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  • We offer a range of solutions designed to meet your needs—whether you're just getting started or scaling something bigger. Everything is tailored to help you move forward with clarity and confidence.
    Private lessons - Guitar, Bass, Ukulele, Voice, Piano, Drums
    Group Classes - Group instruction for an even more affordable offering
    Band Program - Get experience learning songs in our band program with quarterly concerts.
    Guitar Set ups & Repairs - To play at your best, every musician should have their instrument tuned for optimal performance

  • Getting started is simple. Use our TeacherZone widget and pick your lessons, teacher, instrument and fill out the sign up for. If you need help, reach out through our contact form or schedule a call—we’ll walk you through the next steps and answer any questions along the way.

  • As a registered California non profit, we combine a thoughtful, human-centered approach with clear communication and reliable results. It’s not just what we do—it’s how we do it that sets us apart.

  • You can reach us anytime via our contact page, phone or email. We aim to respond quickly—usually within one business day.

How to get the most out of your lessons

-IF YOU DO NOT PRACTICE, YOU WILL NOT MAKE PROGRESS. 

-Stay curious about music and guitar. Don’t be afraid to ask questions, and come prepared with 1-3 questions you came across during your week of practice.

-Know the 10,000hr rule. If you practice 1hr daily 5x a week = 260hrs a year.

  • Students often ask these 2 questions, “how long will it take to get good?” And “How do I learn to play anything I want anywhere on the fretboard?” My own experience, when I started I played 2-3hrs a day and in the first couple years I went from punk rock to playing Metallica and Ozzy. 3-5 years in I started a band, wrote a full album worth of songs, booked and played our first show in 2008. Self taught pre YouTube era which means i learned through books, magazines, CD-roms and DVDs. Yes, i wanted to shred THAT BAD!

-Your teacher should know where you are at and how to take you to the next level. Even if you don’t understand why you’re doing something or how it works, just listen and do it like the Karate Kid. Wax on and wax off, you’ll see in time and all will be revealed.

-Avg. prices in Bay Area for weekly 30m lessons: $200 - $300/mo. This is determined by the school, widely varied and not based on quality of lessons or quality of teachers.

-Music colleges can be $20k - $50k+ a year plus living expenses ($2,400-$50,000 a year is a HUGE gap with not many offerings in the middle for music education options). If you were able to get just as good (if not better) education as a music college, would that not warrant a similar tuition?