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School of Rock Lake Oswego
11830 SW Kerr Parkway Suite 212
Lake Oswego, OR 97035
(503) 477-8589

Location Specifics

Located directly across the street from the main entrance to PCC Sylvania on Kerr Pkwy. In the same plaza as the Walter Mitty’s restaurant.

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Hours
  • Monday: 2 PM - 8 PM
  • Tuesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 2 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 2 PM - 8:30 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 11 AM - 6 PM

Upcoming Special Hours:

  • 11/23/2023: Closed

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

Programs we offer

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

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

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

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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego for students over 18
Adult Program
Ages 18+

School of Rock Lake Oswego'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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego.

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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego.

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

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

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Lake Oswego

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Lake Oswego

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Lake Oswego

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in Lake Oswego. 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego, 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 Lake Oswego’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.

Casey Frantum
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Drum Teacher, Piano Teacher
Casey Frantum is a newer addition to School of Rock Lake Oswego, but he is no stranger to performing, learning and teaching music. With a degree in Music Composition, Casey combines learning proper technique with how songs are put together. He has decades of experience playing in bands and performing his own music. While versed in many genres of music, he loves to listen and play pop, punk and alternative music from the ‘80s the most. Casey is a drum teacher, guitar teacher, bass guitar teacher and piano teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego.
Maya Brown
Bass Guitar Teacher, Piano Teacher, Vocal Instructor
Maya Brown is a multi-instrumentalist and the primary piano teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego, as well as an active member of the Portland area music scene as both a musician and a sound engineer. Maya loves teaching and playing all types of music, and specializes in music for screens like video games and movies. Maya is currently a junior at Portland State University studying Music Composition and Music Production. She is a piano teacher, bass guitar teacher, guitar teacher and vocal instructor at School of Rock Lake Oswego, and also teaches ukulele.
Chas Hansen
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Chas Hansen is a guitar teacher and bass guitar teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego. Chas has been playing music for over a decade and studied music theory and composition in college. Chas started gigging in his early teens around his hometown in the Paradise area of Northern California and has since traveled the US with groups and artists, playing different genres including rock, blues, R&B and country. Chas is also an instructor in our Rock 101 groups, where he enjoys teaching students how to collaborate with other musicians in a rock rehearsal setting.
Jared Bozza
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Piano Teacher
Jared Bozza started playing the guitar at age 10, and played throughout middle and high school with friends and school bands. He first began teaching guitar privately to friends and family in high school. He recently finished his undergraduate degree at Lewis and Clark College, studying jazz guitar, performance and music education. As a music educator, he has worked for various music performance and education camps, including the New Hampshire Independent School of Music. At School of Rock Lake Oswego, Jared is a guitar teacher, bass guitar teacher and piano teacher. Jared’s musical experience ranges across many genres, with performance experience in jazz, rock, fusion, folk, blues and punk music.
Max McCargar
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Max McCargar is a guitar teacher, bass guitar teacher and ukulele teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego with a background as both a School of Rock student and gigging musician based in Oregon. He has had years of experience playing and studying the history and cultures surrounding multiple genres, including rock, jazz, funk and electronic music. Max enjoys teaching all kinds of music, and has a special fondness for composing experimental jazz and studying music theory.
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Sarah DeYoung
Sarah DeYoung
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Sarah DeYoung is a professional vocalist and performer with a background in theater and dance. At School of Rock Lake Oswego, Sarah is a vocal teacher and piano teacher. Sarah is currently earning her Bachelor of Music in classical Vocal Performance at Portland State University and is a member of PSU’s highest auditioned vocal ensemble, Chamber Choir, directed by Ethan Sperry.

In addition to classical and choral vocals, Sarah studied musical theater at Arizona State University as well as rock vocals when she was a student at School of Rock Lake Oswego. She performed in show band and has continued to collaborate with musicians across genres. Her most recent notable performance was singing alongside China Forbes of Pink Martini with the Oregon Symphony in the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall during China’s “Still 50” birthday concert.

Sarah’s aim as a vocal teacher is to lay a foundation of healthy vocal techniques that can be applied to a variety of genres and increase vocal longevity. Ultimately Sarah hopes to instill a love for music in her students whether it holds a place in their life as a hobby or a career. 
Drum Teacher Kaleb Davies
Kaleb Davies
Drum Teacher
As a drum teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego, Kaleb Davies enjoys developing personalized curriculums to fit each of his students' learning styles and interests.

In high school, Kaleb played in the Portland Youth Philharmonic from 2012 to 2015 and was their principal timpanist during his final two years. During that time, he studied with Jon Greeney, timpanist of the Oregon Symphony. While at Beaverton High School, Kaleb played in the marching band, on snare and then quads (tenor drums). He also played percussion in the All-State orchestra and competed in solo and ensemble competitions, placing second in orchestral snare and third in timpani at the state level. He has also played percussion on stage with the Oregon Symphony for their annual Waterfront Concert and Festival.

After high school in 2015, Kaleb began teaching private drum lessons and has been teaching ever since. He has furthered his own music studies by studying jazz with Alan Jones at the Alan Jones Academy of Music (AJAM) and played in a few jazz combos. He has also played gigs in the Portland area with pop, rock, fusion, metal, and jazz bands, and has recorded music for pop, rock, and metal bands, including the 2019 record release of Metal Revenge by ‘80s power metal band Cruella.

When not teaching drum lessons or playing with bands, Kaleb plays at a couple of churches and makes YouTube videos of pieces he’s working on or has written.
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Drum Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher Jon Luc Hefferman
Jon Luc Hefferman
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Drum Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher
Jon Luc Hefferman is a multi-instrumentalist and School of Rock alum with nearly two decades of experience performing and composing music. Though he began his musical life playing classical piano, he became enamored with a wide range of styles and instruments throughout his time at School of Rock between the ages of 10 to 18.

Jon Luc later went on to study music technology at the University of Oregon, where he developed an interest in experimental composition techniques, music theory, and creative improvised music while recording and performing with local music groups. He has also composed an extensive library of music for short films, radio, and advertisements, and is currently working toward becoming a board-certified music therapist.

Jon Luc is thrilled to bring his eclectic background in both the creation and performance of music to School of Rock as a multi-instrument instructor. Jon Luc is a piano, bass, drums, vocal, and guitar teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Peter Campanelli
Peter Campanelli
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Peter Campanelli is a multi-instrumentalist and recording artist, as well as a former School of Rock student. Peter attended Berklee College of Music where they studied electric bass and music production. They have played in countless bands across genres from funk/soul groups to psych-rock bands and jazz ensembles.

Peter's latest solo album was released on the local label Youth Riot Records. When they aren't playing and recording music, Peter likes to fix tape recorders, visit record stores, and study circuit design. Peter is a bass, guitar, and piano teacher at School of Rock Lake Oswego.
Singing Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Drum Teacher Niamh McSwiggan
Niamh McSwiggan
Singing Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Drum Teacher
Niamh is a multi-instrumentalist, singer-songwriter working at School of Rock Lake Oswego. She is one of our school’s primary vocal instructors and is also a guitar, bass, piano, and drum teacher. Niamh has been in the Portland music community for nearly a decade, and was a student at School of Rock Portland for five years.

She also attended Cornish College of the Arts in Seattle, where she studied vocal performance, music theory, and music production. Niamh currently is a singer and co-writer in her band Black dot Butterfly and has played multiple instruments for other bands in the Portland and Seattle area.
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