School of Rock Seekonk is the community hub for music education, proudly serving kids and adults across Seekonk and surrounding areas like Barrington, East Providence, and Rehoboth. As a convenient after-school destination for students in the East Providence Schools , including those from East Providence High School and Barrington High School , we make it easy to fit music into a busy schedule. Our commitment to performance means you’ll see our student bands rocking on stage at local venues like Met Cafe. Our students also perform at community-based events, including PVD Fest.
At School of Rock Seekonk, we offer more than just music lessons. We build a community that fosters personal growth. Our performance-based music education combines one-on-one instruction with group rehearsals, helping students develop both musical proficiency and essential life skills.
Our approach is proven to build confidence, teamwork, and resilience. An independent study found that after joining our programs, 96.2% of parents saw a boost in their child’s self-confidence and 95.9% reported improved teamwork skills.* Find out why we're different from other music lessons near you and visit our school today.
*Disclosure: Independent survey administered from 4/26-5/7/2025. Data is self-reported experience of 1,443 parents of School of Rock students under age 18. Informational purposes only.
Rock 101 is one of School of Rock Seekonk'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 Seekonk have a weekly private music lesson with an instructor who helps them learn the concepts and skills behind their performance songs.
Our music programs for kids in Seekonk are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock Seekonk 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.
The Performance Program at School of Rock Seekonk 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 Seekonk Performance Program students take the stage and play at local Seekonk music venues in front of a live audience.
School of Rock Seekonk'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 Seekonk music venue.
At School of Rock Seekonk, 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.
All of our music programs are designed to inspire students to learn and develop a strong musical proficiency. At School of Rock Seekonk, 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.
At School of Rock Seekonk 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.
The Little Wing music program is the first step in a young musician's journey. At School of Rock Seekonk, 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.
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 Seekonk, 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.
Our Songwriting program for kids and teens in Seekonk is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock Seekonk 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.
School of Rock Seekonk'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 Seekonk 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 Seekonk.
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 Seekonk 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 Seekonk.
School of Rock’s Recording & Production Program teaches the fundamentals of recording and mixing via our patented SongFirst™ methodology. Students attend one weekly private lesson on an instrument of their choice where they learn concepts, technique, and theory. These principles are then applied in weekly group lessons where students work together to record and mix their own productions of famous songs from rock history. Alternatively, students record and mix their original compositions created through School of Rock's Songwriting Program.
Our Recording & Production Program for kids and teens at School of Rock Seekonk, complemented with our Songwriting Program, is designed to empower students to develop the skills to produce their own recordings at home, by teaching the fundamentals of recording and mixing in a studio-like environment. Recording & Production students have often gone through our Rock 101 program first, or have some previous basic music experience. The program culminates with a listening party, where students showcase their recordings for family and friends.
The School of Rock Seekonk 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 Seekonk's House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at MA rock venues throughout the year.
Performance is the core of School of Rock's educational approach. Therefore, we create additional opportunities for students to perform on stages throughout Seekonk and the rest of MA. 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 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.
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.
At School of Rock Seekonk, 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 Seekonk is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other Seekonk guitar lessons and programs, School of Rock is designed to get students performing in a band.
It’s never too late to learn to play the guitar. Similar to our kids guitar lessons, School of Rock Seekonk'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 Seekonk, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local Seekonk venue.
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TheoryAs 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 Seekonk 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 Seekonk guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.
School of Rock Seekonk 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 Seekonk we combine private drum lessons for beginners with weekly band rehearsals—it prepares students to perform live. With years of experience teaching drums in Seekonk, our drum instructors teach beginner drum students core techniques, including how to groove, play rudiments and more.
Our drum lessons for adults are designed to accommodate all skill levels. At School of Rock Seekonk, 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 Seekonk. Unlike other Seekonk 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.
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GROOVEMore 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 Seekonk, our drum lessons are customized for each student and his or her goals. Our Seekonk 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.
School of Rock Seekonk 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 Seekonk, 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.
School of Rock Seekonk 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.
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READINGAt School of Rock Seekonk, 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 Seekonk.
School of Rock Seekonk 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 Seekonk 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.
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 Seekonk, 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.
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TONEOur intermediate to advanced bass guitar lessons teach Seekonk 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 Seekonk, 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.
At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in Seekonk. 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 Seekonk, 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 Seekonk area, and know how to coach and motivate students of any skill level to play the keyboard.
The School of Rock Seekonk Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the Seekonk 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 Seekonk music venues, taking them out of the classroom and onto the stage.
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READINGAt School of Rock Seekonk, 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 Seekonk, 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.
All of School of Rock Seekonk’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.
For over twenty years, our amazing instructors have transformed hundreds of thousands of students across the world into skilled musicians. Become a musician at School of Rock.
The bonds formed between the kids, the parents and the many spawned bands should make School of Rock very proud. I have never experienced anything like this in any youth organization. You have recruited the best and most talented array of artists I've ever witnessed.
The strength of School of Rock Seekonk comes from the quality of its instructors. These folks are well-trained, working musicians who provide expert, practical lessons. More importantly, they are nice people who are a pleasure to work with.
The instructors are the real heart and soul of the place. In addition to their musical acumen, they care enough to take the time to teach the students critical life lessons like teamwork, patience, perseverance and respect for others and oneself to name a few.
I have seen my daughter grow to appreciate music so much so that she plays three different instruments. Since attending the school for a little over 2 1/2 years, she has been more outgoing! She also has improved in school thanks to School of Rock!
They do a great job teaching all aspects of music to young and old alike. My son and niece love going there. They are very supportive and encouraging.
My grandson looks forward to his personal lessons and the band practice each week. It has also contributed heavily to his self-confidence and helped him to build self-esteem. In addition, it has significantly increased his music appreciation.
Playing in the Adult Program band is a great experience and a wonderful way to learn. Plus I have made some great friends.
It's a lot of fun learning to play music and meeting new friends. The instruction is awesome.
They’re fun. You learn a variety of songs. My son gets the experience of playing in a band. The instructors are phenomenal.
You have a great program to help kids grow and hone their artistic talents. I see young people spending hours there and making lifelong friends with something they have in common and encouraging each other. Nice work!
My daughter has loved her first two months at School of Rock. She likes her instructor and enjoys learning different techniques with music she enjoys and wants to learn. The band rehearsals have been a great way for her to find her voice.
It's a great way to get off the couch and learn how to play in a band without being intimidated. Everyone there is awesome. The private lessons keep me on track, the instruction is fantastic and band practice is so much fun. I've improved my playing tremendously since I started.
The teachers are skilled, helped me set and support personal goals, and provided the guidance to play in a band. I practice with passion and look forward to performing weekly. This is THE place to become a musician.
My teacher is great and such a fabulous musician. I cannot think of a better band coach too. He works the band like a conductor of an orchestra and knows exactly what each and every one of us should do and play.
She’s been taking drums at another studio for a few years and this helped her develop technical proficiency but at a certain point it stopped being new and fun. Making music with others has re-energized her.
SOR provides a personal approach with professionals who make learning fun. During these challenging days, SOR has stepped up with new ways to remain connected and continue the learning experience. I highly recommend the school to my friends and anyone who wants to make music.
Great staff especially during this difficult situation. Sean always is there for questions and John works with my daughter and she just loves School of Rock! Great place for kids! :)
My daughter enjoys SOR and has become a better drummer. Playing with others was key in her continued development as a musician and I've seen growth based on her playing in a real band. Also the instruction is very strong and she enjoys (it's fun - not work).
School of Rock program's excellent staff and flexible teaching methods put it far in excess of anything else offered by contemporaries in the field.
Teachers are passionate about music and teaching. More importantly, A student learns to play the music he/she loves, and learns important techniques along the way. The perfect blend needed to create a musician.
School of Rock is everything a parent and student could ask for. Great staff, excellent conditions, kind instructors, extremely knowledgeable, caring and compassionate to our children. The staff and band have changed my daughter’s life. Best decision we ever made!
My kid has thoroughly enjoyed his lessons and looks forward to them! He's improving and I don't ever have to nag him to practice, unlike other music instruction practices. He also looks up to his teachers who are good musicians and people.
School of Rock is an excellent place to be if you are an aspiring musician! The instructors are talented, knowledgeable, devoted, and patient. Our family has been extremely happy with School of Rock in Seekonk!
There is never a problem with getting my teenage son to practice. He just spontaneously does it and goes above and beyond.m The Performance bands are lots of fun and give the kids to exposure performing in a non-pressure and cool way.
The 1-week camp is a great opportunity for campers to improve their skill and build new skills with different instruments. They have a great time coming together as a band and it's a huge confidence builder with a rocking show in just a few short days.
I am a huge fan of performance-based learning and the way it helps shape young musicians. Pair that with an inclusive environment where kids feel welcomed and free to express themselves and then you'll understand what makes School of Rock an absolute gem!
The group and individual lesson format teaches the kids how to actually cooperate and play in a band, count off, listen to each other, music theory, etc. I also like that School of Rock does not just teach reading sheet music and helps students gain the ability to improvise.
