With summer quickly upon us, the time is right for budding musicians looking for lessons and guidance to step up their game and join Rock Garage for expert lessons and to be part of the musical excitement in Indy! At the same time, experienced musicians wanting to get in on the action and share their own talents and perspectives with fellow musicians are invited to join Rock Garage as well.
“We loved organizing recent events and providing great shows for local music fans, but what Rock Garage is truly all about is to work with musicians, both young and experienced, who want to realize their dream of performing on stage,” said Dave Foellinger, co-owner of the Castleton-based music lesson center and rock band program. “Rock Garage is designed to make that happen. We’ve built a system of instruction, rehearsal, and performance second to none.”
Rock Garage’s program is built upon the principles of band chemistry, live experience, and having a good time. Rock Garage places its members into bands who, under the guidance of one of our professional music directors, choose or create their own music and then play on stage at a variety of small venues across central Indiana.
In addition to being placed in bands, individuals who are just starting out can choose online or in-person lessons for guitar, bass, drums, ukulele, mandolin, banjo, and vocals. All lessons and band assignments are open to both adults and children.
Click here for more information on how to join Rock Garage.
One of the leading musician educators, Preston Nash has been playing drums for nearly 40 years. His touring and recording credits include Dope (Sony Records), Primer 55 (Island Records), Society 1 (Earache Records) and many others. Nash has played all over America, Canada, and parts of Europe, on stages including CBGB’s, Carnegie Hall, the Montreux Jazz Festival and Sun Devil Stadium.
As an educator, Nash has been teaching music since the early 1990s, privately as well as at the high school and collegiate level. In 2011, he started the award-winning Ash Rock Program at Sam Ash Music and in 2020 he co-founded Rock Garage. He has earned three degrees in music, including a Master’s Degree in Music Theory/Composition from Montclair State University in New Jersey.
Preston is part of a group of music educators who teach a variety of disciplines, including guitarist John Frye, vocalist Amanda Tewell and drummer Eric Jones. Click here to read more about the experts at Rock Garage.
About Rock Garage
Rock Garage was born out of the pandemic shutdown when Dave and Kate Foellinger, Steve and Kimberly Klinger, and Preston and Rocky Nash joined forces to start a Facebook group for musicians to talk about music, upload their songs and share ideas. The group grew to more than 800 members from all over the world and eventually led to establishing a new website and a physical location in the summer of 2020. The Castleton business, located at 8115 Center Run Road, has three large rooms for bands to rehearse and record their music, and smaller rooms for private lessons.