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School of Rock Omaha
13270 Millard Ave
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 691-8875

Location Specifics

We are located upstairs and our doors are on the eastern side of the building.

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Hours
  • Monday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 3 PM - 9 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: Closed

Upcoming Special Hours:

  • 11/23/2023: Closed

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

We are proud to offer music classes to help teach Omaha, Nebraska and surrounding communities how to play instruments with skill and confidence. Our school boasts a revolutionary music program where students can learn everything from drums, guitar, keys, and vocals in a supportive and encouraging environment and then go on to perform at local venues such as the well-known, The Waiting Room.

Programs we offer

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

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

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

Remote student playing guitar
Online
All Ages

At School of Rock Omaha, 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.

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

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

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Omaha

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Omaha

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Omaha 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 Omaha, 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 Omaha 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 Omaha, 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 Omaha.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Omaha

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Omaha 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 Omaha 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 Omaha, 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 Omaha 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 Omaha, 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 Omaha

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

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

Studio Coordinator, Front Desk Master Tiffany
Tiffany
Studio Coordinator, Front Desk Master
Tiffany grew up in a musical family with a mom who taught piano and a dad who played guitar. Tiffany passed down her lifelong passion for music to her children—one has been a student at School of Rock Omaha since 2016 and another started early in 2023!

Tiffany joined the School of Rock family as the Studio Coordinator in 2022. She is thrilled that she gets to play a part in the program that has been the most instrumental in helping her children blossom and gain confidence over the years, and she feels lucky to work daily in a fun and creative environment with so many talented and dedicated people!
Music Director, Singing Teacher, Drum Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Lucas
Lucas
Music Director, Singing Teacher, Drum Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Lucas is our Music Director at School of Rock Omaha. Lucas is a multi-instrumentalist with proficiency in drums, piano, guitar, bass, and vocals and experience in performing in many genres ranging from classic rock to opera. He started learning piano and drums at age 13 and has picked up guitar and bass since graduating high school in 2013.

With parents who are singers, Lucas has naturally been singing for most of his life, which led him to be in every choir available throughout his schooling including jazz choir, chamber choir, and show choir. He was also accepted into the Iowa All-State choir two years in a row. While singing has always been his first love, Lucas has been active in many forms of fine arts being a part of multiple marching, jazz, and pep bands as well as being involved in his school drama program.

Along with teaching at the school, Lucas is involved with his own live band and works on solo music. He is a fun, goofy guy and happy to be a part of the School of Rock family.
Singing Teacher Brandi
Brandi
Singing Teacher
Brandi is originally from Southern California and teaches vocals at School of Rock Omaha. She has played saxophone from elementary school through her college years to the present day. She performed in numerous honor bands growing up and received countless awards including the John Philip Sousa Band Award®, which she received while in high school.

Brandi has taught woodwind fundamentals as well as high school marching band for ten years as Assistant Director to an undefeated marching band in Ontario, California. She began studying vocals and vocal techniques in her early twenties and it has become her passion.

Brandi has performed with various bands throughout her career and is currently the lead singer of a local cover band in Omaha, Nebraska called Happy Endings.
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Josh
Josh
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Josh teaches drums, bass, and guitar at School of Rock Omaha. Josh is a multi-instrumentalist who has over 12 years of teaching experience and over a decade of performing experience. He is proficient with guitar, bass guitar, and percussion. He started instructing at the age of 14 and has completed associate degrees in both music performance and audio engineering.

Josh currently instructs personal lessons as well as Performance and Rock 101 classes at School of Rock Omaha. He is in the band Gallivant and is ecstatic to be a part of an ever-growing program that offers a truly unique musical experience.
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Singing Teacher Derek
Derek
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Singing Teacher
Derek teaches vocals, keys, drums, bass, and guitar at School of Rock Omaha. Derek is a big fan of the drums. He claims they are “the coolest and so rad that everyone could learn to play them.” Derek has taught hundreds of beginners and long-time learners at a handful of music schools around Omaha. He was even the Music Director here from 2017-2019 before traveling to many parts of the world to explore music further.

Derek began performing live music events in 2008 and even studied music performance at the University of Nebraska at Omaha from 2010-2013. Drums aren’t Derek’s only passion. He can frequently be seen playing both guitar and keys as well as writing music with, as he claims, “totally real forest elves…the rest of you just can’t see them yet.”
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Singing Teacher Jaden
Jaden
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Singing Teacher
Jaden teaches vocals, keys, bass and guitar at School of Rock Omaha. He is a musician from the Omaha, Nebraska area and graduated with an Associate of Arts from Iowa Western Community College. Despite getting his first guitar at the age of 8, Jaden started his musical journey late in 2012.

Music and teaching have become a passion for Jaden. He performs with the local band Waiting For Parry and enjoys music theory and exploring distorted vocals. His views on music and education are student-focused, believing anyone can learn the language of music no matter the age.

“We all pick up our instruments, sing, or create music because we have something to express. It’s our job as educators to guide and learn with our students to help them express themselves in their own unique way. Taking that into a band setting and forming lasting friendships is what music is all about.”

Jaden is excited to continue growing alongside everyone here at School of Rock Omaha.
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Kelsey
Kelsey
Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Kelsey teaches vocals and beginner keyboard at School of Rock Omaha. Kelsey loves rock and roll and yarn! She started singing at 7 years old and took lessons with many renowned Omaha area vocal teachers.

As a former School of Rock student, Kelsey has a true passion for the program. She has been playing in bands around Omaha since 2016. Her education began in musical theater and opera. Then she found her love for heavy metal and rock and roll.

Outside of School of Rock, Kelsey enjoys all yarn-based art and performing in Omaha area retirement homes. In August of 2022, her band Porch Rocket won a local Battle of the Bands contest.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Max
Max
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Max teaches bass and guitar at School of Rock Omaha. He has been interested in music his whole life, beginning with an early introduction to the screaming guitar solos in rock and metal music.

Max was greatly inspired by the likes of James Hetfield from Metallica and many others from the Beatles to Korn. He started learning guitar at the age of 12 and plays in an Omaha band called “Rivulus,” along with three other members who also all attended School of Rock with him.

In addition to guitar, Max also sings in his band. He fell in love with sharing his voice after joining the school choir in the eighth grade. His love and knowledge of music grows every day, and Max hopes to pass on as much as he has to his students.
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Elliot
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Elliot teaches keys and guitar at School of Rock Omaha. Elliot performs live on keyboards and backing vocals in the four-piece band Hynek Maneuver. Born in Kansas City, Missouri, he was raised in a very musical environment. Later, his family moved to Omaha where he helped his mother accompany voice students on the piano at the Papillion House of Music. This is where he started teaching. Along with piano and guitar, Elliot has also taught in-home recording and has been recording music on his own for over five years.
Drum Teacher Kerestel
Kerestel
Drum Teacher
Kerestel is originally from Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up as the oldest of eight children in a very artistic and musical family. He watched his parents play music and design many projects as they instilled in him the importance of what art can do for the world. He started playing drums around age 8 and was performing by age 11.

Kerestel added a few other instruments along the way as his love and passion for music grew. He values the importance of passing this joy and perspective onto the next generation. He believes that music has the power to change our lives—and the lives of everyone around us. Outside of work, he loves to explore other hobbies such as reading, hitting the gym, or researching any new subject that catches his attention.
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher Andrew
Andrew
Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher
Andrew teaches drums/percussion and guitar at School of Rock Omaha. Andrew grew up playing drums for everything possible including advanced concert band, jazz band, pep band, show choir, musicals, marching band, etc. He has taken private lessons from multiple instructors including Christopher Stovall, Alex Wimmer, and Carlos Figueroa.

Andrew has played with various live bands for over 14 years and managed a music store for seven years. Andrew is currently a studio musician and music instructor and performs in his current bands Lostronauts, Secret Formula, and Earth to Clark.
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!