Guitar lessons: a guide for pros
What customers ask, how to win the job, and what to put on your profile.
Offering guitar lessons
You teach guitar to students who want chords, strumming, picking or songs. This page covers how to win those students and what to have in order before you take them.
What customers ask
- Do you teach acoustic, electric or both?
- Can you teach the songs I like, not just exercises?
- What do you do about sore fingers in the first weeks?
- Do you teach children, and do you run background checks?
- What happens if my strings buzz or sit too high?
- Can I try one lesson before I commit?
How to win the job
- On the first call, ask which songs the student loves and what guitar they own, then tell them honestly what that guitar can do
- Post a short clip of you changing chords or teaching a strum so the student hears your style before booking
- Name the first three things you will teach in the quote so the student sees a plan
- Explain how you handle finger soreness and buzzing strings, since beginners raise both early
- End the trial lesson with a practice plan for the week and a date for the next lesson
What to put on your profile
- Post a photo of you playing with your fretting hand clearly visible
- List whether you teach acoustic, electric or both, and the styles you cover, such as rock, folk or blues
- Add the age groups you teach and whether you teach at home, in a studio or online
- Note any recording or performance experience that backs up your playing
- Post a progress clip only with the student's written permission
Follow-up that helps the customer
- Send a two-week practice plan with the chords or songs for the next lesson
- Recommend a method book or song list that fits the student's level
- Suggest a jam or group session once the student wants to play with others
Licenses and permits
No license is usually required to teach guitar. Have proof of your playing and teaching background ready, such as performance history or references, and check your state or local rules for business or home-based teaching.
Questions
Do I need a degree to teach guitar?
No. Show your playing history and explain how you teach beginners. A degree is not required.
Can I teach both acoustic and electric students?
Yes, if you play both well enough to teach them. List both on your profile so students see the full range you offer.
How do I get my first students on infinibell?
Fill out your profile with your instruments and levels. Pros join free and pay only for the leads they accept. You can decline any request, and your profile is reviewed before it goes live.
Pro reviewers
Pros who offer guitar lessons remotely can improve this guide, like Wikipedia. We check every edit before it goes live. Every approved edit is credited in the edit history and on the pro's profile.
Edit history
- Oct 29, 2026: Drafted by infinibell to our content guidelines.
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