Love Guitar? LIVE Guitar!
Just starting out playing guitar?
Been playing for a while and hit a wall?
Looking for a career in music?
Want to play campfire guitar?
Adult Guitar Lessons
Kids Guitar Lessons
All Styles / Levels
Jam Sessions
Band Coaching
Song Writing
Performances
Improvising
Recording
… And more!
Guitar lessons here are different - if you love guitar we’ll help you live it!
Become a musician not just a “paint by numbers” guitarist
Auckland Guitar School gives you the skills needed to be a real musician.
- Develop pride and confidence in your guitar playing
- Play and understand the music you love
- Express yourself musically and show what you can do
And at AGS you’ll have unparalleled opportunities to put your skills to good use. So you can REALLY play your guitar.
What you get at Auckland Guitar School
Personalised instruction tailored towards your musical interests
Dedicated, professional teachers who want to help
A friendly, positive learning environment
A supportive community of like-minded guitarists
Awesome opportunities to play with other musicians
Take what you’re learning into the real world
Watch our guitarists perform at the BIG GIG Annual Student Showcase:
What sets Auckland Guitar School apart
Our teachers
Our teachers are dedicated professionals and extensively trained in-house, so you get the highest quality teaching and the results you want from your guitar playing.
We are passionate about helping our guitarists become the musicians they want to be – whatever your age, level or musical interests.
Our unique teaching philosophy means that we are not just teachers, but trainers, mentors and coaches – the distinction is vitally important!
Our curriculum
We work together from a unique core curriculum, built and proven over many years, so that you build strong foundations and develop the skills to play the music you love.
We care
The work continues behind-the-scenes when you leave the classroom, so that we can offer you unmatched support, opportunities, experiences and value, above and beyond your regular lessons.
Our facilities/opportunities
Our dedicated premises, facilities and unique performance opportunities give you a huge advantage.
Want to play onstage in front of hundreds of people?
We have awesome regular showcase concerts, and many other smaller performances throughout the year.
Want to write and record your own music?
We’ll give you the skills and book time in our recording studio.
Want to play with other people?
Check out our regular band coaching sessions, jam sessions and singing/playing classes.
Want to learn more?!
We have regular masterclasses and workshops on a whole range of topics, some of which feature world class musicians.
FAQs
Good news – overwhelming research has shown that natural talent is a myth, and nor is it inherited from your family. Stories of prodigies like Mozart and John Williams turn out to come down to simply having the right guidance and support. We have students coming from all walks of life and all kinds of backgrounds – if you’ve never played an instrument before, we’ll help you do it the right way from the beginning.
It takes more than just being able to play the guitar to teach it, and all teachers are not created equal. Don’t give up on yourself until you’ve spoken to us!
Age has very little to do with it. As you get older, you have more choices about how you spend your free time. And if this is something you’ve been wanting to do for years, that motivation is likely to be a lot stronger and carry you further than it might have done when you were younger.
The benefit of learning to play guitar at AGS is that we will help you avoid the pitfalls and save you wasting unnecessary time. We all have to make time for the things we’d love to do, and the guitar is well worth making time for!
Of course. We focus on what it is that you want to achieve. These are not “one size fits all” lessons. We can help you whether you just want to play some songs for your own enjoyment at home, or your ambition is to play your own music onstage to large audiences – and anything in between!
It has become a part of my life
“I read different things about people who had tried self-teaching and never got anywhere and I thought no, I want to do it right, I want a good teacher – and so I found Auckland Guitar School! The teachers are super encouraging… they have so much patience. It’s something that has become a part of my life!” (Julia Kanzso)
I feel like I’m a musician
“It was taking a long time to learn [by myself] and I wanted to speed the whole process up… I was struggling, not getting anywhere fast, not knowing if I was doing anything right… Trying to self-teach off the internet, off YouTube, and learning Tabs, but it would only take me so far. The lessons have helped to expand my understanding of music in general as well, not just playing guitar… I feel like I’m a musician.” (Steve Sollberger)
How soon could you be playing
guitar the way you want to?