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School of Rock San Mateo
711 South B Street
San Mateo, CA 94010
(650) 347-3474

Location Specifics

Located on B St., between 7th & 8th Ave.

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Hours
  • Monday: 3 PM - 8 PM
  • Tuesday: 3 PM - 8 PM
  • Wednesday: 3 PM - 8 PM
  • Thursday: 3 PM - 8 PM
  • Friday: 3 PM - 8 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM - 6 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Music programs at School of Rock San Mateo combine one-on-one lessons with group band practices

Expand your musical knowledge at School of Rock San Mateo and surrounding areas including Foster City, San Carlos, Redwood City, Hillsborough, Burlingame, Millbrae, Belmont, and San Francisco with quality music lessons taught by real, practicing musicians. Students can learn everything from keyboard to piano, bass to songwriting, and much more in a supportive and encouraging learning environment. With our revolutionary music program, students can rock out like local legends Stevie Nicks, who attended college here.

Programs we offer

Rock 101 music program in San Mateo for kids and beginners
Rock 101
Ages 8-13

Rock 101 is one of School of Rock San Mateo'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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo
Performance
Ages 8-18

The Performance Program at School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo Performance Program students take the stage and play at local San Mateo 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 San Mateo'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 San Mateo music venue.

Rookies music program for children in San Mateo
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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.

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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo for students over 18
Adult Program
Ages 18+

School of Rock San Mateo'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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo.

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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo.

House Band program for gigging at local venues in San Mateo
House Band
Age 17 and Under

The School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo's House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at CA 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 San Mateo and the rest of CA. 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 San Mateo

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock San Mateo

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock San Mateo, 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 San Mateo is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other San Mateo 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 San Mateo'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 San Mateo, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local San Mateo 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock San Mateo

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo we combine private drum lessons for beginners with weekly band rehearsals—it prepares students to perform live. With years of experience teaching drums in San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo. Unlike other San Mateo 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 San Mateo, our drum lessons are customized for each student and his or her goals. Our San Mateo 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 San Mateo

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock San Mateo

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock San Mateo 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in San Mateo. 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the San Mateo 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 San Mateo 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo, 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 San Mateo’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.

Bassam Habal
guitar, bass guitar, vocal and keyboard teacher
Bassam Habal was born in Boston in 1970. The first music to hit his consciousness was the great funk/disco of the late 70s. He began piano lessons around age 12 and by 14 he was done with piano. He took up the bass being inspired by watching a guy play it at hotel gig and also due to the bass line on Led Zeppelin’s “Ramble On.” A few years into lessons, he asked his teacher to show him the rhythm guitar part to Van Morrison’s “Domino.” He then focused mainly on playing guitar. Outside of a one-off high school gig with The American Dream, his first band he started was a Grateful Dead cover band called Electric Hummus, who still performs today under the name Playin Dead. After leaving Electric Hummus, he continued to perform Grateful Dead, Bob Dylan and other covers in a new band The Psychedelic Conspiracy. With the original drummer, after the demise of The Conspiracy, he formed what became one of Boston’s longest running soul bands The Chicken Slacks Soul Revue. After leaving the Chicken Slacks, he joined up with the Boston chapter of the School of Rock directing many shows from Aerosmith, Kiss, Southern Rock and his final show, Progressive Rock. Around the early to mid 90s, Bassam began working at MIT’s radio station WMBR on the side where he was a DJ for 20 years. He did a show called Lost and Found highlighting music from the 60s/70s. His passion to turn people onto great music is something that inspires him at the San Mateo School of Rock which he joined early on when he moved to the Bay area from Boston. He hopes a new generation can be inspired by the music that fuels his desire to improve as a musician.
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard Teacher David England
David England
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
David England has been teaching guitar and playing in bands for 20 years! Some of David’s bands are: Skyler Roads Band, Sapphire Rock and Teyha. He is currently in the Roads,Johnson & Ross Band. Right now they're having a blast in the recording studio perfecting all original material. When David’s not teaching or rehearsing with his band, he’s in his recording studio perfecting his recording and playing techniques. Chabot College: Music Major, 2 years. School of Hardknocks: Major Music, Masters Degree
Chris Guthridge Assistant Music Director, Band Director, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Chris Guthridge
Assistant Music Director, Band Director, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
A veteran of the San Francisco music scene for 20 plus years, multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter & producer, Chris Guthridge writes, sings, and plays many instruments except a small few. He records and produces all of his material in a humble analog studio in the Bayview district of SF.

Influences from 60’s SF psych, garage, and punk to cosmic Country, Blues, and Soul combine into a unique blend of California musicians for today. Chris has played in many successful groups during this time and has played for crowds large and small all over the country.
Brett Warren Band Director, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Brett Warren
Band Director, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Brett Warren is a songwriter, performer, studio musician, and multi-instrumentalist from Menlo Park, California. Brett's primary focus is teaching and playing bass. He also teaches guitar and drums. Brett has taught in one-on-one, and group settings for about a decade. In addition, he co-directed a local Palo Alto music camp for years.
Brett’s discography ranges stylistically from funky kid’s music to hip hop, psychedelic metal, all the way to free-form jazz - and everything in between.
Drum Instructor
Daniele Oriti
Drum Instructor
As a beginner, Led Zeppelin and Jimi Hendrix were big influences for Daniele - his first concert he ever saw was Motorhead, Ronnie James Dio and Iron Maiden at the Concord Pavilion. He thought to himself “I want to play on a stage like that”. By age 17 he had played on stages ranging from the Concord Pavilion to Carnegie Hall.
Although he started on a drum set, he also has played in drum and marching corps (Tenors) as well as symphonic bands. For Daniele, a huge part of doing music is the community aspect, and his goal with any student is to help them realize their role in a band, how to play musically, melodically, and confidently in any scenario.
His favorite album of all time is Donny Hathaway - Live (to the bass players reading this the final track has one of the most amazing bass solos of all time by Mr. Willie Weeks.) and if he were to pick a Mount Rushmore of drummers from the rock era that inspired him it would be John Bonham, Mitch Mitchell, Dave Grohl and Dennis Chambers.
David Acuna Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher
David Acuna
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher
David Acuña is a classic and electric guitarist from Colombia. David received his Bachelor of music degree at the Pedagogical and Technological University of Colombia (U.P.T.C.). In addition to David's skills as a performing guitarist and instructor, David is involved in recording and mixing musical production and video production.
Jeremy Wheat Band Director, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Vocal Teacher
Jeremy Wheat
Band Director, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Vocal Teacher
Jeremy Wheat is a San Francisco native son. He hosts and produces film, comedy, and music events citywide. Jeremy has worked with the Bay Area’s most beloved artists, filmmakers, performers, and musicians. He has a passion for connection and is inspired by a mission to ignite the imagination of broader audiences. Jeremy teaches guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, and vocals in a private, one-on-one environment, and directs both youth bands and adult bands.
Joao Cozza
Drum Teacher
DJ, Music Producer, Music Director, Audio Designer, and Drummer, Originally from Brazil and Europe, Joao has studied music since when he was a kid. At the age of 9, he began
studying drums, basic grooves, and techniques. At the age of 15, he decided to get into the world of DJ, becoming an electronic music DJ. When Joao turned 20 years old, he started producing his own EDM sounds within the music production world. Known as JPC DJ, Joao has released records under the label One RPM, and performed in electronic music festivals.
Jessica Oak Studio Coordinator
Jessica Oak
Studio Coordinator
Jessica Oak is a Studio Coordinator at the School of Rock San Mateo. Jessica has many years of experience as both a project coordinator and office manager.
Jessica is very musically inclined - she previously taught piano and keyboard for many years to students of all ages. She also writes and produces electronic music, as well as attending as many concerts as she can! In her spare time, you can catch her spending time with her rambunctious cat, or listening to music on a long drive! In addition to her love of music, Jessica received a Master of Science degree from Northern Arizona University.
Rachel S Kardos Studio Coordinator
Rachel S Kardos
Studio Coordinator
Rachel Kardos is a San Francisco/Bay Area native. She started her music education playing the oboe in 4th grade and continued performing classical music in high school band and orchestra. Rachel has always loved classic rock and has seen Chicago live in concert at least 15 times. Rachel has been with School of Rock San Mateo since 2012. She loves seeing the School of Rock students grow and develop their passion for music. Rachel has authored a children’s book and just completed an animated short film.
Mike Lawson Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Vocal Teacher
Mike Lawson
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Vocal Teacher
Bay Area musician Michael Hans Lawson "Mike", is the Drummer in Hypnotic Pattern (Oakland, CA), and alternate drummer for The Helltones (Oakland, CA). His musical background includes music theory training at Santa Rosa High School and Santa Rosa Junior College, with experience performing in live bands for 20+ years, on drums, guitar, bass and vocals.
Bass Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Drums Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Vocals Teacher
Dominic Hirschkind
Bass Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Drums Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Vocals Teacher
Dominic has been playing guitar since he was 8 years old. Dominic is one of the biggest classic rock lovers you can find. He's knowledgeable in various sub-genres of rock music and classical music. He also plays and teaches piano/keyboards, bass, drums and vocals. Dominic is a dedicated teacher who enjoys teaching all levels of students.
Dominic is a graduate of Ithaca College, majoring in classical music composition.
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Reviews

I highly recommend School of Rock!

School of Rock has an awesome, dedicated staff who is really focused on the kids.

Unique, real and super creative!

The teachers and staff are so positive and trusting. It's SO refreshing to see kids away from screens and experiencing what collaboration really feels like. It's a true gem!

My eight-year-old is loving it!

He loves his teacher and I love the fact he could play his favorite song after his first lesson. He'll get stage confidence and learn to be a performer, as well as a guitar player.

So much passion for music!

My boy loves his weekly guitar lessons. We joined their year-round performance program. The shows they put on blow me away, and it's a pleasure to see a group of kids united in their passion for music.

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