Band Aid School of Music
Westlake @ Riverbend
Our story
Our Westlake @ Riverbend location is designed for families who value quality, safety, convenience, and intention — without giving up creativity or soul.
Set within Riverbend Church, this location surprises people in the best possible way. It’s where tradition meets creative freedom, where a rock ’n roll spirit lives comfortably inside a thoughtful, open-minded community. From the moment families arrive, there’s a feeling of being invited — not judged — and empowered to explore music in a way that feels both inspiring and grounded.
This is a calm, secure environment where parents feel confident dropping off their children and students feel supported to grow. While the overall setting is quieter and more refined than our other locations, there’s still a pulse of Austin music culture here — especially inside our dedicated band rehearsal space, where things get funky, creative, and unmistakably Band Aid.
Families often mention the relief of convenience. Located just across the street from Bridgepoint Elementary School and easily accessible from Westlake Hills, Northwest Hills, Four Points, and Jester Estates, this school sits right in the heart of a thriving, family-centered community. It’s an easy fit for busy families who want meaningful enrichment without adding stress to their day — and who appreciate having something exceptional close to home.
At Band Aid Westlake @ Riverbend, students experience:
A safe, welcoming, and secure environment families trust
A dedicated band rehearsal room that brings Austin’s creative energy to Westlake
Focused instruction that builds confidence, discipline, and pride
A culture that values inclusivity, growth, and self-expression
This location is about removing barriers — making it easy for families to say yes to music, creativity, and growth. It’s a place where students feel empowered, parents feel reassured, and music becomes part of a balanced, intentional life.
This isn’t a typical music school setting — and that’s exactly the point.
It’s where excellence meets openness, convenience meets creativity, and families discover that a love of music can thrive anywhere it’s welcomed.
Band Aid School of Music – Westlake @ Riverbend
Inviting. Empowering. Convenient.
Thoughtfully placed. Intentionally different.
We have more awards thaN
any other music school in Central Texas.
Band Aid School of Music has won more awards than any other music school in the area. We are also Central Texas’ only National Champion Rock Band School. For years, we’ve been the school of choice for hundreds of families.
Students come from Barton Hills, Zilker, South Lamar, Travis Heights, Bouldin Creek, East Austin, South Austin, Tarrytown, Rollingwood, Westlake Hills, Lost Creek, Rob Roy, Davenport Ranch, Northwest Hills, Steiner Ranch, Bee Cave, Oak Hill, Sunset Valley, Buda, San Marcos, Circle C, Dripping Springs and more love to study music at our state of the art facilities in South Austin, Westlake Hills and Dripping Springs.
Location and Hours
Address:
4214 N Capital of Texas Hwy
Austin, TX 78746
Phone:
512–730–0592
Email:
info@bandaidschoolofmusic.com
Lesson Hours:
Monday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Tuesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Wednesday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Thursday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
Sunday: 10:00 AM – 10:00 PM
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Pricing
Band Program
$320/Month
90-minute weekly sessions
Your band, your songs, your friends
Learn songwriting, arranging, rehearsing, performance, recording, image, booking, marketing, promotion and more!
State of the art equipment and facilities
Access to Band Aid’s recording studio
Six guaranteed performance opportunities each year
Two performance classes per semester
Other gig and performance opportunities at local, legendary Austin venues
Group Classes
$240/month
60-minute weekly class
$290/month
2 x 60-minute classes per week
Classes are designed for beginners and advanced beginners, who are developing the skills to join our rock band program, and for those who just learn better in a group environment. The next step after classes is private lessons once they understand the fundamentals.
State of the art equipment and facilities
Access to Band Aid’s recording studio
Performance opportunities available throughout the year
Specialty classes available – Guitar Legends, Voice Legends, Improv, Production, and more…
Online and
In-Studio Lessons
$56/Lesson
30-minute weekly sesson
$110/Lesson
60-minute weekly sesson
Guitar, Drums, Voice, Piano, Keyboards and more
State of the art equipment and facilities
Access to Band Aid’s recording studio
Six guaranteed performance opportunities each year
Two performance classes per semester
Other gig and performance opportunitie at local, legendary Austin venues
In-Home Lessons
$189/Lesson
60-minute
weekly sessions
All of the same benefits of
in-studio lessons,
but from the comfort
of your home!
Six guaranteed performance opportunities each year
Guitar, Drums, Voice, Piano, Keyboards, Ukulele, and Mandolin
Two performance classes
per semester
Other gig and performance opportunities at local, legendary Austin venues
Meet Our Staff
Voice | Guitar | Bass | Songwriting | Bands | Music Business |
Record Production
James Mays votes on the Grammys. He is the creator of SXSW Underage, The Kids Are Alright Fest and Band Aid School of Music. Mays has served as production director of the Miami Music Festival, assistant production manager for SXSW Music and a producer of both NAMM’s School Jam USA and ACL Fest.
As a teenager, Mays began earning his living as a singer. His performing credits range from CBGB’s to Emo’s, to London’s Troubadour by way of Carnegie Hall. His works can be heard in film, television and commercials, including one debuted by Bono as the score for Nike’s Red Campaign. In 2017 Austin City Council and Mayor named October 12, “James Mays Founder of Band Aid School of Music Day” for his past, present and future contribution to Austin’s musical legacy.
Mays’ most current band, mrandmrsmays, earned top ten ranking from many college and AAA radio stations across the country. He began teaching young people in 1991 and has done so since his return to Austin in 2001.
Current Bands: Jonny 8 Track, mrandmrsmays, Bob Popular
James Mays - Director
Andy Tenberg - Education Director
Guitar | Bass | Piano | Drums | Recording and Music Production
Andy is a root and jazz-trained musician from Austin, TX. His first lessons in 1996 were for guitar and piano but have since expanded to voice, electric bass, and drums. Andy has been teaching music since 2006 and has a degree in Education from the University of Texas at Austin. In addition to teaching at Band Aid and working as a side-man, Andy plays with Tomar & The FCs: an original funk and soul band. Andy routinely plays at Austin venues such as The Continental Club, C-Boys, Antone’s, White Horse, as well as festivals like ACL, SXSW, Bonnaroo, and Jazz Fest. Lastly, Andy has recently started a music production label that writes and records music for TV, film, video games and more. Whether your goal is to be able to jam around a campfire, write and record a song, apply to music college, or start a band, Andy will write a curriculum just for you.
Current Bands: Tomar & The FCs
Wes Armstrong - Operations Manager
Drums | Bass | Piano | Guitar | Bands
Wes Armstrong has been playing since 2001 and drumming professionally for fourteen years. He has experience in concert percussion, marching percussion, recording, songwriting and music production. Wes honed his craft under teachers such as Ryan Thomas, Stephen Bidwell, Monte Warden and Brandi Warden. Wes has been an official SXSW artist multiple times and recorded on more than 10 different records. He marched with The James Bowie Outdoor Performing Ensemble, which was ranked 4th in the state of Texas and 10th overall in the nation. As part of the James Bowie High School Jazz Band, Wes won Outstanding Soloist as a drummer and the group placed 1st overall in the Essentially Ellington Southern Regional contest, winning the opportunity to perform on the main stage at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Music Festival. Wes also marched with Austin Independent and participated in WGI contests including world championships. You can catch Wes performing in Austin and beyond with his current projects Foxtales, Nick Adamo band, Russel Taine Jr. and Fragile Rock among others. Wes is excited to show you how to be the best drummer you can be and to share his love of music with you.
Current Bands: Foxtales, Nick Adamo band, Russel Taine Jr., Fragile Rock
Guitar | Bass | Drums | Piano | Music Production
Josh was born and raised in Austin and was lucky enough to form a band starting in 3rd grade. He stuck with the same bassist and drummer all the way through high school, and played several shows around Austin. They played in a Jazz band as well which helped them dial in a funky/bluesy jamming style.
Josh also began producing his own songs when he was around 12 and became very passionate about songwriting and music production. Band Aid was definitely an inspiration and huge help early on in his career, as Josh took voice lessons with our own James Mays in high school.
Josh honed his guitar playing while attending college in New Orleans and studying music business and jazz. He played with bands around the city at great venues like Tipitinas and other Nola staples. Josh really enjoys working with bands, the interaction between the instruments, and rehearsing to put on a great show. After moving back to Austin in 2019, he started sharing his passion with the next generation by teaching lessons at Band Aid. When he is not teaching lessons he is writing and producing new music.
Current Bands: The Trahan Brothers, Lynndigo
Josh Mosier
Bass | Piano | Voice
Zeke Zimmerman has been teaching music for the past nine years. Born and raised in Austin, Texas, he grew up immersed in the local music scene as the son of jazz musicians Randy Zimmerman and Texas Music Hall of Famer Tina Marsh. A graduate of McCallum Fine Arts Academy, he went on to study both music and dance at Texas State University.
Zeke’s musical journey began with piano lessons at an early age, taught by his father. In high school, when he expressed interest in playing guitar, he was encouraged to pick up the bass instead—an instrument he quickly became enamored with.
In addition to his instrumental work, Zeke has been a dedicated tap dancer for 28 years. His training at Tapestry Dance Company led to a role as a Principal Dancer in their professional repertory company, where he performed in productions such as Of Mice and Music: A Jazz Tap Nutcracker, In Your Shoes, Sound & Silence, April Fools, and The Souls of Our Feet. He has also performed at festivals including Soul to Sole and DancEncore in Trois-Rivières, Canada.
Beyond dance, Zeke has taken the stage in musical theater, appearing as King Herod in the Wimberley Players’ 2016 production of Jesus Christ Superstar.
As a musician, he has performed in a wide range of styles around town, including indie rock, progressive metal, jazz, and soul/funk. Over the years, he has worked as a vocalist, bassist, and tap dancer alongside artists such as Dr. James Polk & Centerpeace, Jazz P.R., Alex Coke, The Creative Opportunity Orchestra, Ian Moore, and the Jamey Simms Band. He currently plays bass in the local Funk/Rock group The Holy Child and the Elton John tribute Captain Fantastic (led by Jason McMaster of Dangerous Toys); and he is also the lead vocalist for the local tributes Taste Of Purple (a tribute to Deep Purple) and War Pigs (a tribute to Black Sabbath).
Zeke Zimmerman
Drums | Piano | Guitar
Michael Bahan began his career on a Slingerland snare at the age of nine, taking lessons from Jeff Ryder at Kirk Scott’s Drum City in San Antonio, TX. He immersed himself in the world of percussion and began playing out at the age of fourteen, being dubbed the ‘Baby Drummer, by players twice his age. While in college, Michael played in the theater pit and college pep band at Columbia College in Columbia, MO, while also playing in the local/regional scene. He began his teaching career when his Latin/West African percussion teacher, Neftali Medina, volunteered him to teach a group class through the Carver Cultural Community Center in San Antonio. This began a career that has taken Michael from the North East and San Antonio Independent School Districts in San Antonio to Jeff Ryder Drum Shop in Austin to Uganda, Africa, teaching percussion to students of all ages. He is always looking to expand his knowledge and is currently a student of the drum set, tabla, sitar and bata. Michael’s passion for music drives his desire to expand his knowledge of percussion and he has maintained a steady playing, session and teaching career for nearly 30 years. Currently, Michael can be found playing, teaching and recording in the Austin, TX music scene. From 2007-2012, Michael was hired by his first teacher, to be the sole teacher for Jeff Ryder Drum Shop in Austin. From 2012-2022, Michael was the owner/operator of Cascade Studios Austin, which was a full-service and fully equipped rehearsal/recording/teaching studio located in North Central Austin. Cascade Studios developed into a small community where musicians were able to go practice, record, and teach their craft.
Michael endorses/plays Bopworks Drumsticks.
Michael Bahan
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