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August 2024 by jaime curay
Very good place to learn music!!!!!!!
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May 2024 by Lamb Family
We love the program. My son has enjoyed all his instructors. Their energy levels are really high, they seem to enjoy what they do, they are great with my son they get him really excited as well and he's learning a lot. The front of house is always nice & the waiting room and lounge are fabulous to hang out in with my little one while my son practices.
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November 2023 by Yoon Kim
Extremely disappointed by the owner’s careless responses from start to end. Almost traumatizing experience for my kid.
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November 2023 by Chip Carle
This place rocks! I joined the adult band with no prior experience and it has been a blast to learn along with others. The instructors are very passionate and personable.
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September 2023 by T R
As you can tell from the previous negative reviews the owner Tracey Fondren is extremely unprofessional and would rather stress out the overworked understaffed team at the Issaquah location. I submitted a negative review (internal to their system) of the camp my kids attended and the owner reached out. I took the time to write what their experience was expecting some accountability on her end. Nope, she made the young camp coordinator call me and apologize. Disgusting!! My review was basically that she had set the team up for failure. There was basically one person to work with 13 kids which is impossible when they are learning 6 different songs at 13 different levels of experience and age. My letter to Tracy is below. She herself never responded, not even to thank me for the time in providing my feedback. All this to say - don’t waste your money. They put your kids in front of a Chromebook in an isolated room and call this camp.Hi Tracy,Thank you for your email. I appreciate your follow-up to my negative rating. I didn’t really have time to go into all the concerns I had with the camp and I wasn’t that invested seeing as it was unlikely we would ever return (sorry that’s a bit harsh but true).My boys didn’t enjoy the camp at all. They are pretty easygoing and kinda went with the flow but would come home every afternoon not wanting to return. Here is the list of things they didn’t like.1) Being handed a Chromebook and sent to a room by themselves with little to no help. For me, had I known your primary form of having the kids learn is with a device I would’ve never signed them up in the first place. 2) There wasn’t enough personal instruction (their words). It seems Delaney was the only one working with all the kids. Again, had I known there were less than 3 people working with all the kids it would’ve been a no-go for me - especially knowing what you charge for this camp. 3) Because of the way the camp is designed (where you don’t limit the amount of instruments ) this camp had 6 drummers for 6 songs. My son was only on one song (five days working on one song -this was boring for him) he tried another song to learn but still was bored. A lot of waiting around while the other kids were rehearsing. My younger son was the same - bored. His parts were so easy for him that he was bored out of his mind and really didn’t want to go back Thurs /Friday. The best part of the camp for them was lunch. So that has to tell you something. For me, I was expecting them to come home with sheet music (which my husband ended up doing for them) and be taught something -anything. Also, you could tell that the kids weren’t taught how to perform together (one of the main reasons for having them do a camp like this) which isn’t surprising if your primary form of instruction is YouTube. My kids have been playing music since they were 4,5 and do not have access to devices at home. I would’ve never sent my kids to what I feel is a very expensive camp only for them to be given a device and sent to a room and be isolated from the other kids and only checked in on every once and a while. This for me is in no way a “camp” and the little blurb you have to advertise this camp doesn’t reflect the real thing. I can tell you as I type this it just makes me angrier and angrier. My boys play classical piano and is starting drums (his instrument for middle school) and I was so excited for them to experience music outside of Chopin. This is not at all what I had in mind and I really believe that they were robbed by this experience. Both boys feel that they didn’t learn anything that they could’ve just taught themselves at home. If you are interested in reimbursing us for this experience I would greatly appreciate it. I didn’t need a daycare for my kids as they would’ve had a lot to do at home - so this really was meant for them to immerse themselves in music - which sadly was a very negative experience for them.
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November 2022 by Ruth Becerra Jiménez
My son is 10 years old and is very excited about guitar lessons.
They have a very friendly communication and monitoring system. I love the professionalism of all the staff. The teacher Mario Curay is excellent, he knows how to keep the child motivated, he looks for songs that are achievable for his level as well as those that the child likes.
I recommend this school 100%.
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November 2022 by Jordan Cowe
My wife and I are part of the adult program, it's a great way to pick up a new instrument or revisit one you haven't played in years. Having weekly lessons and rehearsals makes it more fun and gets you actually playing with other people way sooner than you normally would.
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November 2022 by Donnell Barnette
My child has found a place to feel at home with other children that have a deep love of music. The instructors are trained in both classical and contemporary music providing a rich education. This year my child joined Performance Band and I would highly recommend this experience to every family. My son was nervous about it at first, but on day one came home with a huge smile, excitement and a new eagerness to practice. My child found peers who understand them and adults who care. I love School of Rock!
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May 2022 by Gale Britton
School of Rock -Issaquah is Amazing. I highly recommend this to anyone who has kids wanting to learn an instrument or wanting to make a career in the music industry. Their vocal coaches have brought my 17 yr old daughter out of her shell more and more each time she goes. My daughter loves that her vocal coaches have always let her learn what she wants to learn and didn't force things she had no interest in learning. She absolutely LOVES going there and doesn't even complain about the 45 minute drive she has getting there. She loves being a part of this season's Metal performance group. I also love that she can take a make up lesson in Guitar, Bass, or Drums if she wants to. My daughter found her happy home away from home with her heavy metal head banging peeps.
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April 2022 by Melanie Kusmik
My daughter loves her experience at SOR. A very supportive and creative environment, placing the students in the driver's seat.
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December 2021 by Melissa Evans
Great place for kids to learn an appreciation for music. Milo specifically is an amazing guitar instructor- so patient and knows how to motivate my 8 year old son to want to play. Love this place.
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November 2021 by Satvik Saxena
I am in the Coachella group and take private lessons for the drums. It is an amazing experience to play with people your age and it is much better to play with people live than to practice alone in the garage.
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October 2021 by J Fo
Chad & his team of musical instructors are great with the kids. My son (who is autistic) has really come out of his shell & loves performing. They care about their students & they all have a really great time! Making up missed lessons is easy & flexible. Would highly recommend.
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September 2021 by BravestSpy59225 S
I am in the Coachella group and take private lessons for the drums. It is an amazing experience to play with people your age and it is much better to play with people live than to practice alone in the garage.
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July 2021 by Tina Maier
Our teen son has been playing in a band with the Issaquah School of Rock for almost 2 years now and we have nothing but amazing things to say about the program. Charles is so dedicated to making sure these young people have a positive band experience and advocates for as many public performances possible. He allows them freedom to musically explore their talents and music styles while mentoring them with his vast knowledge of all things rock. We cannot recommend this program enough!
