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Donna, a medical professional of fourteen years in the Dallas area and Dancer from the age of nine is a mother of three, bringing her positive energy along with friendly demeanor to the School of Rock, Rockwall family. You will find Donna greeting you with a friendly welcome at the door, giving parents tours of the school and assisting parent/students in any way possible. Donna makes it her personal mission to build a personal relationship with each child individually, helping them develop their personality and really come out of their comfort zone. Donna welcome you to send her an email with any inquiries for School of Rock, Rockwall.Read less

Tony is a multi-instrumentalist here at School of Rock, Rockwall who teaches guitar, drums, Bass and beginner keys. Self taught at the age of 12, Tony continues to increase his skills on each instrument.
Tony played Rockstravaganza 2015 with his band for a crowd of 100,000 at the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Downtown Dallas. Tony currently plays in a southern gothic acoustic duo project with Dryer Streets Sophie Rappattoni.Read less

Singer, songwriter, and instrumentalist Timylle Adams was born in Dallas TX on December 29. Raised by her parents in their suburban home in Mesquite TX she was enrolled in classical voice and piano lessons at the age of six. A year later, she had become serious about music, writing her own songs & studying piano by learning to play Beethoven, Mozart and Chopin. Throughout her childhood she spent most of her time competing in classical piano and singing competitions all over Texas and Louisiana. At the age of 14 she started performing at festivals and events in the DFW area debuting her signature sound with her live band. For years she has been captivating audiences with her amazing vocal range, incredible musicianship, and amazing stage presence.
She has performed in and around the Metroplex at events and venues such as The Real.Texas.Festival, The State Fair of Texas, Austin Trail of Lights, The Mudbug Madness Festival in Shreveport LA, Sparkle! at the Hilton Anatole, South Side Ballroom, and The House of Blues. As of now she is working on her self – produced EP “Hold On Me” which is set to come out in late March 2017.
Back in Fall 2015 she enrolled in music classes at Cedar Valley College in Lancaster TX where she trained in their Commercial Music Department, she is expected to graduate with a Performing Musician AAS in Spring 2017.
She is very excited to pass down her knowledge of music to the next generation and to be a part of the School of Rock family.Read less

Andrew Whiting is a multi-instrumentalist and Songwriter/Producer. Having a father who played guitar in a band in the 80s, Andrew grew up loving music and entertainment and was inspired to start playing music himself. Starting guitar at the age of 13, he played in many bands into his late teens. Whiting's band Attack Attack! was signed to Rise Records, an independent record label, in the summer of 2008. After five years, three studio albums with sales in excess of 450,000, and a rigorous world touring schedule, headlining American, European and Australian festivals, the band dissolved in 2013. Now 27, Andrew has moved to Texas and has quietly continued his music career and enjoys teaching the youth of the world about the power of music!Read less

I started playing drums when I was 9 years old after seeing a performance at my elementary school talent show. A student played a blue drum set along to a KISS song and I was hooked!
I played on everything that I could get tone out of with a pair of sticks my Dad made for me out of wooden dowels. After a few years of books, pots and pans, I got my first real drums at the age of 14. I started playing along to every song I heard on the radio, learning all I could about every style of music I listened to. After playing house parties with different garage bands my friends and I put together, I got a call from a real working band in the club scene. I spent the next couple of years playing every club and venue in the north Texas, southern Oklahoma area that would let us play. Eventually that led to my first tour with a “road” band. After touring the mid-west for a while I got an audition with Vince Vance and the Valiants. We toured most of the south-eastern U.S. After leaving the Valiants I freelanced with many artists including 2 time Grammy nominee, CMA female vocalist of the year Janie Fricke, finally getting a gig with former Head East lead guitarist and solo recording artist Ricky Lynn Gregg. I am currently the touring drummer for Texas recPesosording artist Tom McKelvain and the DirtyRead less

John Paul Thomas became enamored with the live music scene when he was ten years old. Being in the quaint area of deep east Texas, the only opportunities to see live music were at Rodeo's, where he befriended an artist by the name of Neal McCoy. After a year of friendship Neal showed up to John Paul's 11th birthday party, and gifted him his first guitar. Grateful, and eager, John Paul threw himself into classical guitar lessons for three years. At 14 years old, his parents relocated the family to Rockwall, Texas. John Paul put down the guitar, for a year to readjust, and adapt to his new surroundings. During that time he discovered the music scene in Deep Ellum, and would go to shows every single weekend. On drives, while listening to his favorite records he would catch himself drumming on whatever he could. The floor was the kick, the side panel of the car was the hi-hat/snare, and the dashboard served as his two toms. His parents noticed his passion and natural rhythm and made a deal with him. If he kept his grades up, they would look into getting him his first kit. He obliged and did everything he could to expedite that process. Too young to have a job, he would constantly find things to do around the house, or at neighbors’ homes to earn extra money for his first set. On Christmas Eve in 2005 he opened a box that had two pair of drum sticks inside of it. His heart nearly burst out of his chest, because he knew that he finally would be able to play on an actual set. After some time practicing he began sending videos to local bands much older than him that were touring. He also started multiple bands of his own throughout high school. He lived for the weekend, to either go to a show, or play a show. In 2010, right after high school he found the band that he knew was the one for him. They began touring relentlessly. The first was a Texas run, the next was the West Coast, after that the East Coast, and then the Midwest. His band, Dead Words, would leave for three weeks, be home for one, and then head right back out on tour. In 2012 the band embarked on their longest journey yet. A full U.S. and Canada tour. There was little pay and hard times, but nevertheless he was the happiest he'd ever been. He was living the dream he'd been obsessing over since he was 10 years old. He continues to tour today, and loves coming home and sharing his passion for drums with the students of School of Rock.Read less

Born & raised in Dallas, Texas, Jaci Butler has been singing and performing since she could talk. From an early age, she took vocal and piano lessons from professionals in Los Angeles, Nashville, and Dallas (including being a student at School of Rock). In 2009, she formed the band, Jagged Row. In the past seven years as the lead singer and writer for the band, she has toured all over the nation and Canada and played famous venues small and large including Whisky A Go Go, Berklee College of Music, The State Fair of Texas, House of Blues, Texas Motor Speedway, Hard Rock Café, and Toshi’s on Broadway. With over 400 shows under her belt, she has shared the stage with the likes of Hanson, Da MAC, Bowling For Soup, The Catching, Finger Eleven, and BlameShift to name a few.
She has self-produced four studio releases with her band, Jagged Row and is now currently working on a solo project with a Grammy-winning producer and writer in Nashville, TN. She is an active voting member of the Recording Academy and just this past year attended the 57th Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
You can find videos of Jaci Butler performing with her band Jagged Row, as a contestant on the final season of American Idol or along side fellow SOR alumni, Dalton Rapattoni on YouTube. She is ecstatic to be a part of the Rockwall SOR family.Read less

Hold on to your britches everyone, because Dalton Rapattoni is one beast of a guy.
Dalton discovered his love for rock and roll when he joined the School of Rock Dallas at the age of twelve as one of the original 13 students that the school enrolled. Quickly moving his way up in the ranks, Dalton soon found himself fronting School of Rock Dallas' House Band, and even joining the School of Rock All-Stars for their annual winter tour.

One day, while watering his artificial plant garden, Dalton got a call from a producer in Los Angeles to pack his bags and head out to Hollywood for a huge opportunity. That day, Dalton packed up all of his Barry Gibb CDs and roller bladed his way to the west coast.
Dalton then joined the Boy Band IM5 and for three years he popped, locked, and dropped it all over the USA, gaining some popularity along the way.
One day, while Dalton was flying his Harrier II GR9 fighter jet, he looked down upon LA's sprawling cityscape and decided this lifestyle just didn't suit him anymore.
He then hit the Harrier II GR9's emergency eject button and parachuted 1500 miles back to his hometown of Sunnyvale Texas.

Dalton blew into the Horn of Infinity and assembled his childhood band Fly Away Hero to make one funky fresh EP (buy Lost and Found on iTunes).

And as Dalton sat, weary at the ripe old age of 20, he knew that he needed to pass on his knowledge to a new generation of rock stars, and what better place to do that than the School of Rock?

Now that you know all that you need to know, why are you still reading this? Cease your dillying, and surely discontinue your dallying!
There is Rocking to be done!!Read less