Pickup MusicReviews of pickupmusic.com

Step by step instructions and pathways enabled me to focus on one area as opposed to not knowing each day what to practice on my own. The structure, view point, and lessons helped me tighten up areas I was working on but had done improperly in some areas. Time of lessons is great and allows me to do as much or as little as I can for that day.

Pickup Music is helping me learn guitar at my own pace, giving me the chance to review lessons as many times as I need and work on my progress consistently. The platform provides clear, detailed explanations, both in videos and graphics, making it easier to understand and improve. I love how they break things down in a way that actually makes sense, so I never feel lost. For me, the fact that I stopped playing guitar years ago doesn’t mean I can’t start again, and Pickup Music is making that possible. It’s reassuring to know I can take my time and still make real progress.

I learned about Pickup Music via Molly Miller. And I was thrilled to see her there as an educator. The CAGED pathway is the best everyone can pick to become familiar with the neck. Molly makes it easy to stay focused without loosing fun. My best choice ever.

I like that the approach to learning the CAGED system is very structured and at the same time good fun 😊

I really enjoyed the breakdown of the parts and the sample solos to play along with, especially the musical feedback

I learnt to play intuitively and I consider the sound of my playing beyond late beginner. I'm pleased to return to this foundational knowledge and strengthen my playing in what I missed doing it my way. When I play songs I've written and played for a long time after the late beginner exercises I feel more freedom and expression within the written structure.

I'm a fairly new guitarist, who is also an experienced educator with 30 years of designing curriculum and observing learners. I want to say how impressed I am with the pedagogical choices made in setting up this program. So thoughtful. I haven't seen a learning program this good for guitar at a fairly basic level, and yet it feels like it could meet my needs for a long time-- I can see there's a lot in there that I'm not ready for yet. The videos have a lovely tone, as though the teacher is listening to you and giving you space to play. I love how the tabs are synced to the video. So easy to use. New skills are broken down into little bites and then built up clearly, and there's some deliberate review on a regular basis, but not too much. The learning pathways are carefully put together, so that the teacher leads you from point a to point b so well. It's fantastic that there are homemade backing tracks to support the lessons, instead of creating lessons that match existing songs. That allows the sequence of the whole thing to be very deliberate. Personalized feedback on a recorded lesson is incredibly valuable. I felt like I got my money's worth for a year of membership after 2 video feedback sessions. The teachers who reviewed my work were so positive with me, giving specific compliments so I didn't feel too vulnerable. Then they added a couple of very helpful nuggets of information to help me take my playing to the next level. I could not recommend it more!

Wanted to pick up the guitar again after years of not playing and needed some structure into my playing and practicing. Oh, I wish I signed up earlier because I'm loving it! The pathways provide a structured way of going through the material and repeating it. Real pro's give feedback on my performance videos. I'm going to be stuck in here for years to come!