Best Flamenco Guitar Lessons San Francisco Near Me

4worldlovers: A whole new class roster with new awesome ways to learn and enjoy music

I’m excited to provide guidance, structure, and an encouraging environment to support your guitar dreams and to make them happen! I truly believe that everyone has what it takes to find joy in playing guitar!

4worldlovers: If you take one thing away from this website it should be this: You Can Learn Guitar! My number is (415)845-5471. Give me a call if you want to play Rock, Blues, Metal, on electric or acoustic guitar.

My course is for those who want to create and perform their own original music with power, style and authority

Plus be able whip out some covers at campfires and coffee houses whenever the mood strikes.

FYI: For me creating= songwriting + improvising. And despite everyone always denying the importance of these two things, if you can stick with it:

If you think you have solid reasons WHY you can't learn guitar, I assure you, you have been "misinformed". Jump down the page to read The Top 10 Lies About Guitar Lessons.

I am an experienced musician, teacher and performer with lots of patience and a strong memory of not being able to tune my guitar, let alone communicate with it.

Years later I can play and express things on the instrument I couldn't even conceive of when I first started. When I first learned how to practice and approach the instrument properly I made more progress in three months than I had in the first three YEARS of playing.

If you've never taken lessons or played guitar before know this:

Absolute beginners are the EASIEST type of student to teach. No bad habits at all.

In six weeks you'll be where myself and most folks who either had lessons using the traditional method books or were self taught, were in about a year and half to two years (if they ever got there at all). And you'll never even know it.

You will have laid the foundation for a lifetime of unimpeded progress.

If you are ready to learn to play with confidence and style, drop me an Email at rockguitarlessons@gmail.com and we can talk details.

"Jay is brilliant... period... I've been working with him via Zoom and Skype and it's been awesome! Jay's method to learning guitar whether beginner or advanced is incredible, clear and simple... in just a year with him he's helped open up my playing to places I didn't know existed... he even teaches my father starting from the very basics... affordable, reliable and all around awesome person, musician and teacher... I recommend him to everyone... thanks Jay!" -Greg Papania Google Review

Recent world events have made online guitar lessons the new normal. Fortunately I have been already been teaching online for years and have an extensive library of custom PDF materials as well (Some appear on this site and are among the most searched on the internet).

Please note: Although I teach students from around the world, I only offer guitar lessons in the English language.

Oh, I had tried lessons but at best they just showed me what to learn, not HOW TO LEARN IT, or how to approach the instrument. In reality I hated them, the graded "Method Book" and that whole miserable head space I remembered from piano lessons.

"HOW do i change the chords?," I'd ask. Not one of them could ever give me any answer except "practice." Sound familiar?

I felt discouraged and rejected by the world of music as a whole. In retrospect, I had no grounds for selecting a teacher. I knew very little about guitar and guitar lessons and as it turned out, everything I did know was wrong.

Its very existence, electric or acoustic is social, enjoyable, and kind of questions authority. I felt then that guitar lessons shouldn't be like the bad piano lessons I got from my mean great aunt, which as a kid I saw as a method for teaching children to hate music.

You are not a hopeless case! There are no hopeless cases! Regardless of how many students a teacher has taught that doesn't mean they were the right teacher for you.

I have had great success teaching students who have not found the results they were looking for with other teachers. Give me a call and see if my approach is the one for you.

4worldlovers: Blue Bear School of Music is for all ages and skill levels. From rock, blues, jazz, folk, and pop, to DJ and electronic music classes, we have something for everyone:

As a nonprofit organization, Blue Bear partners with schools, shelters, and community centers to bring the transformative power of playing music to underserved populations for FREE. Learn more about our Community Outreach programs.

Little Bears, for kiddos 4 months to 5 years - in the parks plus indoor classes.

Our commitment to social equity through teaching popular music (rock, blues, urban, world) and making it accessible to a greater number of youth in our community, has been part of the Blue Bear culture for almost 50 years. We also offer significant savings and scholarships to assist students from families with financial need.

Your donation to Blue Bear School of Music is an investment in a vibrant, established and legacy non-profit organization that improves lives.

In just the last year, we have proudly served over 500 children and young adults through our Outreach Programs. We’ve seen our students gain confidence, find joy, and create greater community through their classes. We were thrilled to get this message recently from our wonderful Little Bears teacher Michael Chulada: “I thought you’d like to know, last Wednesday Hamilton Families Charity had a volunteer and partner appreciation event and they chose our program to acknowledge! They called me up and gave me a plaque and a tote bag decorated by the kids! It was a very touching experience! They are very grateful for the program, so we are doing some real good work there!” Thank you, Michael, and thank you Hamilton Familes!

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“Thank you so much for being so professional, patient and passionate about music and mentoring our kids.”

“Blue Bear is great all around. I've been doing band workshops there for years, and there is always more to learn.”

“I cannot tell you how helpful it has been to help my kid grow not only as a musician, but as a person.”

“They’ve been teaching kids to rock since 1971! I love Blue Bear…the original school of rock!!!”

Our teachers have many years of experience in the music industry and can provide instruction across a wide variety of instruments and skill levels.

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More than 135 faculty teaching styles that include classical, jazz, Latin, pop, funk, R&B, rock, folk, and more on over 30 instruments! CMC offers the largest tuition assistance program of its kind in the country, serving more than 3,000 students with music lessons, classes and other programs.


We believe in the power of music to connect people, celebrate cultures and transform lives. Community Music Center (CMC) is a cornerstone San Francisco cultural institution and a vital hub for music education and performance anchored in the Mission District and a branch in the Richmond District.

Clif Payne is a Grammy-honored vocalist/voice teacher & recording artist. My strength as a teacher is rooted in my ability to teach a variety of vocal styles: rock, pop, country, folk, theater, r&b, blues, inspirational, gospel and jazz. Learn More.

4worldlovers: We are two overlapping enterprises here at 106 Main Street in Tiburon, California. First, we are our own tradition-based Schoenberg Guitars, representing the very best of the hand-builder's art in tone, projection & playability. And, second, we are the friendly brick-and-mortar store where these and other great stringed instruments are bought, sold, traded & repaired. Our unique inventory includes a range of many of the finest vintage Martins & Gibsons available anywhere--even some one-of-a-kind museum pieces. If it's a vintage Martin or Gibson you're looking for, you'll do yourself a favor by checking out our inventory! We are now adding a specialty in vintage electrics and archtops. We also carry a number of old & new guitars, mandolins, ukuleles & banjos from brand-name-makers and hand-builders. And we work hard to carry the best-sounding instruments (and best-playing instruments) we can! We cater to the experienced musicians looking for 'lifetime' instruments and, also, to the absolute beginner looking for an inexpensive yet playable entry-level one. In fact, we have outstanding instruments at all price levels, and these include a custom set-up! (We have a reputation for our great set-ups, done while you wait.) And it's not just guitars. We have a huge selection of ukuleles, from inexpensive to hand-made. And mandolins at all price-points. We also host in-shop concerts by world-class musicians & offer lessons from a first-rate instructor. And here, our online home, is the place to find all of our wares & information about our activities.

Please take a tour of our website and contact us with any questions. We update our inventory almost daily. Here are some hints to help you with any of your searches:

For photos of instruments, go to the individual page of that instrument. Then click on the first photo -- often a headstock photo -- others are available, then, by clicking on the arrows. To show the full size photo, cntrl-click (Non-Mac: right-click) then select view: image in another Tab or Page.

Also, if you check in the menu list (up on the left) under "Departments" you'll find our Archive Gallery, a listing of our sold instruments with photos & info. It's a collection of fascinating guitars and a useful history of the acoustic guitar, in some ways.

Questions about repairs?. . . see the information below the 'Lessons' segment on this page.

Finally, please note that we always have great 'starter' instruments for beginners in stock -- ukuleles start at $49 & guitars at $199, all with professional set-up included at no extra charge. You'll be pleasantly surprised by the quality you get for so little money!

We do all kinds of repairs on guitars, mandolins, banjos & ukuleles, from simple set-ups to complete restorations. We do neck re-sets on a regular basis, fret-work, bridge re-glues, etc. We work on modern guitars from all makers, from the most basic to the most expensive, and also on pre-war Martins, Gibsons, Fenders, Nationals, Regals, Kays, the guitars of the Larson brothers, and others.

We are a Martin-Authorized Warranty Repair Center and handle every kind of warranty repair on customer-owned Martins.