At the Rock Dojo, we love celebrating our students’ hard work in the practice room, leadership skills in the classroom, and their musical progress on the guitar. That’s why we choose one student each month who rocked the hardest!     Meet the Student Who Rocked Hardest this Month | Zoe    Zoe was […]

  If you follow this blog, then you know there is only one sure-fire way to improve your guitar playing: practice. In fact, your guitar playing skills are directly proportional to two factors: the quality of your focus as you practice and the quantity (or the total number of hours) of your guitar practice. Since […]

  Over the last three weeks, you learned some classic rock guitar chord progressions using the open A, D, E, & G chords. This week, you’ll learn the most mighty chord shape of all: the power chord! Buckle up because this rides about to get bumpy!     What’s a Power Chord? What’s a power […]

Over the last few weeks, you learned how to play the most popular chord progression of all-time on the guitar: The I IV V chord progression. Then, we taught you how to play a common variation, the I V IV chord progression. Combined, those are the two most common chord progressions in all genres of […]

  Each month, we highlight one or two students who rocked the hardest during our after-school group guitar classes in Portland, Oregon. Think of it as a digital fist bump to those students who practiced hardest, helped others the most, and set a positive example for their classmates.   Student of the Month Criteria Academic […]

Your child’s guitar skills are a result of the quantity and quality of their practice routines. For that reason, we put together the ultimate practice guide for kids & parents to help you and your child establish a rock-solid guitar practice routine! QUALITY OF GUITAR PRACTICE   Let’s begin with deliberate practice. According to James Clear, […]

  Last week, you learned your first guitar chord progression, Congratulations! The I IV V chord progression is probably the most common chord progression of all-time! The I IV V chord progression is found in all styles of music including country, folk, blues, rock, and even classical. It’s the foundation of famous songs including “Louie […]

  Welcome to our latest series of free guitar lessons for kids. Over the last five weeks, you learned how to play a handful of guitar chords including the E, A, D, G, & C chords. Over the next five weeks, we’ll teach how to combine those basic chords with common rhythmic patterns to create […]

  Welcome back to the final lesson of Your First Five Guitar Chords for Kids. Over the last six weeks, you learned how to: To read chord diagrams. Play the E major chord. Play the A major chord. Play the D major chord. Play the G major chord. In today’s guitar lessons for kids—or beginners […]

  Welcome back to Your First Five Guitar Chords for Kids! Over the last few weeks, you learned: How to read chord diagrams. Play the E major chord. Play the A major chord. Play the D major chord. Today, you’re going to learn how to play one of the most popular guitar chords of all: […]