Whether you’re just starting out, looking to break through to a more advanced level, or wish to undertake graded exams, I can help you. With over 20 years' experience playing (and 16 years teaching) guitar, I’ll have you strumming anything from Wonderwall to Classical Gas, in no time!

I have been teaching guitar for over 15 years, ever since I received my grade 8 in the electric guitar. Since then I have shifted more towards playing acoustic/Spanish guitar and fingerstyle pieces. So, whether you want to learn Heavy Metal, Rock/Pop, Classical or Jazz, I can teach you. It doesn’t even have to be guitar music, I have a pretty good repertoire of Electronic/Dance music I play. Whatever song you want to learn, in the majority of cases you can load it on YouTube and I’ll have it figured out in a few minutes. The more advanced pieces may take a bit longer, but no challenge is too extreme.

The temptation with many students is to try to run before they can walk. Certainly, a difficult piece, an Iron Maiden solo for example, can be worked towards in the long run if the student isn’t at that level yet. I will take you through the techniques involved and get you comfortable with them. But patience is the key to becoming better at anything. Patience and practice. I require of my students that they put in the practice to meet their expectations. It is completely pointless to pay for guitar lessons otherwise.

I prefer to teach techniques through actual music. I will take beginners through riffs and licks (guitar speak for bits of music) which demonstrate the key techniques in guitar playing. I will encourage my students, but not demand them, to learn scales and how to improvise lead lines on top of backing music. There is the opportunity to learn music theory here, but if it’s not what you want, we can stick to learning the songs you want to play.

Should you wish to take graded exams in guitar, I will take you through them. This is an excellent way to cover a lot of ground and force yourself to cover it well. It also looks very good on a CV! For those students doing qualifications, like GCSEs or A-Levels, in Music, I can assist you in the performance and composition aspects of these. There are significant qualifications to be gained from the things we love.

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Lesson Details

Guitar lessons are £15 per half-hour lesson. Students are required to bring their own guitar.