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Learn guitar at your pace, in West Palm Beach, or virtually anywhere.

With 33 years of teaching experience and a degree in classical guitar, you'll learn in a program built around the songs you want to play. Whether you're picking up guitar for the first time or coming back after years away, lessons are tailored to you — your level, your style, at your pace.

No commitment. After the free first lesson it is $60 an hour or $40 a half hour, paid week by week.

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  • Free first lesson
  • 33 years of teaching
  • All ages and levels
  • In person or virtual

Now Offering: Private Audition Prep

Private lessons for students auditioning for the Dreyfoos School of the Arts and Bak Middle School of the Arts.

Get focused, one-on-one preparation in technique, repertoire, sight-reading, and performance confidence, so you walk into your audition ready.

Learn at your own pace, in a comfortable setting

My main goal is a comfortable atmosphere where you learn at your own pace — whether you're aiming for the stage, the studio, songwriting, or just a few favorite songs for your own enjoyment, I'll build a custom program for you.Albert Mongillo

Wherever you're starting, Albert meets you there

Kids, teens, brand-new adults and seasoned players all get a program built around them, not a one-size-fits-all method.

Kids

Half-hour lessons keep younger students focused, and every program is shaped around the individual child.

Teens

Learn the songs you actually listen to, by ear, with as much theory as you want, or none.

Adults, just getting started

Zero experience is fine. You start playing songs you like right away and add theory at your own pace.

Experienced players

Stuck, or ready for the next level? Albert works out what is holding you back, with ear training, soloing, fingerstyle or songwriting.

“Shortly after you start with Albert you'll feel like you're learning / playing with a friend…”
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Inside a lesson

Every lesson is built around music you care about.

  1. Start with songs you love

    Bring in the music you love and learn it by ear, piece by piece, the way the original artist played it.

  2. See why they work

    A simple two-page theory approach shows you how to build chords and scales and train your ear, until you can teach yourself. Prefer to skip theory? Albert will keep it all about the songs.

  3. Play anywhere

    In-person lessons around West Palm Beach, plus virtual lessons from wherever you are.

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What Albert teaches

Guitar lessons in the styles you love. Every course is customized to you, usually one hour a week plus practice.

Guitar styles

Rock — all stylesBluesFingerstyleFolkCountry & BluegrassClassicalFunkPunkMetalSongwriting

And beyond the guitar

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Your first lesson is free.

Meet Albert and see how lessons work — no commitment.

Music that feels like a deep breath.

Albert Mongillo: one man, one guitar, and songs made for quiet moments. Two albums, to stream or to own.

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The albums

Sweet Dreams album cover: an angel in flowing robes watching over a sleeping child

Sweet Dreams

Original angelic lullabies

Gentle harps and soft symphony sounds, made to soothe little ones to sleep — and to bring calm to grown-ups too.

BedtimeBabies & kidsMeditation
In Harmony album cover: a waterfall flowing over dark rocks through green woods

In Harmony

One man · One guitar

Peaceful solo guitar to fill a room with calm — music for balance, healing, and quiet spaces.

Solo guitarBalanceHealing

Also available on CD. Each album's page shows how to order one by calling Albert.

One quiet minute

This is the feeling the music is made of. Follow the circle: in for 4, hold for 4, out for 6.

Ready when you are

Questions about the albums

Sweet Dreams is soft lullabies, lovely for babies, children, and winding down at night. In Harmony is peaceful solo guitar for calm, balance, and quiet rooms any time of day.

Yes. Both albums are on Spotify, and Albert's songs are also on other platforms for streaming and digital download. Open Albert on Spotify.

Call Albert at 917-597-3987 and he will take your order.

Sweet Dreams makes a sweet gift for new parents, and In Harmony suits anyone who loves peaceful guitar. Still unsure? Call Albert and he will point you the right way.

Albert studied classical guitar at Fredonia University, graduating with honors in 1986, then spent twenty years performing, from solo recitals to New York stages. Now in West Palm Beach, Florida, he writes the quieter music he always carried with him. Read Albert's bio →

Want to learn, or want music written for you?

Albert teaches guitar and composes original music.

← All music

Sweet Dreams album cover: an angel in flowing robes watching over a sleeping child

Sweet Dreams

Original angelic lullabies

Creating these lullabies was a joyful process that was filled with angelic inspiration. These lullabies are dedicated to the beautiful souls of the children who are coming to Earth to create a world of love and peace.

Beautiful sounds of harps and symphonic instruments. I invite you to make this music a special part of your bedtime routine with your child.

While in the womb, simply hold the intention in your mind and heart for each song as it plays, or sing the lyrics and customize them with your child's name and the names of your family members. This is an instrumental CD, but I am adding clips with vocals to see how you can fit lyrics in and sing along.

Proven to help soothe baby to sleep before bedtime. As your children grow, I encourage you to make up your own lyrics as part of their night time prayers. Always remind them how very much they are loved by you and by God and the Angels.

All beautiful symphonic sounds for children and adults alike. Great for background music and meditation for anyone.

— Albert

Also available on CD. Call Albert to order Sweet Dreams directly.

← All music

In Harmony album cover: a waterfall flowing over dark rocks through green woods

In Harmony

One man · One guitar

Re-discover the joy of your true nature through the sounds of one man with one guitar.

“This work was co-created with Spirit as a multi-dimensional vibrational healing tool with channeled frequencies which can have profound effect on Light Body development and connection with the higher dimensions.”the Whales & Dolphins
“Albert's connection with Spirit and True Earth has given him the ability to channel music containing frequency information that is of great assistance to humanity at this time. The arrangement, sequence, harmonics and overtones of these compilations were co-created to open pathways for consciousness and physical vibrations to raise, DNA to repair and activate, and for assistance with releasing inorganic vibrations from the physical and subtle bodies in the healing of trauma and clearing of disharmonious energies so that the elemental body vehicle may proceed through the Ascension process, allowing a physical merge of the Higher and Lower Selves in the return to Eternal Light.”Sophia
Also available on CD. Call Albert to order In Harmony directly.

Original music, written for you

Albert composes and records original music for individuals, for media and film, and alongside other artists. Call or text him about your project and he will get back to you personally.

Custom songs for you

A song written for a person or an occasion. You tell Albert the story, and he writes and records it.

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Music for media and film

Original music for video, film and other media projects, composed to fit what you are making.

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Recording and arranging

Help writing, arranging and recording your own songs in Albert's home digital recording studio in West Palm Beach, with overdubs to your liking.

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Hear how Albert writes

His two albums, Sweet Dreams and In Harmony, are his own compositions and recordings, from orchestral lullabies to solo guitar.

Albert Mongillo

Guitar teacher. Performer. Songwriter. A lifetime in music, from CBGB in New York City to classrooms and living rooms across West Palm Beach.

Classically trained

Bachelor of Arts in Classical Guitar Performance from Fredonia University, New York State.

33 years of experience

Thirty-three years of teaching and performing, blending technique, theory and ear training so students can become their own teachers.

All the styles

All rock styles, blues, fingerstyle, folk, country, classical, funk and punk.

Reads and writes music

Proficient in theory, reading, writing and arranging, plus standard notation and tablature.

A lifetime in music

From the punk years to New York stages to a teaching studio in Florida. Tap any photo to see it larger.

  1. Early '80s

    The punk years

    Somewhere in the early '80s, a young Albert was in the middle of the punk years.

  2. 1986

    Classical guitar, with honors

    Albert graduates with honors from Fredonia University in New York State, with a Bachelor of Arts in Classical Guitar Performance. He performed classical guitar there, too.

  3. The '90s

    New York stages

    After graduating, Albert spends twenty years performing, from solo recitals to New York stages. In the '90s he is soloing in New York City with Ripchord.

  4. Along the way

    Heroes and influences

    Jorma Kaukonen of Hot Tuna and Jefferson Airplane sparked Albert's love of fingerpicking. It led him to Travis-style pickers and legends like Robert Johnson, Rev. Gary Davis, Blind Blake, Chet Atkins and Doc Watson. He also met Les Paul, the maker of his favorite guitar.

  5. Today

    Teaching and recording in West Palm Beach

    Albert teaches guitar in person and online, and records in his home digital recording studio. His two albums, Sweet Dreams and In Harmony, are built around relaxing music and transformational energies.

    Listen to the albums →

Meet Albert. Your first lesson is free.

See how lessons work, no commitment.

Courses for every style & every stage

All courses come from Albert's original lesson programs. Most recommend one hour per week plus practice time, and every program is customized to you.

  • One hour a week, plus practice
  • In person or virtual
  • Customized to you

Theory first — so you can eventually teach yourself

With 33 years of teaching experience, Albert begins with the fundamentals of theory, introduced in a creative, relaxed and patient environment on two simple pages. Theory helps you understand songwriting and ear training, and how to build chords and scales.

Students bring in the songs they like. By strengthening their ears and applying theory, Albert shows them how to figure out a song by ear — exactly as the original artist wrote and played it — so you can play along as if you were a band member. That builds real confidence to perform and record at any level.

Prefer to skip the theory? Albert will customize a program focused on learning songs as a relaxing pastime. Virtual lessons are also available for students who live farther away.

Taking lessons virtually

Virtual guitar lessons are available from wherever you are. For the best experience, set yourself up with:

A laptop or computer

Something to join the lesson on. A tablet can work too.

An audio interface

Plug your guitar into your computer through an interface, such as a Focusrite, so it comes through clearly.

Headphones

Preferred for the best experience, so you hear Albert and the music clearly while you play.

Not sure what to buy? Call Albert at 917-597-3987 and he will help you figure it out.

Not sure which course? Start with the free lesson.

Albert will help you choose, no commitment.

Simple, week-by-week pricing

No packages to buy up front and no long contracts. Start with a free introductory lesson, then pay week by week.

Introductory Lesson

Free

Meet Albert, try a lesson, talk goals.

  • One full introductory session
  • For guitar
  • In person or virtual
  • No obligation to continue
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Private Lesson — Half Hour

$40 / half hour

A shorter session that still moves you forward.

  • Great for younger students
  • Focused, song-based work
  • In person or virtual
  • Week-by-week pay

Good to know

It is one full introductory guitar session, in person or virtual. You meet Albert, try a lesson and talk about your goals. There is no obligation to continue.

There are no packages to buy up front and no long contracts. After the free first lesson you pay week by week: $60 for an hour or $40 for a half hour.

One hour a week is the recommended pace for real progress. Half-hour lessons are great for younger students and still move you forward.

Please give 48 hours notice.

Yes, for all instruments, from wherever you are. See what you need for virtual lessons.

Guitar, for all ages and levels.

Questions about pricing?

Call or email Albert directly — he's happy to talk through what makes sense for you or your child.

Booking online opens Albert's Calendly page, where the lesson type is listed as a 1-hour Music Lesson. Your first lesson is free.

Try it before you decide.

Your first lesson is free, no commitment.

What students say

Real testimonials from Albert's students, as published on nycguitarlessons.com — from a 10-year veteran student to a parent, a retiree checking off a bucket-list goal, and more.

Ready to write your own story?

Start with a free introductory lesson.

Get in touch with Albert

The fastest way to start is to book your free introductory lesson online. Prefer to talk first? Call or email — Albert answers personally.

Teaching students from West Palm Beach & these nearby towns

…and set up for virtual lessons for all — save travel time and work together from wherever you are.

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