Beginner Guitar Lessons

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Electric Guitar for Beginners

Learn chords and riffs from your favourite songs, and the entry-level skills you’ll need to be able to play songs on your own or with friends. Students explore basic amplifier settings and play easy rock, blues, or pop songs. This builds coordination, timing, and confidence on the instrument.

  • Finger positioning, strumming patterns, alternate picking.

  • Tuning, plus basic notation reading skills.

  • Essential open chords, power chords, and basic pentatonic scales.

Classical Guitar for Beginners

Guided by syllabus material from the Royal Conservatory of Music (RCM), students build a strong musical foundation while learning to play short classical pieces and exercises from to develop tone, precision, and musical expression.

  • RCM Prep A and B levels only, learn at your own pace.

  • Correct seated posture, right-hand fingerstyle technique, and left-hand positioning.

  • Read and play standard music notation, basic scales, and arpeggios.

  • Rest stroke, free stroke, and simple chord progressions.

What to expect

  • Lessons are paced to match your comfort level and experience.

  • A supportive environment that helps build confidence as you learn.

  • A focus on learning to play musically through songs and exercises.

  • Clear guidance on assignments.

Benefits of guitar lessons

  • Learn highly rewarding, practical skills that you can use right away.

  • Play solo, and learn to play with others in a group.

  • Build on your creativity through music.

  • Improve your listening skills and hearing.

Private and group guitar lessons near you 

Lessons can be structured as one-on-one sessions to support the development of specific skills, or they can be structured as a group for students interested in learning alongside others.

Frequently Asked Questions

  • No prior experience is required. Beginner guitar lessons are designed for students starting from the ground up.


  • Lessons can be adapted based on the music that resonates with you. Both classical and electric guitar lessons offer valuable skill sets.

  • Regular daily practice is recommended, even in short sessions. Track your work in a journal, and be intentional about what you work on. Consistency is the key, as it helps you build skills more effectively over time.

  • Yes absolutely, adults can learn guitar at any stage. Many adults also benefit from learning music as a creative outlet while building dexterity and as a way of maintaining mental acuity.