Beginner Guitar Lessons in Cypress, TX — Your First Guitar Lessons
Our beginner guitar lessons in Cypress, TX are for students who have never played before — kids ages 7 and up, teens, and adults. Lessons are one-on-one in 30- or 60-minute weekly sessions. In the first month most beginners learn enough open chords and strumming patterns to play a recognizable song. Trial lessons available.
Ages 7+ · Real songs in month one · Acoustic or electric.
Which Starter Guitar Should I Buy? How Much Money Should I Spend on a Guitar?
You guitar teacher at CFMA will be very happy to help you answer all these questions.
For the time being, you can safely assume that your first guitar should be an acoustic nylon-string guitar. Why? Nylon strings are much easier to pluck and much softer on your fingers. Even if you hope to play electric guitar in the future, give yourself some time on the nylon-string guitar to develop basic guitar techniques. This will help strengthen your hands and fingers for strumming patterns. Steel strings are much harder on your fingertips; for that reason alone, they are not a great choice while you are still learning basic finger techniques.
Guitar Sizes and Cost
The nylon string student guitar is also available in several sizes to match the size of the student's body and his or her arm length.
The main guitar sizes available for students are: half, three-quarters, and full. These three size options will cover your child's guitar lessons from childhood through adulthood.
Guitars are available at a very reasonable cost from many different manufacturers and sellers. Look around on the internet, and feel free to contact us to ask about a particular guitar you would like to purchase.
Another consideration for younger guitar players is the weight of the guitar: as a solid-body (rather than hollow) instrument, the electric guitar is much heavier to carry. This is another reason we do not recommended the electric guitar as a starter guitar.
There is so much to explore when it comes to playing the guitar, and we can't wait to help introduce you to the fun!
Five to seven open chords (G, C, D, Em, Am, D7, E), basic down-up strumming, how to tune the guitar, how to hold the pick, and at least one full song you can play start to finish. Most beginners leave their first month genuinely playing music.
For kids 7–10, a 3/4-size acoustic. For older students, a full-size acoustic or electric. We can recommend a specific starter setup at the trial that fits the student's size and budget (typically $100–$200 gets you a quality first guitar).
Either works. Electric is gentler on small fingers and lets students play music they recognize fast. Acoustic builds finger strength quickly. Pick whichever the student is most excited to play daily.
