What if you could create your very first guitar arrangement with minimal music theory knowledge and with the guidance of a professional guitarist every step of the way?
See what my students are saying...
Nathan Mills
Hi I'm Nathan Mills - classical guitarist, teacher, arranger, and founder of Beyond The Guitar. I've made a successful career in music from making unique classical guitar arrangements of music from movies, tv, and video games.
My YouTube channel, Beyond The Guitar, featuring these arrangements has built an audience of over 400,000 subscribers reaching over 50 million total views, making it one of the largest and farthest reaching classical guitar channels on the platform.
Actually making my own arrangements!
You don't have to know a ton of music theory to make your own arrangements
You don't have to have a college degree in music
You don't have to be some crazy virtuoso with incredible technique!
The best thing you can do right now, if you want to make your own arrangements it to simply start and finish your first arrangement.
Simple as that!
Something special happens when you finally finish your very first arrangement
You get this instant confidence boost and the arranging process no longer feels as intimidating as it felt before - because you’ve gone through it, and you know that you can do it.
This starts a beautiful cycle.
That confidence boost from completing this first arrangement gives you momentum and motivation to tackle a 2nd arrangement, which gives you more confidence to tackle another arrangement and on and on…
And it gets easier and easier and you get better and better each time. But it all starts with this first arrangement...
Introducing...
An arranging course built from the ground up with 2 purposes in mind:
1. To simplify the arranging process
Teaching only the musical concepts you absolutely need to make your own guitar arrangements - so that you can focus your time and effort on what really matters and start making the music you love as soon as possible!
2. To guide you step-by-step through your first guitar arrangement, from start-to-finish
Teaching you how to arrange by getting hands-on, and actually arranging a beautiful piece of music yourself - laying a foundation that will jumpstart your confidence in arranging and prepare you for all your future arrangements that you've only been dreaming of making.
If you put in the work and follow along with every step laid out in the course...
You'll come out in the end of JumpStart Arranging with your very own complete guitar arrangement!
"I found this course to be profound in that it forced me to get to the FINISH LINE on an arrangement. By only using the bass and melody, I found that I had the 'scaffolding' to go by.
This took away the intimidation of how to start (and searching for full chords), and gave me the motivation to keep going.
I feel like I can take this approach for any song now, and then build chordal content upon that scaffolding of a bassline and melody. What an epic course!"
Chris B.
Student
How it works:
In the first 2 modules of JumpStart Arranging, I'll teach you how to train your ear to easily pick out and identify the notes in any song you want to arrange
You'll learn what I call the "contextual approach"
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"I have been playing fingerstyle guitar for 5 years. I have always made excuses for not making my own arrangements. I don't know why, but I was scared of arranging my own songs...
A month ago I started to really get tired of playing other people's arrangements so I decided to start studying with Nathan - I can't believe how much of an impact that had on me.
Today I finally completed my first fingerstyle arrangement, and even though it might not be super complicated - I still love playing it because it is natural and came from my mind.
Most of the time, all we need is a little push..."
Franz G.
Student
With 9 modules and...
Over 2.5 hours of value-packed video lessons
Downloadable mp3s and printable resources and worksheets including the JumpStart Arranging Checklist that breaks down all the content in this course and the arranging process into manageable action steps that you can tackle and check off at your own pace
I created JumpStart Arranging to be the best resource out there for you to begin your arranging journey with as you make your first guitar arrangement.
"Been super happy joining here. I never thought I would be able to make my own arrangements, especially fingerstyle.
I've made about 10 arrangements in less than 1 year now and it's still mindblowing!"
Edwin L.
Student
So I'm sure you're wondering... How much does JumpStart Arranging cost?
To get this caliber of musical training, I’ve paid over $1,000 each for music courses at a university.
And I charge $100 an hour to teach my arranging methods to my private one-on-one students.
But I want to make this knowledge as easily accessible and affordable as possible for any guitarist out there who wants to experience the joy of making guitar arrangements for themselves…
And that's why you can get instant access to the JumpStart Arranging program for just one payment of $57.
Click the button to get started today!
Don't forget: it's completely risk free
So much planning and thought went into the method I’m teaching in JumpStart Arranging because I so want for you to be able to finally start making guitar arrangements of the music you love and to guarantee that you’d come out of the course with your first arrangement completed.
As you go through the course, I’m confident you’ll see all the value I’ve packed in there - but to make it a no-brainer deal for you I’m giving you a 30 day 100% money-back guarantee with your purchase of JumpStart Arranging today.
You can go through the course, check out the bonus material, follow the steps, complete your first arrangement under my guidance - and if you don’t love it in the first 30 days of your purchase, send me an email and I’ll refund you immediately.
No questions asked, no hard feelings.
If JumpStart Arranging doesn't work for you, I'd much prefer for you to take your money and invest it where you will be happier and get results. I just want you to be able to play the music you love!
Now I mentioned bonus material...
Because I wanted to pack as much value as possible for you inside this course - if you sign up for JumpStart Arranging today, you'll get access to a phenomenal bonus training.
BONUS: Fretboard Mastery - The Key To Creative Freedom ($40 value)
Fretboard Mastery is one of my best arranging trainings, previously only available to my Arrangers Academy students. But you get it for free with your purchase of JumpStart Arranging.
After you complete your first arrangement, Fretboard Mastery will enhance your skill as an arranger with 3 extra modules teaching you:
- How to build chords and create your own unique voicings to make your arrangements stand out
- The drill I used to memorize the fretboard in only 2 weeks
- How to accompany melodies with chords, so you can play both simultaneously no matter where the melody travels around the fretboard
"So, my game-changing moment... my first arrangement that almost failed. I was stuck, having trouble getting the right notes.
Nathan gave me exactly what I needed to keep going, and I managed to finish it!
If I didn't have Nathan as a teacher on the other side, at that exact moment, would I have continued pursuing the idea of playing music I love on the guitar?
Thinking back and being completely honest with myself, I don't believe so. As a self-taught guitar noob, it's more likely I would've given up - thinking arranging is just for experienced musicians only..."
Jazz K.
Student
So here's what you're getting today when you join JumpStart Arranging:
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All 9 core JumpStart Arranging video lessons with over 2.5 hours of value-packed step-by-step training ($200 value)
- BONUS: Fretboard Mastery Training with 3 additional bonus modules to help you take your arrangements to the next level ($40 value)
Total value for all of this amazing training = $240
But today you get access to all of this for only one payment of $57.
Click the button to get started instantly!
You're seconds away...
When you login to the private members area, you'll be able to access the entire JumpStart Arranging program and begin watching video lessons immediately.
You can take the course on any device you like: computer, tablet, or phone. As long as you have internet access, you have access!
Oh and by the way, when you join you get lifetime access to this material - even if I update and add to it in the future.
Want more?
JUMPSTART ARRANGING PRO: 90-Minute Bonus Masterclass ($80 value)
With the JumpStart Arranging Pro bundle - in addition to the JumpStart Arranging course itself, you get access to the JumpStart Arranging Masterclass:
A 90+ minute bonus video training in which I answer many of my students' most burning arranging and guitar-related questions.
In this masterclass, you'll learn:
- How to master the 2 main fingerstyle guitar percussion techniques so you can use them in your own arrangements
- How to identify chords by ear
- 3 arranging tricks I use to make my arrangements easier to play and fit more naturally on the guitar
- How to identify a song's time signature by ear
- My top tips for learning to play cleanly, without mistakes
- and much more!
JUMPSTART ARRANGING PREMIUM: A Custom Arrangement Review From Me ($100 value)
No matter how closely you follow the instructions and step-by-step guidance in JumpStart Arranging, there's nothing more helpful than getting direct customized feedback from me, your teacher...
With JumpStart Arranging Premium, you'll be able to go through the course and complete your first arrangement - then whenever you're ready you can "cash" in on your one-time custom arrangement review from me.
- Send me a video (and notation if possible) of you performing your arrangement - whether it's the arrangement from the course or another arrangement you completed afterwards
- I'll watch through your video and look over your arrangement and record a custom video for you giving you feedback on your arrangement, technique, musicality, notation, and anything else I think you need to improve as a guitarist and arranger!
Working with me one-on-one usually costs a minimum of $100 alone, but you're getting this custom video review + the entire JumpStart Arranging program (including the bonus Fretboard Mastery modules) + The JumpStart Arranging Masterclass all for one low payment of $97.
The choice is yours...
Pick whichever version of the course is right for you!
Imagine a few months from now...
You could still be stuck exactly where you're at right now:
Dreaming about making your own arrangements and playing the music you love, but never actually following through and making it happen.
You're slowly losing interest in the guitar and dread practicing because you're just spinning your wheels with no clear direction...
Or...
You could have not 1... not 2... but 3 or more arrangements of your very own completed!
Feeling more confident as a musician with your love for the guitar rekindled.
Excited to pick up your instrument every single day to play the music you love.
Looking back and seeing the progress you've made with each new arrangement you've completed, and falling in love with the creative challenge of the arranging process.
It all starts with your very first arrangement - and that's what JumpStart Arranging is all about.
Join JumpStart Arranging today, and let me help you make that first arrangement - so you can finally start making the music you love, and making it on your own terms!
Questions & Answers
I have literally zero music theory knowledge and have never attempted to make a guitar arrangement before, will this course be too advanced for me?
I've already been making my own guitar arrangements for a while, so I'm looking to learn more advanced concepts. Is this course for me?
What's the difference between JumpStart Arranging and your Arrangers Academy?
I'm an absolute beginner at the guitar, is this course for me?
I have a busy schedule - will this course take a lot of time?
I play fingerstyle, but on a steel string guitar. Is this just for classical guitarists?
The choice is yours...
Pick whichever version of the course is right for you!
P.S. Don't forget that when you join JumpStart Arranging you are joining risk-free. You have an entire 30 days to jump into the course, watch all the video lessons, check out the bonus trainings, follow the steps, complete your first arrangement under my guidance - and THEN decide if it's right for you.
See you on the inside...
Nathan Mills