Pickup Music

Well worth the time to complete

Well worth the time to complete, compliments the CAGED course well

It's like a lightbulb finally went on

It's like a lightbulb finally went on! For years, I was strumming away on my guitar, making music but without a true understanding of how everything connected. The CAGED system has been a game-changer. It's provided me with a clear roadmap of the fretboard, especially when it comes to understanding how chord shapes relate to each other and how to easily locate them in different positions. It's like I finally understand my guitar. This system has moved me from just playing to actually knowing what I'm doing. Highly recommend for anyone feeling lost on the fretboard!

Enjoying the pathways

Really good to help structue your learning so that you're not just playing random songs you like without context. I still sometimes start to learn some of my faves in-between, but pickup makes it super easy to jump back into learning fundamentals so that when i play the songs i like, i can notice that i'm better at things like switching chords, picing patterns etc.

The CAGED system pathway is very…

The CAGED system pathway is very informative. It follows a very detailed approach to learning how it all works. I started the course with prior knowledge and Molly Miller helped with a few crucial aha moments.

Understand what you're playing, and skill will come to you on its own

I entered the program thanks to one of those adds that begin with "let me know if this sounds like you..." and proceeds to talk about the intermediate plateau. I felt immediately identified and decided to give it a shot. Just 2 weeks and, if I liked it, I could do a whole month. In those 2 weeks I did maybe 7-8 exercises (which isn't much per-se), and one day I simply grabbed my guitar to play one song that I hadn't practiced in a long while (Weight of Dreams - Greta Van Fleet). I was expecting to be rusty, but I felt how my hand was positioning itself where it needed to be. Better yet, even when I didn't remember what went next, my hand started playing it on its own because it knew where to find the sounds. After this I 100% decided to get an extra month and I'm regretting not having gone for a full year on the spot!

just finished the CAGEDI pathway

just finished the CAGEDI pathway. It took me longer than 6 weeks as some days are more challenging (and key) than others.I felt like it was worth investing more time on it. I spend a couple weeks only on some lessons at times where I felt more work was needed on my end. Overall I feel I have learned more in these weeks than in years of practice. Only critique are: i) I feel it would be useful to give some "homework" for some of the key lessons. For example advising the students to play over tracks "x,y,z" to practice improvisation on chord changes. The advice though is still given if you ask a questio. ii) Worth giving more lessons on some key topic such as improvisation on chord changes "outside" the scale Anyway, See you in the CAGED 2 :)

Brilliant

Brilliant! Long story short i started with fender play and i am now using pickup music. Karl the tutor is very easy to follow and informative. I feel i have improved hugely while using this website.

I’ve learned so much over the past few…

I’ve learned so much over the past few months from where I was stuck for so many years. I went from not knowing what to focus on to having an arsenal of tools and knowing what direction I want to take my playing. Great instructors and lessons!

Highly recommend if you're looking for an online guitar course

Pickup has been a great experience. Lots of lesson pathways, exercises, and resources. You can submit recordings for feedback, which is always extremely helpful and informative. My playing and understanding of the guitar has skyrocketed over the past few months.

So much learning!

This is a great pathway to learn the fretboard

This is a great pathway to learn where you are in the fretboard. It combines CAGED shapes, mayor pentatonic, major scale and arpeggios

I am finally learning how to play this…

I am finally learning how to play this instrument! This is the best guitar course ever created.

Pickup Music is fantastic

Pickup Music is fantastic. It got me out of just playing simple chords and helped me explore the fretboard more fully. Whether it’s riffs, theory, or jam sessions, Pickup Music has it all. I’m genuinely grateful for this platform.

I am so grateful to join Pickup Music

I am so grateful to join Pickup Music. I am totally new to guitar, but In less than 2 months I have learned a lot and important thing is I can remember what I have learned. the chords, name of each strings, how to hold the strings, strums, play along with instructor, with the band. Even I can record a video and send to them to have an assessment. Because Pickup music has a very organized system, structure that can guide me step by step through all lessons. I can go back to review the video again if some lesson need more attention. Needless to say Pickup Music is the best guitar learning platform. I highly recommend Pickup Music One last thing I forgot to mention that Karl Kerfoot is a very good instructor! Thank you Karl

Two years of my Guitar Journey with Pickup Music and the many more to come !

I've been using Pickup Music for almost two years now, and I can honestly say—it’s the best investment I’ve ever made for my guitar playing and tone! There are so many learning paths to explore, no matter your level or style. Whether you're into rock, metal, neo-soul there’s something for everyone. If you're thinking about trying Pickup Music, you have to check out the CAGED learning pathway with Dr. Molly Miller—it's a total game-changer! She makes theory feel musical and fun, and you'll unlock the entire fretboard like never before. Highly recommended! What I love most is how each grade ends with real, hands-on application. You get to learn songs that reinforce what you've studied, and then you can submit a video for personalized feedback from the Pickup Music team. It’s incredibly helpful—and honestly, I wish I had started sooner! My only wish? A songwriting pathway! It’s not available yet, but fingers crossed it’s coming soon.

Exactly what I needed

This is exactly what I was looking for. I needed a course that fit my skill level going into it that wasn’t too easy, but structured to push me and grow as I advanced. I love this program!

I love this website!

I love this website!! I played a lot of guitar at school but had picked up other hobbies and not played for a long time. Now at 37 with 2 young children I want music to be a part of our house and this app has got me back up and running. So many options, so much progression. I'm probably an advanced beginner/intermediate guitarist and there is so much content here that is out of my reach which helps with inspiring me to practice and keep coming back to get to the next level.

Pickup Music beginner review

As a professional guitar quitter, I must say that Pickup Music might be my ticket to finally learn the instrument and enjoy the process of doing so! Learning paths are well structured and there are quite a lot of tips even for more experienced people looking to get back to playing the instrument! Can't wait to explore more of what Pickup Music has to offer!

Pickup music and why they are worth it

I can rest my positive review on 3 pillars which holds my 3legged chair ( I wont name it stool for obvious reasons) of reasoning :D : 1. They are interactive, energetic, supportive and they have gathered the cool, nice people in a community 2. There are tons of material for you to be exposed to as a guitarist and tons to learn, the hard part is to actually take the time, ,which they even help with that as much as possible, with reminders, giveaways and highlights. I also love their weekly sessions, amazing people, amzing musicians which are down to earth. 3. Value, I have been lucky to be a subscriber since 2021 and I have been lucky and blessed (or as they say rewarded for loyalty, which I secretly love) with low prices which for the amount of content I have available is a steal, even with their current prices it is worth it, but one has to be determined and you will learn a lot in a short while. I will probably be a pickup music subscriber for life. I just wish I used it more often than I do, music is a language and will run away when not exercised, at least the language part of it. I really really really hope they stay as lovely as they are, I feel like they are my kind of people and its refreshing to see people like them running a business which really cares about their customer.

Great Service

After years of playing guitar, I considered myself to be what I called a "cover monkey." Really good at reproducing songs, but with limited understanding of the guitar. I absolutely did not want to pay for a subscription to learn, but after struggling to find a linear way to learn through youtube videos and being bombarded by "influencer's" ads to pay for their extremely expensive revolutionary course, I bit the bullet and signed up for Pickup Music. I am very happy that I did. In the little over two weeks that I have spent on the platform, not only have I learned a ton, but I am excited to keep learning. The amount of content on here is incredible, the teachers in the lessons are great at teaching, and, if anything, I overwhelm myself with the amount of new pathways I want to try. I definitely recommend pickup to anyone who was feeling the same way about learning guitar, but isn't sure of where to start. Alternatively, if you are an experienced musician but want to pick up a new technique, such as slide guitar, this is also a great tool!