School of Rock

My son has taken drum lessons for most of his life, and plays in all of the school ensembles. The autonomy to choose and rehearse their own music makes SOR the shining star in my son's musical circle. Thank you!

School of Rock Boulder is wonderful - staff, instructors are so welcoming and of inspired both of all 3 of my kids did not only learn their instrument but also develop a love of music and new genres. Thank you SOR!

School of Rock is a really incredible place, full of wonderful staff and students. We decided to try it out for our son because he was feeling very isolated during the pandemic. The staff at School of Rock have amazing abilities when it comes to the performances they are able to elicit from the kids. I imagine that trying to coordinate a group of 10-17 year olds into a cohesive band must be akin to herding cats, but School of Rock clearly has some good tricks up their sleeve. School of Rock has been the one positive, steady thing that has kept our son afloat during the pandemic. His experience there has greatly improved his self-confidence and we've seen a huge advancement of his abilities in less than a year. School of Rock is a wonderful community of musicians that really know how to support and encourage kids. They meet kids on their level and work with what they've got.

I'm an adult who has done 6 seasons of the private lesson/performance band combination. Each of these have been GREAT, from the quality of the instructors, my improvement as an individual drummer and the different benefits of playing live with other musicians under the guidance of multi-instrumental and experienced band directors. In this part of the "package", I've worked on many songs at the same time vs. 1 or 2 when I've had private lessons only, outside of SoR. In addition, the skills one picks up playing in a group significantly boost ones' overall level of musicianship. Finally, I've made new friends and a few close ones, each of the three seasons..this is the social benefit. Spending some time each week with other people who like to play instruments and are willing to work on songs of the same genre is huge. Finally, the opportunity to perform together, live, is another huge benefit to playing with the SoR vs with a private instructor. Each of the seasons that I've participated, we've done 2 end of season shows to perform the 12 or so songs we've worked up over the course of that show season. This is exciting and another type of growth experience as it may test nerves or push one to a new level of ability and confidence, depending on the person and readiness of the band as a whole. WORTH EVERY PENNY. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!

Incredibly friendly, welcoming staff and teachers who helped my 2nd and 3rd grader figure out which classes to select. My kids are loving music right now, and asking to learn to play an additional instrument. They are excited about School of Rock camps this summer, and it's cool to see my son walk up to the piano on his own and start playing a song. Well done School of Rock!