refused to allow it. She would not en reshedule the 25 minutes that the teacher was not there. She stole 25 minutes from my son.
Needless to say, I gave 1 months notice and cancelled and now my son goes to the School of Rock in Clark. He is loving it. In addition to private lessons he is taking Rock 101. When I asked the manager at the Clark location if it is School of Rock procedure to wait only 15 minutes, she said she never heard of that. She told me if someone doesnt show, they call to follow up and see if you are on your way. I believe this is common courtesy, especially since, we are early 99 percent of the time. I guess all Denise cares about is getting your money! She did me a favor though because the Clark location is actually closer to my house.
Take heed when dealing with her.
Bad management. My grandson went to the camp here. Very expensive and not very professional…..his brand new guitar broke on the first day at camp….the counselor didn’t see what happened…well where was he?? There are only 6 kids in the class and a small room. How could he not know what happened? The web site says that they will provide instruments….all they could provide him with was an electric guitar….which he did not like ….not what he wanted so they convinced him to play the keyboard. We had to convince him that he had to try to go back the next day….he was very upset but this place is too expensive to just give up. They advertise all kinds of “great” teaching methods and that your child will learn how to play a song. Well for over $400 he learned 3 notes on the keyboard. They had a show at the end of the week…what joke…the drummer and the two guitar player obviously had been going to this place for lessons for quite a while. They should really have better management. Another point came up that my grandson said it was too loud…I sent him with my phone headphones and asked when I dropped him off if they had headphones he could use since mine were not really the correct ones….I was told they have them but they are on a first come first served basis…well when I went to the show no other child had headphones so where were they ones that they had. The room is so tiny and they had tremendous speakers….way too loud for this purpose…I know sound like and old lady but this place is not what it’s advertised to be. At least for the camps. Maybe their lessons are better but if I were you I wouldn’t waste my money here. And now we have to buy another guitar!
The most unprofessional owner who defames other local business’ and will argue with parents. If I could give it 0 stars I would. The instructors are fabolous and great with kids. I’m not sure how this place is in business still based on management alone.
