About

About	Hi, I’m Sam, here’s a bit about my musical journey playing the guitar and teaching: I became enthusiastic about learning the guitar when I was 10 after watching Sweet Child O’ Mine on Youtube. After pestering my parents for lessons for a month, we found a tutor at the local music store. He taught me to play with classic rock and metal riffs such as Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Seek and Destroy by Metallica and Back in Black by AC/DC. I learnt from this teacher for a year before he moved over seas and I found a new tutor who taught me to play Joe Satriani, Megadeth, Stevie Ray Vaughan, and Hendrix style lead guitar work. He also pushed me to learn other genres and styles such as finger picking, bossa nova, blues and more. Soon I was teaching a few of his extra students and my guitar teaching career begun. After finishing high school I began working in a music store and studying jazz guitar at University of Auckland to develop further as a guitarist and musician. After this I began teaching through music schools and companies, gaining experience as a teacher. Throughout this time I have been posting videos of my playing and development as a musician on youtube as sammonty. Get in touch to organise private lessons with me and I’ll get back to you immediately.
Location	10 Clive Road, Khandallah, 6035 Wellington 6035 NZ
Geolocation	-41.2520179748535,174.79280090332
Instrument(s) Taught	Bass, Drums, Guitar, Improvisation, Keyboard, Logic Pro X, Music Production, Music Theory, Piano, Singing, Ukulele
Where do lessons take place?	Teacher's Location, Student's House, Online

Prices

15 minutes	$22
30 minutes	$35
45 minutes	$53
60 minutes	$70
90 minutes	$100
Other Lesson Prices	Pricing: 30 minute studio Guitar, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, Mixing or Singing lesson $35 45 minute studio Guitar, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, Mixing or Singing lesson $50 60 minute studio Guitar, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, Mixing or Singing lesson $70 30 minute delivered Guitar, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, Mixing or Singing lesson $40 45 minute delivered Guitar, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, Mixing or Singing lesson $60 60 minute delivered Guitar, Bass, Drums, Ukulele, Mixing or Singing lesson $80 +$20 per person for group lessons available at my studio or delivered *University Student Discount available. 10% off.
Discounted Introductory Lesson	No
Preferred Payment Currency	🇳🇿 New Zealand dollar ($ NZD)
Lessons Frequency	Weekly, Fortnightly, Flexible Schedule
Payment Plans	Pay-As-You-Go, Block Bookings, Monthly, Termly, Lesson Vouchers
Payment Methods	Cash, Online Bank Transfer, PayPal, Contactless, Stripe
Cancelation & Rescheduling Policy	Situational but generally late notice such as only notifying on the day of the lesson can incur a charge. If no notification of lesson absence charge will incur.

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Lessons

Level(s) Taught	Beginner (up to Grade 5), Intermediate (Grades 5-8), Advanced (Grade 8 and above), Professional Musicians/Teachers
Youngest Age Taught	5
Class Sizes	One-to-One (Individual), Duo (Two students), Trio (Three students), Group (Four students+)
Graded Exam Preparation	RSL Awards (Rockschool), Trinity College London, Trinity Rock & Pop

Genres

Genres Taught	Blues, Classical Music, Country, Disco, Folk, Funk, Hip hop, Jazz, Pop, Reggae, Rock, Ska
Sub-Genres Taught	Bossa Nova, Death Metal, Dream Pop, Drum and Bass, Emo, Experimental, Garage Rock, Grunge, Gypsy Jazz, Hard Rock, Hardcore Punk, Indie Folk, Metal, Metalcore, New Wave, Noise Rock, Nu Jazz, Post-Grunge, Post-Punk, Power Metal, Psychedelic Rock, Punk Rock, R&B (Rhythm and Blues), Rap Rock, Shoegaze, Singer-Songwriter, Ska Punk, Smooth Jazz, Southern Rock, Speed Metal, Stoner Rock, Surf Rock, Swing

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Performance Opportunities, Performance Coaching & Accompaniment Services

Happy to help with accompaniments and would love to offer performances once a year for students if there is enough demand.

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YouTube	https://www.youtube.com/c/SamMonty
Instagram	https://instagram.com/sammontymusic/
LinkedIn	https://www.linkedin.com/in/sammontymusic

Qualification	Bachelor of Music (Honours) Victoria University of Wellington
Year	2021

Qualification	Bachelor of Music University of Auckland
Year	2018

First Name	Sam
Last Name	Montgomery
Username	sam-montgomery
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Sam Montgomery