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New York City Guitar School
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(4.8-star rating across 60 reviews)

NYC Guitar School is a top-rated guitar school in New York City that offers fast and easy guitar lessons with dedicated teachers, effective curriculum, and a friendly staff. Students can expect to leave the school ready to rock.

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New York City Guitar School

1 class in-person in NYC has spots left, and 1 class live online is available.

Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

Unlock your musical potential with a guitar course designed for absolute beginners. Students will learn basic chords, practice with real songs, and connect with classmates at the New York City Guitar School. Guitars are provided, so all you need to bring is your desire to rock!

(60) Beginner 18 and older
$357

12 sessions

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Beginners 1: Guitar for Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ Virtual Classroom

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.

(60) Beginner 18 and older
$357

12 sessions

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Bass I: Bass Guitar for Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

Bring the funk! This class will introduce fundamental concepts of the bass. Learn the habits of a superior bass player and master the basic techniques and understanding to prepare for further study in the bass. This class will focus on developing a strong left and right hand technique, learning bass lines to classic and modern popular music, and understanding the fretboard on the bass guitar. The class will also help students gain insight as to...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

10 sessions

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Classical Guitar II: Near Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 West 30th St, New York, NY

Learn to play classical guitar with confidence and competence. This class will begin with a thorough review of fundamental classical guitar technique and notes on the fretboard from 1st to 4th strings and proceed from there. Topics will include reading music, arpeggio patterns, scales, melodies, and chords. A copy of the course text, Aaron Shearer: Classic Guitar Technique, Volume 1 is included in the tuition fee. All materials provided. Guitars...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$349

10 sessions

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Classical Guitar I: Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 West 30th St, New York, NY

Learn to play classical guitar with confidence and competence. The class will introduce the rudiments of classical guitar technique while emphasizing its application to practical musical situations. Topics will include reading music, arpeggio patterns, scales, melodies, and chords. A copy of the course text, Aaron Shearer: Classic Guitar Technique, Volume 1 is included in the tuition fee. Note: All materials provided. Guitars available for use...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$349

9 sessions

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Bass II: Bass Guitar for Near Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

Expand your knowledge of the bass guitar and build on the fundamental concepts introduced in the Bass Guitar for Absolute Beginners class. Learn the habits of a superior bass player and master the basic techniques and understanding to prepare for further study in the bass. This class will cover topics including basic music theory and its application to the bass, basic concepts for improvising your own bass lines, and the introduction of basic...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$349

10 sessions

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Beginners 3: Guitar For Near Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

This class dives into fundamental rhythm concepts to help you play with confidence, tone and expression. Learn bass-strums, palm mutes, scratches and sixteenth notes! Most students graduate from this class after 8-12 sessions. But faster or slower is OK! If this if your first class, try playing along with this this video beforehand--but don’t worry about fully understanding or mastering everything, if you're unable to play everything in the video...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

8 sessions

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Beginners 2: Strums for Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

If you know your basic chords like D, G, Em, C, D7, Am, C, A and E, but would like to be able to play entire songs with confidence--and mixed strums--then this is the class for you! You will become comfortable changing between these chords while using mixed strumming patterns, including the incredibly delicious sounding, ubiquitous and useful “basic strum” and “best strum" in the context of inspiring songs by artists like Adele, Bill Withers,...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$357

12 sessions

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FREE Workshop: Intro to Guitar for Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 78 4th Ave, Brooklyn, NY

Learn the very basics of guitar playing for TOTAL, ABSOLUTE and COMPLETE beginners in this free beginners guitar workshop meetup at NYC Guitar School. We provide guitars during the workshop too! After this meetup you will know your first chords, how to hold and strum a guitar, how to identify strings and fingers, how to read chord charts...and you will be PLAYING YOUR FIRST SONG! Your super friendly teacher, will show you: How to find your way around...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
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Guitar II: Near Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

Gain further mastery and confidence with basic chords and strums. Strum and sing great songs by artists such as Tom Petty, Nirvana, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Johnny Cash, Guns 'n' Roses, Green Day, the Eagles and more.  Prerequisite: This class is for those who have completed Guitar for Absolute Beginners or who are otherwise familiar with basic open chords and strums but are not yet consistently...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

11 sessions

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Guitar Ensemble

New York City Guitar School @ **Virtual Classroom

Playing with other people is one of the most effective ways to improve your playing (and have more fun in the process)!  In this class, you will delve deeply into two to three songs as a group.  You will learn parts, song structure, work on singing and playing, work out song arrangements, and perform with your classmates on Week 10!  For students who have completed Advanced Beginners or who are otherwise comfortable with open and...

(60) Advanced 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

10 sessions

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Guitar III: Guitar for Intermediate Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ **Virtual Classroom

Learn and play mixed strums, riffs, arpeggios, bass runs and first barre chords in the style of artists like The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Nirvana, REM, India Arie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, the Indigo Girls and more.  Prerequisite: This class is for students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who have otherwise learned basic open chords and strumming patterns.  Please Note: No note reading.  All materials provided. ...

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

12 sessions

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Guitar IV: Guitar Workshop

New York City Guitar School @ **Virtual Classroom

Master basic guitar techniques, play songs by heart, and build your set list. Solidify your skills and gain increased comfort and confidence with the guitar, while gaining a deeper understanding of chords, strums, slash chords, mixed single notes and strumming, and much more. The class includes a massive chord review, a massive strum review, chart reading, rhythm reading, eighth note and sixteenth note strums and tab reading, in the...

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

11 sessions

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Adult Rock Band 101

New York City Guitar School

Expert instructors guide you through every step of your first band, from plugging in and using amps to arranging songs and creating a set list. You rehearse in professionally equipped rooms in NYC's iconic Music Building and finish with an exhilarating open studio performance of 2-3 songs. Most 101 bands continue into our Custom Band program! Spots available for Vocals, Keys, Bass, Drums, and up to 3 Guitars. If there is not a bassist or drummer...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

Intermediate Blues Guitar

New York City Guitar School

Expand your knowledge of the blues with Gavin Harper, in this continuation of his Blues Guitar for Intermediate Beginners class. For students who have Blues Guitar for Intermediate Beginners class, or who are otherwise familiar with basic open and barre chords, strumming patterns and the fundamentals of the blues.

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

Lead V: Lead Guitar Chords and Arpeggios

New York City Guitar School

Lead Guitar: Chords and Arpeggios is a class for the advancing guitarist who wants a better understanding of chords, inversions and arpeggios in the context of lead guitar. This class will teach you how to solo based on the chords and not scales or scale patterns. Starting with learning the notes on the fret board, the class progresses thru root, third and fifths of chords on 1 string up to all 6. Also covered are 3 string chords and inversions...

(60) Advanced 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

Guitar II: Near Beginners (Trial)

New York City Guitar School

Gain further mastery and confidence with basic chords and strums. Strum and sing great songs by artists such as Tom Petty, Nirvana, John Lennon, Janis Joplin, Coldplay, Jack Johnson, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Johnny Cash, Guns 'n' Roses, Green Day, the Eagles and more.  Prerequisite: This class is for those who have completed Guitar for Absolute Beginners or who are otherwise familiar with basic open chords and strums but are not yet consistently...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

Guitar III: Guitar for Intermediate Beginners (Trial)

New York City Guitar School

Learn and play mixed strums, riffs, arpeggios, bass runs and first barre chords in the style of artists like The Rolling Stones, Bob Marley, Nirvana, REM, India Arie, Lynyrd Skynyrd, AC/DC, the Indigo Girls and more.  Prerequisite: This class is for students who have completed Guitar For Near Beginners or who have otherwise learned basic open chords and strumming patterns. 

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

Guitar IV: Guitar Workshop (Trial)

New York City Guitar School

Master basic guitar techniques, play songs by heart, and build your set list. Solidify your skills and gain increased comfort and confidence with the guitar, while gaining a deeper understanding of chords, strums, slash chords, mixed single notes and strumming, and much more. The class includes a massive chord review, a massive strum review, chart reading, rhythm reading, eighth note and sixteenth note strums and tab reading, in the...

(60) Intermediate 18 and older
No upcoming schedules

Ukulele For Absolute Beginners

New York City Guitar School @ 251 W 30th St, New York, NY

Have you ever seen anyone frowning while holding a ukulele?  Absolutely not! It's like trying to be sad while water skiing. It just can't be done. The truth is, that just the sound of this beautiful instrument has been giving people that warm and happy feeling for over eighty years in the mainland U.S. and now you can take that feeling with you everywhere you go!  Ukulele Basics is a ten-week course which will have you playing classic...

(60) Beginner 18 and older
No upcoming schedules
$375

12 sessions

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