My Story

My relationship with music — and with the guitar in particular — began early. I was in my second year of middle school, 12 years old, when I first held a guitar at school and joined the school band. It looked like a simple experience, but it was the real turning point of my life. That’s when I discovered that music wasn’t just a hobby, but a path and a calling.

Back then, there were no specialized places to learn guitar, so I started searching on my own. I took lessons with several teachers and practiced every day with real passion. When I started high school, I kept playing in the school band, with great support from my family and teachers — support that made me believe this path was worth pursuing.

During high school, I joined the open-study courses at the Faculty of Music Education, going every Friday — my day off from school — to attend guitar and solfège classes. It had a deep impact on my musical skills and broadened my vision. At 16, I started teaching for the first time — for 25 Egyptian pounds a lesson (around the year 2000). Without planning it, I discovered my second passion: teaching.

I then enrolled at the Faculty of Music Education and kept studying and teaching at the same time. The real challenge was balancing work and study, especially in a field that demands so much commitment and time. During this period my interest in choral music deepened, and in 2005 I joined an a cappella group at the Cairo Opera House. That’s where my deep journey into the world of music began, and where I became convinced of the value of making music together and of its power to touch the human soul.

After graduating, I worked — thank God — at most of the institutions specializing in guitar teaching in Cairo, including representatives of Trinity College London, London College of Music and Royal Academy of Music. Over time, my academic and professional path led me to teach in the open-study unit at the Faculty of Music Education, and in 2018 I was among the first to teach the first guitar-major class after the department officially opened — a dream I had waited for a long time.

In 2014, I co-founded the ForFann center, believing in the role of the arts in people’s lives and in making music education accessible and simple outside the academic setting. Through the center we held concerts, workshops, and art exhibitions, and helped many students get into music and arts faculties with real confidence and preparation.

In 2019, I co-founded the “Rouh” choir, an Arabic a cappella choir where I arranged and composed, aiming to offer a contemporary Arabic vocal experience. I also helped found the “Zekrayat” band during my studies, and set up BeeHive Studio as a space for musical work, training, and recording.

In 2023, I was nominated to work with the Saudi National Orchestra and Choir. After a series of interviews, I was accepted as a guitar and music theory teacher. Over two years, I helped train and graduate the first group of Saudi musicians, and took part in designing teaching plans that respect each learner’s nature and culture. It was one of the most meaningful professional experiences of my life.

Today, living in Riyadh, I launched this website as a platform that brings together the essence of a journey spanning more than twenty years. Here I don’t just offer guitar or music theory lessons, but hands-on experience built on study, teaching, real-world work, and constant experimentation.

I believe real music learning should be structured, enjoyable, and attuned to each learner’s personality, because music isn’t just notes — it’s a tool for building confidence, discipline, and team spirit, especially in children and young people.

I’m Karim Nassar…
A musician, a guitar teacher, and someone who believes music can change people’s lives — when it’s offered honestly, and with an open heart.