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School of Rock Bentonville
700 SE Walton Blvd
Ste 8
Bentonville, AR 72712
479-250-9600
Hours
  • Monday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 1 PM - 8 PM

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

School of Rock in Bentonville, AR is proud to offer world-class music education programs in beautiful Northwest Arkansas (we offer our music programs to students in surrounding areas like Centerton, Rogers, Little Flock, Cave Springs, Lowell, Osage Mills, and Bella Vista). Our collection of highly skilled instructors diligently teaches vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, songwriting, and more in a fun-filled and inspiring environment. Our students quickly gain real-world skills while learning and using the exact same equipment used in professional recording studios around the country. With a variety of different programs tailor-made for all skill levels ranging from beginner to expert, this Bentonville music school is the place to learn music genres like rock, pop, country, folk, and more. Additionally, your student will get the opportunity to perform at popular local venues including The Majestic, Meteor Guitar Gallery, and the Walmart AMP. With everything from weekly private lessons to camps and workshops, School of Rock is the premier school to play live music in Bentonville, Arkansas. Join us and start unlocking your musical potential today!

Programs we offer

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

Rock 101 is one of School of Rock Bentonville'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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock Bentonville 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 Bentonville
Performance
Ages 8-18

The Performance Program at School of Rock Bentonville 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 Bentonville Performance Program students take the stage and play at local Bentonville 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 Bentonville'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 Bentonville music venue.

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

At School of Rock Bentonville, 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock Bentonville 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 Bentonville, 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.

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

School of Rock Bentonville'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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville.

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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville.

House Band program for gigging at local venues in Bentonville
House Band
Age 17 and Under

The School of Rock Bentonville House Band music program gives students under 18 the opportunity to join a gigging band composed of fellow musicians from their school. These students perform additional live shows throughout the year. All students in the Performance Program have the opportunity to audition for a spot in School of Rock Bentonville's House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at AR rock venues throughout the year.

What To Expect
  • A GIGGING MUSICIAN'S EXPERIENCE
  • FREQUENT LIVE PERFORMANCES IN COMMUNITY

The Path to Take the Stage

Performance is the core of School of Rock's educational approach. Therefore, we create additional opportunities for students to perform on stages throughout Bentonville and the rest of AR. The House Band music program allows each school's most talented students the opportunity to join a band and play routinely in front of live audiences. Once a member, students will gain real music experience associated with gigging musicians and will become leaders and mentors inside the School of Rock community.

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 Bentonville

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Bentonville

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock Bentonville, 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 Bentonville is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other Bentonville 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 Bentonville'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 Bentonville, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local Bentonville 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Bentonville

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Bentonville 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 Bentonville we combine private drum lessons for beginners with weekly band rehearsals—it prepares students to perform live. With years of experience teaching drums in Bentonville, 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville. Unlike other Bentonville 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 Bentonville, our drum lessons are customized for each student and his or her goals. Our Bentonville 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 Bentonville

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Bentonville 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Bentonville

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Bentonville 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in Bentonville. 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the Bentonville 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 Bentonville 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville, 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 Bentonville’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, General Manager Bea Escobar
Bea Escobar
Owner, General Manager
Bea Escobar has been a resident of Northwest Arkansas for nearly 20 years. Bea comes from a musical family and saw the opportunity to address the unique needs of NWA students wanting performance-based music education. With over 25 years of successful corporate experience and a degree in business, she launched School of Rock Fayetteville in 2016 and acquired School of Rock Bentonville in 2021. In Bea’s words, owning a School of Rock is easily the most rewarding and successful enterprise she has ever been a part of. The school is always full of laughter, music, and happiness. It is so much more than just a business to her.
Music Director Eric Watson
Eric Watson
Music Director
Eric Watson started playing guitar at 13 years of age in good ol' Arkansas and quickly dove into his local music scene. Eric identified with many of the local acts he heard and saw play as a kid, and looked up to what they did. He wanted to play on stage too. Eric saw the opportunity to start seriously studying music, including theory, in high school and he embraced it, adding vocal music to his repertoire. After high school he studied Vocal Music Education both at Arkansas Tech and at the University of Arkansas in Fort Smith, participating in multiple choral groups and jazz ensembles.

Outside of academic music, Eric has been in rock and roll bands spanning from heavy metal to pop-punk and loves all kinds of music. Eric currently plays bass and tours in the progressive metal band Terminus. Eric prides himself in being able to take influence and knowledge in both theory and technique spanning a variety of genres and apply them to whatever he is currently working on. At School of Rock Bentonville, Eric loves to utilize this with his students who have varying tastes. Music has been one of the biggest parts of Eric's life and continues to shape everything he does!
Singing Teacher Amanda Cole
Amanda Cole
Singing Teacher
From LA to Amsterdam, Amanda Cole has performed every genre of music imaginable. Country, R&B, rock, classical even Tejano have all been a part of her growing repertoire.

Amanda has shared the stage with many R&B and pop greats such as Destiny's Child, Mary J. Blige, and the late greats Whitney Houston and Michael Jackson. For a few years, Amanda performed as a replacement member of the legendary girl group En Vogue and has extensive experience on and off stage. As an actress, Amanda has been featured in productions such as Ain't Misbehavin', Anything Goes, and Dream Girls, as well as a string of other successful gospel and off-Broadway stage plays.

Amanda received rave reviews performing an 18-song, symphonic tribute to the late Ms. Whitney Houston with countless symphony orchestras around the country. She has over 130 million views collectively on Facebook as well as over 10 million on YouTube.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Matthew Smith
Matthew Smith
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Matthew teaches guitar and bass guitar at School of Rock Bentonville. He attended McNally Smith College of Music for guitar performance. He has played rock, Latin, and blues, and is currently part of a metal band called Endfall. He records and mixes the band's song demos. Outside of music, Matthew enjoys photography, videography, and video editing.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Drum Teacher, Singing Teacher Max Hinojosa
Max Hinojosa
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Drum Teacher, Singing Teacher
Max is a passionate multi-instrumentalist who has been playing music for as long as he can remember. He began playing guitar at the age of 5 and quickly fell in love with the instrument. He found a new passion in singing when he joined School of Rock as a student in the seventh grade. Max continued to develop his vocal skills in his high school's Chamber Choir and then Schola Cantorum at the University of Arkansas. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Music Business with an emphasis in classical voice training in 2022.

Max has performed in prestigious venues in England, Scotland, Serbia, and most recently, Carnegie Hall in NYC. Taking influences from a wide variety of genres, Max believes that it is important to expose yourself to many different types of music in order to become a well-rounded musician. Max plays with his band Pillar Reef and released an EP of original music in 2021.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Jenny Dietzel N.H.D.
Jenny Dietzel N.H.D.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Jenny is a native of Fayetteville, Arkansas, and teaches keys, guitar, bass, and drums, with an emphasis on keys. She was also ranked number one in the state on xylophone in high school.

As a classically trained musician, Jenny has taken her musical abilities to a new level by becoming a singer-songwriter in a solo act in the last few years. Her education includes a doctorate in Natural Health, and she specializes in musician’s and children's health. A love of music combined with a healthy lifestyle, and positive mindset, has a direct impact on getting musicians, young and old, up on stage for a great time.

Let Jenny's passion for teaching music inspire you on your journey.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher Blake Doyle
Blake Doyle
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher
Blake is a guitar, bass, and vocal teacher at School of Rock Bentonville. He has been playing guitar since he was 9 years old and grew a passion for it early on in his childhood. At the age of 14, he joined School of Rock Bentonville as a student, where he learned both bass and vocals in addition to furthering his guitar journey.

Blake has recorded music at Fraser Sound Studios in New York City with his band Sawyer Hill, which has tens of thousands of followers on TikTok and listeners on Spotify. He also enjoys guitar pedals/effects and uses them frequently to create interesting textures, tones, and sounds on his instrument.
Drum Teacher Erin Cassidy
Erin Cassidy
Drum Teacher
After 44 years in California, Erin Cassidy started a new musical journey and headed down to the south for the birth of his daughter and to start his teaching career. Playing drums and performing in different bands has been a passion in Erin’s life since he was 12 years old.

He started playing drums and performing in 1988 and has been jamming and touring around the western and southern states at clubs and festivals ever since. Erin has also shared the stage with countless amazing bands and musicians from around the states including playing and recording with a member of The Grateful Dead, saxophonist Martin Fierro.

Erin’s musical influences cover a wide range of music such as rock, funk, soul, metal, Latin, groove, jazz, reggae, disco, dance, country, bluegrass, and hip-hop just to name a few. His goal is to brighten lives through music and to pass on some of his rhythmic skills and knowledge that he has been taught and discovered throughout the years.
School of Rock is where music and learning come together

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Reviews

What I like about the program is that my kids LOVE it!

This is so different from the music lessons that existed when I was a kid. These kids are actually making music and learning to play as a band. The performances are so impressive, and watching the kids gain confidence and express themselves on stage is priceless.

The structure around how kids learn is amazing.

Taking lessons to learn an instrument is one thing, but learning how to be a part of a band is on another level. These kids are learning how to communicate, respect people and their opinions, and how to be accountable for themselves. It’s more than just music here.

It's the best music program in the city.

Dedicated instructors and staff, vibrant atmosphere, and most importantly, it's fun! My 8-year-old has grown leaps and bounds in skill and personal confidence. If you're thinking about checking it out, don't wait, just do it!

The kids have a great time while learning to play.

Lifelong skills and relationships are born here. The staff shares their passion for music and are very professional and accommodating. Wish I had this type of exposure to music when I was growing up!