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The first Music & Arts, run by founder Benjamin O’Brien, opened in 1952 and was located in a small house in Bethesda, MD. Music & Arts now has more than 500 retail and affiliate locations, about 120 educational representatives and roughly 27,000 lesson students making it the nation’s largest school music retailer and lesson provider. Now based in Frederick, MD, the company of trained musicians offers friendly service for everything musical in your life including instruments, lessons, rentals and repairs. Visit MusicArts.com for more information.

WHAT WE DO: We change lives through the power of music. School of Rock is the world's #1 music education franchise, with 440+ locations across 18 countries, and we've spent more than 25 years turning students of all ages into confident, stage-ready performers. WHO WE SERVE • Kids, teens, and adults who want to learn music the way it was meant to be learned by playing it • Students who want to perform live outside the home • Families looking for more than lessons, a true community • Entrepreneurs and business-minded individuals ready to own a School of Rock franchise WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT • #1 Children's Enrichment Franchise, Entrepreneur's Franchise 500 (2026) 2026 Global Franchise Grand Champion • Patented performance-based curriculum at a scale no other music school matches • 440+ locations across 18 countries • Students perform approximately 4,000 live shows per year worldwide • Full support for franchise owners from Day 1: curriculum, marketing, IT, real estate and more WHAT PEOPLE SAY: 🗣 "Every person at School of Rock is a motivating and positive influence on my kids! From the lessons and performances and interaction with other talented youth, it has been a very rewarding experience for our family." — Karen Farrell, Parent, San Diego, CA 🗣 "It's a proven model. The opportunity and the structure of the business and the programs are a success. There's nothing out there in the majority of markets I know of that can compete on that level." — Bea Escobar, Franchise Owner, Fayetteville, AR READY TO ROCK? 🎸 Visit us at schoolofrock.com to find a school near you, or explore franchise ownership at schoolofrock.com/franchising.

The Royal Conservatory is one of the largest and most respected music education institutions in the world. Providing the definitive standard in music education through its curriculum, assessment, performance, and teacher education, the programs of The Royal Conservatory have had a substantial impact on the lives of millions of people globally. In addition, The Royal Conservatory has helped to train a number of internationally celebrated artists including Glenn Gould, Oscar Peterson, David Foster, Sarah McLachlan, Angela Hewitt, and Diana Krall. Motivated by its powerful mission to develop human potential through music and the arts, The Royal Conservatory has emerged over the last two decades as a leader in the development of arts-based programs that address a wide range of social issues.