Classes
Find the perfect lesson for your skill level, style, and goals.
01.
Packages
Single
$80
group
$140
private
$220
private
$280
02.
Modules
- Master power chords, basic riffs, and strumming techniques
- Practice simple rock progressions used in classic hits
- Learn a beginner-level rock song with rhythm and melody
Essentials – 4 Classes
- Play more complex riffs and iconic chord progressions
- Work on techniques like palm muting and slides
- Learn an intermediate rock song
Building Skills – 4 Classes
- Learn lead guitar techniques like bends, hammer-ons, and pull-offs
- Explore advanced riffs and solos from classic rock legends
- Perform a complete rock arrangement with rhythm and lead parts
Advanced – 6 Classes
- Learn essential Cuban rhythms and simple bolero fingerpicking
- Practice easy chord progressions with Latin flair
- Play a basic Cuban-style song
Foundations – 4 Classes
- Improve your rhythm with syncopation and Latin grooves
- Add melody and basslines to your playing
- Work on more challenging Latin pieces
Building Skills – 6 Classes
- Master advanced chord progressions and arrangements
- Blend rhythm and melody for a polished sound
- Perform a complete Latin-style song confidently
Advanced – 6 Classes
- Learn flamenco compás (rhythms)
- Right hand techniques (rasgueado, picado, arpeggios, etc.)
- Play a simple flamenco rhythm and cadence
Foundations – 6 Classes
- Improve right hand techniques
- Learn popular flamenco palos (styles) like soleá, tango and bulería
- Play complete falsetas (phrases)
Traditional – 6 Classes
- Add modern chords and harmony
- Bring dynamics and expression into your playing
- Learn more complex falsetas
Modern – 6 Classes
- Learn the Bossa Nova rhythm and basic chords
- Practice simple fingerpicking patterns
- Play an easy Bossa Nova tune
Foundations – 4 Classes
- Work on popular Bossa Nova progressions
- Add melody lines to your chord patterns
- Play a classic piece
Melody – 6 Classes
- Learn more complex chords and rhythms
- Add improvisation to your playing
- Perform a polished Bossa Nova song
Advanced – 6 Classes
- Explore African, Latin, and Balkan rhythms
- Practice simple strumming and right hand techniques
- Create a groove inspired by world music
Global Rhythms – 6 Classes
- Learn melodies from different cultures
- Combine rhythms with scales like maqams and pentatonics
- Play a short world music-inspired tune
Global melodies – 6 Classes
- Mix global rhythms and melodies to create your own arrangement
- Experiment with blending styles
- Perform your unique fusion composition
Advanced – 6 Classes
- Learn simple African rhythmic patterns
- Practice easy melodies with slides pull-offs and hammer-ons
- Play a beginner-friendly African-inspired piece
Rhythms – 6 Classes
- Combine rhythm and melody for a fuller sound
- Work on desert blues-inspired scales and phrasing
- Play an intermediate African-style arrangement
Melody & Groove – 6 Classes
- Master advanced grooves and melodies
- Add layers to your playing with basslines and ornamentation
- Perform a complete African-style song
Advanced – 6 Classes
- Learn simple chord shapes and strumming patterns used in pop music
- Practice popular progressions like I-V-vi-IV
- Play a beginner-friendly pop song with rhythm and basic melody
Foundations – 4 Classes
- Add fingerpicking and percussive elements to your pop playing
- Explore techniques like palm muting and rhythmic strumming
- Learn to play more intricate pop arrangements
Enhancements – 6 Classes
- Create your own pop-style arrangements
- Add melodic fills and embellishments to enhance your sound
- Perform a polished modern pop piece
Performance – 6 Classes
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10% DISCOUNT
Enjoy a 10% discount for each additional sibling or family member enrolled!
04.
News
Join us on June 21 for our fourth appearance this year at the legendary Blue Note!
Francois Wiss, Damian Quiñones, and Jose Ramon Rosario are proud to present their unique renditions of the many hits of the Cuban legends of the Buena Vista Social Club. They will perform all the beloved classics of Ibrahim Ferrer, Eliades Ochoa, Ruben Gonzales, and of course Compay Segundo, but also some hidden gems from their repertoire, blended with accents of flamenco and World music, offering a fresh take and their vision on these timeless tunes.
Francois Wiss is a French-American musician and producer based in NYC for the past two decades. Born in Paris in 1973, and brought up in a family of musicians, he studied with maestros such as Terry Fleming, Juan del Gastor, El Mati, Belaïd Aït Adbdallah, and Pierre Culaz. His unique style of guitar playing is inspired by flamenco, North African, Latin, World music, jazz, and psychedelic rock. From the edgy scene of Camden Town in the 90’s, to Andalusia, and the Americas, Francois Wiss has always been looking for inspiration in the music played out on the street, improvising, sharing, and jamming with strangers and people met along the way. This is how innovation meets tradition; and how the old ways of street musicians, which are still very alive in La Havana today, are both preserved and constantly reinvented.
Damian Quiñones is a multi-instrumentalist and a virtuoso Cuatro player. Born and raised in the Bronx, he draws inspiration from the timeless sounds of 60’s rock and roll, Nuyorican funk, tropicalia, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms. Quiňones released four albums, and his latest creation, “Sleight of Hand in the Material Realm” came out in 2022. Percussionist Danny “Conga” Valdez is nothing short of a prodigy, who showed his disposition for music and taste for percussion at a very young age.
Raised in NYC with Cuban and Puerto Rican heritage, Jose Ramon Rosario is a versatile artist with a multifaceted career. Over five decades, he has excelled both as an actor, collaborating with some of the most prominent figures in American entertainment, and as a musician, particularly as a percussionist and harpist, where his collaborations span across the globe with countless artists and projects.
The rich repertoire of the Buena Vista Social Club, brimming with poetry, humor, and rhythm, provides an ideal canvas for spontaneous improvisation and genuine expression of emotions. Wiss, Quiñones, and Valdez, alongside several guest performers, extend a heartfelt invitation for you to join them in experiencing and cherishing that singular and enchanting moment together.