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Guitar & Piano · Scarborough · Ages 8+

your kid will play a song you recognize in four weeks.

most lessons start with a year of theory before the student plays anything. mine start with a real song in the first session. it's how kids stay enrolled past month three.

book a free intro call how the method works
// the credentials
10+ years teaching
City of Toronto partnered instructor
In-person + remote available
Ages 8+ kids & adults
// what playing actually sounds like

i'd rather show you than tell you.

three short clips. one is me playing. two are students who started with no experience. real takes, no edits.

  • instructor · live fingerstyle arrangement
  • 9 yr old · month 4 first riff with full chords
  • 10 yr old · month 9 palm-muted power chord song
// year one

from first chord to real songs, in twelve months.

every phase has a measurable outcome. you'll see exactly where your kid is and where they're going.

// next step

ready when they are.

fifteen-minute intro call. free. we'll talk through what your kid wants to play.

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// year one

from first chord to real songs, in twelve months.

every phase has a measurable outcome. you'll see exactly where your kid is and where they're going.

phase 01

dexterity

months 1 – 2

single-string tabs. alternate picking. simplified 1- and 2-finger chords (G, C, Em). recognizable melodies in the first session — no waiting.

phase 02

coordination

months 3 – 5

full open chords (A, D, E, G, C). transition drills. up-strums and syncopation. by the end of this phase your kid plays a full song from start to finish.

phase 03

geometry

months 6 – 8

power chords. palm muting. fretboard intervals — they start to see the instrument, not just memorize positions.

phase 04

polyphony

months 9 – 12

hybrid playing — bass note and melody at the same time. major scale structure. they understand why a song works, not just how to copy it.

// the method

three things i do differently.

most curriculums separate mechanics from theory and force students to wait for the "good part." mine integrates both from day one.

01

tabs first, notation later

tablature gets fingers moving immediately. standard notation is a specialized track introduced when the student is ready — not as a barrier to playing.

02

chords from week one

waiting to teach chords stalls harmonic development. simplified shapes go in alongside single-note work so the student plays real music in the first month.

03

ear training built in

tabs don't show rhythm. that forces students to listen and match what they hear — building real-world aural skill that transfers to playing with others.

Senthuran with his guitar
// who's teaching

senthuran.

10+ years teaching guitar and piano, including partnered work with the city of toronto. background in civil engineering — i think about teaching the way an engineer thinks about systems: clear stages, measurable outcomes, no wasted steps.

i also play. you'll see it on the reel. teaching a kid to play means understanding what's hard about it from the inside.

students range from 8-year-old beginners to adults picking it up for the first time. i'll tell you on the intro call whether i think we're a good fit.

// next step

15 minutes. free. we'll figure out if this fits.

no commitment. no pitch deck. we talk, your kid plays a few notes, we go from there.

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