Choose the summer guitar cohort that fits what you want to play next
Learn songs by ear, build your own solo guitar arrangements, or take both live cohorts if you want a full summer of focused practice.
Two live guitar cohorts are open for Public Access:
- Learn Songs by Ear
- Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements
Both are designed for guitarists who want a clear practice path, live instruction, and a focused musical result.
Choose your summer course$249 per course
If you want to hear a song and find it on your guitar, choose Learn Songs by Ear.
If you want to turn melodies and chords into complete solo guitar pieces, choose Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements.
Which course should you take?
Use the course goal that matches the way you want your playing to grow this summer.
Choose Learn Songs by Ear if...
You want to stop depending on tabs, videos, and chord charts for every song.
This cohort helps you build the listening skills to recognize what is happening in a song and find it on the guitar with more confidence.
Choose Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements if...
You want to make complete guitar pieces that carry the melody, harmony, and rhythm on one instrument.
This cohort helps you take a song idea and shape it into a playable solo guitar arrangement that sounds full and musical.
Want both skills?
Take both if you want a complete summer focus: learn how songs work by ear, then use that understanding to create your own solo guitar arrangements.
Enroll in both courses separately.
Compare the two summer cohorts
Learn Songs by Ear
Best for guitarists who want to figure out songs without being stuck searching for tabs.
You will focus on listening, recognizing musical movement, and translating what you hear onto the fretboard.
The main outcome: more confidence learning real songs by ear.
Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements
Best for guitarists who want to create complete solo guitar versions of songs.
You will focus on combining melody, chords, bass movement, rhythm, and playable guitar shapes into one arrangement.
The main outcome: your own solo guitar arrangement process.
The simple difference
Learn Songs by Ear helps you answer: “What am I hearing, and where is it on the guitar?”
Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements helps you answer: “How do I turn this song into a complete solo guitar piece?”
Meet Your Teacher
I’ve made it my life’s mission to help guitar and mandolin players become more effortless, mindful, complete musicians. With over 20 years of experience as a professional musician and teacher, I design courses and lessons that fill the common knowledge gaps left by traditional guitar education.
Whether you want to learn music theory, ear training, improvisation, or how to practice with more intention, I’ve got you. Through Guitar Club, self-paced courses, and private lessons, my focus is always the same: helping you understand what you’re learning and apply it with confidence.
Thanks for being here. I’d love to have you in a program.
Learn Songs by Ear
For guitarists who want to hear more, guess less, and learn songs with more independence.
If you usually rely on tabs, chord charts, YouTube tutorials, or someone else’s transcription, this course gives you a more direct way into the music.
You will work on the skill of listening for what matters, finding it on the guitar, and building confidence one song at a time.
This is for you if:
- You want to learn songs without always needing tabs
- You want your ear and your hands to connect more quickly
- You want to recognize chords, melodies, and movement more clearly
- You want a practical ear-training path made for guitar
- You want live guidance while you practice
What you get:
- Access to the Learn Songs by Ear live summer cohort
- Structured instruction focused on learning songs by ear
- Practice direction so you know what to work on between sessions
- A clearer process for turning what you hear into what you play
- Public Access enrollment for this course
Learn Songs by Ear: Public Access
Public access to the 6-week live Learn Songs by Ear cohort with weekly 90-minute coaching calls, pre-recorded lessons, homework, Song Analysis Sheets, and daily 20-minute practice routines.
$249.00 USD
Public Access: $249
Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements: Public Access
$249.00 USD
Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements
For guitarists who want to create full solo guitar pieces instead of only playing chords or melody lines.
If you have ever wanted to play a song in a way that sounds complete on one guitar, this course gives you a practical arrangement process.
You will work on shaping melody, harmony, rhythm, and guitar-friendly choices into an arrangement you can actually play.
This is for you if:
- You want to make your own solo guitar arrangements
- You want to combine melody and chords on one guitar
- You want your arrangements to sound full without becoming unplayable
- You want a repeatable process instead of random trial and error
- You want live guidance while you build your arrangement skills
What you get:
- Access to the Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements live summer cohort
- Structured instruction focused on solo guitar arranging
- Practice direction so you know what to build between sessions
- A clearer process for creating playable, musical arrangements
- Public Access enrollment for this course
Public Access: $249
Not sure which one to choose?
If your frustration is needing someone else to show you every song...
Choose Learn Songs by Ear.
You will build the listening skills that help you become less dependent on tabs and tutorials.
If your goal is creating complete solo guitar pieces...
Choose Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements.
You will build the arranging skills that help you turn a song into something you can play on one guitar.
If you want the strongest connection...
Choose both.
Learning songs by ear helps you understand what is happening in the music. Building solo guitar arrangements helps you decide how to express that music on the guitar.
Course Pricing
Each live summer cohort is $249. If you want both courses, enroll in each course separately.
Learn Songs by Ear: Public Access
Public access to the 6-week live Learn Songs by Ear cohort with weekly 90-minute coaching calls, pre-recorded lessons, homework, Song Analysis Sheets, and daily 20-minute practice routines.
$249.00 USD
Build Your Own Solo Guitar Arrangements: Public Access
$249.00 USD
Frequently asked questions
Are these live cohorts?
Which course is better for me?
Can I take both?
Is there a bundle price?
Do I need to be a Guitar Club member?
What if I usually use tabs?
What if I already know some songs but want them to sound fuller?
Pick the course that matches your next guitar goal
Learn songs by ear if you want more independence. Build solo guitar arrangements if you want more complete, expressive pieces. Take both if you want a full summer of focused guitar growth.
Learn Songs by Ear: Public Access
Public access to the 6-week live Learn Songs by Ear cohort with weekly 90-minute coaching calls, pre-recorded lessons, homework, Song Analysis Sheets, and daily 20-minute practice routines.
$249.00 USD
