Pickup MusicReviews of pickupmusic.com

high quality content for differenty styles and levels, helpful tips and tricks on practice and social media, very engaging community.

Started to rate this a 4.5, but your overall program got me where I wanted to be… soloing by ear. I bought my first guitar almost four years ago, but my skills accelerated with Molly’s CAGED boot camp, Jamie’s beginner insights on playing chords, and Dr. A’s music theory. I started with Dr. A, loved the theoretical background, but hated the sound of all forty licks. They just didn’t sound good to me. I’d trade any one, or two note lick of Molly’s for all forty of his. Not sure if it’s just the key, or what. At any rate, I got to where I needed to go… because you had enough teachers for me to find my own path through their individual approaches. Thank you all… a million times. They say that genius resides in simplicity. Any good teacher knows that. Molly helped me crack the code on soloing… with learning the fretboard using CAGED. Knowing which notes to play, focusing only on the pentatonic scales (everything sounds good scale), and developing the courage to believe in the power of a single note to form a lick…are the essential lessons I learned in her boot camp which helped to release the dragon in my soloing;-). I’m still not a fan of chords, but I’m infinitely better at playing them! Looking forward to learning Level 6 of Molly’s boot camp, and a couple other instructor’s methods… one on jazz, an intermediate level course using the chromatic scale, and the other on R&B… from the young woman in Atlanta. Thank you, again… for the grin on my face while soloing. It was at that moment, playing around with slides, hammer on/offs, and the pentatonic scale when I realized all those beautiful sounds were generated by me. Wow!

About a couple of years ago I hit a roadblock on my guitar journey. I’ve been playing for years, I didn’t go to music school or anything, I felt I needed something more. Then BOOM! Pickup music shows up on my feed with everything I’m looking for. It’s the most helpful tool I have not only as a guitarist but a musician in general. Everything from the 5 minute lessons to the boot camps to the Christmas Carols. There’s always something motivating to push forward. I honestly would’ve given up on music if it wasn’t for pickup music. Now I’m making records so yeah, you should try it out.

Excellent tutors, great videos, audio and written materials. Check out Molly's caged bootcamp and Quentin's music theory course!

I’ve been using pickup for a couple years now I think and I could not recommend it more for getting your chops up! There’s constantly something to learn from them and it’s good for many levels of playing, there’s always something to brush up on! Plus, the community groups I have taken part in have always been lovely, welcoming and encouraging. Great bunch of people and a really great service :)

Pickup Music offers great content for learning the guitar! I have been using it for almost a year now and I can truly say that I have made good progress in my guitar playing! The community is awesome too!

This is the best website for any level of guitarist but especially good for intermediate guitarist interested in expanding both knowledge and skills. It’s a virtual treasure trove for “neo” genres and filled to the brim with teachers of all sorts.

Clear and pointed lessons. Perfect for an “advanced beginner” like me to be challenged and hopefully progress.