Guitar Intensive program

Unlock fretboard
fluency,
faster.

Made for intermediate guitar players, Sonora offers 12-48 week intensive programs to help you break through multi-year plateaus and find your creative freedom on guitar.

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Trusted by musicians from around the world.

The modern approach

Level up with
accelerated learning

Sonora combines cutting-edge software with expert instruction to help you rapidly grow your musicianship.

Intelligent coaching

Absorb, polish, and retain core concepts through accelerated learning and language acquisition techniques.

Custom practice plans.

Know exactly what to work on every day without wasting a single minute of practice time.

Streamlined feedback.

Chat with your mentor in real-time. You’ll also get detailed feedback when you share videos of your guitar playing.

Streamlined focus

A clear path to fluency

Our curriculum helps you achieve a complete understanding of the foundations of music, regardless of your playing style.

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Over 20 years experience

Developed by deeply experienced music educators, our comprehensive curriculum identifies the key skills required to advance your musicianship.

Successfully tested by thousands

Our curriculum is proven. Over a thousand students have successfully broken their learning plateaus and unlocked fluency.

Years of study condensed into months

Our students make more progress in 3-6 months of intensive study in our program than most make in several years.

The curriculum

A clear path to fretboard fluency

Our curriculum helps you achieve a complete understanding of the foundations of music, regardless of your playing style.

Over 20 years experience

Absorb, polish, and retain core concepts through accelerated learning and language acquisition techniques.

Successfully tested by thousands

Our curriculum is proven.  Over a thousand students have successfully broken their learning plateaus and unlocked fretboard fluency.

Years of study condensed into months

Our students make more progress in 3-6 months of intensive study in our program than most make in several years.

Meet the mentors

Worldcass mentorship

Get 1-on-1 guidance from the world’s top guitarists and educators with Sonora’s Mentorship Program.

Arianna Powell

Touring and session guitarist

Arianna Powell is a touring/session guitarist based in Los Angeles. She’s performed with Halsey, Nick Jonas, JJ Lin, Dua Lipa, and the Black Eyed Peas on major tours and TV shows like SNL and Ellen. Known for her chord melodies, she’s featured on Halsey’s Manic Deluxe album, has taught extensively, and is an in-demand gear demo artist with over 50k Instagram followers.
Carter Arrington

Guitarist and Educator

Carter Arrington is a top-tier guitarist based in Austin, known for his work with legends like Arthur Brown, Fred Wesley, Bernard Purdie, Eric Johnson, and Alejandro Escovedo. A DownBeat award-winner and UT Jazz alum, he’s performed at Montreux and North Sea Jazz Festivals, toured nationally with Motown: The Musical, and recorded for film, TV, and major commercial clients.
Greg Fleischut

Guitarist and Mandolin Player

Greg Fleischut is a versatile guitarist and multi-instrumentalist with a passion for helping students develop creative, confident musicianship. Specializing in bluegrass flatpicking and jazz, Greg also draws from a wide range of styles including pop, rock, country, blues, funk, and soul. He’s toured nationally as a sideman, performing at major festivals and venues such as Red Rocks, Forest Hills Stadium, Outside Lands, RockyGrass, and Hardly Strictly Bluegrass. Based in Los Angeles, he also works regularly as a session guitarist. Greg studied guitar at USC’s Thornton School of Music and graduated from CalArts. His teaching blends fundamentals with intuitive, genre-crossing tools drawn from jazz, Indian classical music, and bluegrass. He believes every student has innate musical ability—and with the right guidance, they can learn to play with freedom, clarity, and expression. As a teacher, Greg’s goal is to equip students with the musical tools and understanding they need to confidently navigate any playing situation.
7 days a week

A modern approach to study

Unlike private lessons, Sonora's Mentored students get unlimited access to feedback so learning and progress can happen every day – not just once a week.

THE OLD WAY
Traditional lessons

Students met with an instructor just once a week. For the remainer of that week, students were more likely to practice bad habits and progress slowly.

THE NEW WAY
Sonora's anytime framework

Students get unlimited access to a mentor, 5 days a week. Along with a custom daily practice plan, forward progress can happen rapidly and at any time.

Proven results

Google reviews

Stories from our Sonora Guitar Intensive program students

Sarah Leeman
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

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Jun 20, 2022
Amaya Locosta
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

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Jun 20, 2022
Justin Case
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
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Jun 20, 2022
Sarah Leeman
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
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Jun 20, 2022
Amaya Locosta

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
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Jun 20, 2022
Justin Case
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
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Jun 20, 2022
Sarah Leeman
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
·
Jun 20, 2022
Sarah Leeman
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
·
Jun 20, 2022
Amaya Locosta
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
·
Jun 20, 2022
Justin Case
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
·
Jun 20, 2022
Amaya Locosta
Marketing Leader @Mailchimp

"It’s intuitive, functional, easy-to-setup and presents content beautifully."

3:45 PM
·
Jun 20, 2022
Guitar Intensive program

Grow with our community.

Sonora connects you with other intermediate guitar players pursuing creative fluency.

Our community is a great place to find practice buddies, share progress, get feedback, and cheer each other on — all with the support of the whole Sonora team.

Our curriculum

Guitar programs

Sonora offers two core programs tailored to your skill level.

Beginners

Beginner Bootcamp

6-Week Intensive for Beginners

Structured beginner curriculum

1 x Weekly live classes with our mentor staff

Unlimited support and guidance

Structured assignments and projects

Online community forum

Intermediate

Mentorship program

12-48 Week Intensives for Intermediates

Lifetime access to the Core curriculum

Lifetime access to our learning software

4x weekly group classes

Access to our thriving community

Unlimited access to a dedicated mentor

1-on-1 lessons

Daily accountability