America's Music School; Bach to Rock
Source filing: WI · filed 2026-04-24
Item 5 — Initial franchise fee
$50,000 [p.16 · WI · 2026-04-24]
Item 6 — Recurring fees (royalty & advertising)
| Royalty Fee | 7% of Gross Sales. [p.18 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
|---|---|
| Advertising Obligations (Note 4) – National Brand Fund Regional Fund Local Advertising | Currently 6% of Gross Sales, but we may increase this to up to 8% over time. (See Note 4) Currently: 3% for National Brand Fund 0% for Regional Fund 3% of Gross Sales that you spend directly on local advertising. [p.18 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Copyright Royalty Fees | $2,000 to $6,250 per year [p.20 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
Full Item 6 schedule (including one-time and conditional fees) is in the FDD itself.
Item 7 — Estimated initial investment (total)
$259,100 [p.26 · WI · 2026-04-24] – $574,000 [p.26 · WI · 2026-04-24]
Base single-franchise offering as stated in the FDD's total row. Multi-unit or area-development formats are not broken out here.
Item 20 — Outlets
| Franchised outlets at start of year | 48 [p.84 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
|---|---|
| Franchised outlets at end of year | 50 [p.84 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Net change in franchised outlets | 2 [p.84 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Transfers | 1 [p.84 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Terminations | 0 [p.87 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Non-renewals | 0 [p.87 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Ceased operations (other) | 1 [p.87 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Company-owned outlets at end of year | 9 [p.84 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
Item 19 — Financial performance representation
Headline cohort
Franchise-Owned Schools Open 12+ Months FY2025 · January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025
| Outlets in sample | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 47 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $587,341 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $541,256 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $1,349,020 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $198,937 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
All disclosed cohorts (5)
| Cohort | Outlets | Average | Median | High | Low |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Affiliate-Owned Schools Open 12+ Months FY2025 January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
9 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $598,283 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $591,903 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $1,015,198 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $288,580 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Affiliate-Owned Schools Open 24+ Months FY2025 January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
8 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $636,996 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $637,749 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $1,015,198 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $379,983 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Franchise-Owned Schools Open 12+ Months FY2025 January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
47 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $587,341 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $541,256 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $1,349,020 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $198,937 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Franchise-Owned Schools Open 24+ Months FY2025 January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
44 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $605,064 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $550,219 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $1,349,020 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $198,937 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
| Franchise-Owned Schools Open 36+ Months FY2025 January 1, 2025 to December 31, 2025 |
42 [p.80 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $612,720 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $557,967 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $1,349,020 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] | $198,937 [p.77 · WI · 2026-04-24] |
“Presented below are Total Sales and Net Sales data, and certain revenue, cost and expense data, for 2025 for all Schools that had been operating for more than one year as of December 31, 2025, and were in operation during” [p.76 · WI · 2026-04-24]