Downtown AmarilloLaunchpad Music Academyat Spacecamp Studios
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Launchpad
Music Academy

Private weekly lessons on guitar, bass, piano, drums, voice, saxophone, ukulele and music production, taught by working performers. Every student gets a personalized lesson plan and all materials included, no books to buy.

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$30 · 30 min$50 · 60 minMaterials included

What we teach

Guitar
Acoustic and electric, from cowboy chords to full sets
Bass
Electric bass, including guitarists moving over
Piano
Classical grounding, pop and worship playing
Drums
Full kit, rudiments and playing to a click
Voice
Male and female range, technique and performance
Saxophone
Concert band, jazz and section playing
Ukulele
A fast, friendly first instrument at any age
Recording & Production
Tracking, mixing and making beats in a real studio

Something not listed? Ask anyway, we’ll find a fit or point you to someone good.

Levels, not vague progress

Eight levels with real skill checkpoints, and a piece of gear earned at every one.

Level 1 · Foundations
Tuning, the musical alphabet, string names, reading tab, the spider drill, basic strumming, cowboy and power chords, and your first five songs.
Earns custom picks plus a free setup and strings
Level 2 · First Solos
The minor pentatonic rock box, your first guitar solo, PIMA fingerstyle, beginner bends and legato, and soloing over backing tracks.
Earns a drive pedal and a capo
Level 3 · Theory in Hand
Capo theory, triads, the Nashville number system, changing the key of songs you already know, and transcribing progressions by ear.
Earns a reverb and delay pedal
Level 4 · Fretboard Command
CAGED-based pentatonic shapes, speed development, basic tapping, drop tunings, your first full transcription, and a memorized fretboard.
Earns a small custom pedalboard
Level 5 · Chords & Melody
Jazz chord voicings, chord construction, major and minor CAGED shapes, beginner chord-melody playing, and your first jazz standard.
Earns a pedal power supply
Level 6 · Your Own Tone
Analyzing a favorite player, learning a full song, transcribing their signature licks, and dialing in tone to match a reference sound.
Earns a pedal chosen to match that player
Level 7 · Gig Ready
Playing a confident three-hour set in key with good tone, hearing a key by ear, and one real song in every style you play.
Earns a custom 1x12 cabinet
Level 8 · Your Own Voice
Stage presence, a personal sound, writing original music, trading fours live, and real jazz vocabulary.
Earns a fully custom Trem-built guitar

Tuition

$30
30-minute lesson, weekly
$50
60-minute lesson, weekly

Billed monthly for your reserved weekly time. Pay by card, bank transfer, Venmo or Cash App in your student portal. Bring a friend who signs up and your next month is half off.

Group lessons

Learn alongside players at your level. Nobody held back, nobody lost.

Beginner Track
Never played, or under six months in
Tuning, chords and strumming, your first songs. The Level 1 and 2 material taught as a group.
Tuesdays, 5:00pm
Gigging Track
Already playing shows and want to go further
Soloing, theory you can actually use on a gig, and breaking down the players you love.
Thursdays, 5:00pm

$30 a student for a full hour, seven students maximum. A short skill check at signup puts you in the right room before the first class.

The studio

818 SW 7th Avenue
Amarillo, TX 79101

Free street parking · comfortable waiting area for parents and siblings

Student sign-up

Fill this out and we’ll match you with a teacher and a room, then confirm your weekly time.

1 · The student
Who are the lessons for?
2 · Instrument and experience
What do you want to learn? Pick all that apply.
How much experience on that instrument?
Private or group?
Lesson length
3 · Days and times
Which days of the week work?
Do you homeschool?
Which times work best?

Lessons are booked on the hour, same time each week.

4 · How you found us
5 · Contact
So far: 30-minute lessons.
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