School of Rock (company)
| Company type | Franchisor |
|---|---|
| Industry | Music education |
| Founded | 1998 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Headquarters | Canton, Massachusetts |
Number of locations | 400 schools in the US 91 International 16 Countries |
Key people | Stacey Ryan - President |
| Products | Performance Program, Rock 101, Rookies, Little Wing, House Band, All Stars Program, Adult Program, guitar lessons, bass lessons, vocal lessons, keyboard lessons, music camps |
| Services | music lessons, guitar lessons, bass guitar lessons, drum lessons, keyboard lessons, vocal lessons |
| Website | schoolofrock |
School of Rock is a music education program. This for-profit educational company operates and franchises after-school music instruction schools in the United States, Chile, Canada, Brazil, Peru, Colombia, South Africa, Mexico, Australia, Paraguay, Taiwan, Ireland, Spain, Portugal, and Uruguay. School of Rock currently has more than 400 open locations in sixteen countries serving more than 70,000 students.
Though they offer a pre-school introduction to music for children age two through six, the majority of their students are in a performance-based program where students are accepted at any skill level, with the goal of getting them on stage, playing a concert before a paying audience. The most skilled students in each school form a band and play concerts in their city, and the top students from each school compete to become a member of an "AllStar" band and tour regionally. They have recently expanded to offer career development for working bands, and adult programs for adult amateur musicians. Successful musicians occasionally serve as "Guest Professors" and perform with the students. Some School of Rock graduates have gone on to appear on shows like American Idol and The Voice.