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Best Places For Guitar Lessons In DFW

Resolved to learn the guitar? The Metroplex has plenty of options to help you break away from being an air guitar performer and discover your inner musician. Try any of these five places for personalized lessons, experienced teachers and a guaranteed step forward, no matter your level.

Music By Ross
(855) 706-8742
www.musicbyross.comMusic By Ross offers a unique service in coming to your home to teach you how to play the guitar so you don't have to fight the traffic in the Metroplex trying to get to a music studio. If you like, they also can arrange for you to be taught in a studio environment. They offer customized one-on-one lessons and most people can play basic songs within four to eight weeks.
Coppell Conservatory
600 E. Sandy Lake Road, Suite 124
Coppell, TX 75019
(972) 304-8600
www.coppellconservatory.comCoppell Conservatory offers three different styles of guitar lessons: classical, electric and acoustic. They offer 30-minute or 45-minute weekly lessons that are private one-on-ones with an instructor. In the acoustic guitar classes they teach steel string and nylon string. Music theory and aural skills are also taught in the 45-minute lessons. In addition to the lessons, students have an opportunity to participate in four live performances per year.
Park Cities School Of Music
7979 Inwood Road, Suite 113
Dallas, TX 75209
(214) 504-3828
www.parkcitiesschoolofmusic.comPark Cities School of Music offers acoustic, bass and electric guitar lessons. You can even learn to play the ukulele. They offer in-home, in-studio and online courses. Lesson lengths are 30, 45 and 60 minutes and they offer private and group lessons. One of the best features of Park Cities School of Music is their Special Needs Program. The teachers use a specialized curricula developed to build a child's confidence and skill. The Special Needs Program is designed for children that have ADHD, ADD, Asperger's syndrome, autism or Down syndrome.

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For Those About To Rock
985 N. Carroll Ave.
Southlake, TX 76092
817-442-9345
www.forthoseabouttorockschool.comStudents who take private classes at For Those About To Rock jump right in learning their favorite songs. Once they feel comfortable with the guitar, the student is invited to join the band in quarterly concerts. Students play at real venues like The House of Blues, Sambuca 360 and Grapefest. Classes aren't just for kids, they have classes for adults, too.
Destiny Studio
747 Highway 287 N., Suite B
Mansfield, TX 76063
(817) 453-2200
www.destinystudio.netDestiny Studio located in Mansfield offers individualized private classes specifically tailored to the needs of the student. Students will be taught how to hold, tune and perform basic maintenance on their guitar, learn picking techniques and strumming patterns. They'll gain confidence as a musician and play with consistent rhythm, learn chord progressions, play scales and read and write chord charts. Destiny Studio also offers a songwriter's workshop to help put thoughts and feelings into words and songs.

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Robin D. Everson is a native Chicagoan who resides in Dallas, Texas. Her appreciation for art, food, wine, people and places has helped her become a well-respected journalist. A life-long lover of education, Robin seeks to learn and enlighten others about culture. You can find her work at Examiner.com 
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