Discover your Guitar Archetype
Your strengths, challenges, and learning style, mapped into one starting point.
Discover your Guitar Archetype.
Define the guitarist you want to become. Measure the gap. Then build the skills, vocabulary, and Bag O' Tricks to get there.
The Guitarmalade Method™ was created by Berklee College of Music graduate and award winning guitarist Christopher Schreiner to help you speak the language of music.
Stop guessing what to practice.
Six player types. Ten core skills. One clear picture of the gap between the guitarist you are and the one you want to become.
Take the quiz →Your strengths, challenges, and learning style, mapped into one starting point.
The guitarist you actually want to become.
See exactly what stands between you and that player.
Collect the right vocabulary, one trick at a time, using S.A.U.C.E.
That's how information becomes vocabulary, and vocabulary becomes your voice.
Gives your practice structure so progress is measurable.
Join Sauce Nation →In your home across Fairfield and Westchester County, or online from anywhere.
Learn more →Six modes. Six weeks. Live. Take each mode out of theory class and into real solos.
Save your spot →Live online group lessons and workshops with players pushing in the same direction.
Learn more →Blues Pentatonic Roadmap, CAGED Conversion Therapy, the Cookbook and more.
Browse courses →Licks, theory breakdowns, and practice ideas from the Guitarmalade YouTube channel.
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Berklee College of Music graduate (2005), Guitar Player Magazine Superstar Competition finalist, and endorsed artist with Bogner, JAM Pedals, and GHS Strings. Chris built the S.A.U.C.E. Method™ over 20,000+ lessons and personally trains every Guitarmalade instructor.
Chris is a great guitar player and an even better teacher!
I've taken lessons with Chris for about a month, and have seen more improvements in my technique and improvisational skills than I have in the last year.
This is a great learning tool for guitarists of all levels. Packed with tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your practice.
Lessons and "recipes" are clear and well thought out. Chris' video tutorials are what makes it though!!
Chris is an amazing teacher who makes guitar playing fun to learn. He is thoughtful, knowledgeable and leaves each session wanting more.
Chris is a gifted, dedicated and innovative guitar player. He offers material for students at all levels and keeps students engaged.
He has helped me tremendously with guitar fundamentals as well as with rhythm and soloing.
I've taken lessons with Chris for about a month, and have seen more improvements in my technique and improvisational skills than I have in the last year.
This is a great learning tool for guitarists of all levels. Packed with tips and tricks to help you get the most out of your practice.
Lessons and "recipes" are clear and well thought out. Chris' video tutorials are what makes it though!!
Chris is an amazing teacher who makes guitar playing fun to learn. He is thoughtful, knowledgeable and leaves each session wanting more.
Chris is a gifted, dedicated and innovative guitar player. He offers material for students at all levels and keeps students engaged.
He has helped me tremendously with guitar fundamentals as well as with rhythm and soloing.

A few minute quiz that identifies your player type, rates where you are across ten core skills, and shows the biggest gap between you and your Ideal Player.
Steal, Assimilate, Utilize, Compose, Experience: find an idea you love, get it under your fingers, use it in real music, create your own ideas from it, and make it part of your voice.
Clarity, Order, Repetition, Evolution: the curriculum structure that keeps your practice focused and your progress measurable.
Absolutely. Helping guitarists bridge the gap between theory and actual musical expression is at the core of The Guitarmalade Method™. Through structured guidance, creative application, and personalized development pathways, students learn to turn modes into music while developing their own authentic musical voice.
Absolutely. Many guitarists struggle to move beyond memorized patterns and mechanical exercises. The Guitarmalade Method™ helps students develop phrasing, musical fluency, rhythmic feel, creativity, and fretboard understanding so their improvisation sounds intentional, expressive, and musical.
Both. Lessons are available online worldwide, as well as in person throughout Fairfield County and Westchester County.
The Guitarmalade Method™ is designed for guitarists at many stages, from motivated beginners to aspiring professionals. Many of our students are intermediate guitarists looking to break through plateaus. Every student receives a personalized pathway based on their goals, strengths, learning style, and musical interests.
Take the free quiz, or book a quick 10 minute call and we'll match you with your instructor.