Lessons
Six ways to learn your part
Every lesson is one-on-one in a room with a window in the door. Your teacher coaches the same bands you play in.
Guitar
Electric or acoustic, from first chords to solos. You need a guitar by your second week; ask your teacher before you buy or rent.
Bass
The low end that keeps a band together. Bass lessons start with a steady beat and a simple line.
Drums
Sticks and a practice pad at home, and a full kit in our drum room. Start with a pair of sticks.
Keys
Piano and keyboard, with the chords a band uses. A keyboard at home helps; ask your teacher which kind.
Voice
Warm up, breathe and sing in tune with a band behind you. We also talk about how to rest your voice.
Strings
Violin and cello, for students who read music or play by ear, and for bands that want a string part.
A lesson
What happens in a lesson
- 01
Step 1: A warm-up
Scales, a rhythm or a few lines of a song, to get your hands and your head ready.
- 02
Step 2: Something new
Your teacher shows one new thing and plays it with you until it works.
- 03
Step 3: A plan for the week
You leave with one thing to practice before next time, and a note for your parents if they want one.
Before you buy
What to have at home
Ask your teacher before you buy or rent an instrument. A tuned guitar, a keyboard or a pair of sticks and a practice pad is enough to start. Rentals are one of the costs we explain on the tuition page.
Try a lesson
Book a class and meet the teacher for your instrument.