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Welcome to WayoftheGuitar.com - your destination for intensive theory, technique, and repertoire courses designed exclusively for guitarists!
I'm Dan Cosley, a guitarist, composer, and the founder of WOTG. My mission is to empower guitarists like you to achieve musical fluency and unlock true freedom of expression.
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Courses & Membership:
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Leo Brouwer's Estudios Sencillos #1-5: Interplay of Technique & Expression
CourseLeo Brouwer's Estudios Sencillos #1-5: Interplay of Technique & Expression Mini-Masterclasses
$14.99
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The Segovia Scales: Foundations of Classical Guitar Technique
CourseThe Segovia Scales: Foundations of Classical Guitar Technique "The practice of scales enables one to solve a greater number of technical problems in a shorter time than the study of any other exercise.” - Andrés Segovia
$39
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One-Year Membership (All Courses)
BundleOne-Year Membership (All Courses)
$219 / year
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Scale & Interval Patterns for Guitar
CourseA Complete Guide to Melodic & Harmonic Intervals from Major, Melodic Minor, & Harmonic Minor Scale Harmony
$59
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Triads for Guitar
CourseA Complete Guide to Triads from Major, Melodic Minor, & Harmonic Minor Scale Harmony
$59
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Pentatonics & Hexatonics for Guitar
CourseA Complete Guide to Minor Pentatonics, Minor Blues, Minor Pentatonic Add Major 3, Major 6, Major 7, & Add 9
$59
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7th Chord Arpeggios for Guitar
CourseA Complete Guide to 7th Chord Arpeggios from Major, Melodic Minor, & Harmonic Minor Scale Harmony
$59
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7th Chord Inversions for Guitar
CourseA Complete Guide to 7th Chord Inversions from Major, Melodic Minor, & Harmonic Minor Scale Harmony
$59
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Modes for Guitar
CourseA Complete Guide to the 21 Modes of Major, Melodic Minor, & Harmonic Minor Scale Harmony
$59
Instructor & Site Founder
Dan Cosley
Dan Cosley M.M., the creator of wayoftheguitar.com, is an acclaimed musician known for his virtuosic performances, eclectic compositions, and innovative arrangements. With a passion for harmony and musicianship on the guitar, Dan has built this website to share his knowledge. Discover his compositions and recordings here.
Quotes on Dan
Marc Ribot
“Cosley has all the stuff.”
Ricardo Iznaola
“Exceptional qualities as a performer, scholar, and human being… Cosley is also a very talented and accomplished composer and improviser.”
Roland Dyens
“Dan Cosley is a real, gifted musician with genuine skills as a composer. He belongs to a restricted community of guitarists who place music even above the guitar.”
Marc Ribot
“Cosley has all the stuff.”
Ricardo Iznaola
“Exceptional qualities as a performer, scholar, and human being… Cosley is also a very talented and accomplished composer and improviser.”
Roland Dyens
“Dan Cosley is a real, gifted musician with genuine skills as a composer. He belongs to a restricted community of guitarists who place music even above the guitar.”
Marc Ribot
“Cosley has all the stuff.”