By Music Circle | Music Circle | Updated March 2026
If you’ve been searching for an online guitar teacher who truly understands your musical world — someone who can teach you that Bollywood song you’ve loved since childhood alongside proper Western technique — you’re in exactly the right place.
Music Circle has been offering live, personalised online guitar classes from India since 2011. Over the past 15 years, our team of professional guitarists has taught hundreds of students across the USA, UK, UAE, Singapore, Canada, Australia, and India — all from the comfort of their homes, over Zoom or Google Meet.
Whether you’re a complete beginner picking up a guitar for the first time, an intermediate player who wants to finally nail Bollywood riffs, or an advanced student preparing for Trinity College London guitar grade exams — we’ve got a structured, warm, and expert-led class waiting for you.
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One of the first things students ask is: “Can I really learn guitar properly through a screen?” The honest answer, backed by 15 years of experience, is yes — absolutely.
Every aspect of a great guitar lesson is preserved online: your teacher watches your posture, corrects your pick grip, adjusts camera angles to zoom into specific finger positions, and listens carefully to your tone and timing. The only thing missing is physical touch, and in guitar learning, that barely matters.
All classes are conducted via Zoom or Google Meet. Both are free to use and work beautifully on a laptop, tablet, or smartphone. You’ll need:
Your first session with Music Circle is a relaxed, exploratory, and genuinely fun. Your teacher will:
From your second class onward, you follow a structured syllabus at your own pace, with regular feedback, practice assignments, and milestone reviews.
Here’s a quick side-by-side comparison to help you make an informed decision:
1. A Teacher Who Understands Your Music
Learning guitar as an NRI isn't just about scales and chord diagrams. It's about being able to play the songs that mean something to you — Bollywood classics, Sufi music, Rabindra Sangeet, or the Indo-Western fusion you grew up hearing at home. Our teachers at Music Circle are professional musicians who play all of these styles fluently. Your cultural context is not an afterthought here — it's the foundation of every lesson.
2. Significantly More Affordable Than Local Lessons Abroad
Online guitar lessons from India often cost much less than lessons with a local teacher in the USA, UK, Singapore, or Dubai, while still offering the same — and often even better — quality of instruction. This makes long-term learning more practical and sustainable for serious students.
Our academy is not positioned as a low-cost option within India. We offer premium online guitar lessons for students who value expert guidance, structured learning, and high-quality teaching without compromising on results.
3. Flexible Scheduling Designed for Your Time Zone
Our teachers work across IST, EST, PST, GMT, SGT, and GST time zones. Whether you're in California, London, or Dubai, we will find a slot that fits around your work schedule, your children's school timings, and your life. Many of our NRI students take lessons on weekend mornings their time — which is afternoon or evening for us in India. We are open seven days a week, that offers more flexibility for all requirements.
4. Proven Online Learning — Since 2011
We didn't start online teaching during the historical year 2020 (we all know why). We have been conducting live one-on-one lessons over video call since 2011 — long before it became mainstream. Needless to say our teachers are genuinely experienced at online instruction: they know how to position the camera, how to spot technique errors over video, how to share tabs and notation digitally, and how to make a remote lesson feel personal and engaging.
What You'll Learn: Our Guitar Curriculum for NRI Students
Our online guitar programme for NRI students is not a fixed rigid syllabus. Every student has different goals — some want to play Bollywood songs for family gatherings, some want to pursue Trinity or Rockschool certifications, some are returning to guitar after years away. We build your learning path around your goals.
| BEGINNER | INTERMEDIATE | ADVANCED |
| Open chords, basic strumming, first Bollywood songs, posture & technique foundation | Barre chords, scales, fingerpicking, lead guitar, music theory, song repertoire Trinity Acoustic Grades | Improvisation, fingerstyle guitar, rock/blues techniques, Trinity/Rockschool grades |
Styles we teach:
Every student comes with a different dream. Some want to strum along to Bollywood songs at family gatherings. Others want to shred through a rock guitar solo. Several of our students are preparing for internationally recognised music exams. Here’s what our curriculum covers:
Bollywood & Hindi Film Music
This is the heart of what makes Music Circle unique. We teach iconic intros, rhythm guitar parts, solos, and full song arrangements from classic and contemporary Bollywood. If you’ve always wanted to play a song that means something to your family, this is where it begins.
Western Classical & Acoustic Fingerstyle
For students who want a deeper technical foundation, our Western Classical and Acoustic Fingerstyle curriculum covers everything from foundational right-hand technique to advanced pieces. This style builds the strongest possible foundation for any future direction you choose.
Rock, Blues & Electric Guitar
From power chords to pentatonic solos, from blues bends to full rock band arrangements — our electric guitar and rock curriculum covers the techniques and gear knowledge to help you sound the way you’ve always imagined.
Trinity College London Guitar Grade Exams
Music Circle offers structured preparation for Trinity College London guitar grade examinations, from Initial Grade through to Grade 8. This is an internationally recognised certification that adds formal credibility to your musical journey. We’ve helped students across multiple countries prepare and succeed in their exams.
Beginner Foundation Programme
New to the guitar? No problem. Our beginner programme — refined over a decade of teaching — takes you from the very first open string exercise to playing your first complete songs, building proper habits in posture, rhythm, and tone from day one. Our flagship course ‘Guitar From Scratch’ was built specifically from this teaching experience.
At Music Circle, our online guitar classes from India are especially helpful for:
Music Circle and Tamsguitar currently serve online guitar students in the following locations. If your city isn't listed, don't worry — if you have internet, we can teach you.
| 🇺🇸 United States | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom | 🇸🇬 Singapore | 🇦🇪 Dubai / UAE |
| New York, California, Texas, New Jersey, Tennessee, San Diego, San Jose, Florida | London, Manchester, Birmingham, Edinburgh | Singapore CBD, Jurong, Tampines & all districts | Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, and across the UAE |
Also teaching students in: Canada (Toronto, Vancouver), Australia (Sydney, Melbourne), Germany, France, New Zealand, Malaysia, Kenya, and more.
Let's verify it with the help of videos and not by texts. We have innumerable examples. We shall share a few examples here. Rest we can share the link for playlist that we keep updating.
Let's have a look at a few examples of the progress of Kids via online lessons.
Evaan was around 4 to 5 yrs old when he started learning online at Music Circle from USA. This video was recorded in 2022. It was his performance for the Online Recital 2022.
Little Trinanjana Started her online guitar lesson journey with Music Circle mid 2022 from Australia. Her performance was published in 2023.
Sahana joined us as an Online Guitar student when she studying in Germany. In spite of heavy workload in college she always managed to find time for practice. She had prior experience before she joined Music Circle.
Archit was a very sincere kid who joined our online guitar lessons from Singapore. He always practiced diligently whatever his instructor taught him.
We are grateful to be able find good students and very sincere parents who always supported the kids and encouraged them to practice at home.
Online guitar lessons for adults provide a flexible and cost-effective way to learn from home, helping busy learners save time, reduce travel expenses, and enjoy structured guitar training online.
Chitra joined our online guitar lessons late 2021 from USA. Practiced diligently in spite of her busy schedule. Very sincere and obedient student.
It was 17th April 2020 when we received a message from Lalit from Singapore ever since till date (March 20th 2026 as this post is being written by a human being), he has been one of our most sincere students. He took guitar, vocal and harmonica lessons with us and is still learning. The rest you can see from his video.
Murali from USA is also one the very sincere students who progressed well with proper practice.
It was 2020 when Tanmay started taking our online lessons from the USA. He is a very talented person as well as hard working.
In August 2019, one of our YouTube song tutorials led Anupam from the USA to join our online guitar classes. What began as a simple enquiry soon grew into a long and meaningful musical association. Even with a demanding professional life, his passion for music keeps him committed to regular practice. He loves recording and sharing his performances, and his journey beautifully reflects true dedication to learning guitar online.
Learning guitar online from India doesn't mean settling for anything less than internationally recognised excellence. Our students at Music Circle are regularly achieving Distinction grades in Trinity College London Guitar examinations — the gold standard in Western music certification worldwide.
From Initial Grade through to higher grades, our NRI students sitting Trinity exams in the USA, UK, Singapore, and Dubai have consistently scored at the Distinction level under the guidance of our faculty. These are not participation certificates — Trinity Distinctions require genuine technical mastery, musicianship, and exam preparation. We are proud that our structured online curriculum delivers exactly that a dedicated student needs, it's more of team work that a one way traffic.
Whether you are an NRI parent looking for Trinity guitar certification for your child abroad, or an adult learner seeking a formal qualification that is recognised by schools and universities internationally, our teachers prepare you the right way — systematically, seriously, and with a real track record of results.
Trinity College London guitar grades are accepted for academic credit at institutions across the UK, Australia, and increasingly in North America.
NRIs in the USA, UK, UAE, Singapore, Canada, and Australia
If you’re an Indian living abroad — or if you’re raising children who you’d love to connect with Indian music — Music Circle is built for you. We understand the NRI experience: the longing for familiar music, the challenge of finding culturally connected teachers, and the reality of busy schedules across different time zones. Our students in San Diego, Toronto, London, Dubai, Singapore, and Sydney are testament to what’s possible.
Students Across India Without Access to Quality Teachers
India is vast. Outstanding guitar teachers are not evenly distributed. If you’re based in a smaller city, town, or suburb where access to skilled guitar instruction is limited, online classes from Music Circle give you the same quality of teaching as someone in a major metro.
Students of All Ages
We teach students from age 4 onwards — yes, really. Whether you’re a young child, a teenager, a working adult finding time on weekends, or a senior picking up the guitar for the first time, our approach adapts to you. It is genuinely never too late, and we mean that.
Returning Learners Who Gave Up Before
Some of our most successful students are people who tried to learn guitar before and quit — often because of the wrong method, the wrong teacher, or simply a lack of structure. If that’s you, we’d love to show you what a difference the right approach makes. Our beginner programme was specifically built for students who failed to learn guitar in the past and needed a fresh, carefully structured start.
Here are the questions we hear most often from new students and their families:
Can I really learn guitar properly through online lessons?
Absolutely, yes. Music Circle has been teaching guitar entirely online since 2011 and our students’ progress speaks for itself. Your teacher can see your hands, correct your posture, adjust camera angles to show specific techniques, and listen carefully to your playing. The learning experience is just as structured and effective as in-person lessons.
What platform is used for online guitar classes?
All our classes are conducted via Zoom or Google Meet or any of the popular video calling platforms. Most of them are free, easy to set up, and work on any device with a camera. We’ll guide you through the setup before your first class so you feel completely comfortable.
How much do online guitar lessons from Music Circle cost?
Our fees are kept genuinely affordable — especially compared to local lesson costs in cities like London, Dubai, or New York. Please visit our contact page for current pricing details, as we tailor packages to your needs.
Can I learn Bollywood songs in these guitar classes?
Yes — and this is one of our specialities. Bollywood and Hindi film music is a core part of what we teach. Whether you want to learn a classic from the 70s or a contemporary track, our faculty has the knowledge and the repertoire to make it happen.
Do you offer guitar lessons for kids?
Yes, we teach children from age 4 onwards. Our approach with young learners is patient, playful, and carefully paced to keep them engaged. Many of our NRI families enroll their children specifically to stay connected with Indian music.
Do you prepare students for Trinity College London guitar grade exams?
Yes. We offer structured Trinity College London guitar grade preparation from Initial Grade through Grade 8. We’ve guided students across multiple countries through their exams successfully.
Is there a free trial lesson?
Yes! we have something more that a free trial. For absolute beginners, We encourage all new students to begin with a the 4 week program. It’s a relaxed, no-pressure session where you meet your teacher, share your goals, and experience our teaching style firsthand before committing to a regular schedule.
I tried learning guitar before and gave up. Can I still join?
Absolutely. Some of our best students came to us after failing to learn on their own or elsewhere. Our beginner methodology was specifically designed for people who struggled in the past. With the right structure and a patient teacher, almost anyone can learn guitar.
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