Who should participate?

· Rock School is designed for intermediate and advanced musicians, usually ages 13 – 18, who have taken at least a year of private lessons. In order to handle the level of difficulty of most rock music, guitar students should have studied and have a playing proficiency of:

- Power Chords

- A number of Major and Minor Chords (aka “Open Chords”)

- A Blues Scale

- Some Major Scales

- A good idea of how to find a note by name on the fingerboard

- Some familiarity with TAB or other notation.

- Some experience listening to recordings in order to pick out and learn certain parts “by ear”.

(If these terminologies and experiences are unfamiliar, a prospective rock school student may wish to consider private lessons, or additional study before attempting to participate in a rock school band.)

What music?

· If a group of musicians sign up as a band the emphasis for rehearsals will be to develop and enhance their existing material and introduce new songs that they agree as a group should be added to their song list.

· If participants sign up as individuals, or otherwise incomplete groups, the emphasis of the rehearsals will be to democratically select music with the newly created group in a manner which at least partially addresses the likes of all members. Compromise will undoubtedly be necessary. However, the caliber of musicianship and ability to play a particular piece of music will take precedent over an individual or several individuals desire to play a particular song. It is the role of the Coach to help assist and guide the group in ultimately determining the type music, and specific repertoire that the group can successfully handle.