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School of Rock San Diego
2850 Womble Rd Ste 104
San Diego, CA 92106
(619) 696-9343

Location Specifics

Located in Liberty Station near Tender Greens and Navy Federal Credit Union.

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Hours
  • Monday: 1:15 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Tuesday: 1:15 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Wednesday: 1:15 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Thursday: 1:15 PM - 8:15 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: 10 AM - 5 PM
  • Sunday: Closed

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

Programs we offer

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

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

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

Rookies music program for children in San Diego
Rookies
Ages 7-8

At School of Rock San Diego, our music program for children with no previous musical experience (typically ages 7 to 8-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 San Diego, 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego is designed to create musical proficiency through the creation of original music. Students at School of Rock San Diego 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego
House Band
Age 17 and Under

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

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock San Diego

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock San Diego

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock San Diego 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock San Diego

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock San Diego 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 San Diego 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego 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 San Diego, 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 San Diego

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

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

Music Director, Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Tyler
Tyler
Music Director, Drum Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Tyler is the Music Director at School of Rock San Diego and has been with the school since 2007. He grew up in San Diego and is an active member of the San Diego music scene playing drums in Oh Spirit, Sumatraban, Octagrape, and The Kabbs. Tyler has had years of experience playing and teaching music lessons on various instruments, and studying the history and cultures surrounding rock music. Tyler loves listening, playing, and teaching music of all different kinds. He is our House Band director and has directed School of Rock AllStars. He is a drum, guitar, and bass teacher as well as a show director at School of Rock in San Diego, California.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Aaron
Aaron
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Aaron is a guitar and bass instructor at School of Rock San Diego. He is an active member of the music scene, playing in local bands and working as a freelance musician. He plays in both Science Fiction Jazz and Quel Bordel. Aaron has been exposed to music since a young age, playing drums, piano, guitar, and even saxophone. He studied at San Jose University, where he received a Bachelor of Music. Aaron loves listening, playing, and teaching music of all genres and styles. He is a guitar and bass teacher at School of Rock San Diego.
Drum Teacher Barker
Barker
Drum Teacher
Barker teaches drums and directs our Performance Program at School of Rock San Diego. He grew up in San Diego and is an active member of the San Diego music scene. Barker is also a touring, professional musician and has had years of experience playing and touring. While in high school in San Diego, he started the local band Hot Like (A) Robot and won a San Diego Music Award for best alternative band. Barker is the drummer and founding member of the local band, Grand Tarantula. He loves teaching drums and leading rehearsals for students in Rock 101 and Performance Program at School of Rock in San Diego, California.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Carlos
Carlos
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Carlos is a guitar and bass instructor at School of Rock San Diego. Born and raised in San Diego, he is an active member of the music scene, being the frontman of his band, Erratic Impulse. He taught himself how to play as a teenager, and was even featured on a Mexican talent show at 12 years old. Carlos has had many years of experience mixing, mastering, and producing music for himself and local artists.
Studio Coordinator, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Isabelle
Isabelle
Studio Coordinator, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Isabelle is the Studio Coordinator as well as a guitar and bass instructor at School of Rock San Diego. She is a former School of Rock student, House Band member, and AllStar, and was on the first AllStars team to cross international borders. Isabelle has gone on to play in bands like Black Licorice and Dead Rosetta. She is also a college student pursuing her English degree.
Drum Teacher Jenny
Jenny
Drum Teacher
Jenny teaches drums and directs our Performance Program at School of Rock San Diego. She is an active member of the San Diego music scene, playing drums in bands such as The Heavy Guilt and The Black Sands. Originally from Boston, Jenny started drumming at the age of 11. She studied Percussion Performance and Songwriting at Berklee College of Music. Jenny is the drummer and founding member of the local band, The Havnauts. She loves teaching, listening, and playing all different kinds of music.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Camp Director Jimmy
Jimmy
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Camp Director
Jimmy is our Camp Director as well as a guitar and bass instructor. He is a former School of Rock Encinitas student and was a member of the Encinitas and San Diego schools' combined House Band, as well as a School of Rock AllStar. Jimmy has toured California, the Pacific Northwest, and the Midwest, having opportunities to play in some famous venues like Whisky a Go Go and Red Rocks.

Jimmy started playing piano in elementary school but after attending School of Rock in Somerville, NJ he decided to pursue guitar and drums. He played in several local bands during high school and while attending college in LA. Jimmy recently graduated with a degree in psychology and a minor in music.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Singing Teacher Luis
Luis
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard Teacher, Singing Teacher
Luis is a guitarist, singer, and songwriter who has been active in the San Diego music scene for over a decade. Initially trying the drums, he quickly moved towards guitar when his cousin began teaching him blues and jazz. During high school, Luis gained his chops playing at his local church and with his cover band, performing at school assemblies and events. It was when he started college that he formed his first band, Fake Tides, a garage rock/surf punk trio. Luis went on to perform at countless local house shows as well as venues both locally and out of state. Now, he performs and writes under the moniker Lee Wires and is part of the Egg Records lineup where he plays and produces for other artists on the label.
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Mark
Mark
Bass Guitar Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Mark is a bass, guitar, and keyboard + piano teacher at School of Rock San Diego. He is a native of San Diego and is an active member of the music scene. He has appeared on television programs like The David Letterman Show, Good Morning America, and The View, to name a few. Mark studied at UCSD and has earned a BFA in Double Bass performance and an MFA in Jazz and African Music. He has also performed as a section bassist in the San Diego Symphony.
Drum Teacher Matt
Matt
Drum Teacher (Sub)
Matt has been playing drums for over two decades, with experience performing in many styles including rock & roll, funk, afrobeat, reggae, hip-hop, blues, cumbia, jazz, and rockabilly. Since 2011, Matt has been a full-time musician, touring extensively throughout the U.S. with various artists, and playing at festivals, clubs, art centers, and universities.

Matt’s career highlights include playing percussion on six tour dates for legendary Nigerian artist Seun Kuti & Egypt 80, including a performance at Desert Daze. When Matt isn’t on tour, he lives and performs in the San Diego area, teaches drum lessons to students at all levels of their craft, and does recording sessions for local artists.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher Robert
Robert
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Singing Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher
Robert is a guitar, bass, vocals, and keyboard instructor at School of Rock San Diego. He has been playing music professionally since a young age. He is an active member of the local music scene, performing in original bands Boychick and Nite Lapse, and has played at venues like Whisky a Go Go. Robert has also been commissioned to perform in tributes for bands such as The Cure, Pixies, Smiths, Ramones, and The Strokes.
General Manager Aisling
Aisling
General Manager (Remote)
Aisling lives in Chicago and works hard behind the scenes to make sure our school and schedule run smoothly. She is a visual artist by training with a master's degree from The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Aisling began her artistic career as a freelance travel photographer, at times working with companies such as Rolling Stone and GQ to document performances by artists like Diplo, Carl Cox, and David Guetta. She also spent many years teaching photography while living in Southeast Asia. After moving back to the United States, she shifted her focus to representing other artists in the gallery world while simultaneously fostering her own love of painting and illustration. Be it painting, photographing, or working at School of Rock, Aisling's greatest passion is supporting others to express themselves creatively.
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School of Rock helped my son grow!

My son is drummer and has been enrolled at School of Rock for two years! He's grown as a drummer and made a lot of new friends. Playing with other musicians has challenged him and given purpose to his practice!

Our family is grateful to School of Rock!

Our kids have learned leadership, professionalism, initiative, self-discipline and teamwork. We've seen these attributes show themselves at school and in their other activities, so School of Rock has been instrumental in making them into well-rounded human beings.

Thanks for helping our son!

School of Rock gives the kids quality instruction and confidence through music! Our son totally loves to practice, jam with his friends and perform on stage. He hasn't picked up a video game in ages! Instead, music is his life.

School of Rock is our family now.

Our son's musicianship immediately improved thanks to School of Rock. The private lessons are important, especially since they are taught by working local musicians. However, the real magic happens in the groups.