Become the Musician You Want To Be

I'll admit: I'm a bit of a nerdy teacher. I read books about this stuff for fun. (Don't worry, I also Netflix like normal people.) Long story short, I think about the best way to learn music a lot.

Here's what I believe:

10% explanation, 90% practice

With a little effort you can find tons of information about learning and playing guitar. But how does all of that information help you become a better player? Yeah, that’s the hard part.

That’s why my courses are 10% explanation and 90% practice. Together, we’ll put in the practice you need to get everything you learn into your system, making it easy and effortless to use.

Learning with real music is essential

I could spend hours explaining what a kilogram is, but it'd be much quicker to shove a 1KG weight into your hands. That’s why I use as much real music in my courses as possible.

Instead of a stuffy laboratory class room, I like to think of my courses as an expedition into the jungle of real-world music. I want you to hear, feel and experience what things actually sound like in real songs. That’s the only way it can truly make sense to you.

Also, geeky music education opinions aside, it’s just a lot more fun, right?

No Such Thing as a Bad Student

When I was 19, I walked into my first singing lesson. I was nervous, until my teacher said: ‘Now, if there’s ever anything you don’t understand, or if you mess up, that’ll be my fault. I’m the teacher and I’m responsible for your learning’.

That idea has been a cornerstone of my teaching philosophy ever since: it’s my job to make sure you understand, learn and make progress. It's your job to relax and follow along.

It’s why I have a ‘love it or get a refund’ policy: if I don’t deliver, let me know within 30 days and you’ll get a full refund. No questions asked.

So, what courses are out right now? Here's a quick overview:

• Guitar Chord Bootcamp
• Guitar Chord Bootcamp: Extra Song Pack
• Make Your Ears Awesome: Riffs and Melodies
• Make Your Ears Awesome: Riff Hall of Fame
• Make Your Ears Awesome: Chord Progressions
• Make Your Ears Awesome: Essential Sevenths
• Strumming Skills Bootcamp

With the StringKick All Access Pass, you'll get access to all of it. And of course all new courses coming out.

That’s access to 282 lessons, all handcrafted by a music education geek (me, if you’re wondering) to make them both fun and seriously effective.

Now, if you’d take lessons with a private instructor, that would set you back at least a hundred dollars a month.

If you enter a music academy that costs thousands of dollars a year.

With StringKick, you can develop essential music skills for just 19 dollars a month. At least, it will be. Because the All Access Pass is brand new, you're getting the early bird deal: 15 dollars a month, for the lifetime of your subscription.

Oh, and if you don’t love it for literally any reason (took up competitive turtle racing instead of guitar / the sky is blue ) you’ll get a full refund within 30 days. Just email me and it’s done.

In short, give it a shot. I think you'll love it.

Want to see what these courses are all about? The best way to find out is to take them for a spin. You can run through the first couple of lessons of each course for free, so you can see how the full course works. Here's a quick overview of each of them.

Guitar Chord Bootcamp

In this course, you'll learn 96 essential chords, from A to G#m7. If that sounds complicated, I promise it's a lot easier than it sounds. All the chord names and fretboard shapes may seem overwhelming, but by learning them in small chunks, it becomes much, much easier.

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Make Your Ears Awesome: Riffs and Melodies

Figuring out songs by ear just might be the best way to train your ears. This course will help you do just that. It helps you learn over 50 songs by ear using an interactive TAB, so you can fill in your answer and check if you got it right.

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Make Your Ears Awesome: Chord Progressions

You guessed it: this is the chord version of Make Your Ears Awesome. Listen to a chord progression, use your guitar to figure out the chords and check if you get it right. The songs will start off simple and slowly become more challenging.

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Strumming Skills Bootcamp

This one's brand new! In this course you'll develop a number of foundational strumming skills. You'll learn when to strum up or down, the difference between straight and swing rhythm, but you'll also practice figuring out strum patterns by ear. Of course, you'll train all these skills in exercises I've created for you as well as more than 30 real songs, so you can hear how this stuff works 'in the real world'.

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