Why You Should Become a Rockside Music Student

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    Largest variety of music lessons in Riverside, California (on-site & online!)

    Having on-site and online music lessons in one place saves our students time and money. Other studios offer multiple instruments, but we are the only one to offer the most variety of music lessons in Riverside, California for all of the most popular instruments: Electric & Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Voice, Singing, Drums, Violin, Viola, Cello, Ukulele Audio Recording, and more!

    ** ONLINE LESSONS NOW AVAILABLE! **

    Enroll in music lessons with any of our instructors directly from your home with our online lessons program!

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    The most qualified & dedicated teaching faculty in Riverside.

    We have many music teachers, all with either University training or unmatched professional performance experience. Our music teachers are dedicated to learning about your personal musical goals and helping you to achieve them. We have multiple music teachers for most instruments, therefore, we are confident that we have the right teacher to meet your music lesson needs. In addition to their teaching qualifications, our teachers have warm personalities, are extremely friendly and dedicated to teaching you the style of music that you want to learn​ in your music lessons.

  • Indoor lounge area with a mustard yellow sofa, black chairs, and a central black coffee table. A brick accent wall holds a flat-screen TV displaying security camera footage. Wall decor includes a multi-panel art piece with a record and turntable. There is a floor lamp next to the sofa, a vase with white flowers, and a coffee station with a water dispenser and coffee maker. The space has dark ceiling, track lighting, and carpeted flooring, with visible hallway doors in the background.

    Brand new state of the art facility.

    We built our brand new facility having in mind the safety and comfort of our students, teachers, and families. All of our lesson rooms are equipped with 24/7 monitoring cameras which are wired into our lobby so families can wait comfortably while being able to watch lessons through the screen.

    Waiting lobby also offers refreshments (water, coffee) for your convenience.

    Our plaza offers plenty of parking and 24hrs security patrol offering students and families the utmost safety.

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    Our rooms are equipped with everything you need for your music lessons.

    We have spent thousands of dollars on our studio to offer the best in providing a great lesson experience.

    Our rooms are equipped with everything you need for your music lessons, including instruments, amps, drum kits with pads, keyboards, pianos, sound system, mixers, effects, microphones, and etc.

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    We promote student collaboration.

    One of the coolest features of our music lessons approach is promoting student collaboration. It is in a group setting that students can truly experience performance at it’s core. Therefore, being able to play music with your friends in front of live audiences is the best way to keep you motivated. Here at Rockside we aim to take your music training to the next level.

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    We practice a performance-based approach.

    Here at Rockside Music we believe the best way to be successful in any music lesson program, is to be able to play as quickly as possible. So, from the time you first walk in to the lesson room, our first priority is to get you playing as soon as possible. After that, as you progress and feel more confident, our ultimate goal is to get you ready to perform. It may be at home for your family and friends, or perhaps at church with the praise team; no matter what your dream is, our mission is to get you there.

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    Amazing concerts & recitals for our students.

    Every parent just wants to know how their child is doing and if they are really progressing. The best way for a parent to understand if their investment in lessons is really worth it, is to have their child participate in a recital or concert. We hold biannual recitals and concerts on Spring and Fall. So, to provide a memorable experience all around, we truly invest time and money on the production of these events.

    For the recitals we offer a more intimate setting. That is to say these are usually more classical in style and mostly solo performances. We set the stage with an incredible Steinway grand piano and pay attention to every detail so that students and families truly feel inspired by the whole experience.

    For the concerts we use a theater venue with stage, lighting, professional sound, drum set, guitars, the whole apparatus. These are more band oriented feature several group performances. Most importantly, these concerts are the culmination of everything we are about and work for. Students collaborating with each other; teachers mentoring and participating with their students; performances by students and their families, and etc. In short, these are extremely fun shows for everyone and we love doing them.

    To sum it all up, these events are everything that Rockside Music Lessons Programs are all about.

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    We do not require semester minimums for lessons.

    Rockside Music does not require semester minimums for lessons. Every student here is on a month-to-month basis with no long-term contracts or commitments.

    ​If you are ready to start, you have nothing to lose as we only want students who truly want to be here and we will not commit you to a long-term contract.

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    Morning, lunch break & evening lessons available.

    Since we are the fastest growing school in Riverside, California, we are able to be a ‘full service’ music school.

    This allows us to offer lessons as early as 10:00 a.m. and we see many students between the hours of 11:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m.

    If you are a homeschool parent, retiree, college student or working professional who has a flexible schedule, take advantage of our morning, lunch time, and evening lesson spots.

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    Flexible make-up policies - you never lose your money!

    We have the most flexible make-up policies of any other music school or academy in Southern California. Wether you’ve had a last minute emergency or are sick at home, we are always willing to make accommodations so that you can get the value you’re paying for. Just give us a call and we will work it out.

YOUR FIRST STEP ON AN INCREDIBLE JOURNEY OF MUSICAL DISCOVERY AND PERSONAL GROWTH.