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School of Rock Lafayette
116 Rena Drive
Lafayette, LA 70503
337-984-1478
Hours
  • Monday: 1 PM - 8 PM
  • Tuesday: 1 PM - 8 PM
  • Wednesday: 1 PM - 8 PM
  • Thursday: 1 PM - 8 PM
  • Friday: 1 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM - 2 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Upcoming Special Hours:

  • 03/29/2024: Closed
  • 03/30/2024: Closed
  • 04/01/2024: Closed
  • 04/02/2024: Closed

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

Programs we offer

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

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

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

Rookies music program for children in Lafayette
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock Lafayette, 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 Lafayette, 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.

Adult music program in Lafayette for students over 18
Adult Program
Ages 18+

School of Rock Lafayette'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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette.

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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette.

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

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

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Lafayette

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Lafayette

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 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 Lafayette.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Lafayette

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Lafayette 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 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 Lafayette 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 Lafayette, 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 Lafayette

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

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

Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Ed Principato
Ed Principato
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Edward Ray Principato is a multifaceted musician and a guitar and bass teacher at the School of Rock in Lafayette. He began his musical journey over ten years ago as a guitarist studying under directors Chris French and Joe Gary. Since then, Edward has gone on to learn several instruments and tour nearly half of the United States.

Currently, Edward serves as lead guitarist in the Lafayette band LVVRS. Outside of performance, Edward has done other music industry work such as tour management (LVVRS) and stage/tech management with the national touring band Cowboy Mouth.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Blake Pujol
Blake Pujol
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Blake Pujol graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a degree in Jazz Studies. He has been a guitar teacher at the School of Rock in Lafayette since 2015 and a consistently gigging musician for over a decade.

Blake has performed all over the South with Brass Mimosa, Dwight James and the Royals, and The Vermillionaires.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Vocal Teacher Chris French
Chris French
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Vocal Teacher
Christopher French graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with B.A. degrees in Music Media and Jazz Studies and also earned a performance certification from the Berklee College of Music. He has performed in many and varied international festivals and competitions, including at the Hollywood Bowl, the Superdome, Comerica Park, the Heineken Jazz Festival, the New Orleans Jazz Festival, South by Southwest, City Stages, and DCI (Phantom Regiment).

Chris has published two music method books and had the opportunity to perform on numerous album recordings, television features, and radio broadcasts with world-class musicians such as Hunter Hayes, Marc Broussard, Sonny Landreth, Buckwheat Zydeco, Stanton Moore, Marcia Ball, Wayne Toups, Roddie Romero, Michael Doucet, Warren Storm and The Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, and many others. He is a guitar teacher, bass teacher, and vocal teacher at the School of Rock in Lafayette.
Owner, Drum Teacher Hawley Joe Gary III
Hawley Joe Gary III
Owner, Drum Teacher
Hawley Joe Gary III is a drum teacher and co-owner of the School of Rock in Lafayette. He is an instructor and arranger for the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s marching drumline.

Joe is often a featured clinician and instructor for music camps throughout the South. He is also currently performing with Spank the Monkey, as well as Stevie B and various other artists. For over 35 years, Joe has performed over 6,000 gigs and counting.
Guitar Teacher Hunter Louviere
Hunter Louviere
Guitar Teacher
Hunter Louviere is an experienced guitar player of over 14 years. He is a diligent working and traveling musician and has performed in multiple festivals across the United States over the past several years with Lafayette bands Pagoda Mambo, Drood, The Shake Backs, and Yabba.

As a former 9-year student of the School of Rock in Lafayette, he is very familiar with the program and the necessary steps it takes to develop the skills of new musicians. He now teaches guitar at the school.
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Saxophone Teacher Tim McFatter
Tim McFatter
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Saxophone Teacher
Tim McFatter is a multi-instrumentalist from Lafayette, LA, and is currently a piano teacher and saxophone teacher at the School of Rock in Lafayette. He graduated from the University of New Orleans with a B.A. in Music with a concentration in Jazz Performance. He also studied music composition at the University of Texas at Austin and the University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

Tim has performed at numerous festivals and concert venues around the world with Trombone Shorty, Dwayne Dopsie, the Iguanas, and more. He has performed on recorded albums for many artists including Zac Brown Band, Rod Stewart, CeeLo Green, and Mark Ronson. Tim performed on a Grammy Award-nominated album by Dwayne Dopsie and the Zydeco Hellraisers in 2017.
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Vocal Teacher, Songwriting Teacher Kylie Gaspard
Kylie Gaspard
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Vocal Teacher, Songwriting Teacher
Kylie graduated college with a degree in Songwriting and Composition and fronts the local Lafayette rock band Cashier. Starting in high school, Kylie began producing music and gained studio experience in college, working in several recording environments around the world. She has been a singer for over 18 years and a pianist for 17 years.

Kylie is passionate about helping others embrace their musical ability in their own creative way. She is currently a songwriting teacher, vocal teacher, and piano teacher at the School of Rock in Lafayette.
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Meredith Trahan
Meredith Trahan
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Meredith Trahan is an alumna of the School of Rock in Lafayette. As a student, she participated in seven Performance Group shows and two years of House Band. Before her time at School of Rock, Meredith had taken private piano lessons for 12 years as well as on-and-off vocal lessons and participated in her high school's choir (including events such as Honor Choir and ACDA Honor Choir).

Meredith is currently studying Music Business and Psychology at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and participates in the UL Chamber Choir. She is also a part-time Studio Coordinator and photographer for School of Rock Lafayette in addition to being a vocal teacher and piano teacher. She loves nurturing students to become confident in themselves, their musical ability, and their stage presence while capturing moments of them bringing it all to life on stage.
Drum Teacher Aiden Anderson
Aiden Anderson
Drum Teacher
Aiden is a drummer who has been practicing music for over six years and is currently a drum teacher at the School of Rock in Lafayette. He is focusing on his studies at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in hopes of becoming a computer scientist.

Aiden has an extreme passion for teaching and the pursuit of musical knowledge and hopes to share his esoteric insight with those who are passionate about music.
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I love the instruction.

The level of instruction is tailored to meet my child where he is to grow his love of music.

I cannot praise the school enough!

My son has taken drums and composition. I cannot praise the school enough for their consistency of instruction and their ability to work with families to provide such amazing musical support. I also love that there are opportunities for students to perform at large festivals.

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My son was hesitant to start guitar lessons but has enjoyed his teacher and already learned so much.

I would recommend the school to anyone.

The staff is very helpful and knowledgeable and my son enjoys his time with them.

Excellent staff and instructors!

Excellent staff and instructors! School of Rock is a safe space for kids to be themselves and flourish.

The instructors genuinely care.

We have had a great experience with School of Rock over the past four years. The instructors are very knowledgeable and genuinely care about helping the kids progress as musicians.

School of Rock is AMAZING!

School of Rock is AMAZING! My daughter has gained so much confidence and is having an absolute blast.

School of Rock is my kids' favorite part of the week.

School of Rock is my kids' favorite part of the week. I am amazed at how much they learn and continue to learn. They want to practice at home so they are prepared for their next lesson. School of Rock encourages them to be better humans through music.

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