User:D742049

The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music is a performance-based music program for kids. This for-profit educational company operates after-school music instructional programs in the United States. First established in Royal Oak, Michigan in 2008 by Jason Gittinger and Sherry Gittinger.

History
The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music was founded in March 2008 by Jason and Sherry Gittinger. Students from the Detroit School of Rock & Pop Music, led by founder Jason Gittinger, were recognized with the Royal Oak Chamber of Commerce 2010 Volunteer of the Year Award at the Chamber’s annual VIP celebration of volunteers held Nov. 16 in Beaumont Hospital’s South Tower. In the Summer of 2010, The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music played played in front of a total of 761,250 people at multiple festivals.

Education
The program consists of year-round, weekly individual lessons, as well as weekly band rehearsals for those involved in their band program. Instructors are encouraged to stress the fundamentals of both popular music and music theory in their teaching. The teachers at the school are all professional musicians specializing in the instruments they teach. Instruction is available in guitar, bass guitar, drums, keyboards, vocals, and horns. Students learn songs from bands and artists they like from genres such as pop, rock, punk,. The bands then play these songs live at the frequent live concerts that are schedule throughout the year including many festivals during the summer months. There are workshops featuring accomplished musicians, which include discussions about past experiences, songwriting, and live performance. Students are interviewed before they take lessons to make sure they have the passion required of each student to maintain the integrity of the lesson and band programs.

Access To Superstars
The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music has a program named Access to Superstars that encompasses numerous aspects that give the students access to many well known musicians and others in the music industry. This includes numerous podcasts with music industry professionals as well as many clinics with well known professional musicians.

Associated Organizations
The Detroit School of Rock and Pop Music has worked with many organizations including:


 * The Henry Ford Museum
 * The Detroit Zoo
 * The Detroit Children's Museum
 * The Detroit Science Center
 * The Michigan Thanksgiving Parade Foundation
 * Hour Detroit
 * DBusiness
 * CNNMoney.com
 * Real Detroit Weekly
 * Metro Times
 * WWJ 950 AM
 * Detroit Free Press
 * WJR 760 AM
 * WXYZ TV
 * Detroit Public TV
 * Fox 2 News
 * WDIV TV
 * The Detroit News
 * Cleveland City Mission
 * Henry Ford Health System
 * Rock and Roll Hall of Fame
 * Cedar Point
 * Hard Rock Cafe
 * Royal Oak Kids Cruise
 * Maker Faire
 * Farmington Founders Festival
 * Arts, Beats and Eats
 * Milford Memories
 * Downtown Royal Oak
 * Ferndale DIY Street Fair
 * Royal Oak Clay, Glass, and Metal Show