About

About	I am a Guitar and Ukulele teacher with over 39 years teaching experience based in the Slough, Windsor, Maidenhead area. I currently live and work in Cippenham, Slough. I began teaching the Guitar professionally in early February 1986, after a two-year stint as Guitarist for Slough-based Indie Pop band ‘Fear of Falling’. From that time to the present, I have taught many students of all ages (typically between 7 years to 60+), both male and female, teaching from absolute beginners, through the intermediate stages, to advanced players, using a wide variety of musical styles and techniques, including classical, steel-string acoustic and electric guitar. I also teach the electric Bass guitar. I teach those who wish to learn “just for fun”, as well as tutoring those who are working towards their grade exams, typically for Trinity, ABRSM or Rock School. I mainly prefer to teach on a one-to-one basis, however, I have also taught student groups of up to around 15 students in an adult education setting. I have taught regularly in both state and private local schools as a private visiting peripatetic guitar tutor, including supporting students who are preparing for their GCSE Music or BTEQ Music exams. Schools where I have previously taught include – James Elliman School (Slough), Burnham Grammar, Maltmans Green (Gerrards Cross), Langley Academy and Eton End School. I have also worked as a guitar teacher for the Bucks County Council as an Adult Education Tutor, taught a complete beginner group for Mars (UK), and I helped set up Guitar groups for Microsoft, and regularly taught the guitar at Microsoft’s (UK) in Reading.
Location	48 The Greenway, Slough SL1 5LP, UK
Geolocation	51.5136055,-0.6511719
Instrument(s) Taught	Guitar, Music Theory, Ukulele
Where do lessons take place?	Teacher's Location

Prices

30 minutes	£18
45 minutes	£27
60 minutes	£36
Discounted Introductory Lesson	No
Preferred Payment Currency	🇬🇧 Pound sterling (£ GBP)
Lessons Frequency	Weekly
Payment Plans	Pay-As-You-Go
Payment Methods	Online Bank Transfer
Cancelation & Rescheduling Policy	Lesson cancellations – If a lesson is cancelled with less than 24 hours notice given, then the missed lesson will be charged. Any exceptions to this will be solely at my discretion. Thank you for your consideration.

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Level(s) Taught	Beginner (up to Grade 5), Intermediate (Grades 5-8), Advanced (Grade 8 and above)
Youngest Age Taught	7
Class Sizes	One-to-One (Individual)
Graded Exam Preparation	ABRSM (Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music), London College of Music, RGT@LCM, RSL Awards (Rockschool), Trinity College London, Trinity Rock & Pop

Genres

Genres Taught	Blues, Christian Music, Classical Music, Country, Disco, Folk, Funk, Jazz, Music for Children, Pop, Reggae, Rock, Ska, Soul music, Traditional Music
Sub-Genres Taught	Americana, Bluegrass, Celtic, Garage Rock, Grunge, Hard Rock, Metal, Motown, New Wave, Post-Grunge, Post-Punk, Punk Rock, R&B (Rhythm and Blues), Singer-Songwriter, Southern Rock, Surf Rock, Swing, UK Garage
My Musical Inspirations	My initial musical influences that inspired me to learn the guitar were: Johnny Cash, Hank Williams, Deep Purple, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Genesis, Rush, and then the Punk Rock era bands like: The Buzzcocks, The Jam, The Cars, Blondie, The Sex Pistols and U2.

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Qualification	ACSET Stage 1 (an Adult Education Teaching certificate)
Year	1987

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