Utah Community Learning
Music & Performing Arts

Beginner Guitar for Adults

Meets Mondays 6:30 PM - 7:45 PM · Fall 2026 · registration open
This class runs in the Fall 2026 session. Registration is open now; lessons, materials, and the class discussion board are posted before it begins.

This class is for adults who have never held a guitar, or who tried years ago and want to start over. No music reading. We'll tune, play basic open chords, change between them cleanly, and put a few strumming patterns underneath. We spend real time on caring for your instrument in our dry air, because that's the stuff that keeps a guitar playable up here.

Bring a guitar you're not scared to beat up. Every class is hands-on. I talk for a couple minutes, then it's your fingers on the strings.

You'll leave able to tune, play a handful of songs with the chords you know, and keep going on your own with a simple ten-minutes-a-day system.

Lessons

  1. Getting Started (Tune First, Always)

    We meet your guitar, learn its parts, and get the room in tune before we play a single note.

  2. Your Hands on the Strings

    We build good posture, a clean fretting hand, and the first sounds that aren't a buzz.

  3. Your First Open Chords

    We learn a starter set of open chords and check each one for buzzes and muted strings.

  4. Changing Chords Cleanly

    The boring foundational work: switching between chords without stopping the song.

  5. Strumming and Playing Songs

    We put a few simple strumming patterns behind your chords and play real songs.

  6. Keeping Your Guitar Alive and Keeping Going

    Humidifying, restringing, and a ten-minutes-a-day system so you don't quit at week three.

Class discussion

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