Guitar 360 Method -- my REVIEW

Do you play the guitar? Do you want to learn?  I have one child who plays classical guitar and one child who has not taken guitar lessons (at least not before this review!) Sometimes taking physical music lessons is not a possibility, due to different constraints such as time or financial.  There are lots of learn-to-play programs which are available in the online world, ranging from free to different costs, and some may be more effective than others.  For this review we were given a subscription to Guitar 360 Method and both of my at-home kids wanted to give it a try!  We received the Semester 1 Bundle, which includes the Absolute Beginner bonus content and the thirteen week semester 1 (more about that bonus content later!)

This is an interesting product, one that you do not have to pay monthly for using.  Basically you purchase access to the semester's worth of guitar lessons, which are available online for you to use at any time (from any device, you just log in using your login credentials), and then you can move at your own pace!
The semester one lessons are broken up in to thirteen "weeks" which, if you'd like to do them in a weekly manner, that's great--otherwise you can view tham as chapters or modules which you work through at your pace.  Each week has a stated goal and the lessons and practices support arriving at that goal.  

This is an example week (there's a quiz at the end of this one too, it just didn't fit into my screenshot :)

SO what is covered? A lot!  The basics, how to actually play the guitar, and music theory as well!  Some of the many concepts covered are chords, strumming, picking, notes and their variable locations, dynamics, string muting, do-re-mi / solfege, minors vs majors, chord connections, and more...and lots of practice! 

The setup of the lessons is that the teacher (a real person) instructs the students with a variety of examples, slides, and listening/watching.  There are places where the students are instructed and then asked to pause the video to try out what is being taught.  There are also practices that allow the student to master what is being learned in that lesson.  The diagrams for fingering and chord placement on the strings are very clear. 

Music theory allows students to be able to listen and learn and correct themselves...and to move toward more flexible (less constrained) music playing.

SO--I said that my two children were going to try this out--how did they use it?  Well, for background, my 16 year old son has taken classical guitar for about 6 years, yet he was interested to use this course to learn more about strumming and the strumming the chords system of playing on a steel-stringed guitar (as opposed to the plucking/nylon strings of his classical guitar).  My 14 year old daughter had no guitar background at all, but wanted to learn how to play as well.

With our semester 1 bundle, they were able to begin with an "absolute beginner course" which took them through such things as the parts of the guitar, how to tune it, some basic chords, and strumming. 

My kids thought they'd do better to begin together (my son helping my daughter with things she didn't catch right away)...

but they soon found that a bit frustrating, as he had so much more guitar background :) so they split out and my daughter stayed in the absolute beginner lessons (where she still is) and my son quickly moved on and into the regular semester 1 lessons.


As of today, they are still both interested and wanting to do more and more lessons and practices to learn more how to play the guitar (daughter) and how to do the chords/strumming (son).  My son did learn how to hold a pick :) and strumming patterns...and how to make the sounds that you want it to make...and though he's still committed to the classical style, he will continue on in this course to add this style of playing into his repertoire.  My daughter is interested...and will probably continue on at a slower pace, adding guitar literacy into her musical experiences.  The great thing about this course is that if she decides to pursue it more consistently, it is still available to us (one purchase, not a monthly subscription!)

Right now, there is also a special deal for homeschoolers -- 20% discount by using the  HOMESCHOOL20 Coupon Code.

The publisher has noted, "The regular price is $149, which includes the 3-week Beginners' Course, Semester 1 (13 weeks long), and the 2 Bonus Song mini-courses. With the Coupon Code, their investment will be only $119.20 for 10+ hours of video content!"

Does this sound like something you're interested in? Be sure to check them out at Guitar 360 Method!

To read what other reviewers have to say about this product, click on the link below!