11/18/2025
After touring as a guitarist and growing tired of the road, neighbor Zach Galindo started teaching private music lessons for up to 50 students at a time. He eventually hired his first employee in 2015, giving rise to what has become the Lake Highlands School of Music. Now, with a staff of 30, the school has settled into a 10-room studio at the Creekside Shopping Center for close to 300 students.
Galindo, perhaps, is most proud of the school’s performance program. With 50 students split among eight bands, he’s helped young musicians find their own stage. “Playing in a band was one of the most amazing experiences for me. It was completely life-changing, just like the most potent experience of my life, getting to bring music to life. So for me, that’s always been something that I’ve wanted to offer to kids that are interested in that,” Galindo says.
The band members are mostly recruited from among the school’s current students, although there are open auditions. Musicians in the program typically range in age from 10 to 18 years old. They are grouped by age and skill level, with program director Joe James organizing the talent into punk, rock and pop bands.
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The Lake Highlands School of Music is not to be confused with the Lake Highlands School of Rock. But that doesn’t mean it can’t bring the bands together. LHSM owner and neighborhood native Zach Galindo spent much of his 20s touring as
