Guitar Lessons in Park Slope
Personalized guitar instruction from professional guitarists, right in Park Slope.
Kids & adults. All levels. All styles.
Kalman Music Lessons — a music school designed for the busy New Yorker.
Kalman Music Lessons is a New York City music school whose teachers come to your apartment in Park Slope. We teach piano, guitar, bass, drums, saxophone, clarinet, flute, trumpet, violin, cello, ukulele, voice and music theory to children and adults, including complete beginners. Lessons happen at your home, at one of our NYC studios, or online. Your first lesson is $15 in our studio or $50 at your home. After that, studio lessons start at $50 and at-home lessons at $60 per 30-minute lesson, both on a 10-lesson package. Call or text (917) 525-3374.
your way.
Every lesson weaves together technique, theory, and the music you care about.
world-class
All of our teachers hold advanced degrees in music and bring years of performance experience to every lesson. No textbook teachers.
favorite songs.
Pick your direction. Every route is customizable.
Strumming, fingerpicking, and the songs that started it all.
- Open chords (G, C, D, Em, Am)
- Strumming patterns
- Chord changes in tempo
- Basic fingerpicking
- Knockin' on Heaven's Door
- Horse with No Name
- Wonderwall
- Hey There Delilah
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The ClassPass-style membership for music.
Private lessons at NYC studios. Pro and Elite include free group classes; Hobby does not. Monthly and annual payment options have different commitments.
Annual prices are monthly equivalents, paid up front: Hobby $1,188, Pro $2,388, Elite $2,988. Monthly billing starts at $149.
Explore membershipsPrivate 1-on-1 lessons.
Buy four or ten credits at a time. Four-lesson credits expire after 90 days; ten-lesson credits after 120 days.
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Prices shown are for NYC studio lessons and are subject to our terms of service.
Two or three kids on different instruments? One teacher, one visit.
A 60-minute lesson is shared between siblings — guitar for one, guitar or drums for another — and priced as one lesson. 50+ teachers, most of whom play two or more instruments.
Need a guitar?
Rent one from us.
Rent by the day, the week or the month — from $2/day, plus a one-time short-term rental fee.
"Marcello is an amazing drum instructor! We look forward to his lesson every week!"
"amazing teacher learned to play some songs on the piano right away highly recommended"
"Alden is a wonderful teacher (sax for our elder and recorder for our younger). Highly recommend! And Tal runs a great ship. Really easy to deal with, price is right and incredible musicians."
"Great teacher! helped me learning the clarinet in less than a month. I’m already playing my favorite disney songs"
"I’ve been Erika’s student now for several months. I love learning guitar from her. She is so knowledgeable and friendly. I look forward to my lesson every week. Highly recommend."
"Quick & friendly service! Saved us with a last minute rental!!! Will be back forsure"
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Our Locations
Home lessons & studio options
📍 Soho - by Prince Street
📍 Bed-Stuy - by the J/M/Z Myrtle Ave
📍 Bushwick - by the Wilson Ave L
📍 Crown Heights - by the Utica Ave A/C
📍 Prospect Heights - by Botanic Garden
📍 Greenpoint - by Greenpoint Ave G
📍 Upper East Side - by the 96th St 6
📍 Upper West Side - by the 1/2/3 96th St
📍 Financial District - by Wall St
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What our guitar lessons feel like in Park Slope
At Kalman Music Lessons, guitar lessons are built to help players refine technique, deepen musicality, and find their own voice on the instrument. Each session balances the mechanics of playing with genuine artistic expression, so students gain real confidence while exploring the styles they love. Whether you're mastering your first open chords or working through advanced solos, the path is shaped around your goals.
Instruction covers the essentials that make a guitarist sound polished: fingerpicking, strumming patterns, clean chord transitions, scales, and improvisation. Just as much attention goes to timing, rhythm, tone, and phrasing, the details that let a player convey real emotion and nuance. Skill-building exercises are always paired with music you actually want to play, so progress feels tangible from week to week.
As techniques take hold, lessons move into real musical contexts. Students work on solos, ensemble parts, and current songs, building hands-on experience with dynamics, phrasing, and interpretation. That practical focus grows the kind of versatility and ease that lets a guitarist feel at home whether playing alone, in a band, or in the studio.
Every lesson adapts to the student's level and ambitions. Beginners settle into posture, foundational chord shapes, and steady rhythm, while more experienced players dig into intricate fingerstyle passages, improvisation, and fuller arrangements. The atmosphere stays supportive and engaging throughout, keeping steady progress something to look forward to rather than a chore.
What sets Kalman Music Lessons apart for guitar lessons in Park Slope?
Kalman Music Lessons provides a supportive and inspiring environment for guitarists of all levels. Lessons focus on skill development, expressive performance, and practical application, giving students the tools to perform confidently in any setting. With focused, personalized instruction, musicians experience steady growth while embracing their creativity, making it the ideal choice for passionate and dedicated guitar players.
Learning Guitar in Park Slope
Guitar lessons in Park Slope are shaped by the neighborhood's creative pulse. Family-oriented brownstone living at its finest, with Prospect Park as the backyard and a stroller-friendly Seventh Avenue shopping corridor. Our guitarists are active performers who bring that same artistry into your home.
Practicing at home
Classic brownstones with parlor floors give many families a dedicated space for an upright piano or full drum kit — a luxury in NYC.
The scene here
Park Slope is one of Brooklyn's most music-education-friendly neighborhoods. Youth orchestras rehearse near Prospect Park, and the local public schools have some of the borough's strongest band programs.
Guitar Lessons Teachers Serving Park Slope
Park Slope runs on tight after-school schedules, and guitar lessons should fit them, not fight them. A working New York musician comes to your home on the blocks between 5th Avenue and Prospect Park — an easy walk from the Union St R or the 7th Av F/G — or you can meet your teacher at our Brooklyn studio or online. Kids from age 5 start on real songs from week one, and parents are welcome to book a slot of their own; we teach adults too. No guitar yet? We rent them. Your first 30-minute lesson is $15 (normally $65), with no contract and no semester — start any week.
Near Prospect Park, 5th Avenue, and the Union St (R) and 7th Av (F/G) subway stations in Park Slope.
Neal is the best guitar and bass teacher I’ve ever had! He is so knowledge about all instruments and music theory. Tal Kalman music school is extremely easy to work with and very responsive. I highly recommend using them for all your music needs needs. Also they’re right in the East Village in a gorgeous apartment that is truly the best play to learn whatever instrument you desire :)
Love Kalman music. I am learning guitar for the first time and Erika rocks and Tal was great at organizing. I've been picking it up quick. Not only are the instructors talented and great at teaching but they are also super flexible.
Neal is the best guitar teacher ever! 🎸
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