Plato said that “music gives soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination, and charm and gaiety to life and to everything”.

Learn to play an instrument to supercharge your brain

The mental benefits of playing music

Did you know that fireworks go off all over musicians' brains when they pick up their instruments? They may appear calm and focused from the outside, reading the music and making the precise and practiced movements required. But there's a serious party going on inside their heads.

Making music with your guitar. This course will get you to the place where you can play most songs on your guitar and accompany yourself and others singing. If you have ever wanted to do this and have been frustrated, if you have a guitar sitting in your closet collecting dust, make the move now and take this course!

There are no prerequisites. I start from the basics so you will finally understand how music works and how that logic applies to the guitar. I also use the piano keyboard to illustrate some concepts as it clearly lays out what is going on with basic music theory.

This information provides context for anything you want to pursue in the realm of music performance, writing, and production.

This course starts with the basics of music theory and then applies that new knowledge directly to the guitar. You will learn how to create chords and scales and how to finger them on your axe.

Then we move into functional harmony and how chords work together to create chord progressions and songs.

After taking this course you will be able to search online for tutorials of any songs you want to learn and get them into your ears and fingers quickly.

This is the beginning of a lifetime of enjoyment and entertainment!

This is the course you pick when you don’t want to waste your time and want the best work done.