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The next 26-Week cohort opens to waitlist members 24 hours before the public. Only 10 seats. They sell out every time.
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Rotem is an internationally-touring jazz guitarist based in New York City. After 20 years on stages from Blue Note to North Sea, and five albums praised by The New York Times and DownBeat, he's spent the last few years building one thing: a 26-week curriculum for the adult guitarist who has been playing on and off for years and is finally ready to do it the right way. Half of his last cohort were doctors. The other half were career professionals giving themselves permission to take this seriously.
After teaching this audience for two decades, I've found that adult players almost always live at one of three stages. The 26-Week is built to meet you at exactly the one you're in.
“I can play through some songs. The fretboard isn't really mine yet.”
You can finger-pick or strum your way through 5–10 songs. You know some chord shapes. You know "scales exist." But the fretboard hasn't connected. The first ten weeks of the 26-Week were built for exactly here.
“I can play, but I can't say anything yet.”
You've got the positions. You can move through changes. You know enough theory to be embarrassed you can't apply it. Your solos sound technically correct and emotionally flat. The middle of the 26-Week — weeks 11 through 22 — was built for exactly here.
“I can play. I'm chasing the gap between hearing and saying.”
The technique is there. The theory is there. The fretboard is yours. What you're missing is the bridge between the music in your head and what your hands actually say. The back half of the 26-Week was built for exactly here.
Eight students. Different ages, different goals, different starting points. One thing in common.
“Now I'm no longer stuck in the pentatonic box — I can play around the fretboard. I tried YouTube, books, other courses. This one was more extensive. He's a world-class player, a very good teacher, and very patient. Definitely worth the money.”
“I started as a guitarist who could play but lacked some of the basics. Within three months I got really deep into improvisation and jazz. I never thought I'd love improvisation so much, but I fell in love with it. Later I went to study at music school for jazz. Studying with Rotem changed my life.”
“I've been playing guitar for some decades but my ability to improvise wasn't really good. Now I've got a much better understanding of the harmonic structure — and the importance of listening has become clear to me again.”
“Every time we met, he had thought about how to help me become a better player. He was really invested in my growth and creativity. He helped with timing, harmony, understanding the fretboard, and how to think creatively within changes. He enhanced my musicianship quite a bit.”
The moment you join, you unlock all 26 weeks of curriculum, your private community login, and your first practice plan.
Each week is one focused theme: a video module, a practice routine, and a video challenge you'll submit for personal feedback from Rotem.
Live group mentorship calls run every other Wednesday — first one Wednesday, May 20th. Rotem reviews student playing, answers questions, and locks in what you worked on those two weeks. Replays posted for anyone who can't make it live.
You see the open-cart email a full day before anyone else. By the time the public list gets it, half the seats are usually gone.
If we raise the cohort price between now and the next open, waitlist members keep the previous price.
Only 2 VIP seats per cohort (private 1-on-1 calls with Rotem). They go to waitlist members first.