Sonora Guitar IntensiveReviews of learnwithsonora.com

These are real people, doing amazing things for real people! Kelly especially went the extra mile to make sure I could afford this program and listen attentively to who so was inside guitar intensive and outside. Very intuitive, compassionate and unconditional love coming from this whole program. I couldn’t be more grateful!

I've been playing guitar for over 20 years, have never had formal music training, and have always felt like I just don't understand theory enough to take my guitar playing to the next level. I'm about 2 1/2 months into the program now, and I honestly can't say enough great things about both the curriculum and the support Sonora gives its students. Due to my personal schedule, I've not been able to take advantage of many live group lessons yet, and I am not a mentored student (too expensive for me right now), but I can say the curriculum is outstanding, and I'm seeing a lot of growth in myself. I can see where the program is taking me, and I'm really excited. I highly recommend this program. I just can't imagine having a much better experience.

Sonora is absolutely awesome. I thought I loved guitar when all I could do was read tabs, but now that I’m actually learning the instrument the love is real! I had some questions regarding the contract, prices for mentorship, etc., and Kelly answered all of them and more. He’s a great employee at an awesome organization. Let’s go!!!

Pretty huge waste of my time. Found it cheap and unprofessional. They bait you in with the classic “see if you qualify for our select program” which makes you fill out your information. Then they tell you to schedule an interview and an assessment of your playing. I was interested because it sounded like a free lesson where I could get some feedback on my playing. (I’m self taught so I wanted to work out some kinks in my bad habits) start the interview and right away it’s classic marketing techniques. They start off by being condescending of your practice techniques and try to convince you your routine is inadequate. “Only a serious musician plays everyday” despite what your work schedule or situation is. Trying to make you open up about your desires and passions, while they try to manipulate into thinking this is the best program and only program that’ll make your “dreams come true” they try to seek you on that “premier access program” which is nothing more than some cheap videos on the CAGED system and a few group Skype calls once a week. They mentioned that this was “state of the art” software and how the founder was a musician and coder too. When I saw the “software” I immediately could tell something was fishy about all of this. They proceeded to tell me that they recommend playing with a mentor for a few months. Finally I asked for the details and price and was appalled. $6000 if you want a mentor for 3 months! Plus “lifetime access” to videos you could find on YouTube and some chat rooms you could find on Reddit. Anyway they then said it was $3,800 for just the videos and lessons then $4,200 on an extended payment plan which takes a year. They then ask if you think that price is fair. And “can you put a price on your dreams?” I told them it’s out of my budget and they proceeded to do the cheapest unprofessional tactic I have ever seen. They ask you what your credit score is and then proceeded to show me how to sign up for a credit card online. Keep in mind this card was not through their store or anything related to them it was like a “Wells Fargo card” or something. They proceeded to insult my intelligence and explain how I can see if I qualify in seconds etc. lol I have my own credit cards I’m not going to apply for some card just because you want my money now. They then proceed to ask when you will be able to afford it and you must pay to achieve your dreams sooner than later. They came off deceptive, desperate, and really kinda disgusting. Nothing more than a money grab. Sell you something you don’t need and waste your time. , they start by pressuring you to do an “exclusive interview” without revealing the details too soon. (Classic marketing technique “we won’t tell you until you come on”) (just like a military recruiter) lol. Once you’re there they hook you by making you feel insecure about your playing. They have you open up about your motivations and desire to steer your emotions against you. Then they make them selves the only solution, and finally they try to pressure you with urgency to make the deal as soon as possible. Desperate by resorting to making you use credit cards and whatever it takes. They don’t take no for an answer and proceed to try to schedule follow on interviews of “when can you afford this?” And etc. Save your money. Learn how to read tab. Study the caged system on YouTube. Then sign up for ultimate guitar tabs premium use the tab pro to play along to your favorite songs. It’ll save you $4000 and save an hour of your time wasted on a cheap interview. I highly doubt Jimi Hendrix, Carlos Santana, or other greats got good by playing along to stupid videos costing thousands of dollars. They probably played by ear; their heart; and hours of self reflection seeing what works and didn’t. Dont fall for their lies.

I saw the Sonora Guitar Intensive ad on Facebook and contacted them. We scheduled an interview. The interview was pleasant and the young man explained the program very well. I have played guitar for over 20 years and am very proficient. After he saw me play, he was questioning why I would need their program. I explained that it would be to fill in gaps in my theory and playing. I wanted to master the instrument and wanted to play freely anything that I heard in my head. He felt that 6 months would be enough for me in their program. I did not want to rush the experience, so I asked for a price for 1 year. He quoted $13,800 for 1 year with an online private mentor. I did not enroll because I felt the price could never be justified in my usage. He did offer a paid in full discount which lowered the price to $11,800. He also mentioned financing options. I recorded the whole interview.

I ordered a lot of courses but this one is by far the best ever... It's the way they teach you. I can never remember things I've learned in other courses but this delivers a technique that really works for memorization

I've been a Sonora student for over a year and I have definitely progressed a lot using their resources. It's pretty pricey, but they deliver great instruction and a step-wise curriculum that appeals to me.

5 Stars Sonora doesn't just offer you a course and then leave you to your own devices. From the very beginning they have been very involved in my progress. Even before I started working with my mentor, I still had a Sonora rep (Mike) checking in on me very regularly. I can't speak highly enough of my mentor Robb Cappelletto. I feel like Robb is the teacher I've always been looking for. He has the perfect juxtaposition of technicality and musicality. He has a music first approach that I greatly appreciate but is able to teach the technicals in a way that makes them usable.