GUITAR

METAL

ACOUSTIC

CLASSIC ROCK

CLASSICAL

JAZZ

BLUES

COUNTRY

FUNK

FLAMENCO

IMPROVISATION

BASS GUITAR

ROCK

METAL

FUNK

SLAP BASS

R&B

BLUES

JAZZ

WALKING BASS LINES

COUNTRY

IMPROVISATION

DRUMS

ROCK

JAZZ

FUNK

LATIN

PUNK

DOUBLE BASS

MARCHING BAND

SIGHT READING

IMPROVISATION

VOCALS

JAZZ

ROCK

COUNTRY

BLUES

BROADWAY

BACKGROUND HARMONY

LYRIC INTERPRTETATION

SONGWRITING

KEYBOARDS

JAZZ

ROCK

R & B

ADVANCED TECHNIQUE

SIGHT READING

KEYS FOR KIDS (ages 5-7)

SONGWRITING

IMPROVISATION

ACOUSTIC

VIOLIN

BANJO

MANDOLIN

The Music Lab School of Rock!

Get out of the bedroom and stop playing alone! This is a class designed to have fun, make new friends and play the greatest rock songs of all time. We will performa songs from AC/DC, Van Halen, Black Sabbath, Led Zeppelin, Green Day and Nirvana just to name a few. The songs we have picked are easy to learn and you are eligible to play if you have two years of playing experience and have very basic music theory knowledge. That is all that is required to rock with us! School of Rock will supply a CD of the songs and sheet music that will be used.

Your teacher will show you the songs during your weekly lessons. The School of Rock will supply guitar amplifiers, drums, vocal PA system and all other necessary equipment to give you the full live playing experience. This is an eight-week class. The final week will be a performance in front of a live audience. Screaming fans will be at your feet as you perform on a live stage, just like the movie! Record a live CD for yourself and your friends. We do not supply lipstick, makeup or stage clothes (you do that on your own)! So come on and enjoy the School of Rock, have fun and make new friends!

School of Rock is $100 per month. This is an eight week course. All materials provided include CD of songs to be learned, sheet music and a live recording of final concert.

The Power of Music Education
Giving children the musical advantage...  
Researchers are providing us with an unprecedented understanding of how we think and learn. Now we know that music is a vital part of a complete education. Children can benefit greatly from making music. Now is the time to bolster a more complete music education program at your school by developing a diverse music curriculum that will attract more students to arts classes.
Studies have shown that guitar classes enhance school music programs by offering a more complete arts education, and that guitar classes attract students who might not otherwise participate in organized music education in the schools*.
*GAMA Web site, www.discoverguitar.com, 2002

Increases SAT Scores
There is a direct correlation between improved SAT scores and the length of time spent studying the arts. College-bound seniors who have had school music experience scored 52 points higher on the verbal portion of their SATs and 37 points higher in math (89 points combined) than those without arts instruction.
–Profiles of SAT and Achievement Test Takers, The College Board, 1998

Improves Skills Across the Curriculum
Studies have linked active music making with better language and math ability, improved school grades, better-adjusted social behavior and improvements in "spatial-temporal reasoning."
–American Music Conference, 2001

Teaches the Habit of Excellence
“The offerings in music history, music theory and arts history seem to me a rich and enviable component for a secondary school.”
–Stanford University Admissions Officer

Prepares Youth for the Future
“As a chief executive of a technology company that thrives on creativity, I want to work with people whose imaginations have been unleashed and who tackle problems as challenges rather than see them as obstacles. An education enriched by the creative arts should be considered essential for everyone.”
–John Sculley, former Chairman/CEO, Apple Computers, Inc.

Music for Every Child
Because music is a basic expression of human culture, every student should have access to a balanced, comprehensive and sequential program of study in music.
–National Standards for Arts Education,
1994 by Music Educators National Conference (MENC)

FEES & POLICIES

1. Private Music lessons are $85 a month for one half-hour lesson once a week.

2. Payment is due the first lesson of the month.

3. When you decide to quit your lessons, please give a Music Lab manager at least a two-week notice in writing.

4. There is a one-time $20.00 registration fee per family.

5. Families with more than one student attending lessons at The Music Lab get a family discount.

6. There is a $10.00 late fee if we are unable to collect payment by the third week of the month.

7. There is a $15.00 returned check fee.

8. Semi-private lessons are $55.00 per person every month for a two or more student lesson.

9. School of Rock class is $100.00 a month, materials included.

NO REFUNDS - NO MAKE-UPS - NO CREDITS