You are never too old to learn guitar, in fact starting as an adult is often better because you are more mature, are choosing to play guitar because you want to do it, and because you can process information quicker. Age is a number, not a limitation and we’ve had wonderful success with students of all ages. Our eldest student Michael came to us at the age of 77 and performed a rendition of Baby, What You Want Me To Do (Elvis) with a live band in our Blues Guitar Workshop, just a few months after joining! It was the highlight of the concert!

We often hear students say “My hands are too big” or “My hands are too small” and it couldn’t be farther from the truth. Many famous guitarists have giant hands and many great players have small hands but with enough practice, all of them were able to play well. The truth is that the size of your hands has no effect on your ability to play guitar, and once you get over the beginner difficulties and develop some dexterity you will be able to play well regardless of your hand size.

If you want to lose weight but are only going to the gym once a week for 30 minutes, you’re probably not going to be very successful. If you train several times a week and eat right between sessions you’re going to see your likelihood of success skyrocket, and with this success comes more motivation which makes the whole process enjoyable. Learning guitar is much the same and we insist that a weekly lesson is the minimum if you are serious about learning and getting results. We even encourage our students to do multiple sessions a week so that we can train and hold them accountable every few days. We understand that not everyone has the means to attend a regular weekly lesson and are happy to take students who can’t make this commitment provided they understand that results will come slower and that they need to be proactive in their practice at home.

The duration of your guitar-playing journey is determined by a lot of factors including the style of music you like, the kind of guitar player you wish to be, and whether you want to be a hobby player or a professional player. You will be able to learn to play a collection of Ed Sheeran songs on acoustic guitar much quicker than you will be able to learn the solos to your favourite AC/DC tracks. It is all relative to your goals and what you are trying to achieve. Expect to be learning for around 2 years to be able to comfortably play the chords, riffs, and solos to basic radio-level pop/rock/top 40 songs. Some people get to this level in 6 months, and others take a bit longer but the vast majority of our students progress faster than average and achieve their goals sooner than they thought possible.

You can learn lots of good stuff on YouTube, but for every good video and teacher there are a hundred bad lessons and as a beginner, you don’t yet know the difference. You could fumble around on your own for months or years and end up getting nowhere, or you could pay us to teach you the right way from the beginning and save a lot of time, energy, and frustration. You generally get what you pay for so choose wisely.

We have plenty of guitars on hand in our studio for you to use however you will need a guitar to practice on at home between your lessons. We can arrange a rental for you or send you to one of the local music shops we partner with which can help you choose a new guitar.

The majority of our guitar lesson programs are run as group sessions (just like primary & secondary schools, universities, sports teams, dance schools, and martial arts clubs run to train their students) however we can organise private lessons as needed.

We recommend that you choose a guitar based on the styles of music you want to learn and the kind of guitarist you wish to be. If you want to learn primarily acoustic guitar songs, start on an acoustic. If you want to be a rock guitar god, it’s best to go straight to electric. We recommend children start on a 3/4 size electric guitar when budget allows, otherwise a 1/2 or 3/4 size acoustic will do.