Rock Academy

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Are you ready to crank up the volume and unleash your inner rock star? The Piano Place Rock Academy offers an electrifying experience that goes beyond traditional music lessons. Imagine jamming with fellow musicians, perfecting your skills, and creating unforgettable memories on stage. In Rock Academy, you’ll dive into the thrill of teamwork, rhythm, improvisation, and performance. You’ll build confidence as an individual musician while discovering the true magic of making music with others. It’s fun, it’s challenging, and it’s an experience like no other!

Information for Rock Band Program:

Rehearsal Times:

Rehearsals are weekly at the same time each week and each session is 60 minutes long. We'd appreciate you being a few minutes early so you can get all set up before the rehearsal starts! You'll be able to select from our available times and studios in the sign up form and we'll sort students into bands that work with their availability, age, experience level, and genre preferences!

Band Lineup:

🎸 1-2 guitarists and/or a bassist
🎤 1 vocalist
🥁 1 drummer
🎹 All instruments are welcome!

Requirements:

  • Must have taken at least 1 year of lessons on your instrument
  • Must have access to your instrument at home
  • Can miss no more than 2 band rehearsals during the program

Program Details:

  • Pricing: $300
  • Registration Fee: $30
    • This fee goes toward the venue and covers ticket costs, so you can invite as many friends and family as you want to the show at Pearl on Main—a well-known venue that features live band performances!
    • The registration fee also covers supplies, including a folder with printed sheet music for your student on the first day of practice.
  • Includes nine 60 minute lessons + dress rehearsal at The Piano Place Sandy studio + one epic performance at The Pearl on Main.
  • Each band receives individualized attention from our knowledgeable teachers to ensure the best learning experience.
  • Locations: Rehearsals are held at South Jordan, Salt Lake, and Sandy Studios but are open to all Piano Place Students!

Applications:

If you're interesting in joining us please fill out the link below and we'll be in touch soon. Along with the form, we will also need a short 30-60 second video of yourself playing to be sent to rockacademy@thepianoplaceutah.com. Feel free to reach out to that email if you have any questions! Admittance is based not only on skill, but also on availability and instrument needs.

Band Assignments:

Once we received all applications, we will reach out to you to get you sorted into a band with other students who are a similar age/level/genre preference to you!

The Big Performance:

Get ready to take the stage like a real rock star! Each band will perform live at Pearl on Main in Salt Lake City, giving your student the ultimate experience of being in the spotlight, rocking out in front of a live audience. Don’t miss out on this high-energy opportunity to jam, learn, and perform like a pro.

Rock Simulator

Our Rock Band Intro class gives students the exciting chance to play in a real band! Each group includes our professional teachers, who join in on instruments and vocals to support and follow the students as they learn. It’s a fun, confidence-building way to experience what it’s like to make music together as a team.

Rehearsal Times:

Rehearsals are the same time every Saturday and each session is 60 minutes long.

The class will be a group class. Each student will select one song they'd like to perform at the showcase. Each individual student will play in a band that is composed of our teachers on the other instruments so that they can get the feel for playing with others before jumping into playing with their peers down the road. The four sessions will be spent practicing their chosen songs and rehearsing it with the band so that they feel confident for their showcase performance! We'd appreciate you being a few minutes early so you can get all set up before the rehearsal starts!

Requirements:

Must have access to your instrument at home

Must attend at least 3 of the 4 sessions

Program Details:

Pricing: One time payment of $99, due upon registration

This fee goes toward supplies and sheet music for your student as well as the venue and covers ticket costs, so you can invite as many friends and family as you want to the show at Pearl on Main—a well-known venue that features live band performances!

Includes Four 60-minute practices + one epic performance

Practices are Saturdays 12:00-1:00pm on 3/14, 3/21, 3/28, and 4/4

Locations: Rehearsals are held at the South Jordan  studio but are open to all Piano Place Students!

The Big Performance:

Get ready to take the stage like a real rock star! This performance will feature all of the Rock Academy bands and then your student will perform with their "band" composed of themselves and three of our instructors. And you will perform live at The Pearl on Main in Salt Lake City, giving your student the ultimate experience of being in the spotlight, rocking out in front of a live audience. Don’t miss out on this high-energy opportunity to jam, learn, and perform like a pro.

Winter Season:

Application Deadline:

Passed

Start Date:

1/26

Full Volume Rehearsal:

3/14

Performance:

3/28

Spring Season:

Application Deadline:

4/13

Start:

4/27

Full Volume Rehearsal:

6/13

Performance:

6/27

Summer Season:

Application Deadline:

6/22

Start:

7/6

Full Volume Rehearsal:

8/22

Performance:

9/5

Fall Season:

Application Deadline:

9/7

Start:

9/21

Full Volume Rehearsal:

11/7

Performance:

11/21
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- Billy Joel
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