August 1st, 1987 - Austin Guitar School opened its doors thanks to the owner, Ted Hall. Now 22 years later, AGS is still Austin's #1 pick for aspiring guitarists. In fact, our guitar school was so successful that we became more versatile by adding Electric Bass, Drum and Piano programs. Over the years, we have accumulated such a diverse staff, great musicians who have a passion for what they do, so much so that they want to share it with others.

The school specializes in private instruction for all styles of guitar - Electric, Acoustic, Dobro, Classical, Electric Bass, Mandolin, Lap Steel, Banjo, Ukulele as well as Drums, Piano, Voice and Violin. Group instruction is offered for Beginning Blues Guitar and Beginning Electric Bass thru the University of Texas. We have also just begun implementing a "Kids Guitar Class" for kids ranging in ages 5 - 9.

All our students have the opportunity to perform with a band in front of a crowd every three months in what we call our "Student Showcases". The Showcases are generally held on Sunday afternoons and are an all day event. They are completely free! Also available to our students is our music library and movie theatre. We have hundreds of instructional videos, magazines and tab books that our students are welcome to use here at the school.