May 2, 2022 | News
‘If you want to know when you’re too old to learn music, it’s somewhere past your 94th birthday’ said Ms. Dot Alder with a chuckle in her voice and a million-dollar smile on her face. Ms. Dot, as she affectionately likes to be called, began her nine-decade musical...
Apr 19, 2022 | Stories
As the director of the Rockwall School of Music, I’m occasionally privy to following an individual’s musical progress from beginning to end. Here’s one story that, to this day, brings tears to my eyes each time it comes to mind. Ring, ring….’Thank you for...
Apr 19, 2022 | Stories
It’s not every day that an 84-year-old veteran walks through our doors, plops his violin on our counter and says, “I’ve been lugging this thing around for 15 years. I’ve decided that if I’m ever going to learn how to play it, I better start now.” My response was...
Apr 19, 2022 | Stories
Jessica was one of our very first piano students. Her mom worked as a local public-school teacher and knew firsthand the value of music and the benefit of consistent practice, so Jessica always came to her lessons prepared. In addition to playing her assigned pieces,...
Sep 23, 2021 | News
The Rockwall School of Music is pleased to share that it has been chosen as Living Magazine’s Reader’s Choice “Best Of” for six consecutive years. We thank the Rockwall Community for your support in voting us the “Best Of”. We...
