No, you are not too old to learn guitar.

90% of my clients are adults who crush musical myths.

These are the same people behind those kind Yelp reviews, too!

I bet you'll be stoked to realize how fast you'll play your first song.

Here's my guarantee: A month of lessons you'll love, or a full refund. No strings attached.

You'll love these lessons. Period.

The only thing stopping you? That tired story about adult learning.

I know you can. And we'll prove it together.

If someone told you that you don't have the musical gene, then shame on them.

They don't have a clue how to teach music.

Here's a story about Patrick, told he'd never play guitar by his own Mom.

Patrick started from complete scratch. He committed to lessons. Week after week.

He learned strumming. Chords. Barre chords. Fingerpicking. Flat picking. Jamming.

Patrick pushed through every single barrier.

Recently, I showed him Wonderful Tonight by Eric Clapton. Lead and fingerpicking parts.

He crushed both in two lessons. Fun and easy.

Lots of adult learners get told they can't play.

My students prove otherwise.

So, are you going to believe that old story?

Or are you ready to become your future musical self?

I’m Dave Wirth. I’m a lifetime musician, educator of 20 years, award-winning film composer, critically-acclaimed music producer, and lover of dogs everywhere. You might see me at yoga classes, wandering around book stores, or hanging out at ridiculously good coffee shops.

The adults I work with don't think they are too old to take music lessons.

They're too busy having fun to care!

People of all ages come to learn guitar. Each of them loves their weekly lesson.

You won't care about age once you start playing.

Hundreds of learners have walked through my studio since 2006.

Here's my promise: Try a month of lessons.

If you don't love it, I'll refund you entirely.

There's so much more to guitar than G, C, and D!

Like, fingerpicking for example.

If you knew how to fingerpick, you could play some super chill tunes for hours, in your jammies.

There's plenty of other directions too. Flat picking. Electric rhythm guitar. Basic lead guitar and jamming.

Guitar lessons can easily help you get unstuck from playing the same old G, C, and D chords.

There is one strumming pattern that just about every guitarist knows:

Down - Down - Up - Up - Down - Up

But there are so many more waiting to be discovered.

For example, Thom Yorke of Radiohead uses tons of different strumming patterns.

Learn a Radiohead song, and you'll unlock a whole new world of rhythm.

I'll teach you multiple songs with the same strumming pattern so you can truly master it.

My job is to help you learn new things on the guitar, easily and quickly.

You won't have to put up with other guitar teachers teaching next door. No.

Nor will there be poor lighting, trash. or weird smells. No uncomfortable chairs, no soul-sucking atmospheres.

My film composing studio is different. It’s set up for vibe.

Good lighting. Comfortable chairs. Clean space. Inspiring atmosphere.

This is where your music comes to life.

I think you’ll be inspired here!

I will never, ever treat you like an idiot. Ever.

We both know how awful that feels.

The sting can ruin your entire day. Maybe even your week.

It makes my blood boil.

No matter how silly you think your question is, ask away.

You'll get a straight, respectful answer every single time.

No.

Big box music stores have a clear financial interest in stuffing you into lessons.

Easy to buy a guitar and take lessons in the same place. Hard to find a decent teacher there.

Imagine this scenario, before and after each lesson: Walking through a loud showroom of guitarists shredding on amps.

You have no room to think, concentrate, or even be of sound mind enough to ask a question.

Terrible learning conditions. You'll be on guard.

When you're on your guard, you can't learn. Learning requires trust.

Trust is important to me. I want this to be a good place to learn. I’ve deliberately structured my lessons to be worthy of your trust.

From arrival to jamming, this is about your experience.

I've seen guitar store employees fall prey to the autopilot syndrome.

They assume they don't need to help anyone. More people always come through the door.

So they see people as paychecks. Yuck.

I'm grateful for every single person I work with.

I appreciate students brave enough to admit they don't know everything.

If you want to learn from me, I'll pull out all the stops.

How can I not honor you by going the extra mile, every single week?

If you and I connect, you’ll find out I care far about the quality of my lessons.

You already know how much it sucks when the only people you can ask for help don’t care about you.

That’s basically what you get in most guitar stores. Especially the big ones.

It must bewilder someone to walk into a big guitar store. All those competing sounds, five guitarists with amps turned up super loud, all playing different things, ten different conversations, getting sonically pulled in a million different directions.

And when the time comes for you to ask an employee a question? Chances are Slim-to-none that you’ll get a thoughtful answer.

If you work with me. I give you my undivided attention. My phone is shut off. I won’t check emails, texts, or any notifications.

Every single question you ask me has a 99.99% chance of getting answered thoughtfully, tactfully, consciously, and in the most kind manner possible.

When you take guitar lessons on the internet, say goodbye to learning from a coach who can help you directly.

The best you’ll get are pre-recorded series of videos that can only guess at your ability.

You’ll try to learn from videos that can’t interact with you in real time. You’ll have to piece together all the information, painstakingly. All the chord charts. All the tablatures. All the concepts. All the exercises. All the learning.

And if you run into an issue, who’s gonna help you through it?

You’ll basically have to learn in a really awkward way.

If you take lessons with me, you can just coast into your lesson and know that you’re covered.

You’ll learn in a way that is perfectly in sync with your needs. You’ll get clear instruction at just the right time. If you run into an issue, we can solve it together. Chances are I’ve helped others solve a similar issue (the benefit of experience!).

How about this: Every single material is ready to go. All the chord charts, songs, everything:

1. A PDF for every song.

2. A high-resolution photo for each chord.

3. A PDF for every concept.

4. A library of videos demonstrating every concept.

5. A plethora of music tracks for learn every concept.

6. A playalong video for every song.

If you take lessons with me, everything is ready for you. I have you covered for all materials, starting on lesson one.

Best of all, I send a follow up email to you after each lesson with these materials.

You can download them and save them forever.

All you really need is the willingness to learn.

If you’re concerned about having the right match for a teacher, you’re like every single one of my current students before they took their first lesson.

Each of them wanted a teacher that they could get along with.

They wanted a teacher who was capable of teaching them in just the right way.

Fortunately, I’m a guitar coach. There’s a difference:

I am always prepared. I structure each lesson to flow in an easy manner. Often, my clients say that they had no idea where the time went.

I aim to take great care of the clients I get to work with.

Again, here’s my guarantee to you: If you try a month’s worth of lessons and don’t like them, I’ll refund you entirely.

You’ll never know if I am the right person if you don’t jump in and give me a shot.

You’ll love these lessons. I stand by my word.

I had a teacher in 5th grade who got angry with me for not seeing the blackboard clearly.

I sat in the back of the class. Everything on that black board looked blurry.

Clearly, I needed glasses.

Usually, when a teacher gets impatient with a student, it signals a lack of understanding. That, and a lack of empathy.

And further, it signals a lack of ability on the part of the teacher.

My job is to communicate, first and foremost. If you and I are on the same page, there’s no doubt we can do good work together.

My second job is to smooth the way forward for you as a beginner. I have taught about 400 beginners in my career as a guitar coach. I’ve refined my approach over close to two decades of teaching.

Therefore, I have both the skills to teach you as a beginner as well as the communication skills to understand where you are.

Short answer: No. I don’t get impatient with beginners!

I once had a professor tell me to stand up in the middle of a crowded classroom.

He said, “Dave, you’re gonna hate me now but you will thank me in 20 years. What are the notes in an Ab Fully Altered scale?”

I couldn’t do it.

He knew I couldn’t do it.

He sought to motivate me by embarrassing me.

He failed, miserably.

He killed my enthusiasm. I shut off my mind to just about everything he taught after that moment.

20 years later, if I ran into him, I’d definitely let him know how little I appreciated what he did.

I am motivated by positivity. I like getting positive feedback that’s meaningful.

I assume you are the same as me: You like collaborating with good people.

You can count on positivity from me, the entire time we work together.

You want a patient teacher, I get it.

You probably understand that teachers are authority figures.

Why should you put up with a jerk just to learn guitar? That’s terrible. That’s a waste of your time.

And, you’ve got better things to do.

I don’t get tired of answering questions. I love questions. Bring them on.

Since I started teaching guitar in 2006, I have NEVER yelled at any student. I prefer tactful communication. I prefer learning about the person sitting in front of me.

I prefer empathy over reaction.

Wouldn’t it be nice to receive an email the day after your guitar lesson and get…

• PDF’s for every song?

• A high-resolution photo for each chord?

• PDF’s for every concept?

• A library of videos demonstrating every concept?

• Music tracks for learn every concept?

• A playalong video for every song?

Wouldn’t it be nice to receive an email with a quick review of what you worked on the day after your lesson?

Wouldn’t it be nice to receive an email with a five minute practice suggestion the day after your lesson?

That’s what you get if you work with me. :)

I never “wing” any lesson. Ever.

I like to teach lessons in a structured but casual manner. I always create a plan that I know will work for you.

If you don’t want to follow my plan? I will collaborate with you and find that new direction.

I’ve refined my approach over a 20 year career in education. It’s so easy to teach when I’m prepared…

And I am always prepared.

So, if you and I work together, you can count on lessons that flow in a structured and casual manner.

Many guitar teachers have a terrible habit of teaching you really stupid things in lessons.

They might teach you how to play a barre chord if you’re a complete newbie (bad!).

You might like the challenge in short run.

In the long run, you’ll get annoyed by your lack of progress.

You might get annoyed that you can’t play guitar.

You might even think you can’t play guitar.

That’s terrible! It’s not your fault!

Giving good advice requires empathy.

It’s my responsibility to teach you stuff that is appropriate to your skill level.

This is how I give you good advice. I only share what is appropriate for you, at just that moment.

My goal is to help you build momentum!

Again, many guitar teachers have a terrible habit of teaching you really stupid things in lessons.

One of the dumbest things they will teach you is to repeat something, over and over again.

They will say that you need more and more reps to get it right.

And following what they say means you get bored as hell. You’ll think, “Do I really have to do this over and over again?”

And yet you do, for an hour a day. A whole lot of the same thing, over and over.

Repetitive practice doesn’t make perfect.

So I’ll let you in on a little secret:

Variety in practice makes perfect.

If you need to learn a skill to play a song, I’ll guide you through tons of different variations of that skill. If it’s a strumming pattern, I’ll help you play it at multiple temps. If it’s a blues lick, I’ll help you play it in different ways so that it can get stronger.

Once you’re down with variety in practicing, learning guitar is a piece of cake

Even better yet: All you’ll need is five minutes per day of practice.

Five. Minutes. That’s it.

I’ve taught hundreds of students guitar on just five minutes of practice per day. You can do it too.

If you ever receive the advice to repeat a skill over and over again, run away from those lessons. The teacher doesn’t know what he/she is doing.

You don’t need to play children’s songs to learn guitar from scratch.

You need songs that are easy to play. You need to learn concepts like strumming and chords to play along with these songs.

Learning these two concepts will get you access to millions of songs.

Again, you don’t need to play kids songs to learn to play guitar from scratch.

You first need to learn the basics. This doesn’t take too long.

Then, you’ll jump into learning simple, cool songs that are appropriate for your skill level.

After you’ve got a little bit more experience, then I’ll plan out how to teach you songs from bands you like.

You’re probably one of those persons who has a ton going on in your life.

You’ve probably got a mortgage, car payment, a full time job, a significant other, kids, and a social life.

You’ve probably got a million other things I haven’t thought about.

The point is, you’re busy. And it’s hard to find time for yourself when you’re busy. Most of the time, it’s hard to keep your head above water!

Thankfully, I have developed a way to learn guitar from scratch that has only two time commitments:

1. An hour lesson

2. Five minutes of practice each day

If you can find that time, I can help you learn this amazing instrument.

I’m located in South Austin. I teach the first lesson through Zoom.

If we both feel comfortable meeting in person, then I’ll invite you over to my office.

$9 for the first Zoom guitar lesson. It’s a half hour, and we’ll map out your guitar goals.

$42 for the first lesson. We dive into making headway into your guitar goals.

$240 for an introductory lesson package of five guitar lessons. This has a 100% money back guarantee.

After your intro package is done, you have two options:

$197 - Monthly subscription for lessons every other week

$360 - Monthly subscription for lessons every week

Money Back Guarantee - If during the first month you don’t like the lessons, I’ll refund 100% of the fees for that month.

I don’t teach kids under 14.

Children under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult to any in-person lesson.

Adults can play and snuggle with my dog Luna during the lesson.

Lessons last for about 50 minutes, sometimes longer and sometimes shorter.

We’ll go longer if you are really deep into learning something on the guitar.

I’m a sucker for learning, after all…

We’ll go shorter (but not by much) if I get you through everything and don’t want to overwhelm you.

I don’t do half hour lessons.

As long as we both feel comfortable with you coming over, absolutely.

Keep in mind that my dog Luna is gonna love hanging with you. Don't worry: She'll go back to the couch sooner or later. :)

That forces me to reconsider working with you. Don’t do it.

If I don’t see you within 15 minutes, I’ll assume something’s going on.

I’ll wait until I hear back from you. You need to email me with a good reason!

Would you invest your money in a stock if you knew you’d have a 100% return?

Of course you would!

So, here’s my guarantee to you:

If you try a month’s worth of lessons and if don’t like them, I’ll refund you entirely.

You’ll love these lessons. I stand by my word.