Dave Simon’s Rock School

Specialties

Dave Simon’s Rock School is St. Louis’ original school of rock music with an active enrollment of over 250 students. Since its start in 2003, Rock School has fostered a spirit of curiosity, empowerment, and rock-​star confidence in its students.

Rock School is known for its performance-​based programs for ages 4-​adult. Students are placed in rock bands as they work with the school’s highly skilled staff to prepare for an end-​of-​the-​session concert and recording session. Each concert has a musical theme with goal of exposing students to all styles of popular music. Themes range from specific artists, different eras genres. Concerts are held at music venues around St. Louis such as Cicero’s, Blueberry Hill or the Rock School Performance Center.

History

Established in 2004.

Dave Simon’s Rock School was formed in 2003 in the basement of McMurray Music with just 6 students. 10 years later Rock School has grown to over 300 students! Rock School offers rock band programs for children as young as 4, kids, teens and adults. Dave Simon’s Rock School offers gutiar lessons, piano lessons, bass lessons, drum lessons and voice lessons. Rock School also offers summer camps, birthday parties, and after-​school enrichment programs in schools all over the St. Louis area. Dave Simon’s Rock School creative programming, highly skilled staff, and fun atmosphere is what makes this music school so unique and successful.

Meet the Business Owner

Dave S.

Business Owner

Music educator Dave Simon always felt that there was a conspicuous void in music education for young people. Children were often eager to learn an instrument but struggled with the self-​discipline of practice. He was convinced that young people could be more engaged in music education if the focus was learning popular music in the setting of a rock band. In June of 2003 Dave Simon opened Dave Simon’s Rock School in the basement of a music store with 6 students. The school incorporated Simon’s background in classical and jazz education with rock music as the musical platform. Four months later the movie «School of Rock» was released and local media was quick to point out that there was an actual rock music school in St. Louis. The school was comprised of 15 students at the time but tripled in size after a stream of both print and television coverage.

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