Guitar Classes in Los Angeles, CA

This class will introduce beginner students to the chords, voicing, and rhythm most common in Irish tunes. We’ll explore basic standard tuning, shapes, and methods. 

Learn and play mixed strums, riffs, arpeggios, bass runs and first barre chords in the style of artists like The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Nirvana, REM, India Arie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, the Indigo Girls and more.  Prerequisite: This class is for students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who have otherwise learned basic open...

Master all sorts of barre chords, power chords, vamps and complex strums with songs by Tracy Chapman, Jet, The Eagles, Nirvana, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Bob Dylan and more.  Prerequisite: This class is for students who have completed Guitar For Intermediate Beginners or who have otherwise learned bass runs, basic arpeggios, the F chord, etc. ...

Playing with other people is one of the most effective ways to improve- and have more fun in the process! In this 10 week class, you will delve deeply into two to three songs as a group. You will learn parts, song structure, work on singing and playing, work out song arrangements, and perform with your classmates on Week 10! For students who have...

If you want to move ahead in your guitar playing and build on the introductory elements you've previously learned, here’s the right class to get you to the next level. Suggested prerequisites: beginning Guitar or skills in basic note reading ability to play a few open position chords a general basic feel for the guitar.  Students must...

Expand your knowledge of the blues with Gavin Harper, in this continuation of his Blues Guitar for Intermediate Beginners class. For students who have Blues Guitar for Intermediate Beginners class, or who are otherwise familiar with basic open and barre chords, strumming patterns and the fundamentals of the blues.

Originally founded October 15, 1921 by Arthur Cremin, the New York Schools of Music (now City Music Schools) was the realization of his dream to make quality music education available to everyone. Today we carry on that tradition with inexpensive private instruction on any musical instrument or voice. Important: Scheduling for private lessons is...

This course is an introduction to the electric bass. Students will learn to successfully play amplified bass guitar in a group setting. They will receive basic instruction on note reading, finger positioning, and harmonies.  Students need to provide their own electric bass, bass cable, and picks. A portable bass amplifier is recommended but not...

Once you’ve mastered basic open chords and have a solid strumming technique down, it’s time to move to the next level.   This quality virtual group class is ideal for intermediate students. This course covers picking bass notes out of chords, advanced strumming techniques, barre chords, finger picking (Travis picking), and an exploration...

What do Taylor Swift, Warren Buffet and Ryan Gosling have in common? They all play the ukulele — and you can, too! Our new ukulele class is for absolute beginners, and is guaranteed to take you from can’t-play-a-note to strumming a song. The ukulele is among the easiest instruments to learn, and most delightful to play. You’ll learn basic chords,...

This class is a continuation of our Yes, Uke Can! beginner ukulele class. To be successful in this intermediate class, students should be able to quickly tune their ukulele, have a firm grasp of the basic chords C, Am, F, G and G7; and be comfortable reading and understanding basic tablature. Students must bring their own Ukulele. An access link...

This class will be held remotely through live videoconferencing. Play along with songs you hear on the radio the very first week! Michael's play-along method is both effective and fun. We won’t promise that you’ll become a guitar master overnight, but you'll learn how to tune your guitar, read lead sheets (lyrics and chords), and create...

Originally founded October 15, 1921 by Arthur Cremin, the New York Schools of Music (now City Music Schools) was the realization of his dream to make quality music education available to everyone. Today we carry on that tradition with inexpensive private instruction on any musical instrument or voice. Important: Scheduling for private lessons is...

Explore the full musical posibilities of the most eloquent of instruments. Learn to play the guitar a a solo instrument, while learning to read music. Required Material:  Students need to have access to their own nylon string guitar

This class will be held remotely through live videoconferencing. Don’t 'fret' - all you need is a guitar and a phone (or a computer or tablet). Review the basics of playing guitar, reading lead sheets and right-hand technique. Then get an overview of where to go next - like more advanced bar chords, some basic scales, and improvising theory that...