Best Piano Instructor Santa Rosa Near Me

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In the same way that we all learn to speak years before we learn to read and spell, Simply Music Piano temporarily delays music reading and immerses students in the experience of immediately playing great-sounding music.

We do this so successfully by introducing students to an array of unique playing-based concepts that unfold directly onto the keyboard. The result of this is that students quickly, easily, and naturally are playing a solid foundation of 35 to 50 beautiful pieces, and this is typically acquired over the first year or so of lessons.

Thereafter, our unique approach to music reading is introduced. We love that our students become strong readers and we love our unique approach of how we teach students to read. We also love the fact that we don't introduce reading from the very beginning – it's the future of music education, and it's a far more natural approach.

The Simply Music Piano curriculum unfolds over 6-10 years, depending on your individual rate of progress


Simply Music Piano is designed to maximize the likelihood of students acquiring and retaining music as a lifelong companion. Our program is designed so that students:

Play a broad repertoire of music that includes accompaniments, blues, classical, contemporary, jazz, and much more

Learn to "self-generate", i.e. progress independently as musicians, and develop a strong foundation in music reading and theory

Begin to acquire a grasp of the fundamental tools that underscore the Simply Music Piano method

Continue to develop and expand your understanding and use of Simply Music tools and strategies

Further develop your use and understanding of Simply Music tools, strategies, and concepts

Develop more fluency with Simply Music tools, strategies, concepts, and approaches

As a Simply Music Piano student, your teacher will ask you to create an online account on the Simply Music Student Intranet. Doing this is an essential and required component of your lessons and overall experience.

The Simply Music Student Intranet is where you'll purchase and access your Student Home Materials (SHMs). SHMs consist of video, audio, and PDF materials that are used in class and/or at home, and are a critical support tool designed to assist your learning of the songs, tools, and strategies that your teacher will present during your regular piano lessons.

Regardless of whether you are in private or shared lessons, Simply Music Teachers are entirely independent and determine their own fee structure. Contact your local Simply Music Piano Teacher to inquire about their fees.

Student Home Materials (SHMs) are a required part of your learning experience and these are acquired from time to time as directed by your teacher. Here is a quick overview of the cost of Simply Music SHMs*:

All digital SHMs, once purchased, will reside in your Simply Music Student Intranet account – where you can access them 24/7 – anytime and anywhere as long as you have an active Internet connection.

* International pricing note: for those living outside of the USA, we are happy to create a pricing structure that aligns with your country's currency-value and cost-of-living.

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Music programs at School of Rock Santa Rosa combine one-on-one lessons with group band practices


Rock 101 is one of School of Rock Santa Rosa's top programs for kids and beginners. Students have one weekly group rehearsal where they learn to play classic rock songs that have been simplified for beginner musicians. Additionally, Rock 101 students in Santa Rosa have a weekly private music lesson with an instructor who helps them learn the concepts and skills behind their performance songs.


Our music programs for kids in Santa Rosa are designed to get students on stage performing, with the goal of building strong musical proficiency. Younger students at School of Rock Santa Rosa who have participated in the Rookies program can move to our Rock 101 music program once they’re ready. Additionally, students (typically ages 8 to 13-years-old) can begin Rock 101 without any prior experience. The goal of this rock program is to quickly develop a basic competence on students’ chosen instruments before moving on to our famous Performance Program.


At School of Rock Santa Rosa, we offer beginner guitar lessons for kids. Our expert guitar instructors guide your child from start to finish with private instruction and weekly group band rehearsals. Every instructor at School of Rock Santa Rosa is an experienced musician, and they emphasize foundational music theory and technique when teaching guitar lessons to kids. Unlike other Santa Rosa guitar lessons and programs, School of Rock is designed to get students performing in a band.


It’s never too late to learn to play the guitar. Similar to our kids guitar lessons, School of Rock Santa Rosa's beginner guitar lessons for adults utilizes a performance-based curriculum. Our experienced instructors teach adult students through popular rock songs, and teach students to play guitar in a way that’s challenging and fun. We believe the best way to learn is by doing, which is why we combine weekly private guitar lessons with group band rehearsals. At School of Rock Santa Rosa, we teach beginner guitar lessons for adults in our Adult Program. This program gets students performing onstage at a local Santa Rosa venue.


As students gain skills and experience, we move them along to more challenging programs at higher skill levels. Intermediate and advanced students take the skills they learned in beginner guitar lessons, and layer on more difficult techniques and concepts. School of Rock Santa Rosa offers advanced guitar lessons for kids and adults that teach by playing challenging classic rock songs and emphasize playing the guitar in a real music venue. Our Santa Rosa guitar teachers will work with each student to develop a custom learning plan.


All of School of Rock Santa Rosa’s music teachers are experienced musicians devoted to helping students attain musical proficiency. Our instructors guide students one-on-one to personalize learning, inspire confidence and build social skills.


Matt Bailey is a north Bay Area musician with a Bachelor's of Arts in Music Composition and Technology from Sonoma State University. With a passion for teaching and educating young minds, he has worked as a music teacher since he was 18 years old and as a summer camp counselor and administrator for the last eight years. Matt began playing drums at a young age but did not find a serious dedication for it until he began to play with his friends. At age 15 he began going to local music shows, which sparked an enthusiasm for local music and art. Having discovered the music scene in Santa Rosa, as soon as he was old enough, he got his driver's license and went to every local show he could, regardless of the music genre. At age 16 Matt started performing in the Santa Rosa area, eventually becoming so immersed in the local music scene that to this day he lives at a house show venue. Matt began his career as a musician by playing drums and then moved on to learn guitar, piano and vocals. Matt is passionate about music and his students and is constantly working to grow as a teacher and musician. He is a guitar teacher, drum teacher and piano teacher at School of Rock Santa Rosa.

4worldlovers: Can babies learn to speak, read and write a language? Then they can learn music! And so can you.

In a Discover Music class, young children are immersed in a rich environment of sounds that YOU and they will learn how to break into

Developed and researched by Edwin Gordon, Music Learning Theory explains how young children learn to hear and to develop an understanding of music—and why they should experience music as early as possible, in much the same way they experience language. Danielle will guide you in ways to motivate and encourage young children to develop inner hearing for a lifetime of music.


Learn how use your body, voice and instruments to model real musical vocabulary at home.

I have been teaching piano and early childhood music since 2002. I'm a child whisperer and on of those lucky "natural musicians." I started playing piano and singing as soon as I could reach the keys.

When I began teaching music, I quickly became obsessed with finding ways to teach children to learn music as naturally as I had.