Here's an original track performed and created by TAGA student Hayato Nishio. Working with drum loops is an excellent way to generate new...

"Pay Me My Money Down" is a traditional working song from the beautiful Georgia Sea Islands. It was made famous by Bruce Springsteen who...

As well as guitar, Lisa also learns ukulele with Hiroshi . Here she is singing and playing "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", a beautiful song...

Here Kai plays the Japanese folk song "Sakura". This year, he was able to enjoy the cherry blossoms from his window! Great job, Kai!

First of all, Happy Birthday to Isako! The Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor is one of Ludwig van Beethoven 's best loved and most famous...

"Don't Know Why" is by the American singer-songwriter and guitarist Jesse Harris . The song is best known however in the version recorded...

Lisa loves the Beatles and has been learning "Hey Jude" in her lessons with her teacher, Hiroshi . Great job, Lisa! Hey Jude, don't make...

TAGA student Luca is just 14 years old, but is already playing concert-level pieces. Here he plays "Recuerdos de la Alhambra" (Memories...

Fusako plays Largo from Concerto R 93 by A. Vivaldi (1678 – 1741) accompanied by her teacher Carl. Well done, Fusako! The Baroque...

Ritsuka plays "Il Bianco Fiore", by Cesare Negri (c.1535-c.1605), accompanied by her teacher Giovanni on the Renaissance lute. Great job,...

Momo is a big fan of Latin music. Here, she plays a Latin interpretation of Frank Sinatra's signature song "My Way". "My Way" has an...

Here's Hanako playing "Day Tripper" by the Beatles during one of her lessons with Hiroshi. The Beatles released the original song in 1965...

Jazz guitar legend Wes Montgomery was born on this day, March 6th, 1923. Montgomery is celebrated as one of the most influential jazz...

Happy Birthday to Adrian Smith who turns 64 today. Adrian is best known as being the lead guitarist for Iron Maiden. Here Giovanni plays...

The American Guitar Academy has always had a number of students taking online lessons. We have taught online lessons to students right...

We were very sad to hear of the recent passing of jazz piano legend Chick Corea at the age of 79. As well as having a profound influence...

The studies of the Italian guitarist Matteo Carcassi (1792 – 1853) are a stable of classical guitarists. Study Op. 60, No. 1 is an...

Hiroshi & Carl play canon TWV 40:118 by the German Baroque composer Georg Philipp Telemann (1681 – 1767) on their Fender Telecaster...

Happy Birthday to the legendary Brazilian composer Antônio Carlos Jobim, revered in Brazil and considered to be the father of bossa nova....

Congratulations to Nyla, who recently passed her Grade 5 Theory exam with full marks! She took weekly theory lessons at The American...