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Ukulele Lessons Manchester

Tom Favell is a professional Ukulele teacher based in Manchester offering high quality tuition for all. I have years of experience teaching both Ukulele and Guitar and intend to use this to make sure that your lessons are always of the highest quality. I like to make sure my lessons are easy to understand, informative, enjoyable and everything else you'd expect from high quality tuition. I also teach both beginners and advanced players how to play or improve their playing.

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Tom Favell - Professional Ukulele Teacher

Ukulele Lessons Manchester Teacher - Tom Favell

My Mission

Enjoy Playing

Ukulele should always be enjoyed and I help maintain this by providing informative yet enjoyable lessons. Enjoying what you learn is always the key to making progress and from experience, happy students who enjoy their lessons are always the ones who make the most progress. My lessons are easy to follow and will be taken at a pace that works for you and that suits you. I like to make sure we learn via the music and styles that you are interested in, this way we learn via music that you are familiar with and therefor, you know what the end product should sound like.

I allow my students to learn about the styles and genres that they enjoy listening to in their spare time. This is essential for making great progress and as I mentioned earlier, means that you know what the end product should sound like. If you would prefer me to make suggestions as to what we should learn, I'm more than happy to. I think it's important we make a learning direction that works for both of us.

My Lessons

Ages 6+

I teach both adults and young learners but recommend learning from ages 6 and above. Ukulele is an instrument that is both easy to understand and enjoyable. I would always recommend it to students of all ages. It's never to early or too late to start learning and the size of the instrument makes it a lot easier for children to understand than they would the guitar.

Ukulele is a great instrument for young learners who want an introduction to music before being able to move onto guitar. I always promote it as a great bridging instrument that you can learn first whilst gaining useful musical knowledge that can be used in other ways. Obviously, I believe that ukulele is a great way to move onto guitar because they are similar, but it's also a great instrument that can help you on the way to learning many other types of musical instruments.

Prices:

£14 per 1/2 hour
£26 per hour

Lessons are pay-as-you-go, weekly, fortnightly or as suits you.

“We can’t believe how far Thom has come in a year and a half. The influence of your tuition Tom has brought him on leaps and bounds. Thank you!”

Natalie

Parent

“Tom helped me to prepare for a music theory exam retake to get into uni. If it wasn’t for his knowledge and guidance, I wouldn’t have got onto the course. Thanks mate!”

Joe

Student

“Before I started having lessons with Mr Favell, I never realised how much there was to learn about guitar, like different types of scales that I use. Cool!”

Charlie

Student

Beginners & Advanced Students Welcome

I welcome both beginners and advanced students to take my lessons. I will make a lesson plan that suits your ability level.

Lesson Focus

Beginners Welcome

I welcome beginner students

My Experience as a Teacher

Hi, my name's Tom Favell. I'm a music teacher and gigging musician and I have worked in music education and the music industry since 2004.

I have taught a variety of instruments for several schools, music services, privately and for after school companies.

I can teach a wide range of instruments including Guitar, Piano, Bass, Vocals, Ukulele & many more. I will always make sure you gain a great understanding of music and theory alongside boosting your playing ability.

Lessons Focus

Young Learners Welcome

Ukulele is a great instrument for young learners

More About My Lessons

Alongside teaching, I have been an actively gigging musician both in the UK and overseas. I have played bass for Princess Cruises and worked as a resident guitar vocalist for TUI in Crete, and I have played countless weddings, corporate gigs, bars, restaurants, music festivals and events.

My performance experience allows me to help students gain confidence in their ability level and playing standard. I can also help you prepare for performances or graded exams.

I feel it's very important to tailor my teaching to each student, dependent on their ultimate goals and desired outcomes for learning an instrument. I also strongly believe that it's important for my students to enjoy their lessons and get something out of it every week.

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Music Shops

Music shops in the area

Music Shops in Manchester

Manchester has an amazing range of music shops for all kinds of musicians. Here are a few that I recommend.

Forsyths, is a long standing store that stocks everything from instruments to sheet music. They can be found at 126 Deansgate, Manchester M3 2GR.

Dawsons, is a big music store that's part of a national chain of music shops. They have a great range of both Ukuleles and guitars. You can find them at 30 Portland St, Manchester M1 4GS.

Chase Direct, is a great place for pre owned instruments. You can pick up some real bargains on ukuleles and guitars. You can find them at Chase Music Shop, 58 Oldham St, Manchester M4 1LE.