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"For over 4 years I've had Brent giving me guitar lessons. I cannot articulate how amazing his teachings have been."

The only place online to enjoy convenience without compromise: online flexibility but with your own personal teacher supporting you all the way!
This "learning isolation trap" is why 90% of people quit inside the first year! Guitar Kickstart is designed to finally make it work!


A personal teacher in your pocket! Get answers now - not next Monday at 7pm! On demand private lessons available too.
Learn with cutting edge tools that get you playing along with songs and backing tracks from a world class curriculum.

Never learn alone! Hang out in our virtual community to share progress with your fellow beginners in real time.
Track your progress on the go via our mobile app. Zero travel or scheduling conflicts.Play whenever inspiration strikes.





Able to play hundreds of riffs/songs across many styles with the foundation to learn new ones without bad habits holding you back

Understand how music works. Ready to talk confidently with other musicians and explore writing and improvisation.

Join a band, write your own music or play for pure joy. You'll have a rock solid foundation to go anywhere!


Guitar Kickstart takes our premium support online. Hear why our students stay for years!
Guitar Kickstart has been designed around the most important and highly requested features from busy people like you. ** Scroll down on smaller devices
Kickstart your guitar journey today! Just 30 new spots open each month to ensure personal onboarding!
* all prices in Australian dollars (AUD). $3/day = less than $2/day in USD
14 day no questions asked money back guarantee!


Inflexible Private Lessons Clashing With Life = Missed Sessions.
DIY Courses With No Support β Small Issues Become Big Barriers
YouTube Chaos And Overwhelm Means Bad Habits & Wasted Time
$99/month
Guitar Kickstart
Premium support for half a cup of coffee a day! Cancel any time.
A premium step by step course
Supportive community
Your own personal teacher for thousands per year less!
FLEXIBLE
Hey, if you're starting from zero - like holding a guitar for the first time - then Guitar Kickstart is perfect. We include our primer course (Guitar Headstart) to walk you through the absolute basics step by step . No prior knowledge needed and plenty of support available. You will have played your first riff by the end of your first week.
Many of our best students started as complete beginners. Having a clean slate is actually a big advantage - no bad habits to unlearn!
Like thousands of aspiring guitarists (back in the 80s -yikes!) I too felt the isolation between lessons - frustration building and questions piling up for next week. Not to mention a bunch of theory and sight reading with barely a song in sight. That time continues to shape my teaching philosophy to this day.
When The Guitar Dojo was founded in 2018, I created a hybrid approach: personal guidance meets smart tech. Private lessons with a gamified app for content and messaging, interactive tabs and real time support. Just a year later TechGuide Australia referenced us in "Learning Guitar Made Easier."
When COVID hit, our fledgling school had to close its doors just as it was getting started. We didn't quite realise it at the time but our hybrid philosophy meant that we had the tools in place to pivot online β retaining 90%+ of our students over 2 years in Melbourne (the world's most locked down city.) This success planted the seeds of what would become Guitar Kickstart.
We also kept hearing from busy professionals like you: eager for lessons but blocked by rigid schedules, high costs, or life in general. Those conversations added fuel to our vision for the ultimate guitar learning ecosystem.
In 2026, after years of development ,many thousands of lessons and hundreds of successful students, Guitar Kickstart was born. Our proven approach delivering real support and interactive tools to the "time poor" majority that traditional methods overlook. Flexible. Affordable. Tailored to your busy life.
β Brent Lyons, Founder CEO & Lead Guitar Teacher (Melbourne, Australia).