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ClassicalGuitarShed is an online company. Based on 50 reviews on TrustPlane, it has an average rating of 4.9 out of 5 stars. Last reviewed December 12, 2025.
The innovative approach and attention to small details have made a difference in the way I practice. the support and feed back are essential. It makes me feel empowered, knowing that I can reach out anytime and get personal and professional guidance and assistance. I am so glad I joined the program.
my son is happy with your courses but the prices are too high i dont know what to do the next month
I have been a student with CGS since 2018 and absolutely love it. The team is exceptionally helpful and each lesson/course is broken down into great detail. By far the best online course. I love this team and will be signing up for another three years!
my sons just adore your school but please make something with teachers, sometimes they arent available, and I dont know what to make with my kids at home, do you have only few teachers??
All the tools are available for you in the form of videos and instructions. Allen and his team are great to work with and provide appropriate feedback (positive or negative) to help you improve your playing skills. 'Open Mike' and 'Question and Answer' sessions are held monthly and are a great help is sharing your personal playing concerns and watching other play. Just by watching others is a great way to learn technique and form for playing classical guitar. I would highly recommend this for anyone trying to learn to play.
I am a retired music (Orchestra) teacher. If I had encountered Allen decades ago I would have been an even better teacher. The material is extremely well thought out, comprehensive, and interesting. The "practice buddy" option brought me a new friend. The monthly opportunity to play for one another online is great, and a very supportive group. Includes a large database of well edited, graduated pieces to download.This is a truly remarkable resource!
Very fluid and easier to keep track of the progress.
I am completely happy
Classical Guitar Shed is a wonderfully comprehensive course, with excellent advice and tuition for technique and musicality. There is a wide range of resources, and the instruction videos are enjoyable and intuitive. I am very glad I joined and would highly recommend it to anyone wishing to learn classical guitar, at any level of ability.
CGS is a treasure mine of actually applicable material. I began the course several months ago and I find it to be very thorough and well structured, unlike other programs I researched which are less so. CGS suits me well, not only because Alan teaches step by step in levels that cover precisely what I need in order to progress, but the real gem is his attention to detail, especially how we interact and use our attention while practicing. I could almost say his is a "from the inside out" approach. I never, ever feel I'm wasting a second of my valuable time.
I was an absolute beginner with no expectations other than curiosity. It is a testament to the structure and content of the Woodshed program that I am still interested, practicing, learning and improving 18 months later.
Classical Guitar Shed's training and online platform is very detailed and seems to cover all aspects of technical guitar ability and a wee bit of music theory. The best thing I've learned from Classical Guitar Shed is the basics. That is how to play Fingerstyle Guitar using the correct posture, arm, wrist, and finger placement. Because I've learned and studied the above the most, I feel quite accomplished that I've learned and implemented correct playing with both the left hand and the right hand.
Learn to play the guitar as a beginner or improve your skills as a player in your own time and at your own speed. This is a great resource which I thoroughly recommend to anyone wanting to further their skills.
A very comprehensive, well thought out programme for learning how to play the classical guitar. Allen and Zac are accessible and encouraging and keep the site active. There are also many study courses and access to a vast library of well edited scores. Thoroughly recommended.
Enrolling in the Classical Guitar Shed has been a great investment. The online course study takes a student from the basics to advanced levels by following videos supplemented by interactions with teachers. I failed trying to teach myself but am advancing with CGS. The covers just about everything a classical guitar student needs to know.
I've had a look at a couple of online resources for classical guitar and other instruments and I'm extremely impressed with both the approach and content that Allen and team bring with Classical Guitar Shed. I also teach and I've tried to embrace and reflect some of the approach and encouragement that Allen has in his videos to my own teaching. Really, very, very good.
Very well-structured method for learning classical guitar. Takes the student from basics like how to hold the guitar and pluck the strings to more advanced technique
Very thorough, structured and informative, yet flexible!One will most certainly progress and find the interaction of the team and members useful...
I have been enrolled in the Classicalguitarshed.com program for 15 months. My experience is nothing less than positive. I get out of the program what I put in. If I'm available to practice and work on the skills, I grow quickly. If I can only haphazardly practice, I don't. Allen and staff a quick to answer questions as they arise. Allen's videos are extremely helpful as an aid to improving. I highly recommend for anyone.
Last year (2021) during the height of the Covid Pandemic I purchased a year’s subscription to the Classical Guitar Shed. This decision was based on the YouTube presentations that Allen Mathews posted. My experience with studying and playing classical guitar goes back fifty plus years and I would consider myself at the time I stopped playing an intermediate player. Due to personal circumstances I was not able to pick up the guitar and play for almost half of those fifty years. Due to nerve damage I had extreme pain and disability in my left neck, shoulder, arm, hand and fingers. Than just a few months prior to joining the “Shed”, the majority of the pain started to dissipate and the sensation of touch started to return to my fingers allowing me to fret notes and chords. I dug out my old guitar from the closet and my old Aaron Shearer books from fifty years ago and slowly started playing simple studies. The books were ok, but, unlike riding a bicycle, returning to playing the classical guitar requires a little more concentration and thought. I felt I needed more guidance in refreshing my memory in relearning the techniques required to reading sheet music and playing and so I started searching the internet and came across Allen’s methods. I can safely say that his “Shed” study levels and bonus pieces were a tremendous asset in learning. I would highly recommend trying out his courses to help you in learning the intricacies involved with playing the guitar. His staff was also a great help. When you needed tips and insights learning a technique or a study piece they were always fast getting back to you when you had a question.
According to TrustPlane, ClassicalGuitarShed has a 4.9/5 rating based on 50 verified reviews as of February 2026. Source: trustplane.app/company/classicalguitarshed-com
