I am very pleased to announce that I am Guitar Techniques Magazine Registry of Guitar Tutors Tutor of the Month. Every month one Registry of Guitar Tutor is featured in Guitar Techniques Magazine. I have never before known of a guitar tutor from Wolverhampton to be featured on the magazine so this is a very proud moment for me to be in a national magazine.
read moreBrewood CE (C) Middle School Rocks The Exam Grade Pictured left to right is Kiefer-John Latham, Finlay Preece, Charlie Lloyd and Eddie Baldwin all students at Brewood CE (C) School that took guitar exams Sunday 15th November 2015 in Wolverhampton and all passing with Merit. Keifer-John Latham Grade One Finlay Preece Grade One Charlie Lloyd Grade Grade Two Eddie Baldwin Debut Grade I had a total of 12 students take Rockschool Exams on this date and everyone passed with Distinction or Merit. Congratulations to all my students who did their exam...
read moreOver the years of teaching guitar I have entered 100’s of students into Rockschool examinations which are primarily for electric guitar. I am now happy to announce I am now entering students for Registry of Guitar Tutor Performance Exams for acoustic guitar. There has been a growing surge over the last year or so of people wanting to take acoustic guitar lessons. The Registry of Guitar Tutors Performance exams are perfect for people who may get nervous in front of an examiner, as these exams can be entered via a video recording any time...
read moreGuitar Lessons For Children In School Anthony is a Peripatetic music teacher and is available to teach at local schools. He has been teaching in schools since 2010 and has had great success with more pupils signing up for lessons every year. He currently runs courses at the following schools: Brewood C of E Middle School St John’s CE (VC) First School Bishops Wood St Paul’s C of E (C) First School Coven St Michaels First School Penkridge One of the questions most frequently asked by parents is what guitar should I buy for my...
read moreGuitar Student Matthew McDonald recently took his Grade 6 Rockschool guitar exam and passed with Distinction. I am sure Matthew will have a great music career when he leaves school. He has even made a couple of guest appearances with up and coming local band Britannia Beat. So he is also starting to get some live gigging experience too. Keep a look out for Britannia Beat and if your lucky you may see Matthew in action. One of the best parts of the job as a guitar teacher is seeing the smiles on the faces of students when they pass exams and...
read moreAfter taking Rockschool exams Sunday 8th March 2015 in Wolverhampton pictured here are 3 very happy year 6 guitar students Finlay Preece , Reece Jones and Alex Bolton with their hard earned Rockschool exam certificates. This year has seen the biggest uptake of guitar students and a record number, taking and passing exams in the past four years that I have been teaching guitar at Brewood CE (C) Middle School. All of the students this term who have taken exams have really put in some fantastic effort and this has been reflected in their results...
read more5 Tips for Better Guitar Practice 1) Turn off your phone Turn off your phone and internet and get away from other distractions. Unless the house is on fire or some other disaster is taking place everything else will have to wait until you have completed your practise time. We all have commitments, but we also need time to ourselves. Make sure you are sitting comfortably and have a music stand to work from if possible. 2) Same time everyday Practice the same time everyday and make it a daily routine. You will soon get used to it and so will...
read more5 Tips to Become a Better Guitarist 1) Take it slow Take things slowly and play it again. Learn that riff or chord change as slowly and accurate as possible the golden rule here is accuracy before speed. Let your fingers learn where they are going by repetition. Muscle memory decreases the need for attention and will create maximum efficiency. If you feel any pain in your hand or wrist stop and take a break tendentious is not what you want as a guitar player. “Learning to play the guitar is a combination of mental and motor skill acquisition....
read moreBig Up The 90s Promo Video: Parklife On Friday 28th June I will be playing with Big Up The 90s at The Robin 2 Bilston. Please check out our promo video of Parklife. As well as giving guitar lessons I regularly go out and do live music shows with Big up the 90s and Kick up the 80s. Big up the 90s is a tribute act to the music and style of the 90s and is a full on party night 90s style. We include special guests through out the show and if you look closely you may spot one of the guests in the Parklife promo video! Our set list includes Take...
read moreGuitar lessons for children There are many benefits to getting your child to play the guitar. These include, increased brain activity and helping children deal with their shyness. So it’s understandable why many parents want to get guitar lessons for their children. It can be a great opportunity for your child to pick up a skill that will bring them enjoyment throughout their lives. It may uncover a passion for music that will help define them in later life. Learning to play the guitar well will take time and commitment, but getting started...
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