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School of Rock Fayetteville
2857 N. College
Fayetteville, AR 72703
(479) 316-8288

Location Specifics

Next to Shake's Ice Cream.

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Hours
  • Monday: 1:15 PM - 9 PM
  • Tuesday: 1:15 PM - 9 PM
  • Wednesday: 1:15 PM - 9 PM
  • Thursday: 1:15 PM - 9 PM
  • Friday: Closed
  • Saturday: Closed
  • Sunday: 12:15 PM - 7 PM

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

School of Rock in Fayetteville, AR is a place where music education is fun and accessible for people of all ages and skill levels. Our school provides music education to surrounding areas such as Wyman, Shady Grove, Farmington, Appleby, Greenland, Johnson, and Habberton. Our enthusiastic teachers teach students guitar, bass, keyboards, drums, and vocals across every genre including rock, pop, country, and R&B. By jamming in a band together with friends while learning to read and play music by ear, students gain the confidence to truly be a rock star. Additionally, our ultramodern studio allows kids, teens, and adults to get creative as they write and record original songs in our songwriting program. Located in the beating heart of Arkansas’ northwest, our music school provides opportunities to play live music in Fayetteville, AR at venues like George’s Majestic Lounge, The Majestic, and the Walmart AMP. With this tried and tested performance-based approach to teaching music, our students easily achieve their rock dreams. Take the first step towards stardom and join School of Rock in Fayetteville, AR now!

Programs we offer

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

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

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

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

At School of Rock Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville, 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.

Little Wing music program for toddlers and preschoolers in Fayetteville
Little Wing
Ages 4-5

At School of Rock Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 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.

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

School of Rock Fayetteville'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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville.

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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville.

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

The School of Rock Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville's House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at AR rock venues throughout the year.

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

The Path to Take the Stage

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

The AllStars national tour features the best child and teen musicians
AllStars
Age 17 and Under

The School of Rock AllStars Tour takes the very best students from around the world and sends them on a nationwide summer tour across the United States. Less than 1% of School of Rock students are selected each year to represent School of Rock as an AllStar. All Performance Program students are eligible to audition for this prestigious program. The intensive audition process starts off with video submissions followed by live auditions. Once selected, AllStar students will have an authentic touring experience including traveling on a tour bus, doing tour publicity and starring in nightly performances at famous venues and festivals during a two-week tour.

What To Expect
  • A MULTI-CITY, COUNTRY-WIDE MUSIC TOUR EXPERIENCE
  • PERFORMING ON SOME OF THE BIGGEST AND MOST FAMOUS STAGES IN THE WORLD

The Path to Take the Stage

Becoming an AllStar is the highest level of achievement for a School of Rock student. They play on legendary stages large and small, including The Knitting Factory, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, The Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, The Troubadour and Lollapalooza. AllStar students often go on to have accomplished careers in the music industry. Former AllStars have gone on to become touring artists, star in Broadway musicals, get signed to record deals, become finalists on talent competitions like "The Voice" and "American Idol" and have other notable roles in the music industry.

Music Lessons in Fayetteville

Kid learns to play guitar at School of Rock Fayetteville

Guitar Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Guitar Lessons for Kids

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

Kids learn to drum at School of Rock Fayetteville

Drum Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Drum Lessons for Kids

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

Singing Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Singing Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville.

Kid learns to play bass at School of Rock Fayetteville

Bass Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Bass Lessons for Kids

School of Rock Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville

Keyboard Lessons for All Skill Levels

Beginner Keyboard Lessons for Kids

At School of Rock we teach differently than other music schools in Fayetteville. 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville Adult Program puts beginner keyboard students in a band. Adult Program students in the Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville, 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 Fayetteville’s music teachers are experienced musicians devoted to helping students attain musical proficiency. Our instructors guide students one-on-one to personalize learning, inspire confidence and build social skills.

Owner, General Manager Bea Escobar
Bea Escobar
Owner, General Manager
Bea Escobar has been a resident of Northwest Arkansas for nearly 20 years. Bea comes from a musical family and saw the opportunity to address the unique needs of NWA students wanting performance-based music education. With over 25 years of successful corporate experience and a degree in business, she launched School of Rock Fayetteville in 2016. In Bea’s words, owning a School of Rock is easily the most rewarding and successful enterprise she has ever been a part of. The school is always full of laughter, music, and happiness. It is so much more than just a business to her.
Music Director Kevin Jones
Kevin Jones
Music Director
As Music Director at School of Rock Fayetteville, Kevin Jones oversees all school music programs, instructors, and operations. Growing up in a musical household, there was never a time he wasn't trying to play whatever instrument was lying around.

Kevin has loved music ever since he can remember. In his time living in Fayetteville, Kevin has been in many different musical environments. He was in the University of Arkansas Marching Band and is the current organist at Razorback baseball games. He graduated from the University of Arkansas, where he studied Communication and Music. He has directed a church choir and played many shows around town in his own band.

Kevin believes that everyone has music in them and teaches his students to find that music and use it. Every musician is different, and Kevin will mentor and help his students individually and in whatever way is best for them.
Singing Teacher Amanda Cole
Amanda Cole
Vocal Teacher
From LA to Amsterdam, Amanda Cole has performed every genre of music imaginable. Country, R&B, rock, classical even Tejano have all been a part of her growing repertoire.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Erin’s musical influences cover a wide range of music such as rock, funk, soul, metal, Latin, groove, jazz, reggae, disco, dance, country, bluegrass, and hip-hop just to name a few. His goal is to brighten lives through music and to pass on some of his rhythmic skills and knowledge that he has been taught and discovered throughout the years.
Drum Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Ethan Stafford
Ethan Stafford
Drum Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Ethan is a music teacher from Fayetteville who specializes in drums, keys, and bass guitar. He currently plays drums in a funk/rock band called Maple Street.

Ethan’s education includes a bachelor's degree in General Music with an emphasis in Percussion and a master's degree in Teaching from John Brown University. His main goal as a music teacher is to help students apply their knowledge of musical expression to whatever instrument they decide to learn.
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Singing Teacher Sarah Hughes
Sarah Hughes
Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher, Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Vocal Teacher
Sarah Hughes has been a working (live) musician in NWA for over 15 years. While she is strongest on guitar and vocals, Sarah is also proficient on bass, piano, harmonica, and drums. She signed on as an instructor at School of Rock in November of 2022 to share the skills learned during her music career with the next generation of musicians.

Sarah was enrolled in private piano lessons from the ages of 6 to 12, where she learned the fundamentals of music theory. She strummed a guitar for the first time in the ninth grade; once her father taught her to play some chords, she never put it down. After graduating from Hendrix College, Sarah migrated to New York City, where she performed weekly in the East Village. Soon, she relocated to Austin, playing legendary locales, including The Continental Club, Saxon Pub, The Cactus Café, Momo’s, and Austin’s annual SXSW music festival. Finally settling in Fayetteville, Sarah quickly gained recognition throughout the region.

After winning a total of five Ozark Music Awards and 11 Northwest Arkansas Music Awards (NAMA), Sarah earned a spot in the NAMA Hall of Fame. So far, Sarah has released four albums of original music. As a music instructor, Sarah is always willing to go the extra mile to make sure her
students are comfortable with the material they are learning, confident in what they have been taught, and most importantly, having fun!
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher Sarah-Marie Linneman
Sarah-Marie Linneman
Keyboard + Piano Teacher, Guitar Teacher, Bass Guitar Teacher
Sarah-Marie is a music teacher from Hot Springs who specializes in keys, beginner bass, and beginner guitar. She is a classically trained pianist and began performing music at the age of 5. Her education includes a bachelor's degree in Music from Hendrix College and she has been teaching music for over five years.

Sarah-Marie teaches groups such as Little Wing, Rookies, and Rock 101 at School of Rock Bentonville. Her approach to teaching is to give students a creative outlet for expressing their feelings and emotions while enabling them to explore who they are and develop a sense of self that is unique to them. In her free time, you can find her spending time with her cats and reading novels.
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Incredible Program. Incredible People.

It's so good for kids! Such a confidence booster for my daughter and it's pretty awesome seeing your kid play the drums, sing, play the guitar and get on stage! Worth every penny and second!

Passionate Teachers and Staff.

We cannot say enough good things about School of Rock. My son joined from the opening and has loved it ever since. The teachers and staff are all amazing and are passionate about what they do, and it shows!

A Great Experience!

We've had such a great experience with our daughter. She loves it and improves constantly while having fun.

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