LEMONT, IL — School of Rock Lemont opened its door earlier this year, offering performance-based music education for kids and adults alike.
Owner Zvi Kremer said the business, at 1256 State St., has been open since January, but the location held a grand opening in May.
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Kremer said that plans for the business have been in the making for two years.
“We were between two or three territories,” Kremer told Patch. He and his wife, Diana, looked at areas on the south side of Chicago, areas west of Chicago and in Lemont.
“We liked Lemont,” Kremer said, adding that his family was looking for a location that would also be the next potential place for them to live.
Kremer, who described himself as a “musician wanna-be,” said that School of Rock Lemont teaches music through performance.
“We put on shows to teach you the music,” he said. Students are put in a band to learn their instruments, and the performance and rehearsal is considered a key element of teaching the instrument, he added.
“Kids learn teamwork, listening to others, [and] the whole idea of being part of a group,” Kremer said.
Students learn the song first, and then the teaching goes back to theory and techniques.
“It makes it a lot more fun and a lot more engaging,” Kremer said.
The business is truly a family endeavor, as Kremer’s son, who is an audio engineer, owns a recording studio, called Picture-Minded Studio, which operates out of the Lemont location.
“It is really a state-of-the-art recording studio,” Kremer said. The location utilizes the studio as well and teaches how to perform in a recording studio setting.
The Lemont location offers programs for ages 4 to 18, and has adult programs as well.
School of Rock groups also play at local restaurants and venues as a party of their education.
“We are going out and trying to be part of the community,” Kremer said, adding that the business will attend community events, bringing a tent and instruments for the public to try.
Upcoming sessions this summer are still open for enrollment, and School of Rock Lemont staff will also be at future Lemont car show nights to share information and
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