In Rock 101, students at the West LA School of Rock will master the basics while playing actual rock music, before jumping into live shows. Songs are chosen based on what skills they will teach students while maintaining fun and excitement.

Our Rock 101 music program includes: 

• Learning the basics of technique and music theory


• Understanding the dynamic of playing in a group


• A weekly private music lesson - guitar, bass guitar, keyboard, drums, and / or vocals


• A weekly group rehearsal

We 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 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.  

To date our students have played thousands of concerts, to more than 100,000 people, at such legendary venues as CBGB's, The Trocadero, The Knitting Factory, The Whiskey, The Roxy, The Experience Music Project, The Big Easy and BB King's Blues Club in Times Square. We have also had the great fortune to be able to perform at music festivals from Lollapalooza and Austin City Limits, to Zappanale in Bad Doberan, Germany.