Steve Vai: world record guitar lesson

Steve Vai and Berkleemusic.com, the online continuing education division of Berklee College of Music, have accomplished their goal of setting the Guinness® World Record for the world's largest online guitar lesson. The lesson attracted over 7,000 students who participated in a celebration of online music education and earned Vai a spot in the record books at the same time.

Guinness certified the world record after Berkleemusic.com attracted 4,455 students over the first 15 minutes to the lesson. Berkleemusic.com donated $7,000 -- a dollar for each student that took part in the lesson -- to the Steve Vai Online Scholarship Fund. more