Up and coming professional with high standards of teaching maintained throughout. Ive been playing guitar for 15 years and counting with over 5 years of experience working in the popular music industry, alongside some great musicians. I have 4+ years experience one to one teaching.

I have played various gigs and sessions from Notting Hill Arts Club and o2 Academy to the BBC Music Introducing Live Expo.
I'm part of an acoustic R&B Duo performing covers and writing originals with Alice Collinson. I'm currently in the process of writing and recording my fist professional solo debut release. My debut release will contain my roots of blues, but will move through to tell a story with R&B groves with aspects of jazz rounded up with pop melodies. Even though as artist I'm a singer songwriter there is plenty of guitar playing to heard on the record.

Inspired by the likes of John Mayer, Tom Misch, Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, BB King, Carlos Santana, Tom Morello, Ariel Posen, Kerry 2 Smooth Marshall, and more.

Specialising in teaching Blues, Rock, R&B and Pop. (Im still flexible and versatile to teach other genres too).

Learn at a steady pace that is suitable for you, whilst still keeping the ball rolling and overcoming challenges as a guitarist and/or bassist.
I give homework at the end of every lesson and will go over the homework briefly at beginning of the next lesson.

Topics I cover:

- Getting started with music theory/guitar theory and we will get dug in deeper as we progress.

- How to read and understand tab/how to read staff (sheet music) and chord charts etc and comfortably read/play from them with ease.

- Rhythm: understanding rhythm is one of the most important aspects of not just guitar but understanding music, it is usually one of the most overlooked aspects of playing guitar, 99% of playing requires an understanding of rhythm.

- Chords: how to play chords and perform chord changes quickly and comfortably. understanding chord structure and more.

- Scales: understanding scales/modes, how to play them on the guitar and why they're useful, and where they come into a practical use in music.

- Melody & Harmony: creating a in depth understanding of how to play/create melodies and lead lines. understanding how to play and create harmonies and why they are useful to use in your own compositions.

- Improvisation: learn how to improvise in any key and learn to create guitar solos, as well as create harmony/melody and chord progressions on the spot, also how/why it can be done.

- Songs: learn how to play songs in full, learn to play various arrangements. Learn to play the parts as the studio/live band would, and learn how to play the song solo if you prefer to play on your own. I will help you get comfortable on your instrument. If there are any songs you would like to learn let me know, I also include my own guitar tab and/or sheet music to help you get comfortable with learning songs.

For Intermediate players and up we can look deeper into the subjects above and I will also help you on any techniques you are currently working on. I will help you find your own unique sound and playing style, and I will help you learn what you like best about your favourite players.

If there's any material in particular that you would like to look at but I haven't mentioned, please send me the material or let me know what you're looking to learn or improve on in advance. This means I can pre-plan what you want from your lessons. If you're not a complete beginner, then by default I have my own plans, which I create by assessing what level of playing you're on. I conduct this assessment during our trial lessons. 50% OFF Trial Lessons (trial lessons are 15-20 mins longer, no extra charge).

For information on bass lessons and what I cover in those lessons please drop me a message and I will get back to you with a syllabus on bass lessons.

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