day one
You start playing from the moment we meet you. Play first, learn why later. Learn easy patterns that make you sound like a guitarist & keep you interested & playing more often.
The foundation
Learn the Open Chords, Power Chords & more to unlock a library of strum along songs or unleash your metal monster.
Putting it together
Discover hundreds of songs with same chord progressions. Learn how to improvise a solo over your favorite songs which will encourage you to play even more. Playing is Practicing but it never feels like work.
jamming
You will be ready to start to play along with others if you want. Guitar at the beach with friends or just jam at home to your favorite tunes.
Play First – Learn Why Later
Why Do Our Students Stay Interested?
Most schools start with talking – spending time on theory before you ever play a note or a real song. We lead with the music. If you play more, you progress faster. When you can make music & play from day one, you won’t want to put the guitar down. Playing is Practicing – just more fun.
Our Solution: We teach you to play during your very first lesson. We get you hooked on the sound first. The theory comes later – once you’re already jamming to your favorite songs.
Meet Paul & Brad
Paul started playing guitar at age 35 & that decision has been life-changing. Bradley grew up in a house filled with live music and musicians coming over to jam with Paul. Now, we jam together and it’s a gift that we will always cherish. Playing Music Together.
Paul decided he wanted to learn how to play piano/keys on 12/31/1999 at the age of 32. He went for formal lessons but it wasn’t suited to his learning style nor his type of music. He was a booking agent for reggae bands in
Chicago and he learned from the leader of the band. Other keyboardists & friends helped teach him their songs and about 6 months later, he was on stage playing keys for a top band in Chicago because the keyboard player
was late. He sweated through 3 songs before the keyboardist showed up and took over.
27 years later, Paul is still working with that band and played over 50 shows with them as a keyboardist. Paul then started learning guitar, drums and bass a few years later but stuck with guitar.
Again, Paul took formal guitar lessons and it wasn’t working. He found the perfect teacher, a gigging musician that understood the goal; teach him how to play music he loves. He then showed Paul how to play by ear and start
soloing with some very simple tricks. That’s what hooked Paul – being able to “solo” over any song he heard. Being able to figure out the chords based on math and simple tricks.
That’s what he’s going to teach you. How to love to play because playing is practicing.
Paul Cox
Teacher – Coach – Agent – Musician
Brad will be a Senior at University of North Florida majoring in Music Production with a minor in Music Performance. He graduated from Venice High and his band AUX was the Featured Act for the Senior Finale. He has been
in 3 Bands, recorded 2 albums and also teaches guitar in Jacksonville during the school year.
He is great with kids and knows how to keep them interested in playing the guitar. Brad has always been interested in music growing up around it. What got him hooked was a PS3 game called Rocksmith. He loved playing it because
you use your own guitar and it teaches all kinds of useful guitar techniques – but mostly, it kept Brad playing guitar and moving forward.
Eventually, Brad would jump in for jams at the house and kept learning from Paul, the internet and then music teachers and joining band at Venice High School.
If you need advice on guitars, amps, gear and recording software, Brad loves to talk about gear. He’s a purist and loves his tube amp and his 98′ Gibson Les Paul. If you have recording ambitions, he can help point you in
the right direction as well.
Bradley Cox
Teacher – Senior UNF – Producer – Musician
The Summer Transformation
You’ll want to play more if you actually enjoy the sound. We skip the boredom and get you hooked on the music from day one. High enjoyment equals faster results. It’s that simple.
It’s Called Playing for a Reason
Being able to play music is fun and brings people together. We teach you to Play.
Fundamentals
We make it easy to understand and will have you playing music as you continue to learn the basics and grow into the musician you want to be.
The Fun Stuff
Want to sound cool right away? We are going to teach you the fun stuff that keeps you interested in learning more.
Library of Musical Exercises
You will always have reference sheets or pics on your phone to keep you moving forward.