Private / Individual Lessons.

Individual lessons will encourage your child to play and should vary in length, depending upon the age of the child. As a rough guide - thirty minute (£12.50) child lessons. Teenagers / adults - up to fifty minutes (£20). Lessons follow a graduated 'scheme of work' to maximise playing development and style.

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Lesson times available as at 27th August 2010 - this page is frequently updated.

DAY	LESSON TIMES - Available times shown below - email to join waiting list here also to check up to date availability
Monday	3.45pm - thirty minute lesson - £12.50 week / £45 month
Tuesday	Sorry fully booked
Wednesday	3.00pm - thirty minute lesson - £12.50 week / £45 month
Thursday	Sorry fully booked
Friday	Sorry fully booked
Saturday	from the middle of May through to September 3.30pm - thirty minute lesson - £12.50 week / £45 month 4.15pm - thirty minute lesson - £12.50 week / £45 month

PAYMENT: All lessons are subject to the terms and conditions of MU teaching contracts which have to be posted to the student. The contract must be signed and returned with a cheque for payment of assessment lesson to secure provisional lesson / appointment time. view contract here

REFUNDS: Are not available for cancellations of initial / provisional lessons under any circumstances, however, should an appointment need to be changed I will make every effort to re-arrange to a mutually convenient time. Provided you give two hours notice of cancellation charges will not apply for missed lessons.

DISCOUNTS: Available for pre-payment by monthly cheque. Courses of pre-paid lessons are offered only on completion of the initial assessment appointment. To calculate discount multiply the price of your lesson by four and deduct 10% and round it down to the nearest pound - four weeks of the year are free!

LEARNING MATERIALS: For most students and, subject to availability, a suitable book for learning to play guitar (learning standard music notation) will be offered without charge on initial assessment. Suitable for 8 to 12 years and children studying for exams - The Guitarists' Way By Peter Nuttall and John Whitworth (£4.95) - an accompanying CD can be purchased for this book, please follow the Alison Bendy link on my links page.

For teenage, adult and electric guitar players Hal Leonard Guitar Book 1 (£6.95) is the starting point. All book prices quoted are approximate. Books available from 'The Music Room' in Stratford upon Avon or via their on-line store. Additional learning materials may be supplied and are subject to charge at cover price. Additional or repeat tablature copies are charged at £1 per sheet.

Exam books are excluded and should be purchased by the student. A small stock of exam books available - please ask for details.

Adult Lessons: Further Details

EXAMS:

RGT / LCM Exams for acoustic, classical, electric and bass guitar held in Coventry, Solihull, Milton Keynes Worcester and London in approximately March, July and December. Full support and exam coaching offered. Exam extrance forms are included in exam study books so students need to purchase their own exam materials to enable entry.

Alternative boards: Trinity and Rockschool.

CHOICES: My real love is teaching acoustic fingerstyle guitar, however, children may want to learn electric guitar and this is a natural progression in teenage years. Learning materials readily convert between electric, acoustic and classical playing and, whilst I prefer to teach standard music notation, it isn't essential to be able to read music to learn to play guitar or take RGT exams.

DADGAD / Open Tunings: one to one lessons - DADGAD and open tunings (open G / Open D / Dropped D / Double Dropped D) offered. How to devise your own tunings and structuring chords from within the tuning. Use of drone notes over melody / chordal style playing basic arrangement £25 (twenty five pounds) each fifty minute session. Includes: workshop notes in tablature and standard notation, demonstration CD, chord chart and at least one session tune or song per lesson. TWo or Three sessions recommended.












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