Over the last four weeks, you’ve learned some classic rock riffs for guitar. From the Peter Gunn Theme to Iron Man, you now have a handful of songs you can play on the guitar to impress your family and friends. In the final lesson of this series of guitar lessons for kids, you’re going to […]
Author: Brian Parham
Rock Dojo Student of the Month | November 2019
At the Rock Dojo, we love rewarding students for their hard work and achievements. That’s why we choose one student per month who worked hard in the practice room, helped others in the classroom, and set a positive example for other students! In other words, meet the student who rocked hardest on the guitar and […]
Your First 5 Guitar Lessons for Kids | Riff #4: Iron Man
Welcome back to your first five guitar lessons for kids. In today’s lesson—the fourth installment in this series—you’re going to learn a riff that sounds like one of the most iconic guitar anthems of all time: Iron Man by Black Sabbath! What’s a Guitar Riff, Anyways? A riff is a short, repeated musical phrase. Riffs […]
Your First 5 Guitar Lessons for Kids | Riff #3: Seven Nation Army
In this series of guitar lessons for kids, you’ll learn to play your first five guitar riffs. Each one of these five riffs is easy to learn and fun to play. Most importantly, each riff represents a small win. With each victory, you’ll begin building momentum for success. After all, success is built on creating […]
Your First 5 Riffs on Guitar | Riff #2: Smoke on the Water
In this series of articles, you’ll learn to play your first five guitar riffs. Each one of these five riffs is easy to learn and fun to play. Most importantly, each riff represents a small win. With each victory, you’ll begin building momentum for success. After all, success is built on creating and […]
Rock Dojo’s Refer-A-Friend Pickbandz Wristband
Do Your Friends ROCK? Refer A Friend & Get A Pickbandz Wristband! Tell a friend about the Rock Dojo after-school group guitar class. After they register for the class, both students receive a FREE Pickbandz wristband! *offer valid for new students only Affordable After-School Group Guitar Lessons The Rock Dojo is an award-winning guitar program […]
Your First 5 Riffs on Guitar | RIff #1: The Peter Gunn Theme
In this series of articles, you’ll learn to play your first five guitar riffs. Each one of these five riffs is easy to learn and fun to play. Most importantly, each riff represents a small win. With each victory, you’ll begin building momentum for success. After all, success is built on creating and […]
Rock Dojo Student of the Month | October 2019
At the Rock Dojo, we love to reward our students’ hard work, positive attitude, and musical progress on the guitar. Whether they’re helping other students during the Rock Dojo after-school group guitar classes in Portland, OR, or meticulously tracking their progress in the practice room, our students of the month have excelled in the […]
How to Leverage the Power of 1% Better for Astonishing Results
Learning to play the guitar can be downright daunting at first because there’s just so much to learn. For example, every guitarist needs to learn chords, right? Therein alone is a lifetime of study including open chords, barre chords, power chords, triads, seventh chords, inversions, progressions, yikes! We haven’t even begun talking about scales, […]
Rock Dojo Founder, Brian Parham, Joins the D’Addario Brand Ambassador Team
Rock Dojo founder, Brian Parham, recently joined the D’Addario team of Endorsing Artists & Brand Ambassadors. When we think about brilliant artists like Gary Clark Jr., Nita Strauss, & Guthrie Govan who are part of the D’Addario team, we’re filled with gratitude & humility to represent a brand we love so much! What […]