You might think the ship has sailed when it comes to playing along with your favorite songs. Let me tell you, my oldest student was in his 90s! He was so excited to finally play Buddy Holly on his guitar. In fact, the majority of my students are in their 50s, 60s, and 70s.

Even if your fingers feel stiff right now and don’t move as fast as they once did. And even if you suffer from arthritis, it’s not the end of your guitar career. I'll show you some easy exercises to improve finger dexterity and strength, so you don’t have to give up on your dream.

I’m the living proof that some sort of magical natural talent isn’t needed to play the guitar well. I’m the only musician in my family, so I inherited zero talent from my parents. But, I learned through consistent practice and good teachers. And now I'm happy to say I'm really really good.

You can do the same! Don’t even let a lack of rhythm discourage you. I can show you how to improve that fast.

Many of my students were frustrated with their previous teachers. They were forced to learn complicated music theory, even though they just wanted to play songs.

Or their teachers skipped the basics and started with skills that were way too advanced. Constantly feeling like their teachers were speaking a foreign language, they didn’t understand. No wonder so many guitar enthusiasts simply give up.

You see, unlike most professionally trained teachers, I never studied music at a university. For the most part, I am a self-taught musician. That’s why my teaching style is VERY different from a lot of online and offline guitar teachers. I have a knack for breaking things down and making it as simple as possible because that's how I had to learn to play. It's something my students value a lot.

While you absolutely can learn the guitar on your own, it usually takes a lot longer, and there's a danger of developing bad habits that are very hard to unlearn. Some of my students started out with books that weren’t motivating, or they watched YouTube videos. But they often feel disorganized, or the videos move too fast to follow. Eventually, you’ll hit a plateau.

I studied the guitar on my own for 10 years, before YouTube was a thing, and I made some progress. But when I finally worked with a teacher, I learned more in 1 year than I did in the 10 years before that!

So, I can say from experience that following a structured program by someone who knows what she’s talking about will accelerate your progress immensely.

There's no doubt that regular practice is crucial to learning the guitar. But how and what you practice matters.

Without a plan and routine to follow, you’re likely jumping all over the place. it's difficult as a beginner to know if you’re doing it right. When you don't see much progress, you lose your motivation and throw your guitar back in the closet, thinking you don’t have what it takes.

Obviously, you don’t want to waste your money. And you won’t. I’ll let my student Lori Bennet tell you why:

“When I turned 60, I wanted to take guitar lessons. I signed up for classes at a well-known music store. Four instructors, two music schools and two years later, I didn’t feel like I had learned very much. Each instructor taught in a different style and I always felt like I was starting from square one. I decided to try to learn on my own with YouTube. I came across some videos by Lauren Bateman. After watching a few videos and seeing what I liked, I signed up for Lauren’s online classes. I love them. She is a great instructor, very patient and very concise. Her course is laid out very well and her videos are easy to understand and follow along with.  I highly recommend Lauren Bateman’s 7 Level Guitar System.” 

This is a self-paced course that starts with 10 short intro videos covering the basics of guitar. This ensures you have a solid foundation to build your skills upon or even fill in the gaps from learning on your own.

This is followed by 7 levels of lessons dedicated to my 3 fundamentals of guitar that every beginner should focus on to see real progress: Chord & Chord Changes, Finger Dexterity & Picking, Rhythm & Strumming. A downloadable PDF-workbook covering the 7 Level System gives you suggestions for goals and tips when needed. 

But my students tell me the 'secret sauce' is in the community and having access to me and my other students for support and motivation.

Yes! My students tell me their favorite part about my course is that they can go at their own pace. And because you have lifetime access to the lessons in the course, they feel like they are not rushed to move through the materials.

Not only that, because you own the course once you buy it, you can review the lessons and practice play alongs as many times as you need to make sure you fully understand each and every lesson in the course.

The 7 Level Guitar System is the perfect place for a total beginner. Going through my foundation lessons will make sure you have a solid base to build your guitar skills upon. 

From the very first lessons in Level 1, you will be learning important skills to help you have fun playing songs around the campfire.

I also offer a 30-day money back guarantee. If this program doesn't work for you, let us know and we will issue you a full refund.

Due to copyright laws, I can’t teach copyright protected music in a paid course. With that being said, I do incorporate songs from the Common Domain as examples. 

Remember that a huge problem students face is focusing only on songs. The course teaches you the skills and techniques you need to play ANY popular song. 

Throughout the course, I'll suggest songs you can learn that are featured in videos on my website or YouTube channel. This way, you know which songs might be best for you based on the level you are at in the course.

How does as long as you need sound?

Rushing through my program is that last thing I want you to do. Once you buy the course material, you own them. Students love progressing through the course at their own pace. This is YOUR guitar journey. Take as long as you need.

Yes! I have many left-handed guitar players in the course. This is why I use terms like "strumming hand" and "fretting hand" vs "right hand" and "left hand". Here is what one of my lefty guitar students had to say about her experience with the course:

"As a left-handed player I had apprehension about learning from a right handed player. After watching a few of Lauren's instructional videos I became aware that left or right makes no difference because the distinction is the fretting hand and the strumming hand. In this way Lauren's instructional videos are easy to follow along as this is the terminology she uses. The chord charts are also easy to follow since your fingers are numbered the same no matter left or right. Overall Lauren's teaching style is by far the best I've found for beginners lefty or righty !!!! I highly recommend her class." - Lisa Ahlquist.

Yes! I love my overseas students. The 7 Level System has helped students from all around the world including South Africa, Japan, Australia, Canada, Europe and Syria just to name a few.

The “7-Level Guitar System” will help you play songs you love with ease and confidence. Soon you’ll be sitting with friends and family around the campfire providing hours of sing-along fun to your favorite songs. You have everything you need to get started right here in this course.

I guarantee you’ll see BIG results… that is, if you actually use the “7-Level Guitar System.” I can’t practice for you. But I’ve given you everything you need, and much more, to see real, steady progress!

As soon as you enroll, you’ll get an email giving you complete and immediate access to all the videos and tools. All you have to do is put them to use and sit back to enjoy the results.

If after 60-days of using my 7-Level System you do not see any improvement in your playing or are unsatisfied with the quality of the lessons…just let me and my team know.

Send a quick email to [email protected] within 60 days of purchase, and we’ll send you a full refund.

We unfortunately do not offer refunds due to financial hardships after purchase. We only offer refunds based on the course quality issues.