Free Mini Lessons For March 

The Six String Life Lounge

See Exactly How I Help Adult Players Finally Sound Musical

No hype. Just clear, practical lessons designed for real players.

Discover This Fun Musical Piece Using The Magic Of Slides

A simple technique but an expressive sound

Many players believe fingerstyle has to be complicated.

It doesn’t. This short lesson shows how one technique can create music that sounds smooth, flowing, and genuinely enjoyable to play.

3 Mini Lessons To Give You More Fun Today...

Achy Wrist? Try This

Pretty Fingerpicking

Talent Myth

Enjoy the tips and remember, if it doesn't click right away, keep coming back and using these lessons. You can do it.

Why The Guitar Can Feel Harder After 50 
(And What Most Teachers Miss)

Listen Below For Essential Insights…

There are specific reasons many adult learners feel stuck.

In my Acoustic Asylum podcast, I explain what is really going on and how a more structured, adult-focused approach changes everything.

Listen below for the key insights...

Students Just Like You

One of the first meaningful goals I give new students is to build toward five completed pieces.

Here are a few Academy members who have done exactly that.

Logan Nearly Quit Guitar…
Until This Happened

Watch his "before-and-after" story below

Logan’s progress didn’t happen by accident.


Like the others on this page, he followed a clear path.

Denise – Age 65

Five Song Club Performance

Songs Played

  • Tom Dooley
  • Wayfaring Stranger
  • Southern Stompin’ Blues
  • Archie’s Song (Dan Thorpe)
  • Blowin’ In The Wind (Bob Dylan)

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“Finally being able to play five songs and make them sound good felt amazing. I never thought I’d reach this point.” - Denise Gillard

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Logan Hager

Tom – Age 70

Five Song Club Performance

Songs Played

  • A Man Needs a Maid (Neil Young)
  • Late (Trip Shakespeare)
  • Breaking Us in Two (Joe Jackson)
  • Summer's End (John Prine)
  • Pancho and Lefty (Townes Van Zandt)

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“Since joining the Academy, I play better than I ever thought possible — with real joy and confidence.” - Tom Herder

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Leslie – Age 72

Five Song Club Performance

Songs Played

  • Auld Lang Syne
  • Waltz
  • Streets of Laredo
  • America, The Beautiful
  • Yankee Doodle

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“I wasn’t comfortable filming myself, but finishing my Five Song Club video felt like a real milestone.” - Leslie Denning

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Rich – Age 54

Five Song Club Performance

Songs Played

  • Amazing Grace
  • Island Breeze (Dan Thorpe)
  • The Scientist (Coldplay)
  • Riverbend (Dan Thorpe)
  • Silver Springs Solo (Fleetwood Mac)

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"I’m now a proud member of the Five Song Club.” - Rich Augugliaro

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These results did not happen by accident. These guitarists followed a clear, structured path.

If This Teaching Style Resonates…

If you’ve enjoyed these lessons and feel like this approach makes sense to you, the next step is to follow it properly.

Inside the Six String Life Academy, everything is laid out in a clear, step-by-step path designed to help you go from feeling stuck… to playing real music you enjoy.

Many of the students you’ve seen started in exactly the same place.

If you’d like to learn more about how it all works, you can do that here:


👉 Learn more about the Six String Life Academy

The full guided journey for players who want ongoing structure, support, and steady musical progress.

If you are serious about making progress, do not just watch. Follow a path.

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