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SLCO RECREATION STUDENTS

• Monthly tuiotion is collected by SLCO Recreation staff either at the front desk or on their website.

• The recreation system is not capable of automated billing. You must re-register for guitar class manually each month.

RIVERTON MUSIC STUDENTS

• You will receive an invoice in your email at the beginning of each month. Expect the email from Super Guitar Teams/Stripe. If you don’t see it, please check your spam folder and mark as not spam.

• For your convenience, automated billing is available after making your first payment. If you are interested in automated payments, you’ll need to submit a Authorization Form here!

• You can access your Stripe account here and setup a payment method.

Electric Guitar or Acoustic Guitar?

• The body of the electric guitar is skinnier than the acoustic, making it easier to see your fingers.

• Strings are softer on the electric guitar making it beginner friendly to press the strings.

• Acoustic guitars are perfectly fine for a 1st year student. If you’re worried the instrument is too big for your student, I can evaluate them on the first day of class or you can buy a 3/4 scale guitar. These are a better size for children.

Curriculum considerations:

• 1/3rd of the SGT curriculum focuses on guitar solos starting in our 1st year.

• Acoustic guitars are welcome in our program, but acoustic guitars are not designed for guitar solos and may restrict your students access to some of our content.

Strings

• Often strings on any guitar are old/rusted or just good enough to sell the instrument. I suggest getting the strings replaced with a fresh set of 9 gauge guitar strings. You can bring your guitar to me or any guitar shop for this service.

Buy used or new? How much to spend?

• Plan on spending $200 new. I actually love buying used guitars, every guitar I own is used. You can get tremendous value shopping used on guitars.

• I recommend shopping online at www.guitarcenter.com and not Facebook Marketplace or KSL.

• This is because you will have to be the expert and know what problems to look for on the instrument.

• Guitar Center inspects 55 points on the instrument when they bring it into their inventory, and list the condition of the instrument online.

• They include photos, a description of the problem if any, and they will ship to you with a 45 day return policy.

• You’re welcome to contact me if you’d like a second opinion before purchasing.

What are some good brands?

On www.guitarcenter.com, search:

For smaller 3/4 scale guitars search:

• Used Squier Mini

• Used Ibanez Mikro

• Used Jackson Minion

• Fender Sonoran Mini Acoustic

• Yamaha JR1 Mini Folk Acoustic

• Yamaha JR2 3/4 Scale Folk

• Yamaha APXT2 3/4 Thinline

For full size guitars search:

• Used Fender Squire Strat

• Used Epiphone Special II

• Used Jackson Dinky

• Used Ibanez Gio

• Yamaha Gigmaker Acoustic

Do I need an Amp?

• It is nice to have, but not necessary for your first year. This is a great Christmas/Birthday gift and can serve as a great practice incentive.

• If you want an amp, the Fender LT25 Mustang is a great value ($170). You can spend a less than this if money is tight.

I recommend practicing a minimum total of 2 hours per week. Break these up into smaller 20-30 minute practice days depending on your child’s attention span and schedule.

To download their homework, students need to access their Team Playercard by logging in to our website www.superguitarteams.com/login.

Never let your child say teacher didn’t give any homework. Students should always have something to do. You and your student can see what is complete and incomplete on their Team Playercard. A typical practice session likes like:

• 3-5 minute warm-up: Finger exercises (Hill Climb, Fret Jumping, Etc.)

• Remaining Time - Practice song fragments and challenges.

Note: Parents can help their child create a routine practice schedule. Developing a routine builds good practice habits and minimizes butting heads over practicing!

2025-2026 Calendar

Calendar Explained:

Typically, we have about 4 lessons each month. However, uneven months, holidays, and recreation/store closures complicate the calendar. To simplify, think of the year like this:

• 4 lessons per month x 9 months = 36 total lessons.

Though some months like December are short, these missed lesson days are made up by longer months over the course of the year. This means that tuition will always be $115 per month - even if there are 2 lessons in a month - and greatly simplifies tuition.