Pickup MusicReviews of pickupmusic.com

I started about 15 months ago, and after completing another online course I lost direction a bit with 'where to go next'. I came across Pick up music and gave it a go, and it has been absolutely excellent. I have been using it for about 6 months now, and it definitely has helped me get on a track to learning new things in a structured way, and although I tend to dip in and out of it now as I need, it was invaluable for getting me over that 'post beginner hump' with the intermediate course, and make sure I stepped up to moving on from the basics without it feeling overwhelming. I don't often recommend things like this, but I feel this is exceptionally well done, and the fact you also get guitar etc. courses as well is excellent value.

Been with Pickup Music now for 2.5 years - can honestly say joining them was the best decision I made. Before joining, I was an OK intermediate guitarist - I could learn songs & solos and replicate them to a decent standard, but just couldn't seem to progress from there. I'd hit the dreaded intermediate ceiling.. Being self-taught, I understood lots of fragments of knowledge, learnt from books and Youtube vids over the years, but struggled to join all the dots, to see the whole picture. I was able to bluff my way through a solo, but I didn't really know what I was doing or why. So the big thing for me with Pickup is the clear, structured approach to learning. The courses are modular, presenting concepts in easy to digest 'daily' lessons that build up over time, so that you end up finally seeing that big picture. Learning in small, regular chunks seems to help embed it permanently in my memory too, especially with the clear graphics and backing tracks they use. It's been a revelation. Even concepts I thought I knew well, I've taken the courses thinking it would just be a revision exercise & realised that there were crucial gaps in my knowledge that had been stunting my progress. There is a strong, supportive community of other musicians if you want to get involved (but you don't have to). The instructors are all active on the site, readily available for contact & I have found the one-to-one feedback particularly useful. New lessons are constantly being added & updated and they've even added piano & bass lessons now too - all included in the basic subscription. On subscription, I had never paid for one before - my attitude was why pay anything, when there's so much free stuff on the net..? I did the two week free trial and realised what an incredible resource I was getting for for less than the price of a cup of coffee per week. My advice to anyone wondering if it's worth it - just do the trial & see for yourself. For me, it's been a game-changer.

There hasn’t been a single time I’ve been upset and wanted more out of this subscription. Everything an upcoming or even long-time musician needs to improve their skills, outside of having a real-life teacher, can be found at Pickup Music.

This is by far the best, most structured and comprehensive online guitar school. I started with Pickup at 61 years old about a year ago. I had fumbled around for a couple months prior to that but only after starting the beginner program at Pickup, did I start seeing real progress. I am now 2/3 of the way through Late Beginner after completing the Beginner course. Karl Kerfoot, who is the instructor for both Beginner and Late Beginner is a great teacher. I have also started Caged with Molly Miller, who is also great. I just renewed my membership for another year and IMO, it is worth much more than the $180 per year they charge.

Amazing, comprehensive, well structured and fun guitar course. I wish I had found this year's ago.

Pickup music is the best thing I've done for my guitar playing since buying a guitar. I wasted so much time watching random videos on You Tube to the point where I was getting lost and not really going anywhere even though I was learning bits here and there. My progress over the last few months with pickup is sustained,measured and noticeable. I prefer a structured approach and pick up gives me just that. Each time I play I know what I'm doing and yet it never feels like homework as It's fun to play along with the material. The lessons are very clever in their design. They are well presented,engaging and short. They zero right in on what is needed to help you make swift progress with techniques/concepts. So I far I have found that everything is explained in a way that I haven't struggled to understand it. You are always playing to a metronome or a music track and my timing has improved drastically. You can slow down a track to get things down,you can speed it up to help build speed. You can loop a difficult section. You can download audio so you can jam freestyle over it and my favourite feature is uploading a performance piece for a qualified instructor to provide feedback. It's such a good feature. It feels like you are following a graded musical path. I am finding it unbelievable value for money,it really is. There is so much content and everything I have done so far has been totally worth it. If you're on the fence get off it and signup;if you like structure you won't regret it. Put the effort in and you'll get it back with pickup music! Thanks.

Has taken me to levels I never expected to get to, in a timeframe I didn’t think was possible.

Breaking it down to such a granular level is the best part about Pickup Music learning. For me this was more about those finer techniques I feel are getting me closer to sounding like a better guitarist. While on Karl's late beginner pathway I also worked through the 2/3 system with Spencer and lately I finally feel like my learning curve is moving steeply upward again after a bit of a plateau. I've not taken advantage of the feedback option yet. I struggle with rheumatoid arthritis, my hands often hurt and are weak, but having this as a yearly subscription I can play and learn on days I feel good, go at my own pace, and the muscle and strength I've regained in my fretting hand since starting this course almost a year ago has been visible and a I can feel it too. Wonderful investment, I'll be resubscribing for another year for sure. Can't wait to crack the intermediate level