“School of Rock. The best music school anywhere. This whole idea of getting kids not just taking lessons and learning notes and chords, but learning songs and playing with other young musicians, and getting out on stage… I was so impressed that my daughter Cheyenne goes to School of Rock on Long Island.”
Inspired Approach
For more than a decade, School of Rock has been inspiring kids to rock on stage and in life. Founded as a single school in Philadelphia, PA in 1998, School of Rock now teaches more than 6,000 students at 69 schools in the US and Mexico, including three locations in the Twin Cities.
We at the St. Paul School of Rock believe the best way to learn music is to play music. We take students from the lesson room to the stage, developing both their confidence and musicianship with programs designed for all skill levels.
School of Rock St. Paul teaches guitar, bass, vocals, keyboards, drums and combines weekly private music lessons and group band rehearsals to prepare students to take the stage in front of live audiences in an authentic concert setting.
St. Paul School of Rock opened in 2006 and to date students have played 100+ concerts, to more than 25,000 people, at such local rock venues as Bunkers, Bogarts, Minnesota Music Cafe, Trocaderos, Epic, Triple Rock Social Club, Station 4 and more.
St. Paul students are eligible to audition for the Road Crew, the Twin Cities' School of Rock Show Band. The Road Crew plays throughout the Twin Cities several times a month, including opening for acts such as Soul Asylum, and America's #1 KISS cover band, Strutter, performing at community events such as Leprachaun Days in Rosemount, Burnsville Music in the Park, Elk River Music in the Park, holiday celebrations parties such a Universal's Family New Years Eve Party at Mall of America and Buck Hill's Halloween Party, Frightmares at Buck Hill and fundraising events such as Walk-a-thon for Suicide Prevention and East Ridge Cheerleader Fund Raiser.
