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School of Rock East Brunswick
3 Lexington Avenue
East Brunswick, NJ 08816
(732) 570-2599

Location Specifics

We are located in the Lexington Downs Shopping Center off Cranbury Rd.

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Hours
  • Monday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: 9 AM - 3 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Music programs at School of Rock East Brunswick combine one-on-one lessons with group band practices

Programs we offer

Rock 101 music program in East Brunswick for kids and beginners
Rock 101
Ages 8-13

Rock 101 is one of School of Rock East Brunswick's top programs for kids and beginners. Students have one weekly group rehearsal where they learn to play classic rock songs that have been simplified for beginner musicians. Additionally, Rock 101 students in East Brunswick have a weekly private music lesson with an instructor who helps them learn the concepts and skills behind their performance songs.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY PRIVATE LESSON
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP REHEARSAL

The Path to Take the Stage

Our music programs for kids in East Brunswick are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock East Brunswick who have participated in the Rookies program can move to our Rock 101 music program once they’re ready. Additionally, students (typically ages 8 to 13-years-old) can begin Rock 101 without any prior experience. The goal of this rock program is to quickly develop a basic competence on students’ chosen instruments before moving on to our famous Performance Program.

Performance music program for teens in East Brunswick
Performance
Ages 8-18

The Performance Program at School of Rock East Brunswick is our hallmark music program, where tens of thousands of students enroll each year. It consists of a weekly group rehearsal where kids and teens learn by playing rock music's most iconic songs with a band composed of their peers. Students are assigned songs and parts that are tailored to them based on their age, experience and ability to learn new skills and concepts. Students then work through their parts in weekly private music lessons, refining the skills and concepts that those songs introduce. The goal of this curriculum is to prepare kids and teens for live performances. Every few months, School of Rock East Brunswick Performance Program students take the stage and play at local East Brunswick music venues in front of a live audience.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY PRIVATE LESSON
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP REHEARSAL

The Path to Take the Stage

School of Rock East Brunswick's music programs for kids and teens are designed to inspire by getting students on stage and performing. All of our other music education programs focus on readying students for our famous Performance Program. This is where students develop incredible musical skills. Performance Program students have often gone through our Rock 101 program first or have some previous basic music experience. These young musicians will have custom development plans outlined by their instructors with key concepts reinforced during private lessons and group rehearsals, all with the goal of performing live at a East Brunswick music venue.

Rookies music program for children in East Brunswick
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock East Brunswick, our music program for children with no previous musical experience (typically ages 6 to 7-years-old) is called Rookies. Rookies students have one weekly group music lesson where they learn fundamentals like chords, rhythm and song structure. Kids get to learn and experiment with multiple instruments so they can later decide which one they ultimately want to continue pursuing in Rock 101.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP LESSON
  • USE OF SIMPLIFIED ROCK INSTRUMENTS TO TEACH KIDS TO PLAY MUSIC

The Path to Take the Stage

All of our music programs are designed to inspire students to learn and develop a strong musical proficiency. At School of Rock East Brunswick, younger students who are not ready for a more comprehensive program like Rock 101 can start in Rookies. Additionally, students who have completed the Little Wing program will progress into the Rookies music program. No prior musical experience is needed for Rookies. Once your child is ready for private music lessons (typically older than first or second graders), they will graduate into our Rock 101 program.

Little Wing music program for toddlers and preschoolers in East Brunswick
Little Wing
Ages 4-5

At School of Rock East Brunswick our Little Wing music program for preschoolers and toddlers teaches students foundational music skills by playing games and participating in other interactive musical activities. Little Wing students have one weekly group music lesson in which they use classic rock songs to learn about rhythm, song structure, melody and dynamics through play.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP LESSON
  • USE HAND PERCUSSION & OTHER TOOLS TO LEARN RHYTHM PATTERNS & MUSIC SYNTAX

The Path to Take the Stage

The Little Wing music program is the first step in a young musician's journey. At School of Rock East Brunswick, toddlers and preschoolers who show an interest in music should start with Little Wing. As they get older, they will progress into the Rookies program, followed by Rock 101 and the Performance Program.

Songwriting
Age 12 and over

Our Songwriting program for kids and teens teaches the fundamentals of songwriting, arrangement and music theory, and helps students compose original works.  At School of Rock East Brunswick, songwriting students receive one weekly private lesson where they learn concepts, technique and theory on an instrument of their choice. These principles are then applied in a weekly group lesson where students work together on songwriting exercises and lyrical workshops.  Every few months, Songwriting students take the stage to perform or band together to record their original songs.

What to Expect
  • 1 weekly private lesson
  • 1 weekly group lesson

The Path to Take the Stage

Our Songwriting program for kids and teens in East Brunswick is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock East Brunswick who have completed our Rock 101 program can move to our Songwriting program once they’re ready. Additionally, new students who have prior experience with and basic knowledge of an instrument can also begin Songwriting. The program culminates with a live showcase where students perform their original compositions in bands at a local music venue. Students taking the Songwriting Program online will remotely record their original songs to produce a demo of the class's music.

Remote student playing guitar
Online
All Ages

At School of Rock East Brunswick, our students can take online, one-on-one music instruction from the comfort of their homes. We call this program School of Rock Remote. This online music program contains weekly one-on-one instruction conducted by our expert School of Rock instructors in a safe virtual lesson room.
 
Students will receive their training using our proprietary education program, The School of Rock Method™, which couples live video lessons with our proprietary Method App™, SongFirst Approach™ and Method Books™. 

What To Expect
  • ONE WEEKLY 1-ON-1 LESSON
  • LESSONS CONDUCTED USING SECURE VIDEO TECHNOLOGY

THE PATH TO TAKE THE STAGE

All of our music programs for kids, teens, and adults are designed to help students gain amazing musical proficiency. School of Rock’s online music lesson program is no exception. Online guitar lessons, online piano lessons, online drum lessons, online singing lessons and online bass guitar lessons are all offered through the School of Rock Remote online program.

Adult music program in East Brunswick for students over 18
Adult Program
Ages 18+

School of Rock East Brunswick's Adult Program is for students over 18 years old who are looking to either improve their musical proficiency or pick up an instrument with no prior musical experience. As with most School of Rock music programs, the Adult Program uses a performance-based music education approach. This means the curriculum focuses on learning music concepts and applying them in a live performance setting. Our Adult Music Program includes one weekly private music lesson and a weekly group rehearsal. Every student at School of Rock East Brunswick is placed in a band of fellow adults and then assigned specific songs as a way of learning key music concepts and skills. Adult students then take the stage to play at a live show in East Brunswick.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY PRIVATE LESSON
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP REHEARSAL

The Path to Take the Stage

All of our music programs are designed to inspire by getting students on stage and performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency along the way. The School of Rock East Brunswick Adult Program is open to all experience levels and each student will follow a customized learning plan developed by their instructor. Adult students will work together during rehearsal to prepare for a live performance at a real rock venue in East Brunswick.

House Band program for gigging at local venues in East Brunswick
House Band
Age 17 and Under

The School of Rock East Brunswick House Band music program gives students under 18 the opportunity to join a gigging band composed of fellow musicians from their school. These students perform additional live shows throughout the year. All students in the Performance Program have the opportunity to audition for a spot in School of Rock East Brunswick's House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at NJ rock venues throughout the year.

What To Expect
  • A GIGGING MUSICIAN'S EXPERIENCE
  • FREQUENT LIVE PERFORMANCES IN COMMUNITY

The Path to Take the Stage

Performance is the core of School of Rock's educational approach. Therefore, we create additional opportunities for students to perform on stages throughout East Brunswick and the rest of NJ. The House Band music program allows each school's most talented students the opportunity to join a band and play routinely in front of live audiences. Once a member, students will gain real music experience associated with gigging musicians and will become leaders and mentors inside the School of Rock community.

The AllStars national tour features the best child and teen musicians
AllStars
Age 17 and Under

The School of Rock AllStars Tour takes the very best students from around the world and sends them on a nationwide summer tour across the United States. Less than 1% of School of Rock students are selected each year to represent School of Rock as an AllStar. All Performance Program students are eligible to audition for this prestigious program. The intensive audition process starts off with video submissions followed by live auditions. Once selected, AllStar students will have an authentic touring experience including traveling on a tour bus, doing tour publicity and starring in nightly performances at famous venues and festivals during a two-week tour.

What To Expect
  • A MULTI-CITY, COUNTRY-WIDE MUSIC TOUR EXPERIENCE
  • PERFORMING ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST FAMOUS STAGES IN THE WORLD

The Path to Take the Stage

Becoming an AllStar is the highest level of achievement for a School of Rock student. They play on legendary stages large and small, including The Knitting Factory, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Troubadour and Lollapalooza. AllStar students often go on to have accomplished careers in the music industry. Former AllStars have gone on to become touring artists, star in Broadway musicals, get signed to record deals, become finalists on talent competitions like "The Voice" and "American Idol" and have other notable roles in the music industry.

Music Lessons in East Brunswick

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock East Brunswick

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock East Brunswick, we offer beginner guitar lessons for kids. Our expert guitar instructors guide your child from start to finish with private instruction and weekly group band rehearsals. Every instructor at School of Rock East Brunswick is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other East Brunswick guitar lessons and programs, School of Rock is designed to get students performing in a band.

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Adults

It’s never too late to learn to play the guitar. Similar to our kids guitar lessons, School of Rock East Brunswick's beginner guitar lessons for adults utilizes a performance-based curriculum. Our experienced instructors teach adult students through popular rock songs, and teach students to play guitar in a way that’s challenging and fun. We believe the best way to learn is by doing, which is why we combine weekly private guitar lessons with group band rehearsals. At School of Rock East Brunswick, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local East Brunswick venue.

Key Concepts
  • Technique
  • Solos
  • Chords
  • Theory

Intermediate to Advanced Guitar Lessons

As students gain skills and experience, we move them along to more challenging programs at higher skill levels. Intermediate and advanced students take the skills they learned in beginner guitar lessons, and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. School of Rock East Brunswick offers advanced guitar lessons for kids and adults that teach by playing challenging classic rock songs and emphasize playing the guitar in a real music venue. Our East Brunswick guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock East Brunswick

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

School of Rock East Brunswick is the best option for anyone looking to learn the drums. Our beginner drum lessons get kids behind the drum kit and on their way to taking the stage. That’s why at School of Rock East Brunswick we combine private drum lessons for beginners with weekly band rehearsals—it prepares students to perform live. With years of experience teaching drums in East Brunswick, our drum instructors teach beginner drum students core techniques, including how to groove, play rudiments and more.

Beginner Drum Lessons for Adults

Our drum lessons for adults are designed to accommodate all skill levels. At School of Rock East Brunswick, our beginner drum lessons for adults are built for musicians with little to no experience. We teach adults using the same core performance-based education philosophy as our drum lessons for kids—performing with a band accelerates the learning process. Adult students will perform live at a venue in East Brunswick. Unlike other East Brunswick drum lessons for beginners, School of Rock combines private drum lessons with weekly band rehearsals so students are ready to play in front of real, live audiences.

Key Concepts
  • RUDIMENTS
  • TIME SIGNATURES
  • TECHNIQUE
  • GROOVE

Intermediate to Advanced Drum Lessons

More experienced to advanced drum students need a drum lesson curriculum that builds upon foundational skills and continues to grow musical proficiency. That’s why at School of Rock East Brunswick, our drum lessons are customized for each student and his or her goals. Our East Brunswick drum instructors integrate more complex techniques and concepts—intermediary grooves, shifts, meters and more—into a student's individual lessons and group band rehearsal, and will also select more difficult songs for his or her live performances.

 

Kid learns to sing at School of Rock East Brunswick

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock East Brunswick offers beginner singing lessons for kids. Our unique, performance-based approach develops students' musical proficiency by preparing them to perform live. At School of Rock East Brunswick, our vocal coaches are practicing musicians who integrate key music fundamentals—breathing, posture and more—into a curriculum based on performing with a band. Each week, beginner singing students participate in a private singing lesson and a band rehearsal.

Beginner Singing Lessons for Adults

School of Rock East Brunswick teaches adults how to sing in our innovative Adult Program. Students develop vocal skills at a challenging pace designed to help you see results with every singing lesson. Adult vocalists learn how to keep tempo, stay on-key and master advanced vocal techniques for a powerful and healthy voice. Our curriculum teaches students how to sing by using popular rock songs that emphasize key concepts. Each week, Adult Program students have a private singing lesson for beginners and group band rehearsal.

Key Concepts
  • TECHNIQUE
  • HARMONY
  • POWER
  • READING

Intermediate to Advanced Singing Lessons

At School of Rock East Brunswick, our singing lessons for kids and adults are designed to help our students reach a high degree of musical proficiency. Intermediate and advanced singers take skills learned from previous singing lessons and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. Our advanced singing lessons teach students to sing by performing popular rock songs that illustrate a specific vocal concept or technique. We pair weekly private singing lessons with weekly band rehearsals with the goal of getting musicians to perform live in East Brunswick.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock East Brunswick

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock East Brunswick offers beginner bass guitar lessons for kids that blend weekly private instruction with weekly band rehearsals. This performance-based approach results in a high level of musical proficiency because it engages and inspires students. Every School of Rock bass instructor is a practicing musician in East Brunswick and teaches bass lessons for kids that get great results. Beginners learn to play bass guitar by using popular rock songs that illustrate key concepts and techniques.

Beginner Bass Lessons for Adults

Adults looking to learn bass guitar can enroll in School of Rock’s Adult Program. No experience is necessary in our beginner bass guitar lessons for adults. At School of Rock East Brunswick, our experienced, local bass guitar instructors have the patience and skills to help adult students gain musical proficiency. As with all School of Rock music programs, our bass guitar lessons for adults ciriculum is performance-based, and include both weekly private instruction and weekly band rehearsals.

Key Concepts
  • GROOVE
  • TECHNIQUE
  • THEORY
  • TONE

Intermediate to Advanced Bass Lessons

Our intermediate to advanced bass guitar lessons teach East Brunswick students the skills they need to become the backbone of a band. Students take skills from previous bass lessons and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. At School of Rock East Brunswick, our bass instructors use popular rock songs as a way of teaching students advanced concepts and techniques. We pair weekly private bass lessons with weekly band rehearsals to inspire and engage students throughout the learning process.

Kid learns to play piano at School of Rock East Brunswick

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in East Brunswick. Our curriculum is performance-based, meaning that we prepare students to perform. Our piano lessons for beginners combine weekly private instruction with weekly band rehearsals. At School of Rock East Brunswick, our beginner keyboard lessons for kids take key concepts and music fundamentals—finger placement, scales, key differentiation and more—and teach them through popular rock songs. This approach inspires and engages students, which results in attaining a high level of musical proficiency. Our piano teachers have years of experience teaching music in the East Brunswick area, and know how to coach and motivate students of any skill level to play the keyboard.

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Adults

The School of Rock East Brunswick Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the East Brunswick area learn to play piano through a combination of weekly private beginner piano lessons and weekly band rehearsals. At School of Rock, our piano lessons give adult students the chance to perform in a band at local East Brunswick music venues, taking them out of the classroom and onto the stage.

Key Concepts
  • TECHNIQUE
  • TONE
  • THEORY
  • READING

Intermediate to Advanced Keyboard Lessons

At School of Rock East Brunswick, our keyboard lessons for kids and adults are designed to help students get results. Intermediate and advanced students take skills learned from beginner keyboard lessons and layer on more advanced piano techniques with concepts. Our local keyboard instructors are all practicing musicians in East Brunswick, and use popular rock songs as a way of teaching complex skills. We pair weekly private piano lessons with weekly band rehearsals to inspire and engage students throughout the learning process.

Our Experienced Music Teachers

All of School of Rock East Brunswick’s music teachers are experienced musicians devoted to helping students attain musical proficiency. Our instructors guide students one-on-one to personalize learning, inspire confidence and build social skills.

General Manager Joe Biondi
Joe Biondi
General Manager
Joe Biondi was captivated by music at a very young age. When he was around eight or nine years old he saw his uncle rocking out on a drum kit and was instantly mesmerized by the form of his playing style. From that moment, music became his life. In high school, Joe joined the concert band, the percussion ensemble and the marching band which made him proficient at sight reading music and rhythms as well as working efficiently in a group. Joe then began to write and perform his own songs. Throughout his young adulthood, he would play in many bands, one of which toured the country. Joe was first introduced to School of Rock at just 17 years old. Joe started working for the team by handing out promotional flyers in a park. Eventually, he worked his way up to becoming an instructor at Red Bank and Matawan, running their very first School of Rock summer camps. During this time, Joe found a new passion for teaching music. Joe then graduated from Montclair State University where he studied Sociology and Music. Throughout college he started working at School of Rock Chatham as their receptionist and learned the behind the scenes of the day to day operations. Joe was then hired at School of Rock Montclair as a drum instructor/Rock 101 director and worked there for two years and gained more experience as an instructor. In 2012, Joe's family opened up their own School of Rock in East Brunswick where he would eventually become the Music Director and now holds the position of the school's General Manager. School of Rock has been a major part of Joe’s professional life. He is very proud of his School of Rock story; from handing out flyers to becoming General Manager. It is extremely important for Joe to share his love and knowledge of music to the next generation of musicians while continuing to be inspired every day by all of the school’s students.
Will LaCasse Music Director, Guitar Teacher, Bass Teacher, Drum Teacher
Will LaCasse
Music Director, Guitar Teacher, Bass Teacher, Drum Teacher
Will is the Music Director and a teacher at the School of Rock and before that, he was actually a student! He started taking lessons here at a young age and worked his way up to the performance program as well as House Band during his time here. After graduating, he came right back as an instructor and has been working closely to ensure the success of all the students he comes across. He teaches guitar, drums, and bass while playing a little keys on the side too! He looks forward to coming in every day and teaching the next generation how to rock and roll!
James Hoffman Bass Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
James Hoffman
Bass Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
James teaches bass, guitar, keys, and drums. He runs two Rock 101 rehearsals as well as the school’s Houseband. He is also a former student and graduate of School of Rock East Brunswick himself, having played bass and guitar for 5 years and keyboard for 6 years. James currently attends the John J. Cali School of Music in Montclair, New Jersey for music theory and composition, with an instrumental focus in jazz bass performance. Through years of taking lessons as well as ongoing college education, he is experienced in many styles of music but specializes in rock-oriented music and related genres.
Vocal Teacher, Studio Coordinator Amanda Azer
Amanda Azer
Vocal Teacher, Studio Coordinator
Amanda is one of our school’s vocal teachers and our studio coordinator. She is currently studying Music Education in hopes of becoming a high school choir teacher.

Amanda has been singing for as long as she can remember and was involved in choir during her middle and high school years. In addition, she has taken two years of music theory and loves listening to, singing, and teaching music of all genres but specializes in pop, soul, and R&B.
Evan Leifman Guitar Teacher, Bass Teacher
Evan Leifman
Guitar Teacher, Bass Teacher
Evan Leifman has always been around music. At a young age he took interest in his mom and aunt playing folk music. Artists including The Beatles, The Indigo Girls, The Weavers, Cat Stevens, and R.E.M. were among the artists heard throughout the Leifman household. Evan started playing guitar as a high school freshman and a year later started taking a class teaching classical guitar, and started learning music theory. During this time he joined his high school's drumline, jazz, and concert bands, playing marching quads, bass drum, guitar, bass guitar, and marimba. At 16 years old Evan started playing shows with his first band, and at 18 he started teaching music classes at his synagogue, teaching grades K-6. At 19 years old, Evan joined groups across a variety of different genres, and started writing and recording his own music. At 21, he started learning how to perform vocals for the music he was writing. Evan has always loved teaching music, and this teaching style is influenced by his private lessons as well as his traditional classroom music classes taken in high school and college. Evan has a deeply rooted passion for all forms of music and the belief that you should always keep your ears open to all styles of music because you never know where you are going to draw inspiration from.
Drum Teacher Robert Romero
Robert Romero
Drum Teacher
Robert Romero has been around music his whole life. At a young age, he learned how to play drums by ear and eventually learned how to read music at School of Rock. Robert joined the concert bands at his middle school and high school as well as the marching band. He was in the high school’s front ensemble on the drum set and the drumline on marching quads. He eventually became a percussion instructor and arranger for the program as well as many other programs. Robert hopes to extend his passion for music and drums to others as a drum teacher at School of Rock in East Brunswick, NJ!
Drum Teacher Josh Lopez
Josh Lopez
Drum Teacher
Josh Lopez is a drummer that grew up in East Brunswick NJ, and has been practicing and performing percussion for 17 years. Josh is also a former student at the school, starting at 12 years old. Rising through different rehearsal programs, Josh was able to garner what it means to be a school of rock student and implement those teachings into his lessons. He makes sure the student and music come first.
Vocal Teacher, Little Wing Teacher Max Sherman
Max Sherman
Vocal Teacher, Little Wing Teacher
Max is one of the vocal teachers at School of Rock in East Brunswick, NJ. He is a graduate of FDU, with a BA in Musical Theatre and Vocal Performance. Max has loved to sing and perform on stage for many years and continues to do so. In addition to his professional goals in the acting industry, he also loves listening to different styles of singing and teaching music of all genres.
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I Love School of Rock!

My daughter has learned so much and the kids and instructors encourage each other. They're like a family! I always recommend them and will continue to do so.

The lessons are a great deal.

The instructor is thorough, follows up with progress and is friendly. The lessons are a great deal for the cost.

The kids are challenged.

The kids are challenged to do better, yet encouraged to shine at the same time!

The teachers are good and relate to the kids.

My son transferred from another music school and he loves School of Rock and has learned more here in six months than he did for a year in the other school.

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