Give lessons
a stage.
Private instruction builds the musician. Soundhouse gives that musician a band, a deadline, and a reason to put the work into action. We complement—not replace—private lessons. Artists return to lessons with clearer goals, stronger motivation, and real musical problems to solve.
Your students gain
- Ensemble skills
- Stage confidence
- Clear repertoire goals
Your studio gains
- More motivated students
- Stronger retention
- A trusted performance partner
Soundhouse producers focus on ensemble performance, collaboration, repertoire, stagecraft, and professional habits. We encourage artists to continue studying privately and value the expertise their instructors bring.
When teachers, families, and Soundhouse work together, students make faster connections between technique and artistry.
What they walk into
Send a student here and this is the room they join.
The program
- Featured at the Jazz Education Network International Conference six times
- 141 DownBeat Awards, 64 Best of State Medals, and 3 UTAH BOSS Awards
- Producers are working professional musicians, certified and background-checked
- Artists have recorded with Grammy-winners Branford Marsalis, Victor Wooten, Trombone Shorty, Randy Brecker, Jeff Coffin and more
- Rehearsal and stage gear supplied by 20 professional brands including Fender, DW, Zildjian and PreSonus
The founder
- Caleb Chapman, Past President of the Jazz Education Network, the world’s largest jazz organization
- Youngest ever to receive the John LaPorta International Jazz Educator of the Year Award from the Berklee College of Music
- Author of Giant Steps to Soloing, The Next Stage, and The Articulate Jazz Musician (with Jeff Coffin)
- GRAMMY-nominated bandleader, producer and saxophonist
- Teaching and performing since 1991
“[Soundhouse is] recognized globally as a leader in music education, and has revolutionized the way music is taught and performed.”
Gov. Spencer J. CoxDeclaring January 25 “Caleb Chapman’s Soundhouse Day” in Utah
We do not teach technique — that is your work. We give it somewhere to go, and we send your student back to you with a reason to practice.
“[Soundhouse Artists] are playing jazz at a very high level — at a world-class level — and have been doing it since the beginning.”
Frank AlkyerEditor & Publisher, DownBeat Magazine
“Caleb has been passing down the language and the lessons that these students need to know to become not only professional musicians but better human beings.”
Mark DamonBassist, The Pretty Reckless
A partnership built around the artist
- Private instructors remain the primary source for individual technique.
- Soundhouse provides the ensemble and performance laboratory.
- School commitments and existing musical relationships are respected.
What it costs a family
$299 per month, plus a one-time $199 registration fee at acceptance. Performance and Premier bands add a band fee that covers touring, recording, and filming — each band’s total is published in the season catalog. Scholarships are available through the Sound Support Foundation, so cost should not be the reason you hold back a student who belongs here.