Learn guitar in a small group with a teacher who has played for over 30 years.
Six weekly, one-hour group lessons. Five courses for beginners to advancing players. $240 for the complete course, with personal feedback in classes of no more than six students.
Six students max
Personal feedback
Six weekly lessons
60 minutes each
Five courses
Beginner to advancing
In person, Santa Rosa
Acoustic guitar
Five courses, one clear path
Each course is six weekly one-hour lessons, designed for acoustic guitar and taught in a small group in Santa Rosa.
Intro to Guitar
Start Playing Guitar with Confidence.
Complete beginners and adults returning after a long break. No previous musical experience required.
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Intro to Blues Guitar
Learn the Blues. Find Your Groove.
Players who can change between basic open chords.
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Intro to Guitar Soloing
Turn Scale Shapes into Musical Solos.
Players with basic picking skills who can read simple tablature.
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Intro to Jazz Guitar
Make Your First Jazz Chords Sound Like Music.
Players comfortable with basic chords and some barre chords.
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Playing Guitar by Ear
Start Finding Songs with Your Ears.
Players who can play basic chords and simple single-note melodies.
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Meet Julian Hoover
Julian Hoover brings over 30 years of guitar-playing experience and a BA in Jazz and World Music from San Francisco State University. His background includes live performance and studio work with artists such as Ruben Studdard, Lenny Williams, Archie Bell, Roger Smith, Terrie Odabi, Tracy Cruz, and Monophonics, spanning blues, rock, funk, jazz, gospel, reggae, and acoustic styles.
His teaching emphasizes enjoyable, practical learning, clear explanations, and applying skills to the music you actually want to play.
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What students say
"I came in barely able to change chords and left playing full songs. Julian breaks things down so it never feels overwhelming, and the small group kept me accountable. Best money I've spent on myself in years."
"The blues class finally made the fretboard click for me. Six weeks in and I'm soloing over a 12-bar blues with real confidence. Julian's playing experience really shows in how he teaches."
"I'd tried YouTube for a year and got nowhere. Intro to Guitar gave me more in six lessons than all of that. The pace, the feedback, the encouragement, it was exactly what I needed."
"Playing by ear always felt like a mystery. Julian made it practical and step by step. Now I can figure out songs on my own, which is the whole reason I picked up guitar."
"Small classes, real feedback, zero pressure. Julian meets you where you are. I've taken two courses and signed up for a third."
"The soloing class pushed me past the plateau I'd been stuck on for years. Worth every penny and then some."
Ready to start playing?
Six weekly one-hour lessons, $240 for the complete course. Choose your class and dates to reserve your seat.
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