From hobbyists looking to dive deeper into their passion, to rock stars selling out stadiums, our Alumni inspire us every day with the breadth of their creativity and growth on the instrument.
"It's really been expansive and super helpful. It's been a wonderful program and I think it would be great for anyone that decides to jump in at any level. "
"It has been a magical experience for me. I have grown exponentially when I joined Sonora."
"I long to comprehend the interconnectedness of it all. Fortunately, my mentor enlightened me on numerous aspects I had previously considered."
"Once I got some individualized tutoring, guiding and leading opened the gates to a lot of possibilities."
"If you hang around them long enough, you play like a professional."
"Without the right guidance, we are kind of on a treadmill, and the scenery is not changing. with Sonora, they help you reach new levels."
"I made more progress in 3 months than I had in 10 years!"
"If you hang around them long enough, you play like a professional."
"I long to comprehend the interconnectedness of it all. Fortunately, my mentor enlightened me on numerous aspects I had previously considered."
"Without the right guidance, we are kind of on a treadmill, and the scenery is not changing. with Sonora, they help you reach new levels."
"It's corny but life-changing for me."
"Once I got some individualized tutoring, guiding and leading opened the gates to a lot of possibilities."
"It's thorough, clear and concise instruction helping with techniques"
"Practicing what is correct makes a big difference."
"I learned a tonne, the program is well put together... I feel more comfortable soloing now."
"Sonora has a systematic approach to learning, from easy steps to complicated areas."
"Every day I can see progress, and I will come out as a musician, not just someone who can play chords on the guitar."
"My experience and teachings helped me astronomically to gain what I am trying to do."
"Sonora is the way to get unstuck, truly transform my guitar play."
"It's like going to music school without going to music school."
"Sonora is different to other courses, it helps you learn in the way you need to."
"I've seen so much more improvement in my playing."
"It gave me a background to improve my practice incrementally."
"I found great success in chord progression."
"I wanted to unlock the fretboard, and navigate the guitar better - and I got just that!"
"It's a very immersive guitar experience. The best part of me is probably the nerdy kind of joy that I get out of the guitar again."
"It's an amazing program, with effort becoming a much better guitar player."
"The mentors are amazing, Curt was one of the best instructors I have ever had in my life."
"It was challenging learning about the complexity of music, but I loved every minute of it."
"I was languishing in the dreaded intermediate plateau for many years, and it got me over that hump really nicely."
"It's advanced my ability on the fretboard and I really enjoy the learning software."
"I can now write solos which is something that I didn't think I would be able to do, ever."
"I highly recommend the course, it got me exactly where I wanted to go."
"The system has done an unbelievable job of creating a well diagrammed road map."
"The most interesting to me is the psychology of learning and knowing."
"They gave me confidence and a worthwhile investment, making me the player that I hope to be."
"I'm broadening my knowledge of the instrument and what I can do with that. You'll learn how to fish rather than just getting the fish."
"Now I can listen to music and know what is going on and actually pick it up just by listening."
"My hands on the guitar were starting to create music, which to me is the most important."
"I just can't get over how much knowledge I gained in just two weeks. It's very interesting to me their approach and their methodology."
"I learned and applied more in a short time than at least in a decade."
"I was a perpetual beginner, but with my mentor, we got to get to the heart of what I want to create."
"My goal in life is to be a good guitarist, to be a good musician, and with the program, I could jam with other people."
"Sonora Guitar Intensive is the path to follow if you're looking for an effective and aspiring series of guitar instruction."
"I progressed in six weeks in the program than I had for months on my own."
"Music is a language, and Sonora never stops giving and improving."
"The program opens up the door to going deeper into playing, performing, improvising, and songwriting."
"There is no limit to how much you can learn if you have the time."
"I am improving in just there 2-3 weeks I have been with them."
"I overcame a learning plateau when joining the mentorship program."
"It's never too late in life to learn something new. I learned much, much more with this program than I ever expected to."
"With Sonora, I was progressing compared to other online and offline lessons, I was able to understand the entirety of instrument."
"I've been playing the guitar for over 25 years, but I've only been learning how to play the guitar for about a year."
"Sonora has a great mentorship program; they take the time to explain everything, which is very impressive."
"I'm looking forward to another step towards mastery."
"I found what I was looking for with Sonora regarding a structured pathway, feeling more at home on the instrument."
"After transitioning into Sonora, it was a real game changer for me, being able to enhance my skills and work on my craft."
"Sonora is a wonderful experience, with it, I'm transitioning to Jazz."
"I learned a lot just from the questions of others from the community, bringing togetherness from like-minded individuals."
"I gained confidence, especially on the instrument, and got to the next level."
"I learned so much more in the last 3 months than what I have learned in 3 years on my own. Sonora is a treasure trove for musicians."
"Changing bad habits into good habits has contributed to me into playing better in just a short span of time."
"My guitar playing has increased tenfold in music theory and fretboard fluency."
"The curriculum is easy to follow, and it is concise."
"I feel very confident in my guitar playing because of the lessons I got from Sonora."
"It's a program that provided some clear guidance and pathway in achieving fretboard fluency."
"Sonora is an extensive library with so many different tools."
"They helped me with my guitar playing, knowledge and ability to the next level for sure."
"I found a way to tread water, keep up with other musicians, and express my passion for music."
"I was able to understand what I was doing while playing as if I were just playing and see what I did. "
"I'm enjoying myself immensely. I look forward to moving forward."
"It hasn't been an easy ride, but with effort this program will give you the tools to become a guitar player. If there is a will, there is a way."
"It's been a great experience for me; even if I go slow, I was never kicked out, which is what I love about Sonora."
"Their instructors really care, I had a great experience with them."
"I was able to understand what makes music works."
"I picked up a lot in relatively with in a short amount of time."
"It has been a magical experience for me. I have grown exponentially when I joined Sonora."
"There was some knowledge that I was missing, with Sonora it's an eye opener."
"With Sonora, they walk the walk and not just talk the talk."
"My only complaint is that I wish there were more hours to the day to take all the contents, classes and opportunities to learn more things."
"I was able to unlock the fingerboard for the guitar."
"I was stuck at the intermediate level, but the program really opened it up for me."
"My goal with Sonora is to shorten that time of learning from days to minutes, and I have definitely achieved that."
"What I have achieved in this short amount of time is unbelievable, how much I learned and improved."
"It has given me the skills and tools to be self-sufficient on the instrument."
"It's amazing how much I didn't know before knowing Sonora even though I have been playing for many years now."
"It's the best decision I ever made in terms of guitar playing."
"It's really been expansive and super helpful. It's been a wonderful program and I think it would be great for anyone that decides to jump in at any level. "
"It has been a magical experience for me. I have grown exponentially when I joined Sonora."
"I long to comprehend the interconnectedness of it all. Fortunately, my mentor enlightened me on numerous aspects I had previously considered."
"Once I got some individualized tutoring, guiding and leading opened the gates to a lot of possibilities."
"If you hang around them long enough, you play like a professional."
"Without the right guidance, we are kind of on a treadmill, and the scenery is not changing. with Sonora, they help you reach new levels."
"I made more progress in 3 months than I had in 10 years!"
"If you hang around them long enough, you play like a professional."
"I long to comprehend the interconnectedness of it all. Fortunately, my mentor enlightened me on numerous aspects I had previously considered."
"Without the right guidance, we are kind of on a treadmill, and the scenery is not changing. with Sonora, they help you reach new levels."
"It's corny but life-changing for me."
"Once I got some individualized tutoring, guiding and leading opened the gates to a lot of possibilities."
"It's thorough, clear and concise instruction helping with techniques"
"Practicing what is correct makes a big difference."
"I learned a tonne, the program is well put together... I feel more comfortable soloing now."
"Sonora has a systematic approach to learning, from easy steps to complicated areas."
"Every day I can see progress, and I will come out as a musician, not just someone who can play chords on the guitar."
"My experience and teachings helped me astronomically to gain what I am trying to do."
"Sonora is the way to get unstuck, truly transform my guitar play."
"It's like going to music school without going to music school."
"Sonora is different to other courses, it helps you learn in the way you need to."
"I've seen so much more improvement in my playing."
"It gave me a background to improve my practice incrementally."
"I found great success in chord progression."
"I wanted to unlock the fretboard, and navigate the guitar better - and I got just that!"
"It's a very immersive guitar experience. The best part of me is probably the nerdy kind of joy that I get out of the guitar again."
"It's an amazing program, with effort becoming a much better guitar player."
"The mentors are amazing, Curt was one of the best instructors I have ever had in my life."
"It was challenging learning about the complexity of music, but I loved every minute of it."
"I was languishing in the dreaded intermediate plateau for many years, and it got me over that hump really nicely."
Stories from our Sonora Guitar Intensive program students
