Rocco Ramos, a 17-year-old drumming student at School of Rock Katy and senior at Seven Lakes High School was one of just two students nationally from the music school chosen to participate in the Modern Drummer Festival this year. The festival was virtual this year, but Ramos said he really enjoyed the experience and being able to share his love of music through a drum solo inspired by Neil Peart of the band Rush.

School of Rock was recently named as one of the Top 100 Education Franchises in Franchise Connect's Education Franchise Industry Report 2020.

Directed by Page Hamilton of Helmet, School of Rock Ballwin's Songwriting Program is designed to teach intermediate and advanced students the fundamentals of songwriting and arranging in an interactive group-class setting. Through exercises, activities, and hands-on experiential training, students will learn to articulate and express creative ideas, overcome writer’s block, analyze songwriting techniques, collaborate with others, and accept constructive criticism, all while writing and arranging their own original songs. Call now 636-220-8930 or email ballwin@schoolofrock.com to enroll.

Congratulations to our August Student of the Month, "The Meaty Ogres"

In celebration of Bob Marley's 75th birthday, School of Rock, the leader in performance-based music education, in collaboration with Universal Music Group, is proud to debut a video of Skip Marley performing Bob Marley's "Three Little Birds" with the School of Rock 2020 AllStars.

As part of the program, students will have one weekly private lesson on an instrument of their choice where they learn concepts, technique and theory.

Forbes recently interviewed School of Rock CEO Rob Price to discuss the new Remote program and virtual Artist Sessions which gives School of Rock students access to their music instructors and famous musicians around the world via video conferencing.

Students can now record themselves playing using the School of Rock Method App™ and instructors will then compile the audio and video recordings to be pulled together into a full-band recording. Select School of Rock locations have already produced hundreds of group audio and video projects. Most School of Rock locations around the globe will be offering this new opportunity for creative collaboration

It all started with a thousand kids talking online to Jay Weinberg, the drummer of Slipknot. Then came live access to Frank Zummo from Sum 41. The P!NK Band jumped in next to give tips and answer questions...

International growth has been a focus for Rob Price since coming on board as School of Rock’s CEO in July 2017.