Accelerated Learning Software

Our software is designed around cutting edge principals from the world of accelerated learning and language acquisition.

It intelligently coaches you through a process of absorbing, polishing and retaining the core concepts that unlock fluency.

Custom Practice Plans tell you exactly what to do every single day so you don’t waste a minute of practice time.

Chat in real time with your dedicated mentor and submit videos of your playing for detailed feedback.

Mentorship Program

We pair our students with a world class guitar player for dedicated mentorship over the entire 3 months program

• Weekly 1 on 1 Private Lessons.

• Get an expert opinion on your technique with detailed feedback on video assignments throughout the program.

• Unlimited exclusive access to your mentor for any questions you might have.

• Weekly Live QnA Sessions with your cohort.

Foundational Skills for a Lifetime in Music

Our comprehensive curriculum will teach you skills that you will use for the rest of your life. You will leave with a clear understanding of the fretboard and be able to apply that understanding in any musical context. You will also be equipped with a methodology for learning new techniques in an intelligent, and systematic way.

Adam Levy

MENTOR

Adam is a Los Angeles-based guitarist with 30 years of experience as a performing artist, teacher, and studio musician.

He has released more than a dozen albums of his own, and is featured on recordings by Norah Jones, Vulfpeck, Ani DiFranco, Allen Toussaint, and other renowned artists. He has toured extensively as a solo artist and as a collaborator. Recently, he has been touring the U.S. and Europe as part of Lizz Wright’s band.

Adam has led classes, private lessons, and masterclasses at universities and academies worldwide, including USC and NYU. He has written numerous educational articles for Acoustic Guitar and Guitar Player magazines, and is the author of the book Play the Right Stuff. He is the host of the YouTube series Guitar Tips, and has released several video courses via TrueFire.

Adam’s teaching style was influenced by the mentors he studied with as a developing player — Ted Greene, most notably. Step by step, he helps his students understand the fundamentals of music and the idiosyncratic logic of the fretboard, so that they can express themselves dynamically on the instrument.

Arianna Powell

Mentor

Arianna Powell is an LA based touring and session guitarist. She currently plays guitar for Halsey and has also toured with Nick Jonas, Black Eyed Peas, JJ Lin, Drake Bell and more. She’s played in the house band of American Idol, as a guest with David Foster and was featured in Guitar Player Magazine’s May 2017 cover story featuring their all time favorite female guitarists. Arianna is an artist for Earthquaker Devices, Strymon Engineering, Kemper, Keeley Electronics, PRS, Suhr, Gibson, Moody Leather and more. She holds a Bachelors of Science degree in Music Education with a concentration in jazz guitar from Duquesne University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Though a pop guitarist by trade, Arianna is passionate about exploring solo guitar playing through chord melody arrangements and is also amidst recording her first record.

Brian Green

MENTOR

Brian Green is a guitar player and producer based out of Los Angeles, California. He has toured, performed and/or recorded with artists including John Legend, Michael Bublé, Nayo, and Kat Mcphee. Brian has also worked as a guitar player for television and award shows including Dancing With The Stars, American Idol and the Emmys. Additionally, he records and performs with the band Pomplamoose, releasing weekly videos with guests including Inara George of Bird and the Bee and Kina Grannis. As a producer, Brian has worked with various artists, including Rozzi Crane, VINCINT and Lily Kershaw as well as making commercial music for major brands and production music houses. Brian also releases music under his own name, including his latest instrumental release, Impressions For Headphones.

Curt Henderson

MENTOR

Curt Henderson is a Nashville-based guitarist, producer, and music educator. After completing a degree in Jazz Guitar Performance in his hometown of Vancouver, Canada, Curt moved to Nashville, TN and has since become an in-demand figure in Music City’s busy scene. He has played, recorded, and toured internationally with major label artists like EZA (Ellery Bonham), John King, worked with American Idol finalist Jonny Brenns, and has his own project with his musical partner in crime, Shannon Lauren Callihan. As Nashville’s culture demands, Curt is equally at home on an r&b session one day and then a country artist’s tour the next day. 

He is also passionate about his work as a featured artist and performer with brands like Fender, PRS, Music Man, D’Angelico, Supro, Strymon Engineering, and many other notable companies, as well as being a panel guest for institutions like Guitar.com. Curt’s teenage dream came true when Fender asked him to be their featured artist in the release of their 2019 Stratocaster line. All in, Curt’s music releases and videos have received millions of listens and views across platforms as he continues to grow his career as a performer and producer. 

A very significant part of Curt’s musical career has also been spent in music education. He is a dedicated educator, and has been invited to lead clinics and speak at colleges about the principles of effective guitar study, improvisation techniques, and how to translate the fundamentals of jazz and music theory to mainstream genres like r&b, funk, pop, and country. Curt has been teaching for over a decade and takes pride in working with students with the goal of mapping out the fretboard in a structured, systematic way so they can play more expressively and with intention. Curt is really just forever trying to recreate the same “lightbulb moments” that he experienced in his own development for each one of the students that he mentors today. 

Nicholas Veinoglou

Mentor

Born on June 6th, 1993 in Great Barrington, MA, Nicholas Veinoglou began his hopelessly romantic exploration of the guitar at age 10. Highly influenced from Blues, Classical and Jazz, Nicholas created a unique and flavorful approach to his instrument which paved the road to his musical journey. Nicholas graduated Magna Cum Laude in May 2015 from Berklee College of Music with a Bachelor's Degree in Jazz Guitar Performance and a minor in Harmony, releasing his first album "Love Languages" January 13th, 2016 shortly after. Currently, Nicholas is touring both nationally and internationally with Jordan Fisher and Atlantic Records recording artist Bazzi, opening for artists such as Justin Timberlake, Camila Cabello, Shawn Mendes, Alessia Cara, Calvin Harris, Khalid, The Chainsmokers, Cardi B, Dua Lipa, Meghan Trainor, Plain White T’s, The Commodores, JoJo, and Allen Stone along the way.

Ila Cantor

Co-Founder

Ila has been teaching music worldwide in institutions (Stanford, Frank Sinatra High School), workshop settings, and privately for over 17 years. Growing up in NY, she had access to study with some of the most legendary musicians (John Scofield, John Abercrombie) and became highly trained in jazz, playing professionally by the time she graduated high school. Ila has published 4 albums and multiple singles of original music and has toured extensively in the US, UK, and Europe with her own bands and as a side(womb)man (Aaron Parks, Marcus Shelby). She’s also composed music for short films and documentaries, multi-media performances, and has been awarded multiple grants (Van Meir Fellowships, Open Arts Foundation) and commissions (Maginus Project) for composing. 

Ila’s teaching style is passionate, distinct, and uniquely developed with care over the years. She believes that all of us have an inherent connection with the language of music, and by understanding concepts intellectually as well as training coordination skills physically, we can unlock the unlimited potential to sing and play any of our hearts’ desires.

Spencer Handley

Co-Founder

Spencer Handley is a professional guitarist and software engineer. He has been playing guitar for over 20 years and has taught workshops and performed at festivals internationally. He lives as a full time nomad, and in addition to building GMI, he spends his time studying with master teachers all over the world and shares his learnings on the topics of guitar technique and world music with an audience of guitar nerds on Instagram, Facebook and Youtube. He is passionate about architecting learning paths and building systems that allow people to learn skills in an accelerated way. While studying under Ila’s instruction, he wrote the coaching software which would eventually become the foundation for GMI’s learning system.

Previously, Spencer worked as an engineer at Patreon where he helped artists make a living doing what they love.