Music Lessons We Teach
You want to play guitar because it’s “cool?” You’re not wrong!
Guitar is an extremely expressive and fun instrument to play. We love helping beginning to advancedstudents learn how to play guitar. Our experienced teachers create an enthusiastic and supportive environment, using tools and approaches that can be adapted to the individual student's strengths and abilities.
Our guitar students enjoy:
- Multiple performance opportunities each year
- Monthly "Listening Parties" to expand their interests
- Intermediate & advanced student bands
- Exclusive access to our Guitar Certificate Program
On Chord Academy Guitar Certificate Program
We are the only guitar studio to offer the On Chord Academy Guitar Certificate Program: a four-tier, progressive curriculum designed to take a student from their first day all the way through auditioning for collegiate-level guitar programs.
This program provides a clear path for learning guitar through four certificate levels, broken down into achievable units. Once a student demonstrates sufficient mastery—by attending a Guitar Jury—they are awarded the certificate and an exclusive color guitar strap that matches their level.
- Lesson Type: 30 min., Weekly, One-on-one
- Lessons Per Month: 4
- Lesson Fee: $109 /mo
- Free Trial: Yes
Voice lessons to develop pitch, range and performance.
On Chord Academy's voice program focuses on learning technique, like correct breathing and voice placement, while learning warm-ups and songs that help students progressively increase their control and range. Voice students learn how to prepare songs for performance and develop a personal style and presence that enhances overall performance.
Meet Our Voice Teacher Jill Wilhelm
Jill has a passion for singing which she developed through years of study and performance. Jill draws on decades of teaching, coaching and performance experience to craft voice lessons that help students develop their voice as well as their confidence.
Jill started piano at the age of four, took opera lessons from the world-renowned Eugene Masluk, and sang Mozart and Verdi arias throughout California. In addition to forming the Celtic rock band, Pladdohg, Jill founded and currently runs JAKS Youth Theater Company, a non-profit group producing numerous musicals and performances throughout the year.
- Lesson Type: 30 min., Weekly, One-on-one
- Lessons Per Month: 4
- Lesson Fee: $109 /mo
- Free Trial: Yes
The only music lesson that lets you hit stuff. But…musically.
From your first drum lesson you will begin working on rudimental drumming, stick contreol, and developing tempo. Over your first few months you’ll learn beats and grooves on the drum kit while learning to read and interpret written music notation.
On Chord drum Academy students focus on four key areas in drum lessons:
- Rudiments: Rudiments create the language that all drummers speak.
- Beats: These are the backbone of music and change depending on a song’s genre and feel.
- Fills: Drum fills can serve as transitions between sections or as miniature drum solos.
- Notation: Learning to read music notation specific to drumming.
Meet Our Drum Teacher Nathan Chappell
Teaching drumming is important because I have seen too many drummers who don’t have proper eduction and struggle due to lack of technique. I would rather our young musicians receive the right instruction so that they can make quality music and actually make art.
—Nathan, Drum Teacher
- Lesson Type: 30 min., Weekly, One-on-one
- Lessons Per Month: 4
- Lesson Fee: $109 /mo
- Free Trial: Yes
Perfect for smaller hands, or anyone who just likes smiling.
From the beaches of Hawaii to an ocean of acoustic covers on YouTube, no other instrument as seen as dramatic an up-swell as the ukulele. Its smaller size, affordability, and relative simplicity make it a great first instrument.
Our Ukulele Lessons focus on 3 main areas:
- Chords: Learning to read chord diagrams and use proper fingerings.
- Strumming: Ukulele students learn strumming patterns which progressively increasein complexity to make playing ukulele songs more interesting and enjoyable.
- Note Reading: Our ukulele students also learn to read standard music notation, so they can read and play melodies, as well as to develop into well rounded musicians.
Meet One Of Our Uke Teachers Chis Aguilar
I love helping people understand why music is so awesome. Music has enriched my life. It’s brought me from low moments to high moments and I love being able to share that with people. Being able to give somebody, whether it’s a hobby or a life, something that they are going to do for the rest of their life.
—Chris, Guitar & Uke Teacher
- Lesson Type: 30 min., Weekly, One-on-one
- Lessons Per Month: 4
- Lesson Fee: $109 /mo
- Free Trial: Yes
Bass: the most important harmonic & rhythmic force in a song.
The hardest musicians to find, no matter where you are, is a good bass player. That’s why taking bass lessons gives you a competitive advantage. Bassists who are versatile, experienced and passionate always have a band to join and a gig to play.
On Chord Academy bass students learn the 3 P's of versatile bass playing:
- Pitch: The right notes at the right time. Part of learning music is knowing scales, patterns, and progressions.
- Pocket: If you don’t develop an internal sense of rhythm, playing bass, or any other instrument, just wont be as fun.
- Performance: Knowing how to play through a mistake is a learened skill.
Meet Our Bass Teacher John Chatelain
As a multi-instrumentalist, I love learning music. Whether it's a new instrument, new techniques, genres, songs...I love it all. And that's probably why I love teaching so much too. Helping my students find their own love for music by developing a critical ear, experimenting with songwriting and recording, or finding their internal sense of rhythm.
—John, Bass Teacher
- Lesson Type: 30 min., Weekly, One-on-one
- Lessons Per Month: 4
- Lesson Fee: $109 /mo
- Free Trial: Yes
