School of Rock students compose and perform original songs with using new songwriting program

As part of the program, students will have one weekly private lesson on an instrument of their choice where they learn concepts, technique and theory.

The performance-based music education franchise, School of Rock, has launched a new songwriting program this month, teaching the fundamentals of songwriting, arrangement and music theory to help students compose original works. The program will become available to schools throughout the month.

As part of the program, students will have one weekly private lesson on an instrument of their choice where they learn concepts, technique and theory. These principles are then applied in weekly group lessons where students work together on songwriting exercises and lyrical workshops. Every few months, songwriting program students will take the stage to perform their original compositions at a local music venue. Or, for those taking the program online, they will remotely record their original songs to produce a demo of the music.

“Our goal is to build the world’s largest community of songwriters,” said Rob Price, CEO of School of Rock. “Our global community of music teachers will teach students a wide variety of songwriting principles to help them express their musical ideas. Topics include chord progression theory, song arrangement, overcoming writer’s block, songwriting collaboration, lyric construction and more.”

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, School of Rock launched School of Rock Remote where students use video conferencing during their regularly scheduled lesson times to gain access to their skilled music instructor. That has expanded with entire groups of students collaborating online together from their own remote locations.