🎸 Ages 6–14
Guitar lessons kids look forward to
Guitar students start playing real songs fast. Using the Hal Leonard method, kids learn chords, strumming patterns, and melodies in a small group where music becomes something you make with friends. Guitars are sized to the student, so even 6-year-olds play comfortably.
Class times
Suggested grade levels — adjusted to your child's experience.
Mondays · 3:30–4:25 PM
Level 1 Piano · Level 1 Guitar — Grades 1–3
Mondays · 4:30–5:25 PM
Level 2 Piano · Level 2 Guitar — Grades 3–5
Mondays · 5:30–6:25 PM
Level 3 Piano · Level 3 Guitar · Level 2 Winds — Grades 5–8
What you'll need
Instruments aren't provided — but after you register, we email exact recommendations and where to buy locally.
- Acoustic guitar sized to the student (3/4 size ages 6–9, full size 10+)
- Hal Leonard Guitar Method Book 1
- Clip-on tuner
- Foldable music stand
- 3-ring binder with 50 sheet protectors
The path
How guitar students progress
Clear levels, clear skills, and a milestone performance at every stage.
1 school year
- • Tuning & guitar care
- • First chords: G, C, D
- • Basic strumming patterns
- • Melodies from Hal Leonard Book 1
🏆 Milestone: Plays a full song with chord changes
1 school year
- • Full open-chord vocabulary
- • Reading standard notation
- • Fingerpicking basics
- • Playing as a group ensemble
🏆 Milestone: Performs in the guitar ensemble at the May concert
1+ school years
- • Barre chords & power chords
- • Improvisation & soloing basics
- • Music theory for guitarists
- • Advanced ensemble repertoire
🏆 Milestone: Featured solo at the end-of-year concert
Give your child the gift of guitar
Spots in each Guitar group are limited so every student gets attention. Registration takes about two minutes.