Bach to Rock
Formerly known as America's Music School
Bottom line
- Total investment $255K – $545K including a $45K franchise fee, 7.0% ongoing royalty.
- Average unit revenue of $579K/year (median $534K).
- Rated STRONG with a risk score of 46/100. SBA loan default rate of 0.0% across 14 loans (below the industry average).
Item 1 · who you're contracting with
The Franchisor
Yale framework · single-unit ROIC
Returns Analysis
Pulls Item 7 (investment) and Item 19 (revenue) from this brand's FDD into the Yale unlevered-ROIC formula. Override any input to stress-test it against your own assumptions.
The model · Yale framework
What would one Bach to Rock unit return on the cash you put in?
Unlevered ROIC · per unit
18%
Below typical band (30–60%)
Levered LBO scenario · Yale Crease Capital framing
What would 25 Bach to Rock units return on equity?
Equity IRR · 5-yr
49.9%
7.57× MOIC
Year-1 DSCR
1.88×
EBITDA ÷ debt service
Equity required
$695K
on $3.5M purchase
Total debt
$2.8M
SBA $1.7M + senior + seller note
Overview
About
Bach to Rock franchisees operate music instruction studios offering lessons in instruments (guitar, piano, drums, voice) and ensemble classes for children and adults. Day-to-day operations include managing instructors, scheduling lessons, maintaining instruments, recruiting students through marketing, and delivering customer service to families in protected local territories.
Item 7 · what it costs
The Vitals
Item 19
Financial Performance
Item 20 · unit dynamics
The Growth Chart
Year-over-year franchised unit counts and net change. Source: FDD Item 20.
Item 20 · 20 states with active franchisees
The Territory Map
Derived from franchisee contact records. Shows states with at least one current operator — not where the franchisor is registered to sell new units (that data is re-extracting in a future refresh).
States derived from franchisee phone area codes (Item 20). Approximate — ported numbers may show the original state, not the franchisee's current location.
Government records
SBA Loan Data
Aggregated from SBA 7(a) loan disclosures, public data unique to FranchiseVerdict.
FranchiseVerdict rating + FDD Items 3, 5, 6, 12, 17
Risk & Legal
Bach to Rock presents moderate-to-cautious risk due to undisclosed profitability metrics, slow unit growth, and capital-intensive business model lacking transparent performance data.
Score breakdown · what drove the 46 / 100 rating
- 01MEDNo Item 19 (Average Unit Volume) disclosed despite $579K average revenue claim — prevents accurate ROI validation
- 02MEDNet income not disclosed — unable to assess profitability or payback period on $254K-$544K investment
- 03MINORSlow unit growth of 6.7% YoY with only 59 locations suggests mature/saturated market or recruitment challenges
- 04MEDHigh initial investment ($254K-$544K) relative to disclosed revenue ($579K) creates thin margin for error
- 05MINORMusic education franchises face high operating costs (instructor salaries, instrument inventory, facility rent) with seasonal demand volatility
Severity inferred from the FDD text · not a regulatory classification
FDD Items 5, 6, 12, 17 · continued from Risk & Legal
Contract & Territory Detail
Item 11
Training & Operations
Item 20
Franchisee Contacts
Phone numbers extracted directly from this brand's FDD Item 20. After purchase, you'll also receive a list of validation questions tailored to this brand.
Franchisee contacts
57 numbers
One-time purchase · CSV download · Validation questions included
FDD download
Bach to Rock · FDD (2025) PDF