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Guitar Tutor | Tailor Made Lessons & Styles For All Levels

Learn the stuff you want to learn, the way you want to learn it: Guitar, Bass, Music Theory, Song Writing.

Custom made lessons from a gigging professional musician with a First Class Ba(Hon) in Music. With this background I can offer you a well balanced approach to learning; whether for fun, as a professional vocation or for academic pursuit, we can work out what you want and use the wealth of knowledge I've built up over the last 20 year to steer you in the right direction.

My availability and slots can be fairly flexible, so give me a shout if there are specific days of times that suit you best and I'll see what I can do.

Extra information

Own guitar if in person
Guitar, amplification, webcam if online

Location

At teacher's location: Willowbrae Gardens, Edinburgh, UK
Online via webcam

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
Acoustic, Blues, Country & bluegrass, Electric, Electro & electronica, Folk, Funk, Heavy metal, Indie & alternative, Jazz, Pop, Punk, Rai & oriental music, Rap & hip hop, Reggae & dub, Rnb, Rock, Ska, Song & varieties
Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
30 minutes
45 minutes
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English

About Me

Edinburgh based musician, I've done all the usual stuff- recording, gigging, short stint tours, teaching, producing, session work, and some slightly more usual work like music sync, ebooks, guitar pps and all that kind of thing.

Around 15 I got really in to music, (like a lot of us do!) and that excitement has never really left. I went on to study popular music, graduating from BIMM Brighton with a 1st Class Ba(hons). Since then I've published a few learn guitar eBooks, a free guitar licks app, gig regularly, made albums, run a modest Youtube channel, and have built up a teaching practice.

I like to adjust to my students learning style and needs; if you want a laid back lesson, a full on hour with loads chucked at you, or anything in between I'm game either way!

I'm comfortable teaching most styles;

Rock
Pop
Metal
Funk
Hard Rock
Blues
Rnb
Electro
Alternative/Indie
Hip hop
Country
Jazz

If you want to learn advanced Classial or Flamenco, you'd probably be better off finding someone whos better studied in those genres than myself.

I've got a pretty broad background, so there's all sorts of queries stuff like; auditioning for bands/music courses, learning Graded pieces, recording, gigging, starting a band, promoting your music, instrument maintenance, guitar modification; are all things I'm well versed in and can help you out with.

Education

Higher Music - A
HNC Poplar Music - B
HND Popular Music - A
First Class Ba(Hons) In Music Performance- University of Sussex

I did my Ba(Hons) at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, which is given it's educational credentials through the University of Sussex.

Experience / Qualifications

20 years as a gigging professional musician and teacher.
I've gigged all over the UK and a handful of times on the main continent in Europe.

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  • Instructor since February 2025

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If you are not satisfied after your first lesson, Apprentus will find you another instructor or will refund your first lesson.

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