Beginning Guitar
- Beginner
- 18 and older
- $109
- Online Classroom, Los Angeles, CA
- 9 hours over 6 sessions
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Have a guitar sitting somewhere, just waiting to be played? Ever wanted to strum the strings and make music, but think it's too hard for you? With a little practice, anyone can learn to play the guitar, so sign up for this class designed to transform your view of the guitar into the joyous, creative, and accessible musical instrument that it is.
Learn how to read music, play the open chords that are widely used in guitar music, and gain an overview of basic music theory. You and your fellow students will help pick the pieces to be taught, so everyone will have a choice of music.
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This course is available for "remote" learning and will be available to anyone with access to an internet device with a microphone (this includes most models of computers, tablets). Classes will take place with a "Live" instructor at the date/times listed below.
Upon registration, the instructor will send along additional information about how to log-on and participate in the class.
Students with any valid US address may enroll in online/remote classes.
Santa Monica College's Community Education Office operates from 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday, excluding weekends and holidays. Please bring your CourseHorse purchase confirmation with you to class. Your Classroom information is noted in the Special Notes. If you do not have a classroom on your purchase receipt, please reach out to [email protected].
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Some high demand classes, such as Glass Fusing and Good Times Travel day trips, have separate and different refund policies stating that all registrations are final, and no refunds, credits, or transfers will be given. Please bear that in mind when registering for those classes.
In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.
Students have overwhelmingly positive feedback about classes at Beginning Guitar. They praise the teacher for being very kind and exceptional. The classes are described as awesome and a great place to start if you want to learn to play guitar the right way and read music. Students appreciate that they were able to learn major notes and chords, as well as develop good playing techniques and the ability to read music. They also mention the importance of practice and how it significantly helped them progress in their guitar skills. Overall, students highly recommend this class to anyone interested in learning guitar. Direct quotes: 1. "If you have a guitar and want to learn to play it the right way and also begin to read music, this is the place to start!" 2. "Pete will also encourage you to practice, practice, practice, and if you listen to him you'll walk away from this class feeling very satisfied with your progress." 3. "I definitely recommend this class for anyone curious to learn how to play notes and simple chords!! It builds a strong foundation that practice and future classes can build on."
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