Anyone aged 7 and above is welcome to learn classical guitar at School of Music. We teach complete beginners who have never held a guitar, intermediate players looking to refine their technique, and adults returning to music after years away. There's no audition, no prior experience needed, and no upper age limit.

Not at the beginning. All beginners at School of Music start with flesh-only — focusing on movement, contact, and tone production before anything else. Nails are introduced later, once your technique is established, and only if you want the brighter, more controlled tone they produce. Many serious classical guitarists play their whole lives without nails.

We accept students from age 7 and above. Classical guitar is one of the better starting instruments for children because the nylon strings are gentle on small fingers and the wider neck helps with accurate finger placement. Starting young also helps build proper sitting posture and hand position before any bad habits can form.

With consistent practice, you'll be playing simple classical pieces within a few months. Real fluency — the ability to interpret repertoire with control and expression — typically develops over years. Classical guitar is a long path, but every stage along the way is musically rewarding. You don't have to wait years to play something beautiful.

Acoustic guitar focuses on chords, strumming, and song accompaniment using steel strings, often with a pick. Classical guitar focuses on fingerstyle technique, right-hand finger independence, and reading standard notation on nylon strings. Both are valid musical paths — classical builds deeper technical foundation, acoustic gets you playing songs faster.

Reading standard notation is part of classical guitar from the start, but you don't need to know how before you join. Rodden teaches notation gradually alongside technique, so you build the skill at the same pace as your playing. Within a few months, reading classical sheet music becomes second nature.

No, we don't train students for grade exams. Our focus is performance — playing real classical repertoire, developing interpretive skill, and building a lifelong relationship with the instrument. If a student later decides to sit a Trinity or ABRSM grade, the foundation we build will more than prepare them, but exams are never the goal.

Classical guitar classes at School of Music are ₹4,000 per month for 8 sessions — four instrument lessons plus four theory sessions. Each session is 45 minutes long. Trial classes are available before you commit to monthly enrolment.