Thanks for your interest in rocking with us for our Spring 2025 season! Please read this entire form carefully before signing up.
By submitting this form you are committing to the full Spring 2025 season, regardless of show placement. Please be sure you are able to make this commitment before signing up as it makes rehearsals difficult for the other students and directors alike if a student were to suddenly drop out after initial casting.
DIRECTIONS: Please let us know your name, which instrument(s) you take lessons for at SoR and choose which rehearsal time(s) you are available to rehearse weekly.
Thursdays 4:30 - 6:30
Saturdays 11:00 -1:00 pm
Saturdays 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Sundays 11:00 am -1:00 pm
Sundays 4:00 - 6:00 pm
Students rank their top 5 shows in order of preference. Students are encouraged to discuss their preferences with their instructor prior to the submission of this form. Sample playlists for all shows can be found below.
THE DEADLINE TO SIGN UP FOR CASTING IS Monday, january 20!
Show Directors and rehearsal times will be announced along with the final show placement announcements on Wednesday, January 22 before our end-of-season shows at the Viper Room. Here are the important dates for our Spring 2025 Season (Please mark them in your calendar):
Sign Up Deadline: Monday, January 20
Show Placement: Wednesday, January 22
Rehearsals Start: Saturday, February 1
Season Shows: Sunday, May 18
OPEN Sunday, April 20 for Easter
CLOSED Sunday, May 18 for End-of-Season Shows
CLOSED Tuesday, May 20 - Monday, May 26 for Memorial Day
Check out our sample playlists and descriptions below then click the form to sign up!
Arena Rock refers to the emergence of rock ‘n’ roll as big business in the 1970s and early 1980s. Advances in music production technology, along with the proliferation of higher fidelity FM radio stations, resulted in the arrival of a slicker, more commercial rock sound, popularized by bands such as Journey, Boston, Styx, Heart, Queen, Foreigner, Kansas, Fleetwood Mac, REO Speedwagon, Grand Funk Railroad, Toto, Cheap Trick, and more. These artists, and the growing music industry behind them, brought Rock ‘n’ Roll out of the clubs and into the arenas and stadiums. No matter the bands, the songs of the Arena Rock show are the true stars, and anyone who’s had the joy to sing along with this music in its intended environment will surely agree. This is catchy music that is meant to be turned up loud! Guitarists will find challenging parts lurking around every corner. Keyboard players will be showcased heavily. Vocalists will be challenged with belting leads and rich harmonies. Drummers will learn the true meaning of bombastic, over-the-top performances. Bass players will get their hands on powerful and melodic bass lines which compliment their 6-string counterparts. This is a great show for all instruments!
Here's more info about our Arena Rock Featured show!
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Tina Turner is the “Queen of Rock and Roll.” One of the biggest superstars of all time, Tina Turner began her career as an R&B and soul singer with her then-husband Ike Turner, becoming a household name with a string of hit singles in the late 1960s and early 1970s that showcased her incredibly powerful voice. After divorcing Ike and starting her life over in 1976, Tina struggled to find her footing as a solo artist for a few years. But a successful “comeback” in the 1980s led to radio hits and starring movie roles, turning Tina Turner into a worldwide superstar and cementing her status as a rock legend. She won 12 Grammys in her career, and remains the only woman in history to win a Grammy in each of the Rock, Pop, and R&B categories. She was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame twice - both as part of Ike & Tina Turner, and as a solo artist. Tina’s music runs the stylistic gamut from Funk to Hard Rock to Soul to Power Ballads, and she is well known for her collaborations with artists like The Who, Bryan Adams, and Rod Stewart. This show would provide great challenges for all instruments, and features a wealth of great songs from a variety of styles and eras.
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The Clash’s unique sound, rebellious lyrics, and energetic live shows influenced generations of Punk rockers. This show will highlight the band’s mix of Rock, Reggae, Rockabilly, Soul, and Funk which set them apart from their Punk Rock peers in the 1970s and '80s. The Clash were originally a five piece with three guitar players, featuring Joe Strummer (Guitar, Vocals), Mick Jones (Guitar, Vocals), Paul Simonon (Bass, Vocals), Keith Levene (Guitar) and Terry Chimes (Drums). Chimes would leave before the release of their first album and was replaced by new drummer, Nicky “Topper” Headon, who was a great fit and would remain in the band for years to come. The Clash show is super educational and one of the most fun shows in the School of Rock curriculum, accessible for beginners but challenging for experienced players as well, especially on guitar, bass and drums. Students will enjoy performing material from their debut album The Clash to their most commercially successful release Combat Rock, including Punk anthems like “London Calling”, “Career Opportunities”, “Safe European Home”, “Train In Vain”, and “Rock The Casbah”.
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Drums and percussion have been around for as long as recorded history, but in the past hundred years, and with the creation of the drum kit, the instrument has reached new groundbreaking heights. The drums are the foundation on what the rest of the band can build upon. From a Blues Shuffle to modern-day “Trap” Hi-Hats, the drum is an ever-changing and evolving instrument that lays the foundation for the music that we all love and cherish. Some of the drum legends who will be showcased in the Drumageddon Show are Neil Peart (Rush), John Bonham (Led Zeppelin), Ginger Baker (Cream), Danny Carey (Tool). Artists who incorporated multiple drummers or large percussion sections, such as The Allman Brothers Band, Santana, and The Grateful Dead, will also be featured in this show. Through this wide and diverse setlist, students will see the evolution of drumming throughout the years, and how the great innovators of the instrument continued to influence rock music’s history. This is an extremely important educational opportunity for drum students as well as all other instrumentalists to pay homage to the greatest drummers of the modern era.
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Glam Rock was a reaction against the earnest blues guitar rock that had dominated the airwaves in the late 1960s. Platform boots, glitter, heavy makeup, jumpsuits and androgynous costumes all combined with larger than life stage personas in the 1970s to create the artfully arranged image of all that was “glam”. Some of the most notable artists of this super-style are British artists such as David Bowie, T. Rex, Elton John, Mott the Hoople, Slade, and Roxy Music, as well as American acts like New York Dolls, Lou Reed, Iggy Pop, and Suzi Quatro. Though Glam Rock may have had a limited run, its influence has also been seen in other eras and genres, perhaps most notably in 1980s Sunset Strip “hair metal”, which has traceable roots in the glitter, trash, and guitars of glam. Modern artists who borrow elements of Glam Rock include The Darkness and Scissor Sisters. The Glam Rock show is filled with challenging vocal and keyboard parts, and also features some deceptively difficult parts for lead guitar and great grooves for rhythm sections.
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