Zero To Hero
5.0 (15)

This class is for beginner and intermediate guitarists who want to become limitless on the fretboard and speak the language of music fluently on the guitar. This course will take guitar players who have a basic knowledge of chords/scales/songs, and transform them into competent musicians who can find all the notes on the guitar, identify riffs by ear, visualize where they are played on the fretboard, and improvise in any key. The goal of this course is to give you complete freedom on the fretboard and turn you into a REAL musician. Diagrams, tabs, and resources will be provided.

What's included

Live online classes

Learn and ask questions with Caitlin Caggiano every Tuesday.

Watch what you miss

Unlimited access to recordings of class.

Join a community

Practice with people who share your passion.

Caitlin Caggiano
On TIL since 2023
I’m Caitlin, and I have been teaching guitar for 15+ years. I also have over a decade of experience in live performance, touring, and session work. My classical training and theory background allows me to give my students a proper foundation no matter what style they play.
What you'll do
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Fretboard Mapping
Everything we play has notes, and it’s important to visualize where those notes are on the fretboard. Fretboard mapping will allow you to hear a song by ear and find it on the fretboard.
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Basic Theory
Music is a language and it's vital to understand this language in order to comprehend what we are playing and communicate with other musicians. Basic music theory will allow you to communicate effectively as musicians.
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CAGED System
The CAGED System is a tool to help apply music theory to the guitar fretboard. Everything you learn on the guitar (such as triads, chords, scales, modes, etc.) can be broken down into 5 simple shapes with the CAGED System.
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Major Pentatonic Scale
The Major Pentatonic Scale is a fundamental scale for guitarists. With only 5 notes, this simple scale is perfect to start outlining the fretboard.
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Major Scale
The Major Scale is the foundation for everything in music. Understanding the major scale will allow you to become limitless in any key for both rhythm and lead playing.
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Triads
When building chords and different voicings, it is important to have a solid understanding of triads. Triads also help when improvising because the notes of the triad fit well over the triad/chord being played.
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Minor Pentatonic Scale
The Minor Pentatonic Scale is a great way to introduce our ear to improvising in a minor key.
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Modes
Despite the fact that most guitar players find modes intimidating, they are actually quite simple. In this class we will look at modes "diatonically" - related to a key's major scale.
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Improvisation
Learning scales is great! But it is also important to learn how to use these scales creatively. This is where improvisation comes into play.
Who you are
This course is recommend for guitarists who have a knowledge of open chords and simple songs/melodies and are ready to take their skillset to the next level.
What to bring
Your guitar.
5.0 (15 reviews)
Tom Azevedo
July 2023

I felt Caitlan did a great job presenting the material. For me personally, she moved faster than I was able to keep up with. I hope as I work through the lessons and questions arise I will arrange private lessons to stay on track.

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Greg P
July 2023

Caitlin's Zero to Hero course demystified all the things about guitar and music that I thought I would never understand. She provided the structure and methodology that have truly taken my knowledge to a level where I have a new confidence and desire to advance my skills much further. Besides being extremely knowledgeable, patient and committed, she made all of the lessons very interesting and fun! The material she provides is also top notch and helped guide me in between the lessons. I feel like I've finally gained the solid foundation that has eluded me with all prior instructors. I highly recommend Caitlin and her Zero to Hero course.

Ron Reidy
July 2023

Caitlin is one of the best guitar teachers I have com across on-line or in person.

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Andrew Kaczynski
July 2023

Caitlin is an amazing teacher, I'ver tried other classes on Til, this is the first class on Til I've started and finished. Caitlin is special, I knew after the first lesson I found my guitar teacher.

Peter
July 2023

Caitlin is an awesome guitar teacher! I only have one suggestion: Increase the size and type of the mouse cursor on the screen sharing display because the pointer is too small to see when moving around the charts.

Peter
July 2023

Caitlin is adorable. She truly loves the guitar and is genuinely excited to share her knowledge of the instrument with those keen to learn or get to higher levels of playing. I enjoyed the group lessons and the one to one sessions and soon I will have more time to do all the exercises and practice to apply what I have learned and I am confident to not be intimidated as I used to be when talks of music theory come up. She has a great skill on how to emphasise on important things. Foundations must be solid and she definitely puts one in place. The diagrams are class and saves so much time doing them by yourself. I will be in touch with her on this journey for sure!

Mike
July 2023

This was my first experience with both the Til app and Caitlin as a teacher. Both get 10 out of 10 on the experience scale. I was not always able to make the classes in person so the recordings and the message board on the Til app were great to come back to. As for Caitlin, great teachers are great communicators. Caitlin is an accomplished professional musician who was is able to effectively communicate the music theory in the course so that we all understood. One week built upon the next. Great experience. I have already signed up for her next course!!!

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DJ
July 2023

If you're considering taking any class or lessons with Caitlin do it! I can't recommend her enough as a teacher. She is an expert in her craft, has patience in her explanations, and is always open to questions and other points of view. Perhaps best of all though, Caitlin LIVES to teach and play music and that is clear in the first 5 seconds of meeting her! I'm very excited to have found Caitlin as a teacher because its pushing me to get better on the guitar in ways that other teachers definitely could not.

Pete
July 2023

Caitlin is a fantastic teacher! Her passion for teaching guitar comes out in each lesson - this is not a job for Caitlin, it's a calling. For the first time I've learned the building blocks to help me move from tinkering to actually playing. I was surprised by how much Caitlin really cares about her students and their progress. Highly recommend any of her classes!

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Tom Bojarski
July 2023

Caitlin is an exceptional guitar teacher (top 1%) and this is an outstanding course. You won't find anyone more passionate about the guitar and teaching guitar more than Caitlin. As a performer and Professional Guitarist, She is able to teach both music theory and practical applications of the concepts we learned throughout the course. The course itself is well structured and includes scale diagrams, chord diagrams, song tabs, and practice schedules/routines. The live lessons are highly interactive and there isn't a question that doesn't go unanswered. The TIL Platform is a pleasure to use and offers the ability collaborate with the instructor and other classmates throughout the week. Overall, the course has enabled me to better understand keys and chord structure, navigate the fretboard better, and start my journey towards creating better solos.

Bruce Hart
July 2023

SO much information in this one including lots of charts and diagrams and tools that will be helpful for years to come. Caitlin goes out of her way to make sure that every student has what they need to be successful.

Frank
July 2023

Great class start to finish. Was able to learn all about theory and technique. Caitlin is a great teacher !

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Gareth
July 2023

Possibly the best music training I have ever taken. Caitlin has a way of simplifying things and making them easy to apply. This one course has changed the way I write, arrange and play music, and has added whole new way or thinking about chord relationships. I give Hero to Zero a five star review, and would recommend it to any aspiring guitar player.

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Lance Dirk
July 2023

This was fabulous. I was only there for part of the course but I found it very helpful and informative. Thanks

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Lance Dirk
July 2023

This was fabulous. I was only there for part of the course but I found it very helpful and informative. Thanks

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