While most Brooklyn students are hitting the books for back-to-school season, some are hitting high notes.
The borough is a hotbed of young musical talent, fueled by a growing roster of music schools that teach kids how to rock out.
One Brooklyn teen band, Unlocking the Truth, even signed a Sony contract that could have netted them $1.7 million (the band was reportedly looking to exit the deal earlier this year).
DNAinfo New York asked Park Slope Rock School, Brooklyn Music Factory, Acme Hall Studios and School of Rock Brooklyn for examples of other young musicians strutting their stuff with covers of classic hits.
Take a listen, enjoy their talent and think back to all those times you squandered your chances at musical success by refusing to practice piano.
Dolly Parton's "Jolene" by Big City Country
Brooklyn Music Factory’s Big City Country is a group of 11, 12 and 13-year-olds. The members are Eoin Riley-Duffy on drums, Jude Rollison on guitar and vocals, Grace Isaacs on bass and vocals and Bella Saul on keyboard and vocals. Here they cover Dolly Parton’s “Jolene.” Watch out White Stripes.