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Rock 101 and Rock Rookies to Begin October 2nd and 3rd

6 and 7 year olds begin October 3rd from 5:30-6:30

Rock Rookie students will learn the basics while playing actual rock music, before choosing their instrument of preference. Songs in Rock Rookies are chosen to highlight the skills needed to build a strong foundation on many different instruments. This program allows a child to play every instrument we offer. This way, he or she has an educated idea of what instrument is right for their focused work when they graduate into Rock 101.

 

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Our Rock Rookie music program includes: 

  • Learning the basics of technique and music theory in every instrument
  • Understanding the dynamic of playing in a group
  • A weekly 60 minute group band rehearsal class
8 and 9 year olds begin October 2nd from 5:30-7:00

Rock 101 students will master the basics while playing actual rock music, before jumping into live shows. Songs in Rock 101 are chosen to highlight the skills needed to build a strong foundation on a respective student’s musical instrument.

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For example, a beginning guitar player needs to learn power chord shapes, so we have picked a few Ramones songs that use these forms as a basis to introduce the concept.

Our Rock 101 music program includes: 

  • Learning the basics of technique and music theory
  • Understanding the dynamic of playing in a group
  • A weekly 30 minute private music lesson on instrument of choice: guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drums, and / or vocals
  • A weekly 90 minute group band rehearsal




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