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Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners

Embark on a musical journey from scratch and master basic chords on the guitar. Learn step-by-step with real songs by renowned artists. Unleash your inner rockstar at the New York City Guitar School.

  • Beginner
  • 18 and older
  • $357
  • Virtual Classroom
  • 12 hours over 12 sessions
Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners
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  • $357
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What you'll learn in this guitar class:

Absolute and Total Beginners start here! Starting from zero, learn basic chords like D, G, Em, C, D7, Am, C, A and E, with super broken down step-by-step explanations of chord diagrams, strings and fingers--and real songs by artists like John Legend, Sublime, Taylor Swift, Coldplay and more. 

Yes, you really can and will learn to play guitar in this class! 

Here's how it works:

  1. Attend class weekly. The class cycles through the basics of guitar playing over 6-8 weeks, and then begins again. (Need to miss a session? No problem--make it up with another group session or a discounted private lesson. Want to attend more? Add other sessions at no charge! 
  2. Practice at home using the included video play along course. The more you practice, the faster you learn! 
  3. This simple Level 1 warm-up video is your friend! It only takes 2 minutes--do it before every practice session to warm up and to review your very basic fundamentals. In fact, try it right now (don't worry if it feels tricky, you'll get used to it!)
  4. At the end of each practice session, review the class graduation video. PLAYING ALONG WITH THIS VIDEO IN REAL TIME IS YOUR GOAL. First, you may be confused. Then you may be challenged. And finally, you will crush it!
  5. When you're ready, record a video of yourself playing along with that graduation video.Our NYC Guitar School team will declare a day of celebration and place you in your next class. And you will have proved to yourself that you are the on-fire, learning, growing, guitar-playing creature of spirit and light that you suspected you were!

Most absolute beginner students are able to play along with the graduation video after 6-8 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! You do you!

Prerequisites:

None!  Just bring your desire to rock!

Remote Learning

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.

Refund Policy

We have a strict 3 business days cancellation policy and there are no refunds with fewer than 3 business days. There's a 5% non-refundable fee per student.

  • You can withdraw from a class at any time after it begins by notifying us for a one hundred percent credit (not a refund) for future sessions which are scheduled after your drop date.
  • You can use that credit towards any other class session.
  • Please note that you can't get credit for sessions which ran before you contacted us.

Make-up Policy:

There are three great options to go over missed materials.

  • First, every student gets free lifetime access to hundreds of video tutorials and practice sessions, so you can simply take the online version of the session you missed.
  • Secondly, you can drop in on the same session of a different section of your class--for free.
  • Finally, we offer discounted private make-up lessons for students who want to go over their missed class one-on-one.

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.

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