The Paul Green School of Rock Music in Philadelphia

It is the school that your parents were afraid that you would find out about....it is the Paul Green School of Rock Music.

The Paul Green School of Rock Music is the original performance-based rock music school in the country for students aged 7 to 17. Founded by Philadelphia guitarist Paul Green in 1998, the Paul Green School of Rock Music is the subject of the documentary Rock School, which debuted at Sundance in 2005, went to national release, and regularly airs on A&E. It also served as the apparent inspiration for the Jack Black hit comedy, School of Rock.

Built on Green's philosophy that the best way to learn to play music is by actually doing it, the School of Rock program supplements weekly private lessons with group band practice in a highly challenging yet supportive environment. Dedicated to connecting the musicians of tomorrow to the classics of yesterday (students learn by playing classic rock ranging from the Beatles and Cream to Zappa and Zeppelin), the Paul Green School of Rock Music (http://www.schoolofrock.com ) has expanded to thirty branches, including New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, San Francisco, Portland, Salt Lake City, Austin and St. Paul, with further expansion in the pipeline.

Traditionally, it has always been difficult for young people to focus on their studies and still become proficient in their extra curricular activities. Most students love music. But, very few students like to study. Knowing that there is an environment that is conducive to both is refreshing. Now young people can learn and go on tour at early ages to gain a better understand of the music industry and responsibility. But, most importantly they can have fun mixing it up with their music heroes.