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School of Rock NW Las Vegas
5770 Centennial Center Blvd
Unit 110
Las Vegas, NV 89149
(725) 269-7625
Hours
  • Monday: 2 PM - 8 PM
  • Tuesday: 2 PM - 8 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 PM - 8 PM
  • Thursday: 2 PM - 8 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 10 AM - 4 PM

Upcoming Special Hours:

  • 11/28/2024: Closed
  • 12/24/2024 - 12/25/2024: Closed
  • 01/01/2025: Closed

Music programs at School of Rock NW Las Vegas combine one-on-one lessons with group band practices

Programs we offer

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

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

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

Rookies music program for children in Las Vegas
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock NW Las Vegas, 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 NW Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas
Little Wing
Ages 4-5

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

School of Rock NW Las Vegas'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 NW Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas.

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 NW Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas.

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

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

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Las Vegas

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Las Vegas

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock NW Las Vegas 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 NW Las Vegas, 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 NW Las Vegas 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 NW Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Las Vegas

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock NW Las Vegas 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 Las Vegas 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 NW Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas 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 NW Las Vegas, 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 Las Vegas

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

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

General Manager Jordon
Jordon
General Manager
Jordon is a drummer, composer, and educator from Las Vegas, Nevada. He graduated from the University of Massachusetts Amherst with a degree in Jazz and African-American Music Studies with a focus on drum set performance.

Jordon has performed with a large array of ensembles of all different genres and was a drummer for the show “Celestia” at The Strat located on the Las Vegas Strip. In addition to his drum set performances, he was a member of Drum Corps International’s “The Cadets,” a 10-time world championship-winning ensemble.
Studio Coordinator Mackenzie
Mackenzie
Studio Coordinator
Mackenzie was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and moved to Las Vegas when she was 4 years old. She has been singing for as long as she can remember, starting with talent shows in 1st grade and eventually joining the school choir in 2nd grade. Mackenzie started playing guitar in 8th grade, taking lessons at School of Rock for about five years, and was in House Band for two years. Along the way, she learned how to play bass, but mainly focused on guitar.

Mackenzie then went to Las Vegas Academy of the Performing Arts as a Vocal Major. She has played on stage with Green Day twice, once in San Francisco and then again in Los Angeles. She is currently going to college aiming to get an associate's degree in political science and then a bachelor's degree in music sciences. Although she doesn’t know what she wants to do specifically, Mackenzie knows she wants to pursue music for the rest of her life.
Guitar Teacher Jacob
Jacob
Guitar Teacher
Jacob is originally from Boulder, Colorado. At the age of 7, he moved overseas with his family and spent his youth living and traveling internationally. Jacob was introduced to the guitar in Mumbai, India at the age of 8. Music has been a wellspring of inspiration for him ever since.

During his time at boarding school, Jacob discovered the beauty of writing music and playing in bands. He graduated college with a degree in recording technology and graduated from the Atlanta Institute of Music & Media in guitar performance. While in college, Jacob performed with a melodic metal band, Leporid, and recorded his first solo album for his project Zenkalde. Through his studies, Jacob has become a versatile guitarist with the confidence to play and teach a variety of genres.

Jacob plans to have a positive impact on the younger generation of musicians and to continue to grow as a musician and performer. In his free time, Jacob enjoys practicing and teaching yoga, spending time with his five younger siblings, and writing music for future projects.
Guitar Teacher Adrian
Adrian
Guitar Teacher
Adrian found his love for music and guitar at age 12 when he was accidentally placed in a music program. Showing natural gravitation to music, he pursued it from there on by attending the Las Vegas Academy of the Arts as a guitar major. After high school, Adrian served in the United States Marine Corps where he found his love for teaching and performed in his off time.

Adrian returned to Las Vegas and now continues his education by attending the University of Nevada Las Vegas as a Music Education Major and Guitar Performance Major. Adrian has five years of teaching experience which includes teaching music to brand-new music students and advanced students. During his off time, he teaches classical guitar, song writes, and performs in smaller events.
Drum Teacher Kevin
Kevin
Drum Teacher
Exploring the world of music since the age of 10, Kevin has been around the Las Vegas block. Kevin has specialized in drums/percussion for most of his life, however, he is also a multi-instrumentalist musician. With prior marching band experience, Kevin was a percussion section leader for his high school band and had played snare and tenor drums during his high school career.

Kevin has been studying music composition at the University of Las Vegas, Nevada, and has found himself performing for a variety of the university’s symphony bands, orchestras, and percussion ensembles. For two years during the Christmas season, Kevin has performed as a toy soldier drummer for the Enchant Las Vegas event at the Las Vegas Ballpark.

Kevin is determined to go beyond just the performance structure and even self-produces his own music, releasing two rock/pop albums. As he enters a new age in his career, Kevin continues to set goals, pursuits, and ambitions within the world of music and entertainment.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Walker
Walker
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Walker studied guitar at the Denver School of the Arts and grew up in the School of Rock program. He successfully auditioned for his school's House Band and the AllStars program as a student.

Walker has played onstage with well-known groups and performed at prestigious venues and festivals including Red Rocks Amphitheater and Lollapalooza. He has also toured across the country as a professional guitarist and is a band leader, producer, and songwriter. Walker teaches guitar, bass, vocals, drums, and music production techniques.
Vocal Teacher, Little Wing + Rookies Teacher Celina
Celina
Vocal Teacher, Little Wing + Rookies Teacher
A Southern California native, Celina Sasso is an Argentinian-American vocalist who has graced the stage in musicals, bands, tribute acts, and several performances around the Las Vegas Valley. She has covered renditions of her favorite artists and covers a diverse repertoire of music genres such as opera, jazz, blues, Broadway, pop, and rock.

Celina studied music technology and voice at CSN where she obtained her associate's degree in arts. After college, Celina began her music career performing in venues such as The Palazzo, The Venetian, Mandalay Bay, Lost Spirits Distillery, Maxan Jazz, The Sandollar Lounge, and more. In 2022, Celina was a finalist for the Hal Leonard Vocal Competition in the musical theatre category where she competed against over 1,500 candidates in the US and Canada.

Celina was also nominated for “Best Entertainer” in the 2023 Silver State Awards. In 2021, Celina made her touring debut traveling and performing around the nation with the Swing It! Girls. In addition, she has just completed her first residency at the Tuscany where she headlined for over a year singing '80s rock hits. Celina continues to perform around Las Vegas and is honored to have the opportunity to give back to the music community through teaching with the knowledge she has obtained throughout her career.
Drum Teacher Fernando Marenco
Fernando
Drum Teacher
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, pots and pans were all Fernando had until he began learning drumset at age seven by means of a church his parents started attending.

His love for playing music would soon be complemented by his love for teaching it. Middle school band is where Fernando's outstanding music teacher provided an educational experience that would plant the seed for him to be the educator he is now. He continued with music in high school and kept himself out of trouble through it, winning a city championship with the marching band in their division his senior year. Fernando finally acquired his very own drum set after high school and practiced it religiously. When away from a drumset in prior years, he kept his musical brain busy by picking up and loving the guitar.

After high school Fernando played in rock and funk bands and worked a few retail jobs while pacing himself with college classes. He would eventually transfer to CSU Los Angeles where he attained a BM in Music Education, followed by a state teaching credential for music. After teaching music and coaching marching bands within the Los Angeles Unified School District for twelve years, Fernando made the move to Las Vegas in 2024 to further pursue a career in performing music in a new environment while still providing children and young adults the opportunity to excel on their instrument of choice.
Drum Teacher Ryan
Ryan
Drum Teacher
Ryan is originally from California and his love for the drums started when he was 4 years old. He started taking lessons soon after and studied rudiments and various percussion instruments and styles with backgrounds in jazz, funk, reggae, and rock. In his teen years, Ryan joined the marching band in school. During his junior year of high school, Ryan auditioned and acquired a snare drum spot in the professional drum & bugle corps, The Anaheim Kingsmen. This gave him a deep understanding of rhythms, music composition, and self-discipline. He later taught three high school drum lines for many years and several private students.

Ryan moved to Las Vegas, NV in 2000 to pursue musical options. He played with local bands, co-hosted open mics, and created relationships with recording studios for session work. In 2010 he co-founded the rock band The Roxy Gunn Project (2011 Vegas Rocks Magazine “Stars of Tomorrow Award Winner”), which has become a local and worldwide favorite due to a movie role and soundtrack contribution to the Lionsgate film Road to Hell. He also was the musical arranger for the film. He continued to perform with The Roxy Gunn Project for twelve years playing at major casino showrooms and many stages at The Fremont Street Experience in Downtown Las Vegas.

In 2017, Ryan co-founded the pop-punk band Crimson Riot, which signed with Die Laughing Records and released their second album, “It Took An Apocalypse” under the label. In 2019, they won the top prize in the Top Golf-sponsored TV show Who Will Rock You, leading to several performances nationwide.

Ryan’s personal experience has led to his teaching success due to the teaching of his two children over the years, which provided them with various career opportunities in the music industry.
Little Wing + Rookies Teacher Julia Brandenburg
Julia
Little Wing + Rookies Teacher
With over 15 years of experience teaching elementary music in public schools across Texas and California, Julia brings a wealth of knowledge and passion to her work with young musicians. She holds a bachelor's degree in music and minored in education and she specializes in nurturing the musical talents of students aged 12 and under.

In 2020, during the unprecedented challenges of the pandemic, Julia redirected her energy towards helping others in need. She volunteered with EmergencyRV.org, an organization dedicated to providing temporary housing for first responders whose homes were lost during natural disasters while serving on the front lines. This experience deepened her commitment to community service and helping those in crisis.

Although her volunteer work has been fulfilling, Julia missed the joy of teaching children music. This led her to join the School of Rock, where she continues to inspire and educate young musicians.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Julia is a proud mother of five, a grandmother, and a devoted furbaby mom to three dogs, some fish, and a tortoise. Her home is filled with love, laughter, and, of course, music. A lifelong music enthusiast, Julia appreciates all genres but will always hold a special place in her heart for the Grateful Dead.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Carlos
Carlos
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Carlos is a multi-instrumentalist born and raised in San Diego who has been performing in local punk and metal bands since he was 18. He taught himself how to play guitar and sing/scream as an angsty teenager, and he was even featured on a Mexican talent show at 12 years old. He plays guitar, bass, and drums, and he is the frontman of his band Erratic Impulse. Carlos has also mixed, mastered, and produced for several local San Diego artists.
Drum Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Will Richards
Will
Drum Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Will is a musician and multi-instrumentalist from Seattle, Washington. With over a decade of music experience, Will loves being able to share skills and knowledge with young musicians starting their journeys.

Will plays drums in several gigging bands throughout the Las Vegas Valley, including ’80s hair-metal tribute Dr. Rock, as well as True Grit, a blues-rock trio. In his free time, Will enjoys producing electronic dance music, DJing, and watching documentaries.
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Reviews

What I like about the program is that my kids LOVE it!

This is so different from the music lessons that existed when I was a kid. These kids are actually making music and learning to play as a band. The performances are so impressive, and watching the kids gain confidence and express themselves on stage is priceless.

The structure around how kids learn is amazing.

Taking lessons to learn an instrument is one thing, but learning how to be a part of a band is on another level. These kids are learning how to communicate, respect people and their opinions, and how to be accountable for themselves. It’s more than just music here.

It's the best music program in the city.

Dedicated instructors and staff, vibrant atmosphere, and most importantly, it's fun! My 8-year-old has grown leaps and bounds in skill and personal confidence. If you're thinking about checking it out, don't wait, just do it!

The kids have a great time while learning to play.

Lifelong skills and relationships are born here. The staff shares their passion for music and are very professional and accommodating. Wish I had this type of exposure to music when I was growing up!

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