Father's Day gifts
He knows every record. Now let him play them.
Dads who can name the bassist on a 1972 album deserve better than another book about the 1972 album. A MusicGurus gift membership is the playing part: blues piano, slide guitar, harmonica, the Hammond organ — taught by people who've toured that music — with a note from you on top.
Why this gift
Why this is the right Father's Day present
Most Father's Day gifts are for looking at. This one is for doing, which is the difference between a nice afternoon and a new habit. He can put a lesson on the telly in the front room, keep the guitar by the sofa, and work through a 12-bar with a session player one riff at a time — no grades, no exams, nobody watching.
It also scales to the man. A month is a "go on, try it" for the dad who's never picked one up; a year is a serious run at the boogie-woogie he's always claimed he could do. Both are one payment, and both are the full library, so if the harmonica doesn't take, the piano is right there.
Set the delivery date to Father's Day and it lands that morning, with your message in the email. Missed it? "Send it now" and it's in his inbox before you've finished the phone call.
Where they could start
Six things he's been listening to for years
Blues, boogie-woogie, New Orleans drumming, the Hammond and a properly funky bass — the music of the record shelf, taught by the people who play it.
A few of the 5,000+ lessons a gift membership opens — every course, guru and songbook is included, not just these.
Comment ça marche
How it works, in one breath.
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Tu le personnalises
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On envoie le cadeau par e-mail le jour choisi
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Ils activent le cadeau, et leur temps commence à ce moment-là
Questions
Father's Day questions
He's never played anything. Where would he even start?
With a first lesson written for exactly that — no theory, no reading music, a groove in the first ten minutes. The blues piano, harmonica and guitar courses all start from nothing and get to something that sounds like the records fast.
He's already good — will it bore him?
Then he gets the masterclasses and the style courses: authentic Hammond language, New Orleans drumming, Tom Seals on Billy Joel and Ray Charles. It's the stuff you can't get from a chord chart.
Can I send it to Mum's email so she can hand it over?
Yes — the gift goes to whichever address you type. Whoever holds the code redeems it, so she can print it, put it in the card, and he redeems it on his own account later.
Does it renew or charge his card?
Never. It's one payment from you, and his card is never asked for. A week before the gift runs out he gets a reminder and decides for himself whether to carry on.
The general questions — refunds, redeeming, what happens if they already subscribe — are answered on the main gifting page
