Hello School Of Rock Families!
Welcome to April! We're into Spring with warmer weather and working on our new season of our performance and Rock 101 groups as well! Scroll to see what's up this month at School of Rock.
Our Rock 101 students had their open rehearsals last month!
Our students from the past season rocked out at their open rehearsals! We are so proud of all these students--they've come so far this season, and for some, this was their first time performing with a group! We even had some live audience members! Thanks to all who attended in-person to support our rockers.
If you'd like to check out the stream for yourself, click HERE!
Our School of Rock DuPage County Houseband Showcase is coming up on May 7th!
Houseband is School of Rock's community outreach band. Hand-selected and led by a senior member of the staff, the band is comprised of the school's most hard-working, dedicated, and talented students who perform throughout the year at various community events. Interested in learning more about Houseband? Contact us for further information!
Click HERE for info about the showcase.
Our Houseband has other gigs booked as well! Click HERE to see all of what SoR Hinsdale's Houseband is up to this Summer.
We are excited to welcome another new lessons instructor to our School of Rock Family!
Mary Spencer - Instructor: vocals, keys, guitar
Mary currently has open lesson spots on Wednesday evenings and Fridays. Let us know if you'd like to take lessons with Mary!
Mary Spencer grew up in smalltown Mt. Vernon, Missouri where her love of music grew. While in middle school and highschool she was in band and show choir, and participated in over 14 different honor ensembles including All-State Band, All-State Choir, and the NAfME All-National Choir. After highschool Mary went to the University of Kansas to study both saxophone and voice and theatre performance. While at KU she performed in over 25 ensembles, 4 operas, 3 theatre productions, and played in the KU Basketball Band where she traveled and played at the NCAA tournament. In her free time she subbed for her friend’s band Glass Bandit on saxophone and background vocals. Since graduating Mary has been acting professionally at Cedar Point, and King’s Island. After finishing those contracts Mary moved to Chicago! She is so excited to be an instructor at both the Elmhurst and Hinsdale locations of School of Rock!
Rock and Roll Birthdays in April!
Check out these awesome rockers with birthdays in April!
Matt Healey - April 8th - Singer for The 1975
Brendan Urie - April 12th - Singer for Panic! At The Disco
Maynard James Keaton - April 17th - Singer & lyricist for Tool
Patrick Stump - April 27th - Guitarist for Fall Out Boy
Our 2022 Summer Camps are still on sale!
If you've attended summer camps before, you can look forward to coming back this upcoming Summer for another camp experience. If you haven't tried a camp before, try one out for a fun-filled week of music! Summer camps also make a great holiday gift for any young rocker you know--whether they're a seasoned drummer or a beginner guitarist, we have a camp that's right for them!
Hurry; some camps are already sold out, and the rest are going fast! Click HERE to see all of our camps!
Have a great April!
- Team SoR