Many parents and students believe they have to choose between music or sports, but that is FAR from the truth! Music and sports can complement each other in a child’s overall growth and development, even helping your child boost their athletic performance! While music lessons may not be the obvious choice for improving your child’s performance in sports, the benefits may surprise you.
Read MoreCongratulations to our owner, president, and music director, Gen Lobonc Billhartz for being selected for St. Louis Business Journal’s 40 under 40!
Read MoreSome exciting news comes to our St. Louis Shock City School of Music community as we are expanding our Benton Park location! Private Lessons are available for all ages and abilities and in a variety of instruments, including voice, piano, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, trumpet, saxophone, drums, songwriting, audio engineering, and production.
Read MoreAre you in search of an after-school activity? Something that will be fun, engaging, rewarding, and beneficial all in one…well, we have your answer and why!
Read MoreSo you’ve purchased yourself a shiny new toy and decided to venture down the rabbit hole of learning an instrument. It’s an exciting journey! But also can be quite overwhelming, especially in the beginning. Figuring out where to start, what are the best practices in learning, and how to stay inspired. That’s why we’ve highlighted a few tips for first-time players.
Read MoreSummer break is a great time to relax, unwind, and enjoy some fun pastime activities — but it also can lead to the dreaded summer slump. Music lessons are the perfect solution, providing a fun and creative outlet to sharpen and gain more skills! Skills learned in lessons stretch beyond music and continue to benefit you as you continue!
Read MoreWe welcome all ages and all abilities! It’s never too late to begin or return to music and private lessons. We offer lessons both online and in-person at our Maplewood, Benton Park, and Maryland Heights locations in a variety of instrument options, including piano, voice, guitar, bass guitar, ukulele, drums, cello, saxophone, trumpet, organ, songwriting, and audio engineering.
Read MoreThe great Jazz genre is an American musical phenomenon that was curated and expressed by African American musicians by way of musical hybridity. By combining popular songs and marches with African American Folk forms, a new birth of sound was expressed through syncopation and improvisation. The impact of Jazz goes beyond musical influence as it helped to redefine social and cultural history.
Read MoreIf you are looking for an exclusive opportunity to supplement private lessons, grow as a musician, gain performance confidence while creating new friendships, Shock City Rock Band is for you! New bands are forming now, bring out your inner rockstar!
Read MoreIf you are looking for a way to intentionally take time for yourself to relieve stress and disconnect from daily tasks through a creative outlet, Music may be your key! Whether it’d be completely new to you or picking up an old hobby, playing music has many incredible benefits that are equally beneficial for your mind and body.
Read MoreThis year, everyone has had to spend a lot more time at home, which can be tough for many. We know it’s easy to get in a rut and be unproductive. This time, however, is a great time to take on a new hobby or find new ways to keep busy. We’ve compiled a quick list of ways you can musically spend your time without having to even leave your home!
Read MoreIt’s pretty safe to say this year has been anything but ordinary. 2020 will be one for the history books and has shifted us into this new normal. We have had to adjust to our new reality which, here at Shock City School, has allowed us to test our boundaries on our private lessons by now offering online music lessons!
Read MoreThere’s something extra special about taking lessons at Shock City School of Music! We are an affiliate of Shock City Studios — the most trusted recording studio in St. Louis. What does this mean? Well, we are able to offer lessons beyond your instrument!
Read MoreBored, restless, preschool aged children? Trust me, WE GET IT!! Balancing working from home, virtual learning, and social distancing is tough and isolating. Our littlest need SO much and it's hard to wear 10,000 hats and do it all!
Kindermusik provides an educational, warm, friendly, fun weekly class to help combat those #quarantineblues.
Read MoreJuly 20, 2020, the public and private schools for most of St. Louis County and City announced their decisions for moving forward for the 2020-2021 school year amidst the COVID-19 pandemic. Many thoughts and feelings are circling around communities as parents struggle to grasp what is in the best interest of their children’s emotional/social well-being, mental health, and overall health WHILE ALSO looking at how all of this plays in to the parent’s ability to maintain their work and sanity.
Read MoreI have been getting this question a LOT recently. Here is the slim and skinny.
Read MoreFrom a simple past-time to a full-time career, music can play such a large role in someone’s everyday routine, and the beauty of this form of art can be both enjoyable and therapeutic.
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