Lessons – £40 per hour. First Lesson Free.
I am professional guitarist, composer and guitar teacher based in Chesham, Buckinghamshire.
I have enjoyed a long and successful career in music and now find teaching guitar the most fulfilling part of my work.
I teach electric guitar, acoustic guitar, bass guitar, ukelele and also composing, recording and production.
I find that helping people to sound great as quickly as possible makes learning the guitar much more enjoyable. Theory is then introduced as we advance. If you already know your theory, then I am more than happy to just focus on technique.
I have (slightly too much) professional studio equipment and record everything in my studio. I make a backing track from scratch with each student to play over. After each lesson students take an MP3 of their best takes and an MP3 of the backing track for them to improve over. Practice is the key. The only real way to make breakthroughs is to play – something you like.
My students learn to improvise and compose, building a repertoire of techniques that give them the ability to express themselves and, above all, make the sound they really want to make.
When students compose to a high standard, I can professionally record them and, in some cases, help them get their work published. If students simply want to spend the lesson recording themselves, then that is absolutely fine.
I teach adults, children and groups. Lessons are charged at £40 per hour or £50 for lessons at your home. Students are advised to arrive five minutes early to settle down and have a cup of tea/glass of squash. Biscuits are provided. During the Coronavirus Pandemic, lessons are provided via Zoom or a platform of your choice.
Students are welcome to bring parents/partners/friends/children to the lesson.