Guitar Courses & Workshops London

Guitar Courses & Workshops in central London

Our website is having a make over which is why this page is looking a bit basic though, are our amazing range of courses and workshops which are detailed below.

All bookings start with an email. Get in touch to get involved.

All courses take place at The Drum Labs, 25-27 Curtain Road EC2A 3LT

Beginners Guitar, 8 Weeks at 90 minutes per session

Starts on Sunday 1st of September at 12pm and Monday 2nd of September at 6pm

£220

Improvers Guitar, 8 Weeks at 90 minutes per session

Starts on Sunday 1st of September at 1.30pm, Monday 2nd of September at 7.30pm and Wednesday 4th of September at 6pm

£230

Intermediates Guitar, 8 Weeks at 90 minutes

Starts on Sunday 1st of September at 3pm, Tuesday 3rd of September at 6pm and Wednesday 4th of September at 7.30pm

£240

Joy of the Jam, 8 Weeks at 90 minutes

Starts on Saturday 31st of August at 12pm and Tuesday 3rd of September at 7.30pm

£240

Folk Guitar, an intermediate level plus program, 8 weeks culminating in an end of term performance

Starts on saturday 3rd of August at 12pm, £220

Folk Jam, an improver level program, 8 weeks culminating in an end of term performance

Starts on saturday 3rd of August at 1.30pm, price TBC

For people that just love to jam while keeping it folk

Home Recording, 5 weeks at 120 minutes

Starts on Saturday 31st of August, 11am. All participants have free and priority access to The Guitar Socials al new recording studio in Shoreditch with up to four hours self access per week.

£270

Superpass, £750

We make these available just once a year. Your pass gives you access to everything we do across a 12 month period. The Guitar Social has never done less than five terms a year and the average person with a Super Pass attends two sessions a week bringing the average superposes value in at £2000

Free workshops for people on courses

Live Lounge Support Room, final Friday of every month at 6.30pm, commencing on Friday August 31st at 6.390pm

A workshop for people that want to share their music and perform live but are prevented from doing so by the internal voice of doom.

Theory Corner, final Saturday of every month at 3pm

A workshop about music theory.

All the gear, no idea, second Saturday of every month at 3pm

One for the nerds, again, and for those that want to know how the gear that they bought works. Content varies from guitar pedal try outs amp fiddling and whatever other nerdery appeals to us.

More bonus workshops to be announced soon

All new events

Open mic

Every Friday from 26th of August. Music from 7pm, doors at 5pm, The Drum Labs, Shoreditch

We never charge people to play, but we welcome entrance fees which start at just £1. You can learn more about this and contribute, here.

Rock and Roll Movie Club (free for people on courses, otherwise £10)

Second Sunday of every month, 5pm

Screening some of the best music documentaries and movies ever made on our new ten foot wide screen. Bring your own food, jam afterwards

Nicola Cortese

03/02/2022

I started a course in Jan as a beginner with Thomas and I can already play 5 songs!.. with simple chords :) both Thomas and Fiona are really lovely and they really know how to teach whilst having fun! I'd highly recommend dropping at one of their Thursday's open mic! Tons of fun and talent for free!!!

Jonny Pollard

02/02/2022

Very friendly learning environment, was a bit nervous to play with a group having not played socially for many years, but it was super relaxed, and I learnt a lot in the first session. Looking forward to the next session!

Adam J

01/02/2022

Had a great time tonight! I joined on to the beginners course a couple weeks late, but Fiona was great at running me up to speed before the class. Tom was a great instructor, and managed to get us to cover lots of ground in a short space of time. The group was super freindly and relaxed, and im looking forward to going back next week!

Jakub Špaček

01/02/2022

Having played guitar in my past within academic environment I have to say The Guitar Social club opened my eyes with their amazing and vibrant atmosphere with company of great people. Lessons are really fun and easy to follow. Feel really motivate just after few classes and my connection to the instrument greatly improved!

Paula Smith

31/01/2022

Unbelievably great, not kidding.

Marcella Puppini

31/01/2022

This exactly what I was hoping it would be. A fun and engaging way of learning a new instrument at a lovely venue, with great people and great teaching. Thoroughly recommended.

hashtagobi

31/01/2022

Only been going 2 weeks but it's a great environment with good pacing throughout the lessons. The community is quite helpful + open to learn so it's really a great space for anyone wanting to hone their guitar chops!

Kevin S.

27/01/2022

Is it a guitar school? A social events group? A music workshop for all ages and abilities? An open, non-judgemental route to performing? A holiday club that includes jamming on guitars around the campfire? Well–it's all these and more. The Guitar Social is built around founder & lead tutor Thomas (plus TGS Business Director, Fiona, originally one of its earliest students). Patient and passionate, Thomas and his relaxed, friendly temperament get the best from beginners to improvers and beyond. Personally for me, one core strength of The Guitar Social is that Thomas realises what most tutors and courses never do – we can all learn fast and well when we play whole songs together and discover as a group how to make them work. Thomas and TGS guest tutors will always tend to teach music theory for guitar, and focus too on scales, chord voicings, correct rhythm, licks, riffs, parts, soloing etc, but with a tendency to make it about the fun and learning gains when students jam together on great songs instead of staring at a white board and not playing much music. Jamming songs in similar or mixed ability groups helps TGS students become functioning musicians who have built useful real world skills and experience across many sessions similar to how working musicians rehearse and workshop songs. And you will have the opportunity to build live experience too if you wish – solo or with your term group or with others of your choice, in a safe, positive environment, with friendly fellow students as your audience. Never any pressure and just one example of where TGS delivers extra value. They are really worth trying. I haven't even done full justice here to all the different activities they do.

stu smith

25/01/2022

The coolest club in London!

Colin Taylor

25/01/2022

I'm back for my second series of the Joy of the Jam. After not playing with others for over 30 years, these sessions are reminding me just how inspiring and enjoyable jamming can be. Thomas leads the sessions with huge enthusiasm and a great deal of humour. The support of his impressive musical knowledge is ever present - but this never gets in the way of our desire just have fun and be playing.

Guitar Courses & Workshops in central London

Real world jams, musical experiences, adventure and connection. These are the founding principles of The Guitar Social.