Learn to Play! Packages

Music Gear for Beginners & Lessons • Austin Music School Directory

Are you looking for Music Lessons or a full on Rock Band experience in Austin?  

Lucky for you there is a wealth of amazing instructors and programs to choose from.  

How to choose?  Finding the right teacher to match your learning style may take some searching, but there are plenty of choices.

First you'll need the tools, and we've got them!

Check out some of our most popular rentals for guitar, piano, drum, and bass lessons...
Then check out our list of Music Instructors and Rock schools below Student Sample Packages .

Learn to Play Electric Guitar!

Electric Guitar + Guitar Amp

$20 / Month

Details:

  • Perfect Combination for Learning How to Play Electric Guitar!

More Details:

  • Practice anytime! Headphone output of the Orange Crush12 Amplifier makes silent practice easy
  • Fender's Squier Affinity series delivers their classic guitar design at an amazingly affordable price

This Package Includes:

  • Squier Affinity Series Stratocaster Electric Guitar
  • Orange Crush12 Solid-State 12w Guitar Amplifier
  • All necessary cables (1/4" Instrument Cable, Power Cable for Amplfier)
  • Guitar Case Included

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Buy a KORG Pitch Clip tuner for only $16.99!
  • Guitar straps starting at $8
  • Picks starting at 30 cents
  • Capos, Stands and many other accessories available at Rock N Roll Rentals for competitive prices to online and anywhere else!

Learn to Play Acoustic Guitar!

Acoustic Guitar (Full Size or Parlor Size)

$11 / Month

Details:

  • Perfect Guitar for beginners, big or small! Rent a 3/4-sized guitar OR a full-sized guitar for the same price

More Details:

  • Play it anywhere...it's an acoustic! You don't need any power to get started learning to play.
  • Fender brings quality and affordability to both of these models

This Package Includes:

  • Fender CC-60S Dreadnought Full-Sized Acoustic Guitar
  • Fender CP-60S Parlour-Sized Acoustic Guitar
  • Guitar Case Included

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Buy a KORG Pitch Clip tuner for only $16.99!
  • Guitar straps starting at $8
  • Picks starting at 30 cents
  • Capos, Stands and many other accessories available at Rock N Roll Rentals for competitive prices to online and anywhere else!
 

Learn to Play Classical Guitar!

Classical Guitar (Full Size or 3/4 Size)

$11 / Weekend

Details:

  • Perfect Guitar for beginners, big or small! Rent a 3/4-sized guitar OR a full-sized guitar for the same price

More Details:

  • Quality Canadian-made Classical Guitars
  • Nylon-Strings can be great for beginner's fingers and hands, as they are soft to the touch, and don't develop calluses

This Package Includes:

  • La Patrie Motif 3/4 Sized Nylon String Classical Guitar
  • La Patrie Etude Full-Sized Nylon String Classical Guitar
  • Guitar Case Included

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Buy a KORG Pitch Clip tuner for only $16.99!
  • Capos, Stands and many other accessories available at Rock N Roll Rentals for competitive prices to online and anywhere else!

Learn to Play Bass Guitar!

Bass Guitar + Bass Amp

$25 / Month

Details:

  • Perfect Bass Guitar for beginners, big or small!

More Details:

  • Squier's Bronco Bass has short-scale length that makes learning Bass easy!
  • Fender's Rumble40 Amp sounds great andd is complete with headphone output and aux in for practicing silently or with music!

This Package Includes:

  • Squier Short-Scale Bronco Bass Guitar
  • Fender Rumble-40 40-Watt Solid State Bass Amp
  • All necessary cables (1/4" Instrument Cable and Power Cord for Amp)
  • Guitar Case Included

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Buy a KORG Pitch Clip tuner for only $16.99!
  • Guitar straps starting at $8
  • Picks starting at 30 cents
  • Capos, Stands and many other accessories available at Rock N Roll Rentals for competitive prices to online and anywhere else!
 

Learn to Play Keys!

Full Size Keyboard with Stand

$40 / Month

Details:

  • Perfect Keyboard for learning all styles of Piano, Organ and other key-based Instruments!

More Details:

  • On-Board Speakers make this keyboard like a portable acoustic piano
  • Bluetooth on-board for connecting to apps
  • 15 built-in sounds with Electronic Piano sounds, organs and more!
  • Full Sized Keyboard with 88 Keys

This Package Includes:

  • Roland FP-10 with 88 Weighted Keys
  • Ultimate folding Keyboard Stand
  • All Necessary Cables Included (Power Adapter, Damper Pedal)

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Buy a pair of Apex Earbuds for silent practicing for only $25

Learn to Play Synth!

Synth + Practice Amp

$23 / Month

Details:

  • A terrific synth to get started!

More Details:

  • This is not a toy... this is a powerful analog mono-synth worthy to any synth lover
  • Hours of fun tweaking tones, turning knobs and finding incredible sounds
  • Both the Synth and the Amp can run on AA batteries - take it anywhere!

This Package Includes:

  • KORG 25-Key Monologue Analog Monosynth with 2 Oscillators
  • Roland Microcube GX 3w Solid-State Practice Amp
  • All Necessary Cables Included (Power Adapter, Instrument Cable)

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Rent a Keyboard Stand for only $5/month
  • Buy a pair of Apex Earbuds for silent practicing for only $25
 

Learn to Play Drums!

Full Drum Kit + Cymbals

$47 / Month

Details:

  • Learn Drums with this great full-size beginners kit + cymbals!

This Package Includes:

  • Mapex Storm 5 Piece Acoustic Drum Kit complete with: Snare, 2 Rack Toms, 1 Floor Tom and Bass Drum
  • Drum hardware including: snare stand, tom holders, high hat stand, 2x cymbal stands and kick drum pedal
  • Zildjian Planet Z Cymbal Pack including: 2x 14" High Hats, 16" Crash Cymbal, 20" Ride Cymbal

Popular Additions and Accessories:

  • Add ProMark drum sticks for only $10!
  • Buy a pair of Apex Earbuds to listen to music while you play the drums for only $25
  • Buy a pair of Hearos earplugs to protect your ears starting at $1

Now, time for Lessons!

Here is a list of Austin Music Schools by location.

South Austin

Name
Location
Info
2309 Thornton Rd.
With a philosophy of education that engages students, parents and their communities, Band Aid can help you to be the best musician you can be with music lessons, group classes, Rock Band, and recording classes.
2428 W Ben White Blvd.
Talented musicians teaching their knowledge and skills.  Over 17 years in Austin, Private Lessons and Rock Camp available.
4800 S 1st St.
Private and Group lessons for adults, teens, & kids – all levels, most styles. They’ll design a course of study that’s right for you.
2121 S. Lamar
The School of Feedback Guitar provides awesome guitar lessons for complete beginners in Austin, TX.
4301 W William Cannon Dr. B260
Music lessons for all ages in a relaxed Austin environment  with lessons, classes, camps and Birthday Parties.
1306 W. Oltorf
Austin’s coolest way for women (21 and up) to learn, share and collaborate over a glass of wine.  All levels of classes.
4800 South 1st St.
Private instruction operating out of Red Leaf School of Music.
7915 Manchaca Rd.
Healthy vocal technique for beginner to advanced singers. Opera to pop/rock, children & adults. All levels welcome.

North Austin

Name
Location
Information
8820 Burnet Rd #501
Since 1987, AGS features a wide variety of styles and techniques on all kinds of instruments.  They have individual classes, group classes, and Rock/Blues bands.
2013 Wells Branch Parkway Suite #102
Comprehensive Music Lessons with a personal touch for letting their creative students thrive, Out of This World Music Lessons provide instruction on rock instruments like Guitar, Piano, Drums and Bass as well as Brass instruments, Violin, Harmonica and more. Locations in North Austin and Pflugerville.
8863 Anderson Mill Rd. #114
The Northwest School of Music offers private, weekly music lessons in a fun and family-oriented environment that prioritizes excellence in musical pedagogy. They offer lessons for piano, voice, guitar, bass, ukulele, drums, violin, cello, and flute.
100 W Pflugerville Pkwy #102
Est 2000, private music lessons for children and adults in a clean, safe, family-orientated environment. Great teachers for piano, guitar, drums, bass and voice. Serving Pflugerville, Round Rock, Wells Branch, North Austin and Hutto.
13945 N Highway 183 #D124
Talented musicians teaching their knowledge and skills.  Over 17 years in Austin, Private Lessons and Rock Camp available.
3918 Far W Blvd.
Dedicated teachers to help you reach your personal musical goals with a wide variety of classes, lessons, and camps.
6000 Laird Dr.
Private, custom-designed guitar lessons from a full-time, dedicated teacher.
2525 West Anderson Lane, Suite 138
Camp and Rock lessons catering to rockers aged 6 – 18 of all levels of experience.
1402 W North Loop Blvd
Piano, violin, harp guitar and music theory lessons, adults welcome too!
2251 Double Creek Dr. #607
Healthy vocal technique for beginner to advanced singers. Opera to pop/rock, children & adults. All levels welcome.

East Austin

Name
Location
Info
906 E 5th St. #109
Learn to DJ, Apply your skills, and Create music.  Lessons, classes and Camps in Serato, Traktor, Ableton, and Turntablism.
501 Interstate 35 Frontage Rd #107
Centrally located in Austin, Texas, our experienced team offers progressive guitar, voice, piano and music production lessons to aspiring musicians of all ages.