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School of Rock Coppell
150 S Denton Tap Road
Coppell, TX 75019
469-781-9819
Hours
  • Monday: Closed
  • Tuesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Friday: 2 PM - 8 PM
  • Saturday: 10 AM - 4 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

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

Programs we offer

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

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

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

Rookies music program for children in
Rookies
Ages 6-7

At School of Rock Coppell, 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 Coppell, 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 Coppell, 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 is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock Coppell 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 Coppell, 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
Little Wing
Ages 3-5

At School of Rock Coppell 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 Coppell, 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  for students over 18
Adult Program
Ages 18+

School of Rock Coppell'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 Coppell 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 .

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 Coppell 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 .

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

The School of Rock Coppell 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 Coppell's House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at 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 and the rest of . 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 Coppell

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Coppell 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 Coppell, 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 Coppell 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 Coppell, 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 .

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Coppell 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 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 Coppell, 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 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 Coppell, 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

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in . 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 Coppell, 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 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 Coppell Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the 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 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 Coppell, 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 , 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 Coppell’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 Melissa Birchett
Melissa Birchett
Owner, General Manager
Born and raised in Dallas, Texas, Melissa had an interest in music at a very young age. Her dad exposed her to a variety of musical styles, but she decided she was born to be an opera singer. She started vocal and piano lessons at 5 years old and performed in many musicals and plays across Texas until she strictly studied classical music.

Melissa moved to sunny Malibu, California, and attended Pepperdine University where she received a B.A. in Vocal Performance. During her time at Pepperdine, she had the opportunity to live in Heidelberg, Germany, while traveling and performing in Bizet’s Carmen. She furthered her education by moving to San Francisco and received a master’s degree in Opera Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music.

After graduating, Melissa moved back to Texas and continued singing classical music and performing in the area. Melissa switched from classical to rock and has worked for School of Rock for the past decade, teaching vocals, and keys, and becoming a music director of the program. Her passion has always been music and helping others find their voice and their joy in it. Her dream was to eventually own and operate her own School of Rock and she is so excited to bring that dream to Coppell!
Music Director, Drum Teacher Tim Harman
Tim Harman
Music Director, Drum Teacher
Tim was destined to be a musician. Growing up in a musical family, he was exposed to music early on via his mother’s Beatles records and the marching bands directed by his father. He did the typical beating on books, pots, and pans until his parents accepted their fate and relented, buying him a snare drum one Christmas, eventually leading to a full drum set soon after.

After cutting his teeth in Deep Ellum clubs in his early teens, Tim embarked on his first national tour at the age of 14 and essentially hasn’t stopped since, save for a couple of breaks to go to music school and establish a drum shop on the Denton Square. Currently touring with San Francisco-based rock and roll band The Atom Age, his real-world musical experience continues to broaden every year.


Tim began teaching in drum shops in 2008 and has taught thousands of lessons since then. There is nothing he loves more than to pass whatever knowledge about the instrument and music he has accumulated to anybody willing to listen, and that means you!
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Loren Moreland
Loren Moreland
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Loren is a vocalist who was a former School of Rock student for six years. As a student, she became a multi-instrumentalist and toured across the United States with the School of Rock Continental Tour. At 16 years old, Loren was a contestant on American Idol and made it to Hollywood Week.


After her time at School of Rock, Loren graduated with her degree in Psychology and Child Development from the University of North Texas. Currently, Loren teaches the Rookies and Little Wing classes, in addition to the Adult Band. Loren continues to practice music and play at local venues in the area. 
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Matthew Martinez
Matthew Martinez
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Matthew Martinez is a guitar player from Arlington, Texas. He was inspired from a very young age by all things music with some of his favorite artists being Snarky Puppy, John Mayer, and Jeff Buckley.

Matthew became a School of Rock student at the age of 15 and worked his way up to the House Band, attended the Continental Tour, and was even accepted into Berklee College of Music.

With over a decade of experience playing guitar, Matthew has returned to School of Rock to help lead those on a similar path. He dreams of nothing but performing and inspiring others to do the same. Matthew is a guitar teacher and bass guitar teacher at School of Rock Coppell.
Drum Teacher Alex Poulos
Alex Poulos
Drum Teacher
Alex Poulos is a drummer and percussionist from Dallas, Texas. He started his musical journey in his elementary school percussion program, moving on to middle school percussion, and finally spent his high school years in the drumline as the top marching bass during his freshman year, and marching snare during his sophomore through senior years, all providing him with a technical education geared toward performance which allowed him to flourish once he found musicians to play with on a stage.

Alex started playing live music at the age of 19 in a metal band called Our Tragic Hero, then co-founded a folk-punk band called Hats & Statues, which formed into the Dallas surf-punk band Sealion, gaining a certain level of notoriety over 12 years that amounted to a special place in the DFW music scene. Currently, aside from Sealion, Alex plays in the Dallas indie-rock band FIT, releasing singles and playing live shows across the Denton, Dallas, and Ft. Worth areas, and Dead Beat Club which is a B-52's tribute act.

Music has brought Alex so much in the way of life experience and taught him patience, acceptance, and self-motivation. Having the opportunity to pass that knowledge on to successive generations of musicians, regardless of age, means so much to him. If luck resides at the intersection of opportunity and preparation, Alex would consider himself extremely lucky to be a musician and a member of the School of Rock Coppell staff!
Drum Teacher Johnnie Domingo
Johnnie Domingo
Drum Teacher
Johnnie Domingo started playing drums at the age of 10 and no one has been able to stop him since. He cut his teeth on the drums by performing with the exciting yet chaotic punk band The Atomic Tanlines and dove head first into the north Texas DIY music scene. Over the course of a decade, his drums have been recorded on a self-released 7" with his post-hardcore band Anger House and he has toured the Midwest and the South with the alternative rock band Rei Clone.

Nowadays, Johnnie plays drums for the dance-pop group Hypnagogo and is exploring electronic music production. With a drumming style that formed from trial by fire, Johnnie's mission is to instill a sense of musical experimentation and confidence in his students all while guiding them through potential pitfalls and difficulties that he himself has experienced out on stage.
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Rachel Webb
Rachel Webb
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Rachel has been a professional musician for over a decade. She was born and raised in Frisco, Texas, starting with a classical voice education, eventually leading to a 7-year-long journey as a School of Rock student.  

While Rachel initially auditioned for opera programs at Pepperdine and Belmont University, she decided to take a contemporary route in higher education. Rachel studied at the University of Colorado Denver with a focus in performance for a year, then transferred to the Berklee College of Music in Boston and graduated with a bachelor's degree in Music Production and Engineering (with a focus on Commercial Record Production).

While in Boston, Rachel performed in multiple hardcore and metal bands, playing gigs in the Back Bay and Cambridge areas. She is so excited to be back in Texas and to impart the knowledge she has gained to a new generation of music students.
Studio Coordinator Sam McClaran
Sam McClaran
Studio Coordinator
Sam started out as a School of Rock student back in 2011. He has been playing bass guitar in different music projects spanning many genres including alt-rock, metal, classic rock, and shoegaze.

In 2018, Sam went on a small music tour across Texas and New Mexico for his solo project in the lo-fi genre, playing with other lo-fi artists like Dead End Kids, Yung Crybby, and Hardy Tunes. Sam got to experience life on the road and explored music through the sound and production side as well.

After touring, Sam decided to step away from lo-fi and solo gigs to focus on technique and other genres of rock. At School of Rock Coppell, Sam divides his time between his role as studio coordinator and running Rock 101!
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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!