That song you love?
Play it.
The riff. The groove. The song you keep coming back to. Learn acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, or upright bass with a teacher who takes your music—and your growth—seriously.
Request a Free Trial One-on-one lessons for children, teens, and adults.A favorite song.
A whole new possibility.
Music you already love is a great place to start. A song, riff, chord progression, or bass line can open the door to technique, rhythm, theory, ear skills, and a deeper understanding of your instrument.
Students explore rock, pop, jazz, classical music, and other styles, with the focus shaped by their instrument, interests, and goals.
Acoustic guitar
Build chords, strumming, fingerstyle, melody, rhythm, reading, and fretboard knowledge while learning music you actually want to play.
Electric guitar
Learn riffs, chords, rhythm and lead playing, scales, improvisation, fretboard knowledge, reading, and technique—and understand how those skills work across the music you love.
Electric bass
Develop groove, time, technique, fretboard knowledge, reading, and ear skills while learning how bass connects rhythm and harmony. Learn to build bass lines, play with other musicians, and understand your role in the band.
Upright bass
Build healthy technique, intonation, reading, bowing, and pizzicato while developing the musicianship behind both jazz and orchestral playing. Students can get support for school orchestra, auditions, jazz ensemble, and more advanced study.
Play the song.
Learn the instrument.
The music you love is part of the lesson. As you learn songs, riffs, chord progressions, and bass lines, your teacher helps you understand the skills and musical ideas underneath them.
Start with a song you love.
A riff, a chord progression, a bass line. Bring the music that makes you want to play.
Learn what makes it work.
Build technique, rhythm, theory, fretboard knowledge, reading, and ear skills as you learn. Students work with standard notation along with tablature, chord symbols, lead sheets and charts, and learning by ear.
Take it into the next song.
Recognize patterns, understand chord progressions, improvise, transpose, build bass lines, find your way around the fretboard, and use what you’ve learned to keep exploring. For songwriters, those same skills become tools for creating music of your own.
There’s room to keep going.
As students grow, lessons can grow with them—through more advanced repertoire and technique, improvisation, songwriting, auditions, performance opportunities, AP Music Theory preparation, and deeper study of the styles that interest them.
Our teachers bring the musical depth to support students as they grow, across rock, pop, jazz, classical music, and other styles.
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Make music.
Make a moment of it.
Three school recitals each year give you something to work toward and a welcoming audience to share it with. A first song, a favorite riff, a piece you’ve worked hard to polish: your progress deserves to be heard.
And when the music’s over, there are other students and families celebrating with you.
Discover our recital experience →47 lessons in a year and 12 equal monthly payments. Students 18 and under: 43 private lessons and four quarterly group classes.
$45 registration at enrollment and annually. Books and materials separate. Sibling and multiple-instrument discounts available.
A few good
questions.
Your first step can be simple.
What happens at the free trial?
Meet a teacher, talk about the music you want to play, and experience a lesson. It’s a chance to ask questions and find a comfortable starting point before enrolling. Tell us whether you’re interested in acoustic guitar, electric guitar, electric bass, or upright bass when you contact us.
Do I need an instrument for the trial?
If you already have a guitar or bass, bring it so your teacher can check the size, setup, and condition of the instrument you’ll practice on at home.
If you don’t have one yet, that’s okay. We have acoustic guitar, electric guitar, and electric bass available for trials and can help you know what to look for before you buy. Upright bass students will need to bring an instrument; we can recommend rental options if needed.
Can children and adults both start here?
Yes. We teach children, teens, and adults, including first-time and returning musicians. For young children, we’ll discuss readiness and instrument size to help you choose a good starting point.
What if I already play?
Tell us about your experience and goals. Bring the music you’re working on, a skill you’d like to strengthen, or a sound you want to explore. We’ll discuss the teacher and lesson fit for your next step.
Will I learn more than songs?
Students learn standard notation along with the tools their music calls for—tablature, chord symbols, lead sheets and charts, and learning by ear. We want students to be strong across these skills so they can learn independently, communicate with other musicians, and move comfortably between styles.
How does practice work?
Your teacher gives you clear assignments to work on between weekly lessons. Consistent practice helps the new skills become comfortable. Parents are welcome to observe lessons and support practice at home.
That song in your head?
Let’s start there.
Bring us the music you want to play and the questions you have. Your free trial is a chance to meet your teacher, try a lesson, and see what learning at Heart Beats feels like.
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