Guitar Lessons

The Guitar Program at Imani Music School offers structured training for learners interested in mastering either acoustic, electric, or bass guitar across a wide range of musical genres including Gospel, Afrobeat, Pop, Classical, Jazz, Reggae, Worship, and Rock. The program supports complete beginners, hobby players looking to improve, and advancing students preparing for live performance, band settings, or studio work.

For beginners, instruction starts with essential posture techniques, string orientation, tuning methods, and basic finger placement. Students learn simple strumming patterns, open chords, and rhythmic exercises designed for early playability. Within the first weeks, learners are able to accompany themselves or others using familiar chord progressions.

The intermediate curriculum introduces chord inversions, barre chords, fingerstyle picking, and scale application across the fretboard. Ear training is incorporated to develop the ability to play by listening rather than relying solely on notation. Students may begin learning songs of their preferred genre—worship progressions, reggae rhythms, R&B grooves, or pop ballads—while also studying structured technique drills.

Advanced guitarists explore improvisation, solo building, advanced right-hand techniques (such as hammer-ons, pull-offs, slides, and tapping), as well as stylistic vocabulary from Jazz, Highlife, Rock, or Afro-fusion. Electric guitar players receive training on tone shaping, effects pedals, and amplifier control, while acoustic players refine percussive playing and chord embellishments. Bass students learn groove building, walking basslines, and syncopated patterns for band integration.

Students have the opportunity to rehearse with backing tracks or live ensembles, developing timing, coordination, and performance readiness.