If you were to consider buying a School of Rock franchise, what issues would concern you the most about your ability to be successful as a franchisee for this company?

In 1996 Paul Green, a University of Pennsylvania philosophy graduate, started giving guitar lessons in his home. At one point, he invited a group of his students to sit in, or “jam,” with his own band. The results were initially disappointing. But over time, he found that the students who played in a group did better than the students who received only individual instruction. As a result, he modified his teaching methods to supplement individual lessons with group practices. He compared it to the difference between shooting hoops and playing basketball.