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School of Rock Attleboro
185 Washington Street Unit D
Attleboro, MA 02703
(508) 761-5300

Location Specifics

We are located in the Speedee Oil plaza.

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Hours
  • Monday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Friday: 3 PM - 8 PM
  • Saturday: 9 AM - 5 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

Music programs at School of Rock Attleboro combine one-on-one lessons with group band practices

School of Rock Attleboro is proud to serve our local Massachusetts and Rhode Island community. We offer performance based music instruction in guitar, drums, vocals, keyboards and bass guitar aimed at building confidence and proficiency in a fun environment. At School of Rock, we teach creativity and cooperation and our supportive staff lead student groups towards the goal of performing live concerts. Students perfect their skills on their instruments and engage in a variety of styles including classic rock, soul, metal, R & B, pop, punk, alternative rock and more. Our students have performed at many local and nationally known venues including Fete Music Hall and The Met Cafe in neighboring Rhode Island.

Programs we offer

Rock 101 music program in Attleboro for kids and beginners
Rock 101
Ages 8-13

Rock 101 is one of School of Rock Attleboro's top programs for kids and beginners. Students have one weekly group rehearsal where they learn to play classic rock songs that have been simplified for beginner musicians. Additionally, Rock 101 students in Attleboro have a weekly private music lesson with an instructor who helps them learn the concepts and skills behind their performance songs.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY PRIVATE LESSON
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP REHEARSAL

The Path to Take the Stage

Our music programs for kids in Attleboro are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock Attleboro who have participated in the Rookies program can move to our Rock 101 music program once they’re ready. Additionally, students (typically ages 8 to 13-years-old) can begin Rock 101 without any prior experience. The goal of this rock program is to quickly develop a basic competence on students’ chosen instruments before moving on to our famous Performance Program.

Performance music program for teens in Attleboro
Performance
Ages 8-18

The Performance Program at School of Rock Attleboro is our hallmark music program, where tens of thousands of students enroll each year. It consists of a weekly group rehearsal where kids and teens learn by playing rock music's most iconic songs with a band composed of their peers. Students are assigned songs and parts that are tailored to them based on their age, experience and ability to learn new skills and concepts. Students then work through their parts in weekly private music lessons, refining the skills and concepts that those songs introduce. The goal of this curriculum is to prepare kids and teens for live performances. Every few months, School of Rock Attleboro Performance Program students take the stage and play at local Attleboro music venues in front of a live audience.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY PRIVATE LESSON
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP REHEARSAL

The Path to Take the Stage

School of Rock Attleboro's music programs for kids and teens are designed to inspire by getting students on stage and performing. All of our other music education programs focus on readying students for our famous Performance Program. This is where students develop incredible musical skills. Performance Program students have often gone through our Rock 101 program first or have some previous basic music experience. These young musicians will have custom development plans outlined by their instructors with key concepts reinforced during private lessons and group rehearsals, all with the goal of performing live at a Attleboro music venue.

Rookies music program for children in Attleboro
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock Attleboro, our music program for children with no previous musical experience (typically ages 6 to 7-years-old) is called Rookies. Rookies students have one weekly group music lesson where they learn fundamentals like chords, rhythm and song structure. Kids get to learn and experiment with multiple instruments so they can later decide which one they ultimately want to continue pursuing in Rock 101.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP LESSON
  • USE OF SIMPLIFIED ROCK INSTRUMENTS TO TEACH KIDS TO PLAY MUSIC

The Path to Take the Stage

All of our music programs are designed to inspire students to learn and develop a strong musical proficiency. At School of Rock Attleboro, younger students who are not ready for a more comprehensive program like Rock 101 can start in Rookies. Additionally, students who have completed the Little Wing program will progress into the Rookies music program. No prior musical experience is needed for Rookies. Once your child is ready for private music lessons (typically older than first or second graders), they will graduate into our Rock 101 program.

Songwriting
Age 12 and over

Our Songwriting program for kids and teens teaches the fundamentals of songwriting, arrangement and music theory, and helps students compose original works.  At School of Rock Attleboro, songwriting students receive one weekly private lesson where they learn concepts, technique and theory on an instrument of their choice. These principles are then applied in a weekly group lesson where students work together on songwriting exercises and lyrical workshops.  Every few months, Songwriting students take the stage to perform or band together to record their original songs.

What to Expect
  • 1 weekly private lesson
  • 1 weekly group lesson

The Path to Take the Stage

Our Songwriting program for kids and teens in Attleboro is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock Attleboro who have completed our Rock 101 program can move to our Songwriting program once they’re ready. Additionally, new students who have prior experience with and basic knowledge of an instrument can also begin Songwriting. The program culminates with a live showcase where students perform their original compositions in bands at a local music venue. Students taking the Songwriting Program online will remotely record their original songs to produce a demo of the class's music.

Remote student playing guitar
Online
All Ages

At School of Rock Attleboro, our students can take online, one-on-one music instruction from the comfort of their homes. We call this program School of Rock Remote. This online music program contains weekly one-on-one instruction conducted by our expert School of Rock instructors in a safe virtual lesson room.
 
Students will receive their training using our proprietary education program, The School of Rock Method™, which couples live video lessons with our proprietary Method App™, SongFirst Approach™ and Method Books™. 

What To Expect
  • ONE WEEKLY 1-ON-1 LESSON
  • LESSONS CONDUCTED USING SECURE VIDEO TECHNOLOGY

THE PATH TO TAKE THE STAGE

All of our music programs for kids, teens, and adults are designed to help students gain amazing musical proficiency. School of Rock’s online music lesson program is no exception. Online guitar lessons, online piano lessons, online drum lessons, online singing lessons and online bass guitar lessons are all offered through the School of Rock Remote online program.

Little Wing music program for toddlers and preschoolers in Attleboro
Little Wing
Ages 3-5

At School of Rock Attleboro our Little Wing music program for preschoolers and toddlers teaches students foundational music skills by playing games and participating in other interactive musical activities. Little Wing students have one weekly group music lesson in which they use classic rock songs to learn about rhythm, song structure, melody and dynamics through play.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP LESSON
  • USE HAND PERCUSSION & OTHER TOOLS TO LEARN RHYTHM PATTERNS & MUSIC SYNTAX

The Path to Take the Stage

The Little Wing music program is the first step in a young musician's journey. At School of Rock Attleboro, toddlers and preschoolers who show an interest in music should start with Little Wing. As they get older, they will progress into the Rookies program, followed by Rock 101 and the Performance Program.

Adult music program in Attleboro for students over 18
Adult Program
Ages 18+

School of Rock Attleboro's Adult Program is for students over 18 years old who are looking to either improve their musical proficiency or pick up an instrument with no prior musical experience. As with most School of Rock music programs, the Adult Program uses a performance-based music education approach. This means the curriculum focuses on learning music concepts and applying them in a live performance setting. Our Adult Music Program includes one weekly private music lesson and a weekly group rehearsal. Every student at School of Rock Attleboro is placed in a band of fellow adults and then assigned specific songs as a way of learning key music concepts and skills. Adult students then take the stage to play at a live show in Attleboro.

What To Expect
  • 1 WEEKLY PRIVATE LESSON
  • 1 WEEKLY GROUP REHEARSAL

The Path to Take the Stage

All of our music programs are designed to inspire by getting students on stage and performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency along the way. The School of Rock Attleboro Adult Program is open to all experience levels and each student will follow a customized learning plan developed by their instructor. Adult students will work together during rehearsal to prepare for a live performance at a real rock venue in Attleboro.

The AllStars national tour features the best child and teen musicians
AllStars
Age 17 and Under

The School of Rock AllStars Tour takes the very best students from around the world and sends them on a nationwide summer tour across the United States. Less than 1% of School of Rock students are selected each year to represent School of Rock as an AllStar. All Performance Program students are eligible to audition for this prestigious program. The intensive audition process starts off with video submissions followed by live auditions. Once selected, AllStar students will have an authentic touring experience including traveling on a tour bus, doing tour publicity and starring in nightly performances at famous venues and festivals during a two-week tour.

What To Expect
  • A MULTI-CITY, COUNTRY-WIDE MUSIC TOUR EXPERIENCE
  • PERFORMING ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST FAMOUS STAGES IN THE WORLD

The Path to Take the Stage

Becoming an AllStar is the highest level of achievement for a School of Rock student. They play on legendary stages large and small, including The Knitting Factory, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Troubadour and Lollapalooza. AllStar students often go on to have accomplished careers in the music industry. Former AllStars have gone on to become touring artists, star in Broadway musicals, get signed to record deals, become finalists on talent competitions like "The Voice" and "American Idol" and have other notable roles in the music industry.

Music Lessons in Attleboro

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Attleboro

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock Attleboro, we offer beginner guitar lessons for kids. Our expert guitar instructors guide your child from start to finish with private instruction and weekly group band rehearsals. Every instructor at School of Rock Attleboro is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other Attleboro guitar lessons and programs, School of Rock is designed to get students performing in a band.

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Adults

It’s never too late to learn to play the guitar. Similar to our kids guitar lessons, School of Rock Attleboro's beginner guitar lessons for adults utilizes a performance-based curriculum. Our experienced instructors teach adult students through popular rock songs, and teach students to play guitar in a way that’s challenging and fun. We believe the best way to learn is by doing, which is why we combine weekly private guitar lessons with group band rehearsals. At School of Rock Attleboro, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local Attleboro venue.

Key Concepts
  • Technique
  • Solos
  • Chords
  • Theory

Intermediate to Advanced Guitar Lessons

As students gain skills and experience, we move them along to more challenging programs at higher skill levels. Intermediate and advanced students take the skills they learned in beginner guitar lessons, and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. School of Rock Attleboro offers advanced guitar lessons for kids and adults that teach by playing challenging classic rock songs and emphasize playing the guitar in a real music venue. Our Attleboro guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Attleboro

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Attleboro is the best option for anyone looking to learn the drums. Our beginner drum lessons get kids behind the drum kit and on their way to taking the stage. That’s why at School of Rock Attleboro we combine private drum lessons for beginners with weekly band rehearsals—it prepares students to perform live. With years of experience teaching drums in Attleboro, our drum instructors teach beginner drum students core techniques, including how to groove, play rudiments and more.

Beginner Drum Lessons for Adults

Our drum lessons for adults are designed to accommodate all skill levels. At School of Rock Attleboro, our beginner drum lessons for adults are built for musicians with little to no experience. We teach adults using the same core performance-based education philosophy as our drum lessons for kids—performing with a band accelerates the learning process. Adult students will perform live at a venue in Attleboro. Unlike other Attleboro drum lessons for beginners, School of Rock combines private drum lessons with weekly band rehearsals so students are ready to play in front of real, live audiences.

Key Concepts
  • RUDIMENTS
  • TIME SIGNATURES
  • TECHNIQUE
  • GROOVE

Intermediate to Advanced Drum Lessons

More experienced to advanced drum students need a drum lesson curriculum that builds upon foundational skills and continues to grow musical proficiency. That’s why at School of Rock Attleboro, our drum lessons are customized for each student and his or her goals. Our Attleboro drum instructors integrate more complex techniques and concepts—intermediary grooves, shifts, meters and more—into a student's individual lessons and group band rehearsal, and will also select more difficult songs for his or her live performances.

 

Kid learns to sing at School of Rock Attleboro

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Attleboro offers beginner singing lessons for kids. Our unique, performance-based approach develops students' musical proficiency by preparing them to perform live. At School of Rock Attleboro, our vocal coaches are practicing musicians who integrate key music fundamentals—breathing, posture and more—into a curriculum based on performing with a band. Each week, beginner singing students participate in a private singing lesson and a band rehearsal.

Beginner Singing Lessons for Adults

School of Rock Attleboro teaches adults how to sing in our innovative Adult Program. Students develop vocal skills at a challenging pace designed to help you see results with every singing lesson. Adult vocalists learn how to keep tempo, stay on-key and master advanced vocal techniques for a powerful and healthy voice. Our curriculum teaches students how to sing by using popular rock songs that emphasize key concepts. Each week, Adult Program students have a private singing lesson for beginners and group band rehearsal.

Key Concepts
  • TECHNIQUE
  • HARMONY
  • POWER
  • READING

Intermediate to Advanced Singing Lessons

At School of Rock Attleboro, our singing lessons for kids and adults are designed to help our students reach a high degree of musical proficiency. Intermediate and advanced singers take skills learned from previous singing lessons and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. Our advanced singing lessons teach students to sing by performing popular rock songs that illustrate a specific vocal concept or technique. We pair weekly private singing lessons with weekly band rehearsals with the goal of getting musicians to perform live in Attleboro.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Attleboro

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Attleboro offers beginner bass guitar lessons for kids that blend weekly private instruction with weekly band rehearsals. This performance-based approach results in a high level of musical proficiency because it engages and inspires students. Every School of Rock bass instructor is a practicing musician in Attleboro and teaches bass lessons for kids that get great results. Beginners learn to play bass guitar by using popular rock songs that illustrate key concepts and techniques.

Beginner Bass Lessons for Adults

Adults looking to learn bass guitar can enroll in School of Rock’s Adult Program. No experience is necessary in our beginner bass guitar lessons for adults. At School of Rock Attleboro, our experienced, local bass guitar instructors have the patience and skills to help adult students gain musical proficiency. As with all School of Rock music programs, our bass guitar lessons for adults ciriculum is performance-based, and include both weekly private instruction and weekly band rehearsals.

Key Concepts
  • GROOVE
  • TECHNIQUE
  • THEORY
  • TONE

Intermediate to Advanced Bass Lessons

Our intermediate to advanced bass guitar lessons teach Attleboro students the skills they need to become the backbone of a band. Students take skills from previous bass lessons and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. At School of Rock Attleboro, our bass instructors use popular rock songs as a way of teaching students advanced concepts and techniques. We pair weekly private bass lessons with weekly band rehearsals to inspire and engage students throughout the learning process.

Kid learns to play piano at School of Rock Attleboro

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in Attleboro. Our curriculum is performance-based, meaning that we prepare students to perform. Our piano lessons for beginners combine weekly private instruction with weekly band rehearsals. At School of Rock Attleboro, our beginner keyboard lessons for kids take key concepts and music fundamentals—finger placement, scales, key differentiation and more—and teach them through popular rock songs. This approach inspires and engages students, which results in attaining a high level of musical proficiency. Our piano teachers have years of experience teaching music in the Attleboro area, and know how to coach and motivate students of any skill level to play the keyboard.

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Adults

The School of Rock Attleboro Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the Attleboro area learn to play piano through a combination of weekly private beginner piano lessons and weekly band rehearsals. At School of Rock, our piano lessons give adult students the chance to perform in a band at local Attleboro music venues, taking them out of the classroom and onto the stage.

Key Concepts
  • TECHNIQUE
  • TONE
  • THEORY
  • READING

Intermediate to Advanced Keyboard Lessons

At School of Rock Attleboro, our keyboard lessons for kids and adults are designed to help students get results. Intermediate and advanced students take skills learned from beginner keyboard lessons and layer on more advanced piano techniques with concepts. Our local keyboard instructors are all practicing musicians in Attleboro, and use popular rock songs as a way of teaching complex skills. We pair weekly private piano lessons with weekly band rehearsals to inspire and engage students throughout the learning process.

Our Experienced Music Teachers

All of School of Rock Attleboro’s music teachers are experienced musicians devoted to helping students attain musical proficiency. Our instructors guide students one-on-one to personalize learning, inspire confidence and build social skills.

Owner Dave LaSalle
Dave LaSalle
Owner
Bono, the leader of one of the world’s greatest rock bands, once said, “Music can change the world because it can change people.” Dave LaSalle, owner of School of Rock Attleboro, has taken that quote to heart. Music teaches kids life lessons with every note. For Dave, School of Rock Attleboro is a culmination of his three great passions: playing music, starting businesses, and working with kids.

Dave’s love of music began at age 6, when he started playing his first instrument. By age 14, he was playing professionally in a very successful local band in the Rhode Island / Southeastern Massachusetts area. Dave capitalized on the discipline, team building, leadership, and perseverance that he developed through his experience with music when he co-founded a medical device company in 1999. Throughout his professional career he never forgot about his great passion for music. His commitment to creating and performing music has paid dividends over a lifetime.

While in the medical device industry, Dave joined the Taunton Area School to Career (TASC) Board of Directors and served as their treasurer. In addition to helping guide the organization, he has volunteered as a mentor to help numerous high school students explore career development opportunities.

Dave sees School of Rock as the right mix of business and fun. School of Rock is a music education company that operates and franchises over 300 locations worldwide. The company has grown because of a successful program that produces results. The school provides young people with a creative classroom environment where they are guided by professional musicians. Students who enroll get individual instruction, group rehearsals, and are cast into live shows that are performed at a major venue. Show themes may include: The British Invasion, Pink Floyd, The Rolling Stones, Motown, Funk, Reggae and many others.
General Manager Kim Washington
Kim Washington
General Manager
Kim Washington is originally from Needham, MA. Although she spent 10 years studying piano, Kim went to Mount Ida College (now Mount Ida Campus of UMass Amherst) for Early Childhood Education, Framingham State College for Child Psychology, and UMass Boston for Applied Sociology. After retiring from many years teaching in the Attleboro Public and Private schools, Kim found her way to School of Rock Attleboro in 2016 hoping to add her knowledge of child development, child psychology, and sociology to the dynamic School of Rock teaching method. Kids have always played such an integral part in her life that it is important to her that she helps make that same impact on every kid that comes to School of Rock.
Studio Coordinator Wendy Langelier
Wendy Langelier
Studio Coordinator
Wendy started her journey with School of Rock Attleboro as a parent in November of 2016 when her daughter, Michelle, started vocal lessons. Wendy quickly found herself immersed in the School of Rock Attleboro community by attending shows, taking pictures, promoting School of Rock wherever she went, and just hanging around the school for hours at a time. Wendy is an administrative assistant at a private school in the Attleboro area during the day and works evenings here as our Studio Coordinator. Wendy graduated from Regis College with a degree in Management and lives in Norton with her husband, Mark, and their two kids, Michelle and Christopher.
Music Director Steve Finn
Steve Finn
Music Director, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
Steve grew up in a musical household, where both of his parents, stepfather, and twin sister were musicians. At age 7, Steve picked up the drum sticks himself, and began his own musical journey. Now a Berklee College of music graduate, Steve is a passionate Music educator, drummer, and leader in his own right.

Steve has over 20 years of playing experience, playing with artists Such as Guthrie Govan, Dave Larue (Dixie Dregs, John Petrucci) And Phil Collen (Def Leppard). Steve’s Band, “The Offering” boasts international success, and has opened abroad for acts such as Arch Enemy, Dream Theater, Parkway Drive, Bullet for My Valentine, and Many More. Steve spends his free time either working out, hanging with his closest friends, or staying quietly at home with a video game.
Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher Betsy Listenfelt
Betsy Listenfelt
Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher
Betsy is a professional vocalist and acoustic guitar player. She studied voice with Annamaria Saritelli-DiPanni, founder of the Bel Canto Opera Company of Rhode Island. She credits her great ear, and time spent on stages at venues all over New England for over 30 years as her real music education. She can usually be found playing solo with her acoustic guitar, or in her duo called The Instructors. Betsy is an accomplished songwriter and a member of the Rhode Island SongWriters Association (RISA). She is currently recording her fourth cd , which is due out sometime in late 2021.
Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher Brent Beissel
Brent Beissel
Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
Brent Beissel teaches drums, percussion, piano, music theory, ensemble, as well as beginner bass and guitar. Brent’s first professional teaching job began immediately after graduating from Berklee College of Music in the Summer of 2007, teaching at the Drum and Percussion workshop Summer program. He has been a guest faculty member every year since starting in 2007.

Brent’s goal is to help students learn and excel on their instrument in a fun and creative environment. Several of Brent’s students have gone on to graduate from prestigious music schools like Berklee and Mass Amherst and carve out careers in music. Outside of teaching, Brent performs weekly in cover bands at Boston bars and clubs as well as a heavy wedding schedule all over New England.
Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher Chris Rossi
Chris Rossi
Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
Chris Rossi started playing drums when he was 13 years old. He was self-taught until he joined the Cranston High School East drumline in 2010. From there he went to CCRI where he received his associate degree in fine arts and currently attends Rhode Island College pursuing a bachelor's degree in music theory/composition. He is currently in a pop rock band, Letters to Jenny, where he plays drums. He can also play piano and bass guitar.
Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher Alicia Marinelli
Alicia Marinelli
Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Keyboard Teacher
Born and raised in Providence, RI, Alicia was around the age of five when she began experimenting with her grandmother's piano and learning songs by ear. Naturally as a young child, she would also sing any chance she got. From there, the love for music only continued to grow. Singing was something ingrained in Alicia's soul and everyone could see it. Her father and mother both sang in choir and so she carried the torch and took her place in the preschool chorus. She continued chorus up through high school while adapting other instruments along the way. Her first real instrument was the flute, which she played until she found guitar. The rest was history!

Today, Alicia is a multi-instrumentalist, studio engineer, and producer in progress. She writes, records, performs, and currently knows how to play guitar, drums, piano, bass, and ukulele. As her journey continues, she will continue to learn more instruments and styles to continue improving her skills. Passing on this universal language is what she lives for and so it will always be her heart and soul.
Singing Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Violin Teacher Summer Small
Summer Small
Singing Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Violin Teacher
Summer grew up always playing music. At age 5, she began to play the violin and taught herself how to play tunes by ear. At age 10, Summer learned the saxophone and she is self-taught on the piano. Summer joined many bands such as East Bay Woodwind Ensemble, Jazz Band, and Concert Band. In high school, Summer focused heavily on vocals. She was in a multitude of performances at St. Mary’s Academy Bay View and had roles in shows at Stadium Theatre. Summer was also a part of Allstate and ranked top 10 her junior year.

Summer attended Wagner College where she earned her Bachelor’s in Theatre Studies. While in school, she took vocal lessons once a week while in school. She was a part of the Marching Band, College Choir, Treble Choir, and Chamber Choir. Summer also was the President and Music Director of Wagner’s Co-Ed a capella group, Good Vibratones. She arranged all of the music herself and taught it to the members of the group. As President, she made arrangements for concerts, set dates and times, and sent out invitations to other colleges to attend and participate.

At School of Rock, Summer teaches vocals, violin, piano, and pretty much whatever else the school needs! She is also the instructor for the a capella group.
Bass Guitar Teacher Gene Washington
Gene Washington
Bass Guitar Teacher
Gene has been playing in bands since the 1960s and has deep music roots in the southeastern Massachusetts and Rhode Island music community. He has shared the stage with many musicians and bands including Smoke Shop, Kickin’ Brass, Alter Ego, Conviction, and The Noyz. Gene also sings and plays bass in The Strumdawgs and The Liz Spencer Band.
Dave Garcia Piano Teacher, Drums Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Teacher
Dave Garcia
Piano Teacher, Drums Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Teacher
Dave Garcia started his musical journey by improvising and recording goofy songs in a barn with his childhood friends after they had all taken a music theory class together. It was in that barn that he became proficient on guitar, drums, and keys. While attending UMass Lowell for sound recording technology, he studied jazz guitar and played drums for both a folk-swing band and for a punk-funk brass band that went on to tour the US. He has been writing and recording music in a wide variety of styles for over a decade and continues to do it for fun. After teaching public school general music for grades kindergarten through 8th grade, he came to the School of Rock Attleboro to teach students who are genuinely interested in music
Guitar Teacher Ed Goncalves
Ed Goncalves
Guitar Teacher
Ed started his musical journey at age 11 when he started playing guitar. Being a self-taught musician, Ed spent his formative years playing and practicing for hours on end. He also started to write his own original music and played in bands during his high school years. After high school, Ed attended Berklee College of Music and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in music performance. During this time he also began his career in becoming a guitar teacher. With over 20 years of experience, Ed has a love for all styles of guitar playing and excels in advanced guitar techniques. He loves being able to share and teach students everything he’s learned and watching them learn to grow and develop as musicians. During his free time, he enjoys spending time with his wife and his son.
Assistant General Manager Marisa Sherwood
Marisa Sherwood
Assistant General Manager
Marisa has been a musician all her life. She began studying the double bass at the age of 10 and earned her first professional symphony position at age 16 in the Allen Philharmonic. She went on to study the instrument at the University of North Texas where she maintained the Principal position in their Wind Symphony, which primarily played the works of living composers. While in school here, Marisa co-founded a Newgrass band for which she was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, manager, and booking agent. After many years, and many tours, the group dissolved which led her to audition at, and eventually attend, Berklee College of Music as a jazz vocalist where she focused on business, performance, and ear training.

Marisa has held a wide variety of musical positions including Music Director of the Folklore Theatre Company, Promotor and Talent Scout for the Music Division of the City of Denton, Private Instructor at the Monteverdi Music School, Cellist for Seryn’s 2012 "This is Where We Are" tour, and more! She loves to talk about her musical passions and is currently a proud singer-songwriter working to create new music every day.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Ethan Conners
Ethan Conners
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Ethan started playing guitar at 13 years old after begging his mom for a Squire Strat for his birthday. He took formal one-on-one lessons before joining a band in which he performed lead and rhythm guitar all throughout high school and college.

Ethan played gigs all throughout Newport and Middletown during this time. He studied education at the University of Rhode Island and has taught English, math, and special education at the high school level for six years. Ethan believes music is the universal language spoken by all people and he loves being able to influence the next generation of rockers!
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Reviews

School of Rock creates confidence.

As a mom, I find it fascinating that they enjoy the group rehearsals and are able to capture the feeling of being part of a band. The school creates confidence and an understanding of how each instrument is important in the creation of music.

Anyone can be a rock star!

I love the school's philosophy of tailoring the learning style and experience to the student. You're never too young or old to start learning!

What do I love about School of Rock?

I love the staff's caring attitude towards the children, their fairness, the school's friendly atmosphere and the joy on the faces of each child in the program.

The more instruments, the better!

I love how it exposes my little one to a variety of instruments in a fun environment. All the teachers are just great! My son loves going to music class and can never wait until Saturday morning.