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School of Rock North Miami
2000 NE 146 Street
North Miami, FL 33181
(305) 454-0688

Location Specifics

Adjacent to the Ninja Lounge.

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Hours
  • Monday: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Tuesday: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Wednesday: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Thursday: 2:30 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Friday: 2:30 PM - 7 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM - 4 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Upcoming Special Hours:

  • 12/25/2024: Closed

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

School of Rock North Miami serves North Miami, Miami, Aventura, Miami Shores, Miami Beach, Wynwood, Midtown, North Bay Village, Normandy Isles, Surfside, North Miami Beach, Sunny Isles, Bal Harbor, Hollywood, and surrounding communities. Our programs, camps, and workshops for toddlers, kids, teens, and adults make learning to play music fun and create great communities of musicians. School of Rock is the leader in performance-based music education. We combine one-on-one drums, bass, keyboard, vocals, and guitar lessons with group practices. Students learn to play music from day one and put on live performances at local venues. Our experienced instructors are local musicians themselves who combine the performance-based School of Rock Method and programs with individual music lessons to get results for our students.

Programs we offer

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

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

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

Rookies music program for children in North Miami
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock North Miami, 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 North Miami, 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.

Little Wing music program for toddlers and preschoolers in North Miami
Little Wing
Ages 4-5

At School of Rock North Miami 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.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP LESSON
  • USE HAND PERCUSSION & OTHER TOOLS TO LEARN RHYTHM PATTERNS & MUSIC SYNTAX

The Path to Take the Stage

The Little Wing music program is the first step in a young musician's journey. At School of Rock North Miami, 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.

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

School of Rock North Miami'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 North Miami 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 North Miami.

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 North Miami 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 North Miami.

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 North Miami

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock North Miami

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock North Miami

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock North Miami 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 North Miami, 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 North Miami 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 North Miami, 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 North Miami.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock North Miami

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock North Miami 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 North Miami 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 North Miami, 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 North Miami 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 North Miami, 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 North Miami

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

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

Marcel Salas
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher
Marcel Salas has been a professional musician since age 18, proficient in keyboard, guitar, bass, drums and vocals. He has played with major label acts such as Pitbull and Shakira. He has played in underground metal bands from south Florida such as Cyst, Solstice and Faethom, and has played in local south Florida groove bands Suenalo, Xperimento, Big Brooklyn Red, Juke, Lanzallamas, Chantil Dukart and the Dukes of Art, and House Savage. He was involved for several years in the Miami Dade College Jazz Performance Group. He performed at the Umbria Jazz Festival in Perugia, Italy, and played three USO Tours in Guantanamo Bay, Bahrain and Djibouti. He has played in a multitude of festivals throughout Florida and the United States such as Spirit of the Suwanee, Orange Blossoms Jamboree, Grassroots Music Festival NY and Grassroots Music Festival North Carolina. He has taught privately for over 15 years and ran several show bands at School of Rock South Miami from 2013-2016.
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher Dylan McCue
Dylan McCue
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Dylan McCue is a guitarist and songwriter from Miami Beach. He started playing guitar at the age of 11, focusing primarily on emulating the blues and classic rock styles of heroes such has Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, and David Gilmour. In middle school, Dylan played cello in the school’s orchestra and developed a deep admiration for classical music and composition. He was also in the Miami Beach Senior High Jazz Band, which inspired him to expand his musical vocabulary and incorporate more jazz/fusion into his playing He has been a member of three bands, each of which were quite different stylistically. In high school, he was in Tabula Rasa, a progressive rock that released two full-length albums; and Spacekamel, a psychedelic funk band that played all over Miami. He is currently in an indie rock band called The Hails, which he helped form during his freshman year at the University of Florida. He has written and co-produced many of the band’s music, including one single that has garnered over 1.8 million streams on Spotify. After graduating from UF in the Spring of 2019, Dylan has decided to commit himself to music and is grateful for the opportunity to share his passion and experience with others!
Drum Teacher Hyorki Valderrama
Hyorki Valderrama
Drum Teacher
Hyorki Valderrama has been a professional drummer since the age of 16. He started learning at the age of 10 to be proficient in all styles of drumming ranging from Cuban Jazz (including Caribbean and all hand percussion as well as auxiliary percussion) to all rock and metal styles. Hyorki was a member of the All-Star Grammy Jazz Band at age 18. He was also involved for many years with the Miami Dade Jazz Performance Group and the FIU Jazz Performance Group.

Hyorki has over 25 years of recording studio experience with local and major acts both in South Florida and New York City. He has performed in a multitude of music festivals including the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, the Midwest Music Festival, and the International Association for Jazz Education in New York, along with many Caribbean and South American festivals. He has taught privately for over two decades and is passionate about passing down the knowledge of drumming.
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Stephany Arvelaez
Stephany Arvelaez
Vocal Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Stephany Arbelaez has been a classically trained vocalist for the past five years. She is in her last year of study at New World School of the Arts. Before her journey into opera, Stephany participated in the locally renowned MBSH Rock Ensemble, the CMB players, as well as other theatrical and vocal groups. Her approach is divided into three parts: body, mind, and technique. In her lessons, students will develop an awareness of their own bodies so they can self-monitor their progress even beyond the scope of their time at the School of Rock.

Students also learn how to understand the subtext and historical context of the music they sing so they can give an informed and meaningful performance. Stephany approaches each performance of a song by teaching students to ask themselves what their strengths were as well as what they can improve upon. Her technique is based on the classical voice training she has, however, it is adapted to each student and their own goals for their artistry.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, and Keyboard + Piano Teacher Eugenio Moleiro
Eugenio Moleiro
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, and Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Eugenio Moleiro is a Venezuelan-born guitar teacher at School of Rock North Miami. He is an active member of the Miami music scene, especially as a solo guitarist, freelance music producer, and DJ. The son of a bass player, Eugenio has over two decades of experience studying rock culture.

While self-taught as a child attempting to emulate what he saw his father do on stage and at home, Eugenio formalized his musical education starting in his late teens at the University of Tampa and Berklee College of Music. This education gave him musical literacy, a theoretical understanding of what he was playing, tools to enhance musical improvisation, and profound knowledge of producing, arranging, mixing, and mastering records.

As a teacher, Eugenio loves teaching guitar, bass, beginner piano, and theoretical concepts in an engaging and memorable way. He makes this happen by prioritizing getting his students to play a song as soon as possible and then harnessing the motivation from this achievement to open up the world of concepts which give the song its sonic identity. These tools will help his students learn pieces deeply and more efficiently in the future and will also stay with them throughout their musical journey.
School of Rock is where music and learning come together

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.

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I enrolled my daughter in the Rookies class a little over a month ago. My daughter enjoys her class so much. Thanks, School of Rock!

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