The Selectifier: Season 16 - Summer 2026 🤖

  • The Selectifier: Season 16 - Summer 2026 🤖

    Performance Program and graduating Rock 101 students: We are proud to present our 16th season starting the week of June 21. The End of Season Show will be September 19 at Paradocx Vineyards (rain date: Sept. 20). Remember, it's important to keep your momentum through summer, and summer rehearsals are extra fun!
  • Your Student **takes lessons here** in which of the following instruments?*

  • Rock 101 and other students: the Selectifier is for Performance Program students. But don't worry, you're on the right track and your next show will be soon enough!

    Graduating Seniors: You are only eligible for Grad Show. Congrats! Please text us instead of completing the Selectifier.

  • SEASON 16 (Summer '26) SHOW THEMES

    We're beyond stoked for this season! Read (and listen!) through each show description below, then rank your preferences on the next page. And remember, no matter which show you are cast in, you will learn a ton and have fun doing it!
    • Hendrix 

    • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3AL2NzvOqlGb1G8EKCXIew

       

      Jimi Hendrix is arguably the most influential guitarist in the history of Rock & Roll. Few other individuals have had as much widespread impact on how electric guitar is played, not to mention such a lasting musical and cultural legacy. Jimi was one of the greatest guitar players to ever walk the earth, but was also an incredible songwriter and an innovator in the recording studio as well. Hendrix’s first album, Are You Experienced, one of the definitive albums of the Woodstock era, was released in 1967 and featured the singles” Purple Haze”, “Hey Joe”, “Stone Free”, “The Wind Cries Mary”, and “Foxey Lady” - all of which have become classic rock standards. Hendrix followed that up with two artistic and innovative works, Axis: Bold As Love and Electric Ladyland. The live recording, Band Of Gypsys, released in 1970, would be the final album released during his relatively short lifetime. With the Jimi Hendrix Experience, and later with Band of Gypsys, Hendrix and his bandmates took Blues and Jazz conventions and turned them upside down, creating a completely fresh sound. Jimi’s incredible technical ability and ingenious experimentation with guitar effects completely reinvented rock and roll guitar playing and influenced everyone who came after him.

       

      *Content warning: While we do our best to keep material age-appropriate, certain songs in this show may contain lyrics that include swear words or allude to mature themes. Please notify us if you have a concern.

       

    • Best of the 80s 

    • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/0gzPbwjA78UGARfo1j2M4S 

       

      In the Best of the 80s show, School of Rock will travel back in time to an era of fluorescent clothes, poofy hair, and the best synth-driven pop anthems you will ever hear. On August 1, 1981, music fans were catapulted into the 80s music era by the debut of a cultural phenomenon: MTV. This new music format - the music video - gave old and new artists alike the chance to reach unimaginable numbers of diverse audiences and sell millions of records and cassette tapes. The 80s would not have had its soundtrack without Michael Jackson. Jackson began the 80s on a sonic high that carried over from 1979’s “Off the Wall”, but he struck gold with the worldwide phenomenon that was Thriller. Also making a huge impact on the 80s were super-star Pop acts like Madonna, Prince, and all-girl band The Bangles. Synth-driven music became massively popular, with artists like Eurythmics, Flock of Seagulls, and The Cars becoming stars. Although Pop acts reigned supreme in the 80s, Rock bands like Guns N’ Roses, Journey, Bon Jovi, and Living Colour reaped the benefits of the ‘decade of excess’. The Best of the 80s show will feature a diverse mix of styles and artists, and is a challenging and fun experience for students of any instrument or experience level. 

       

       

       

      *Content warning: While we do our best to keep material age-appropriate, certain songs in this show may contain lyrics that include swear words or allude to mature themes. Please notify us if you have a concern.

    • Pop Punk and Emo 

    • https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7tV5E4Z5JiGPLYQX0z7t6W?si=cULzgRVvRrarFnFb1NyVGA 

       

      In the 1990s, artists such as Green Day, Offspring, and Blink-182 achieved success by blending punk attitudes and influences with a more polished, melodic, commercially appealing sound than their often raw predecessors. By the 2000s, Pop Punk and its Emo offshoot (featuring lyrics that touch on emotional and confessional topics) were fully entrenched in the mainstream music world, with bands such as Fall Out Boy, Paramore, My Chemical Romance, and Panic! At the Disco topping the charts and selling out arenas. Of course, this music is still incredibly popular and influential today. A fun show that can be musically challenging but also teaches solid fundamental skills, Pop Punk & Emo is sure to appeal to all levels of students and will entertain any crowd!

       

       

      *Content warning: While we do our best to keep material age-appropriate, certain songs in this show may contain lyrics that include swear words or allude to mature themes. Please notify us if you have a concern.

    • NEW! Grad Show 

    • OVERVIEW

      The summer after your senior year of high school is a special time. Grads: keep the music going just a little while longer and put on one more epic show before you move on! Performance students: challenge yourselves and support your grad friends with this second, abbreviated performance season. Grad Show is a themeless "survey" show where grads help pick the songs. Grad Show's one and final performance will be in August, a month before the September End of Season Show.

      HOW IT WORKS

      • All graduating seniors will join the Grad Show in place of one of the standard summer show themes
      • Performance students will declare their interest in the Selectifier. The Show Director will invite individual students to join. No audition is required, but students must have a baseline proficiency in their instrument. Performance students chosen for Grad Show must remain enrolled in the Performance Program.
      • Grads will choose songs for the band to play (subject to Director approval), and the Director will cast the show
      • Weekly Director-led rehearsal, similar to House Band rehearsals
      • Special Grad Show Performance on Friday, August 7, 2026 at the Kennett Flash, co-promoted by the Flash and open to the public (subject to change)

      PRICING

      For both grads and supporting cast, it’s a one-time fee of only $299. This is a promotional price for the inaugural session.

      TIMELINE

      • Apr. 27 Selectifier opens with the Grad Show option
      • Jun. 21 Summer Season begins, and so do weekly Grad Show rehearsals (day and time tbd)
      • Aug. 7 Grad Show Performance at the Flash (tentative)

    • *Content warning: While we do our best to keep material age-appropriate, certain songs in this show may contain lyrics that include swear words or allude to mature themes. Please notify us if you have a concern.

       

  • How Show Placement Works

    Show placement is decided on a number of factors including but not limited to: educational value, student availability, Selectifier submission order (first come first served), best challenge for your student, and more. We also consider the student's show preference, but we can't guarantee they'll be cast in their first or second choice. We CAN guarantee that they will have a great time, learn a lot, and become a better musician in whatever show they're cast! All we ask is that you trust the process and commit to the entire season.
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  • ⬆️ NOTE: Please select only ONE theme per row. We will ask you to resubmit if you have more than one "choice" per ranking.

  • My Student is interested in the following add-on Program: (add'l 2-hrs/wk | One-time fee of $299 | Show at the Kennett Flash on August 7th, no show production fee)*
  • Check here if your Student is interested in doing a second show (not counting Grad Show | add'l 2-hr rehearsal/wk | $119/mo add-on). Remember, more shows = more work learning parts at home, so please consider the time commitment!*
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  • We put on shows to teach music.

    We don't teach music to put on shows.

    Dear Student: We provide every student high-touch, individualized learning using a fun and engaging method. The End-of-Season Show (September 19, 2026) will likely sound and look good—the result of months of work put in by our dedicated directors, you, and your fellow students—but that's the icing on the cake. What you'll come to truly appreciate is just how much progress you will have made and how much fun you will have had throughout the season.

    While we can't guarantee you will always get their first-choice show, we can assure you that their experience will be highly educational and entertaining. Ultimately, new material outside of your current interests often helps to expand your musical tastes. We want you to commit to the entire season. Your fellow students and our staff are counting on you! It's all part of making you a better musician, and a musician of character.

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