Guitar, Bass & Ukulele Lessons: Ages 6 – Adults

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Private Guitar, Ukulele & Bass Lessons for Ages 6 – Adults, all levels and abilities, from beginners to advanced students.

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Myriad’s Guitar, Ukulele and Bass teachers in San Mateo believe every student can succeed with the right tools. Success-based lessons and purposeful home practice mean daily improvement. Students who love their guitar lessons and guitar teachers do take ownership of their progress. We take the time to understand each student’s needs and help them set their own goals, so children, teens, and adults can carry their music with them for life. Let’s help you make a great choice, for maximum enjoyment and lasting results.

Ages 6 – Adults, All Levels
Our private guitar, ukulele and bass lessons are one-on-one instruction with lesson lengths of 30 minutes, 45 minutes or 1 hour. For ages 12+, we recommend a 45 min lesson length. If you do not see a  45-minute or 60-minute open lesson time here, simply register for a 30-minute spot then call our friendly Arts Admin Team to inform them of your intention, and we’ll help adjust your schedule.

We teach all styles, including classical, jazz, contemporary, pop, rock, and musical theater tunes, along with songwriting skills. Students learn healthy, tension-free technique, music reading, theory, and smart practice strategies, while choosing their own fun projects along the way. Whether playing for personal enjoyment or pursuing a college-prep path, every student at Myriad progresses, gains confidence, and finds joy collaborating with their teacher each week.

All Private Lessons and Guitar Teams are year-round enrollment / 12 month classes. Your preferred lesson time is reserved exclusively or you, year-to-year. No need to re-register each time.  Need to miss a lesson? It’s easy, with our make-up link. Sign-up for make-up lessons anytime. Make-up opportunities never expire, with continued active enrollment.

Ages 6 – 9: Guitar Teams
Popular Class Recommendation for Beginners
Many of our beginning pianists, ages 6-9, thrive in our Guitar Teams classes, which are small classes with 2-3 students, together with 1 teacher. Guitar Teams blend individual instruction with group activities in music theory and collaboration. Team students progress at the same pace as Private Lesson students, then typically transition into Private Lessons around age 9-10. Guitar Team students demonstrate strong engagement in class and success with home practice assignments between lessons in this popular team + private focus format.

Ages 3-5: Myriad’s Smart Music Foundations

Questions about a child younger than Age 6?
Q: My child is 5 or younger, or on the early side of age 6.  Should they start private guitar or ukulele lessons?
A: We recommend starting with one of our three popular pre-guitar / ukulele foundations programs for children under 6, designed to build the fine motor skills and music literacy foundations needed before private lessons begin..

Children ages 6+ are typically better equipped to:

• Read music notation independently
• Take on gentle, independent daily practice, which is essential for progress

For children ages 3-5 (or on the early side of age 6), Music Foundations Classes are the smart first step, prioritizing enjoyment, engagement, and early success, while also learning notes, rhythms, ear-training, musical collaboration, and the fine-motor skills needed to play an instrument. From there, students thrive moving into Guitar Teams or Private Guitar and Ukulele Lessons.

Lessons include all styles

We have an amazing and fun guitar department. We will encourage and support your interested in the acoustic, electric, bass guitar, or ukulele. Myriad Music School offers fun instruction in guitar, ukulele and bass lessons in all styles, from rock to jazz, classical to pop, Spanish-style. Learn chording and plucking techniques from the experts. In other words, this is how you master the skills to really get around these versatile instruments!

Guitar Lessons, Bass Lessons, & Ukulele Lessons: Beginners – Advanced Students

We focus on teaching all guitar styles, all ages, all levels.

Our highly skilled teachers are university- trained in both guitar playing AND music education. In other words, our guitar teachers focus all of their energy on resourceful, fun and engaging activities that match the interests of the student they are working with in weekly lessons. We specialize in a diverse curriculum and smart resources selected by the Myriad Guitar and Ukulele Teachers. In addition, Myriad’s classrooms are stocked with fun, unique teaching tools that make the experience dynamic for all ages.

All of our guitar, bass, and ukulele teachers are also active performing musicians

Our guitar teachers have university music degrees, in addition to being great musicians. Whether you are a young beginner on the guitar, a teen beginner who wants to speed up the learning process with a guitar teacher leading the way, or an advanced guitarist, Myriad’s teachers are here to help! We can introduce you to the songs, exercises and technique that that will get you started and well on your way in your guitar journey. Your guitar and ukulele teacher will help you develop skills in your area of interest!

• Classical Guitar, with expert guidance on tone, posture, smart ergonomics, gaining skills while exploring repertoire of the masters!
• Jazz Guitar, learning to navigate jazz chords, lead sheets, reading music, comping patterns, and improvisational skills.
• Pop Guitar Styles, gaining skills in strumming patterns and pop melodies from your favorite artists or singer / songwriter
• Rock Guitar riffs and shredding techniques, with expert tips on tension-free ergonomics, learning iconic lines from your favorite rock tunes, complete with  exercises to gain speed and virtuosity
• Ukulele tunes, strumming and plucking along with your favorite uke songs in any style of music. The ukulele is so accessible for beginners and advanced students alike, and can be adapted to any musical style!

Learn how to jam with teachers and other students or perform a solo in one of our performance events. Our talented and warm teachers are here to learn more about you and help you reach your goals.

Our motivating systems are unique

We teach foundations and then show our students how to develop rock/blues riffs, classical technique, or song-writing skills. In addition, students at our school earn medals as they progress through our well-designed curriculum. In conclusion, we have been refining our curriculum over the past 26 years making it better and more relevant to our students’ goals every year!

Unleash your inner rock star! Refine your classical artistry!

• Develop your own unique voice on your acoustic / electric guitar, ukulele or bass. Your music style interest will guide your exploration of each instrument unique characteristics.
• We do teach tab. However, you deserve this and much more! Do not settle for just reading tab. Learn how to read music too! Learn how to understand the organization of rhythms, melodies, and chords. Everyone appreciates your music know-how whether you are a soloist, or want to be part of band,  As a result, you’ll relate to more musicians as a competent reader.
• Create powerful, subtle, beautiful sounds on these instruments. There are so many ways to approach the guitar, ukulele or bass as these special stringed instruments wail, soar, be plucked delicately or create a wall of sound! Myriad’s experts show you all of the tricks!
• Explore styles from many cultures and traditions including classical, rock, jazz, and folk traditions
• Avoid the typical poor ergonomic rookie mistakes. In other words, get your set up, posture and hand positions right from Day 1!  We prioritize correct physical approach and posture for pain-free practice on the guitar, ukulele and bass.

Private Music Lesson times fill up quickly, so register today for Guitar, Ukulele and Bass Lessons, for kids, teens and adults. Serving families and students in San Mateo, Burlingame, Millbrae, Foster City, Redwood Shores, San Carlos, Belmont, on the Peninsula.