Private Beginner Guitar
Start learning the guitar with Fun and enjoyable lessons from a patient guitar instructor with thousands of hours of experience.
Customized lessons specific for your enjoyment, right from the first lesson
Even if you’ve never played before, you’ll start learning right away. Chords, simple melodies, and the basics from the first lesson.
From there, lessons are tailored to your goals, including the songs or styles you’d like to play.
"My goal is always to provide encouragement and coaching to beginner students as they become more familiar with their instrument, as well as provide a clear path to any student’s particular goal. Students will also learn basic care for their instrument such as tuning, and storage tips." - Ryan
Play the music you’ve always wanted to play
Once you’ve learned the basics and a few melodies, lessons gradually shift toward the genre that inspired you to pick up the guitar.
(Rock, Pop, Folk, Jazz, Metal, and more).
Along the way, you’ll work on genre-specific exercises to build hand strength and fretboard knowledge.
Bilingual guitar lessons (English & Japanese)
Lessons are available in English, Japanese, or a mix of both, depending on your preference.
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Many students find that learning guitar in English helps them build confidence naturally through real use of the language.
Grow with clear feedback every lesson
Clear, encouraging feedback after each lesson, with simple practice suggestions to help you keep moving forward.✔
Curriculum
A typical beginner lesson is usually split into three parts.
â‘ Note reading.
②​Basic Techniques.
â‘¢Repertoire development.
These parts can be added or removed depending on the student's needs and goals, however these are the standard parts of an OGS lesson.
â‘ Note Reading
There are two textbooks recommended for studying note reading:
Hal Leonard Guitar Method
The Hal Leonard Guitar Method is a great starting point for students with no prior experience reading music.
It introduces note reading on the treble clef using the first few frets of the guitar, and gradually covers basic rhythms and notation in a clear, beginner-friendly way.
Berklee Press: A Modern Method for Guitar
Students with prior music experience may find the Hal Leonard Guitar Method a bit slow.
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In those cases, we often move on to Berklee Press: A Modern Method for Guitar, which progresses at a faster pace and covers a wider range of notation, including chords, multiple keys, and different positions on the neck.
Many students begin with Hal Leonard and naturally transition to the Berklee method as they progress.
â‘¡Fundamentals and Technique
OGS Basics
Beginners often struggle to find a clear, step-by-step path to learning the guitar.
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OGS Basics is an original method that covers essential chords, scales, and finger exercises, designed to set students up for long-term success.
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Built from over 20 years of real-world teaching experience, this method focuses on the core fundamentals needed for modern guitar playing.
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Read more about OGS Basics here!
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â‘¢Repertoire Development
Developing repertoire puts everything learned in the first to parts of the lesson into practical use. The focus of this section is to learn songs which a student wants to be able to play. The goal is to develop a collection of songs that the student can then perform on their own time for enjoyment, or to perform for others.
The student then also has the option to perform at one of two recitals held every year. Recitals are a great way to develop confidence, and solidify everything that they have been working during their period of time as a student.
Fees
Curious about what the first few weeks of learning the guitar might feel like? Check this out:
“Ryan is an excellent and patient teacher. As an adult student wanting to play for fun, he helped me lock down the basics so that I can learn on my own. Ryan was so amazing that he continued to teach me over Skype when he moved to Japan." - 40 year old banker