Hi there, Rachel! We have some great lessons for beginners - such as our Core Learning System curriculum. One easy way to find some lessons on strumming and timing is to type those words into the search field on the site, and you'll get tons of results. Then you can filter them to find the right difficulty level for yourself.

Once you record a few songs, make sure to post them in our Listening Post forum: http://www.guitartricks.com/forum/forumdisplay.php?f=23

We'd love to hear them!