task management and internal social productivity site. The majority of the schools are in dedicated locations, although in January 2013, the company announced that they intend to expand their program to co-locate with music retailers, who are having difficulty competing with online retailers and frequently have surplus floor space. The Charlotte, North Carolina, location was the model, being co-located in a Sam Ash Music store but has since moved to a new location. Curriculum The schools operate year-round, offering a variety of programs. During the school year, they function as an after-school program, and during summer, winter and spring breaks, they offer a day camp for intensive instruction. The Burnsville, Minnesota, location originated an early childhood music education known as "Little Wing", after the Jimi Hendrix song. Children age two to three participate with a parent in the "Rockin' Robin" class, and children age four to six participate as part of a drop-off class known as "Free Bird". The program of 45-minute sessions is being rolled out to other locations. At age seven, students can begin weekly lessons in the instrument of their choice in "Rock 101" classes. Once a student has basic competence in an instrument, they can move to the "Performance Program" where they have a weekly one-on-one private lesson and three hours weekly of group band rehearsal that culminates in a concert before an audience. The most skilled students of each school form a band and perform at various venues in their city, opening for established regional and national acts. The top 1% of each school can audition to become an AllStar. Many schools have songwriting and recording programs as well. In 2011, they introduced two new programs – "Band Coaching" for existing bands to improve aspects of their performance and "Epic Albums" where students spend three to four months recording their own version of Nirvana's Nevermind, Radiohead's OK Computer, Led Zeppelin IV, Green Day's Dookie and Black Sabbath's Master of Reality. Most School instructors are working musicians with ongoing careers in rock music and a number are graduates of the program. Instructors are encouraged to stress the fundamentals of both popular music and music theory, using songs from popular bands and artists like Led Zeppelin, The Who, Pink Floyd, and music from genres such as 1980s glam metal, punk rock and grunge. The teachers generally specialize in a single instrument, though many have skills in additional