What instruments do I teach?

Thanks for stopping by, and for being inquisitive enough to have navigated towards this page.

The instruments that I teach are as follows:

Guitar – both acoustic or electric.

There are many body shapes out there for the guitar. It’s a very personal choice, and to the teenage mind, it is closely linked to their sense of identity, and this of course extends on into adult life.

If you have a fondness for the music of the 1960’s for example, then you may incline towards a Gretsch or a Rickenbacker, a Gibson, Epiphone or a Fender. All of the aformentioned brands were used by the Beatles. If on the other hand, you prefer folk music, you will probably be looking into buying an acoustic guitar. There’s a particular guitar synonymous with pretty much every genre of contemporary music.

If you wish to contact me about making the right choice of instrument for you, please feel free to do so.

Bass guitar – I teach electric bass, and I must specify here that I don’t teach fretless bass.

5-String Banjo – This instrument is usually associated with bluegrass music, or old timey mountain music, which is a genre that sprang out of the Appalachian Mountains in the United States of America.

Mandolin – An 8-string instrument, the strings are paired closely together, and so it’s got the feeling of 4 strings, and is usually tuned like a violin: G D A E. The mandolin is used extensively in bluegrass music, and Celtic music (jigs & reels etc). It actually came from Italy, so it can be heard in Neapolitan music too.

Ukulele – A 4 string instrument with a curious tuning: G C E A. For small children, a ukulele is a great introduction into playing stringed instruments. The chord shapes for the ukulele are initially very simple, and so it is fairly easy to get started on your musical journey with one of these. The chord shapes also bear similarities with guitar chords, so there is a natural step up into guitar from the ukulele.