# LLMs-Full.txt - Full Content for Project Pages # Generated on: 2026-02-22T05:30:17.366Z # Total pages: 17 --- ## URL: https://www.theguitardojo.com.au/home ### Title: Home ### Page ID: 7226901 ### Content: # Kickstart your journey to playing the songs you love ## 100's ## 10,000+ ## 8+ yrs ## The support you need to keep you on track. ## See what our students say about us... ##### Angelo A. ##### Grant J. ##### Liana C. ## Try it and love it or your first two lessons are on us + money back ## Frequently asked questions ###### Do you offer online lessons and/or courses? ###### Can you assist with taking music exams? ###### What experience and certifications do your instructors have? ###### Can you travel to my home for lessons? ###### Do your teachers all have a current Working With Children Check (employee grade)? ###### Do you offer group classes? ###### However The Guitar Dojo believes that personal attention is paramount and so , to meet our own standards , we have decided to remain as "private lesson only." It's worth bearing in mind that local group classes are generally only slightly cheaper per person than our private lessons! Weekly private lessons with your own teacher (no groups!) Cutting edge interactive practice tools to use at home Your own personalised app with chat + video support At The Guitar Dojo our teachers are full-time (not casuals!) and ready to support you when needed. Which means that your connection with your teacher doesn't end after your 1-on-1 private lesson. We are here for you all week if you need help between lessons and you can expect a response same day to any messages (24 business hours if later in the day). And when we're not supporting you we're working on interactive learning materials for you to use at home. All your materials and support at your fingertips - your own little online course Each member of The Guitar Dojo has a personalised app account with assignments , notes + messaging. Access to the world leading Rockschool electric & acoustic guitar curriculum The Guitar Dojo is a registered provider for the world renowned Rockschool guitar curriculum. Songs and exercises accessible via our premium interactive online player Interactive tabs , speed adjustment, looping, backing tracks , integrated music videos. You name it! For over 4 years I've had Brent at The Guitar Dojo giving me guitar and music lessons. I cannot articulate how amazing his teachings have been. He has a unique ability to personalise and tailor lessons to fit my abilities to both give me confidence and feel improvement weekly but also to test me. Cannot recommend The Guitar Dojo enough. Brent is an amazing teacher !! He’s teaching my son ukelele and his progress is amazing. He is always kind, ready to help any time we struggle with something. We have a chat on their app which we can communicate with him and he spends extra time to send us links or videos on this app. I've had the pleasure of spending the last year with Brent and the team at Guitar Dojo and couldn't be happier with my experience. Brent is an amazing teacher and better yet an amazing human being, his passion and dedication to guitar and music carries through into his work, the amount of effort he puts in to making sure that I've always have the support I need is phenomenal. We really enjoyed The Guitar Dojo guitar school. Brent is such a fantastic teacher and has a calm, friendly and positive approach to teaching. He provides a great blend of foundation and technique which is easy to follow and then fun to implement using modern music. He has a wealth of experience as a teacher but also as a natural guitarist himself. PRICING PER CALENDAR MONTH (AVG >4 LESSONS PER MONTH) In short -yes. Ours is a highly interactive program with all materials available inside your own app account. The are no extra book fees , credit card fees , registration fees etc.. Absolutely! We get asked this a lot so presumably there are schools out there who don't like taking on beginners. We love teaching beginners and seeing them progress to intermediate level and beyond. We are focused largely on electric guitar and acoustic guitar across popular styles - rock , blues, pop , metal. Unfortunately we do not offer bass guitar , classical guitar , banjo etc...... Absolutely! We currently have more adults than kids and our students range from 10 years old to 80 years old. We're proud to say that currently our average student has been with us for 2-3 years. Such a loyal group of long term members means that availability can be tight and we do generally have a waiting list for peak times. Please get in touch via the messaging widget on this page and we'll do our best to offer a time that works for you. Our teaching hours are **Mon-Thurs**: 5pm-8.30pm and **Saturdays** 10am-1pm. We have done and will continue to offer buddy lessons (2 per class) where there is a single account holder. Generally this means that the students will be siblings , father/son etc......but this can be a great option in the right situation . Pricing will be reduced by 50% for the 2nd membership. We are well equipped to provide online lessons , having done so for 2 years or so during the COVID period. Online courses are not something we currently offer , but stay tuned for something big coming in 2026 that will change the game there! Absolutely! Exams are an option for all students working through the Rockschool curriculum with us. We have also assisted students taking VCE music. Currently the owner Brent is the only available teacher. He has decades of experience as a player and teacher and has completed many music related qualifications over the years. All the way from Grade 5 Classical Guitar as a teen to VCE Music on electric guitar in the early 1990s to a Professional Certificate In Rock Guitar from the Berklee College of Music (USA) in more recent times. Never say never , but the answer is currently "no." If there was a very specific case for an exception (special needs etc..) then we may consider it. No harm in asking! Yes - any teacher employed by The Guitar Dojo requires a current WWCC. Group classes are becoming more common as , frankly , they are a financial necessity for most schools to survive - and the more music schools the better! They can also be beneficial for students in terms of flexibility, playing with others and social atmosphere. 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So you're interested in some guitar lessons and don't know whether to start on an electric guitar or acoustic guitar? Like many guitarists I began my musical journey on a classical/acoustic guitar and much later progressed to an electric guitar. Here at [The Guitar Dojo](/home) we often hear that this is the "right way" to do things but is it true or just a myth? It seems to be quite widely accepted that the acoustic guitar (and for the purposes of this article we will refer to both nylon and steel stringers as "acoustic") is harder to play and therefore should be the beginner's first guitar in order to strengthen the hands. There is an element of truth to this and so in terms of finger strength the transition from acoustic to electric can feel easier than the other way around. However in our opinion there are far more important factors that should be considered when making this decision and - let's be frank - you are going to find the development of finger strength a challenge in both cases. Let's examine some of the pros and cons of each and see where we land! Let's examine some of the pros and cons of each and see where we land! These are the key reasons that you might start on an acoustic. In general you would expect to be spending less money because there is no need for things like leads, an amplifier and perhaps an effects pedal or two. The guitar is also lighter and can therefore be easier for small bodies to handle. If the intention is to transition to electric guitar later on then there are likely to be some challenges. There are a number of key electric guitar techniques that you will not generally be using when learning on an acoustic (bends and noise dampening being the most obvious). It might come as a shock to find that your beautifully strummed acoustic guitar chords can sound like a hot mess when played on an electric guitar through an amp! \- thinner gauge strings and lower string action (how high the strings sit above the fretboard) make finger strength less of an obstacle for beginners Aside from being a bit easier to play for beginners (all things equal) there are some challenges that come along with it. Beginners will quickly need to learn how to control noise from strings that are meant to be out of action (dampening/muting) and there are a larger variety of techniques to be learned on an electric guitar , not to mention the experimentation required to get a sound that you are happy with from your amp and effects. Aside from a bit of a step up in terms of finger strength the transition from electric to acoustic should be relatively smooth if required. We have looked at a few of the key differences between acoustic and electric guitars but , when it comes down to it , your playing goals should be the main deciding factor. The guitarist who wants to one day be a classical fingerstyle maestro has no business even bothering with an electric guitar and so the decision is easy. Likewise if your main goals are to take your guitar with you around the country and strum along around the campfire then the acoustic is the way to go. On the other hand if you see yourself playing rock,blues and metal and your guitar idols are players like Eddie Van Halen , Dimebag Darrell, Jimi Hendrix or even John Mayer/Keith Urban then - all things being equal - our recommendation would be to go against conventional wisdom and start with an electric. Learning the guitar can be a bit like going to the gym - it's tough starting out and finding the motivation can be a challenge when you are not seeing great results on a daily or weekly basis. But the results are fantastic if you persist. Choose the guitar that best motivates you to play! - [Home](/ "Home") - [FAQs](#faq "FAQs") - [Reviews](#reviews "Reviews") - [About Us](/ "About Us") - [Pricing](#pricing "Pricing") - [Home](/ "Home") - [FAQs](#faq "FAQs") - [Reviews](#reviews "Reviews") - [About Us](/ "About Us") - [Pricing](#pricing "Pricing") --- ## URL: https://www.theguitardojo.com.au/guitar-lesson-benefits ### Title: Kids and Guitar Lessons Pt 1 - The Benefits of Music Education ### Page ID: 7283768 ### Content: #### More posts........ Kids and Guitar Lessons Pt 1 - The Benefits of Music Education **This is the first in a series of short articles that will cover a range of topics relevant to kids guitar lessons.** **First though we will look at the well documented benefits of music education , whether that be guitar , piano or another instrument. It should also be stated that , although the focus here is on kids , the effects of learning music are relevant at all ages.** The amazing academic and social benefits to be had from learning a musical instrument are widely recognised in the scientific community. While the academic benefits (improved memory, concentration, problem solving ,creativity, language etc......) are often the most talked about , our parents also see great progress in the following areas: For those with a stomach for it ,I will also leave you with a few of my favourite video presentations on the academic benefits seen in music students. These videos are delivered by two of the most highly regarded authorities on the subject: The first video is an abbreviated presentation (<5 minutes) produced by Dr Cooper that looks at scientific studies into the effects of music education on the brain. For those who are interested the next video below expands on the subject and is a talk delivered by Dr Cooper at The TEDx Conference in Canberra (2014). And............lastly the TEDx talk from the late Dr Richard Gill in Sydney (2011). He also addresses the creative side of things and you might gain some insight into why we at The Guitar Dojo encourage students to work towards doing more than just imitating others (playing songs.) Playing songs is undoubtedly one of the most enjoyable aspects of learning guitar but understanding what is being played and then moving on to things like creative improvisation (often considered just a "jazz thing" when it comes to guitar) have their own benefits. Next up we will look at why you might choose the guitar vs other instruments and the question of "How young is too young to start?" - [Home](/ "Home") - [FAQs](#faq "FAQs") - [Reviews](#reviews "Reviews") - [About Us](/ "About Us") - [Pricing](#pricing "Pricing") - [Home](/ "Home") - [FAQs](#faq "FAQs") - [Reviews](#reviews "Reviews") - [About Us](/ "About Us") - [Pricing](#pricing "Pricing") 1. learning and creating music breeds a sense of achievement ,confidence and self expression that, by extension, can improve social skills. 2. kids generally find their music studies to be fun/relaxing and a bit of a circuit breaker from "heavier" school subjects such as mathematics and science. This can reduce stress levels and improve emotional wellbeing. 3. the results seen from regular practice reinforce the relationship between hard work and progress that can then be better seen in other areas such as school work. --- ## URL: https://www.theguitardojo.com.au/find-us-on-the-internet ### Title: Find Us On The Internet ### Page ID: 7293586 ### Content: **This page is here so that our huge fanbase can find us everywhere that we exist out there in cyberspace .  Check out our social media for the latest news (also our** [**blog**](/blog)**) and if you feel like leaving an honest review for us in the directories or on Facebook/Google then that would be wonderful  :o)** - [Home](/ "Home") - [FAQs](#faq "FAQs") - [Reviews](#reviews "Reviews") - [About Us](/ "About Us") - [Pricing](#pricing "Pricing") - [Home](/ "Home") - [FAQs](#faq "FAQs") - [Reviews](#reviews "Reviews") - [About Us](/ "About Us") - [Pricing](#pricing "Pricing") --- ## URL: https://www.theguitardojo.com.au/how-young-is-too-young ### Title: Kids and Guitar Lessons Pt 2 - how Young Is Too Young ### Page ID: 7295320 ### Content: #### More posts........ Kids and Guitar Lessons Pt 2 - how Young Is Too Young **This is the second in a series of short articles that will cover a range of topics relevant to kids guitar lessons.** In Part One of our series on "Kids and Guitar Lessons" we discovered the multitude of benefits that a music education can deliver , with the effects being even greater for youngsters. Within reason the idea is to get started as early as possible. From our point of view we love teaching young beginners as they are a "clean slate" - no bad habits , an open mind and young brains are a real "sponge" looking for new things to learn. The next question we need to answer is the age at which guitar becomes an appropriate instrument to learn. Aside from the challenges commonly associated with learning any instrument at a very young age (short attention span/limited motivation to practice etc....) the guitar does present some unique physical challenges. All things equal , as a child becomes older these challenges become less of a hurdle which means less frustration, an increased likelihood of practice and much better progress. Before we get into the detail on why , we'll answer the question at hand. In our view (outside of a child prodigy) it takes an exceptional child and a great teacher for guitar lessons to be productive at anything less than **6 years old.** The ideal balance between starting as early as possible and having the required attention span and physical attributes is generally around the age of **9-10 years old .** The ability of a child in the 6-9 year age range varies quite a bit and can be assessed on a case by case basis. If we consider a child's development in art class and try to relate that back to learning the guitar we can find some good parallels - both activities require fine motor skills and see similar stages of development. At this age kids are having a great time drawing and learning about colours and being a bit creative. Giving a child a guitar lessons at this age would be like giving them a pen and asking a teacher to get them to begin writing letters. In actual fact the sounds produced on the guitar will be at a similar level to the quality of the drawing above - it may be fun but that's about it. A guitar teacher cannot add a great deal to what is already being achieved. All kids do this sort of drawing at school but what if they did not do it? Would it be any less likely that they could learn to write and draw later in life. The answer is no. Likewise , kids who wait until they are in a more appropriate age range to learn the guitar are not starting at a disadvantage. At around four of five some basic motor skills and meaningful drawings begin to take place - even if the people have no bodies! As they move into ages six and seven the drawings start to have better perspective and include houses, trees etc.... but are still very much "as known" rather than "as seen." So kids have the ability to achieve some meaningful progress with their dominant hand , but what about co-ordinating their dominant and non-dominant on a guitar and navigating a fretboard? In most cases.....not quite. Now we are starting to see drawn objects appearing more "as seen" in terms of look and scale. This is indicative of a surge in fine motor control and also a sense of what looks (or sounds) good. The same substantial difference we see here between 4-6 year olds and 8-10 year olds is applicable when it comes to learning the guitar. The ability to achieve meaningful progress then feeds into heightened enthusiasm and helps with maintaining concentration and motivation to practice , which produces even better results.........and so on. Taking the opposite side of the equation - children who cannot find a reason to practice will not progress , which further erodes the desire to play and the student will end up quitting. While on the subject of motivation it is important that any child who is about to start guitar lessons has a degree of enthusiasm for music coming from within. If your child does not want to learn and needs to be dragged along to lessons, then do everybody a favour and find something that they are interested in. They will be then much more likely to succeed later on in life with the guitar if they wait - those who have a bad experience early in life and feel pushed to learn rarely return later. There are many options available to you. Many children respond well to a ukelele that is tuned to a particular chord , which means they can strum and play some music without the need for any "fretting hand" involvement. Combine this with a cheap percussion set (tamborurine, triangle, sticks etc.......) and get them to play along with some music and nurture a love of music that can then feed into guitar lessons in a few years. Also expose them to as much music listening (and as many different styles) as they find enjoyable. Another option is to look at lessons on another instrument for the time being - an instrument that is a bit easier to start on such as keyboard/piano. Some of the best guitarists in the world (Eddie Van Halen for example) began as pianists. 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