Study guitar with
Rob Garland
Enroll in Sonora Guitar Intensive and study 1-on-1 with Rob Garland for 3 months.
Receive lessons, daily feedback on your playing, and a clear path to fretboard fluency.
Limited Availability.
Rob Garland
Guitarist and producer
Rob Garland grew up in England, worked in a diverse array of bands and later played hundreds of gigs at festivals and clubs in the U.S. with his band 'The Blue Monks,' opening for artists such as B.B. King and Chuck Berry. He now lives in Los Angeles, where he continues to write and record his original music and regularly performs at clubs such as at The Baked Potato and The Mint. He has recorded sessions at studios such as The Village Recorder, Revolver and J.J. Abrams’ Bad Robot.
Rob has been teaching guitar for over 25 years and has taught hundreds of private students across all ability levels and musical genres. He served on the faculty at Musicians Institute (G.I.T.) in Hollywood, CA and has created numerous instructional courses for TrueFire & JamPlay, including the best selling 'Chord Navigator: CAGED' series. He has also written instructional books for Cherry Lane and for Fundamental Changes, including 'The CAGED Rhythm Guitar Method' in 2023.
Musicians Rob has performed with include Steve Vai, Jimmy Haslip, Marco Minnemann and Tony Newton. He is endorsed by Bogner amps, James Tyler guitars, Curt Mangan strings, etc.
Sonora Guitar Intensive
Made for intermediate guitar players, Sonora is a 3-month intensive program that helps you break through multi-year plateaus and find your creative freedom.
Cutting Edge Software
Absorb, polish, and retain core concepts through accelerated learning and language acquisition techniques.
LIVE Masterclasses
Learn and engage with with industry-leading musicians 5 days per week in our live classes.
Streamlined feedback
Chat with your mentor in real-time. You’ll also get detailed feedback when you share videos of your guitar playing.
A modern approach to study
Unlike private lessons, Sonora's Fellowship students get unlimited access to feedback so learning and progress can happen every day – not just once a week.
THE OLD WAY
Traditional weekly lessons
Students met with an instructor for just an hour, once a week. For the remainer of that week, students were more likely to practice bad habits and progress slowly.
THE MODERN WAY
Sonora's anytime framework
Students get unlimited access to a mentor, 7 days a week. Along with a custom daily practice plan, forward progress can happen rapidly and at any time.
A clear path to
fretboard fluency
Our curriculum helps you achieve a complete understanding of the foundations of music, regardless of your playing style.
Over 20 years experience
Developed by deeply experienced music educators, our comprehensive curriculum identifies the key skills required to advance your musicianship.
Successfully tested by thousands
Our curriculum is proven. Over a thousand Sonora students have successfully broken through their learning plateaus and unlocked fretboard fluency.
Years of study condensed into months
Our students make more progress in 3-6 months of intensive study in our program than most students make in several years.
Grow with our community
Sonora connects you with other intermediate guitar players pursuing creative fluency.
Our community is a great place to find practice buddies, share progress, get feedback, and cheer each other on — all with the support of the whole Sonora team.
Apply NowOur Program
Join our industry leading guitar intensive program with Rob Garland guiding you every step of the way.
BY APPLICATION ONLY
Sonora Guitar Intensive
Included with the program:
- Unlimited access to Rob Garland
- 1-on-1 lessons w/ Rob Garland*
- Daily video feedback on your playing
- Custom practice plans
- Membership to our community
- Lifetime access to our core curriculum
- Lifetime access to our learning software
*Pricing depends on duration of study and lesson frequency, apply for a quote.
Not quite intermediate yet?
Check out our Prep Program for beginners