Rock U has been open less than a year, and we have seen tremendous growth in our school in a very short period of time! And the really cool thing is, people are noticing. Recently, our owner Brian King sat down with Daniel Patterson from Grow Your Music Studio. Grow Your Music Studio is a company that helps music school owners from around the world take their business to the next level. Daniel wanted to learn more about how Rock U has grown so quickly after opening. Check out the conversation if you want to learn more about what it takes to open up a music school. Brian was a professional mark ..read more

One question a lot of our new voice students at Rock U ask is “Why does my teacher make me do those silly noises before we start singing?” As much fun as it is to hear students doing lip trills and falsetto yawns, these vocal exercises all serve a VERY important purpose. Warming up your voice is the absolute best thing you can do as a singer! And the crazy thing is, so many vocalists and performers neglect this crucial aspect of singing. Maybe it’s because they don’t want to sound ridiculous singing “poo poo poo” in their high register, or it’s just not cool singing “I looooove to sing” up and ..read more

Many people want to play guitar, but often don’t have access to a guitar so that they can start strumming and be on their way to shredding like Eddie Van Halen! So what is stopping you from getting a guitar? Maybe you don’t know what to look for, maybe you’re broke, maybe the guitar stores are jealous of how good you’ll look when playing guitar! Whatever the issue, I am here to help you get a guitar that will serve you well!  Three main aspects of a guitar to look at when deciding which instrument to select is the size (especially if you are purchasing for a child), action (that’s the dis ..read more

Here is one of our teachers at Rock U giving you an idea of what your first lesson might look like! Cullen Anderson teaches guitar and banjo and loves playing with other people. He likes a lot of alternative music and especially loves Dave Matthews Band. You can often find him jamming with the other teachers in the lobby when they aren’t busy with lessons. Cullen loves the sound of a good rhythm guitarist and will do everything in his power to get you strumming along to your favorite songs. He could help you understand what chords are, and which chords to use as well as help show you how to st ..read more

It is crazy to think that Rock U has now been open for 2 months! Since opening our doors to students on June 2nd, it has been absolutely amazing to see all of our students make such rapid progress on their own personal and unique paths to success with music. That is one of the things that really sets Rock U apart from other music schools or types of lessons that are available out there. We know that each student is going to define success for themselves differently than other students, so we at Rock U don’t want to limit what success is by putting a definition to it. At most other schools, the ..read more