Whether you're old or young, a veteran or beginner, or just simply love music, ShamRock School of Music in Pompton Plains is the place for all musicians to hone and showcase their skills. Located on 595 Newark-Pompton Turnpike, ShamRock offers a wide array of private and group lessons along with jazz and rock band programs for both kids and adults.
PHOTOS COURTESY OF D. DONATACCI
Jack Stanley performs with Vince Genella and Friends at Bardi's Grill.Radio Silence performs at Will Rock 4 Food in Wayne on Nov. 16. with (left-to-right) Joe Sochalec, Claire Traynor, Ryan Donatacci, Ben Shamber and Sean Demarest.
ShamRock has 10 instructors on its staff and offers lessons on guitar, drums, piano, voice and all school band instruments. The school's head instructor Vince Genella has 25 years of experience in the music industry and specializes on guitar. His lessons are held in the Purple Haze studio where the room is decked out in purple with various pictures of guitar great Jimi Hendrix. ShamRock is equipped with six brightly colored rock-themed music rooms. Each room also has a window so that the student's lesson can be observed by the parent at anytime.
"Our mission is to not only have our students learn to play their instrument," said Randy Shamber, president of ShamRock, "but to teach them about the history of rock."
"ShamRock filled a needed niche for children and adults who want to develop their musical talent," says Cindy Sochalec, whose son Joe has been attending the school since 2009.
ShamRock's private lesson program comes with a lot of extras including a written evaluation at the end of the semester, weekly parent consultations with the instructors, free healthy snacks and drinks, plus a free T-shirt. Their lounge is comfortable and features free Wi-Fi and a flat-screen television. Also included is the ability for any student to perform at their open-mic nights hosted by Vince Genella.
ShamRock also offers a number of programs in addition to private lessons including Group Guitar and Group Keyboard lessons for beginners ages 7-12. Critically-acclaimed programs such as their Summer Rock Camps, Reality Rock Band and Rascal Rockers program are conducted by Genella and Roy Van Tassel, who has been teaching drums for 15 years. Students rehearse for 10-15 hours and then perform live everything from Led Zeppelin to Adele.
For people 25 and older, ShamRock offers an Adult Rock Shop program. They meet Thursday nights at 9 for rehearsals before they are ready to hit the stage.
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