Shock City School of Music, founded in 2017 in St. Louis, Missouri, offers superior, engaging, and personalized music instruction for all ages and abilities. Its formally trained instructors, with degrees in music, encourage students to create, play, and record in a safe and inspiring environment. The school offers a variety of lessons including voice, piano, guitar, and studio training. In contrast, STL Piano Lessons has been teaching piano in St. Louis since 2009, focusing on playing by ear as well as fundamental music theory, and caters to all levels of learners.