A 7 week course of 7x1 hour sessions. Many players would love to be able to read music! It opens up so many doors - from sight reading melodies and pieces to riffs and solos. Above all, it helps you to learn music theory and to understand the best music tuition books! Over the past few years, I have developed an exciting way of teaching people to read music through actual playing whilst using a 'jigsaw' approach - learning small bite-sized chunks each week to build up a whole. It's easy-going and fun! If you follow this programme and can do the small amount of homework, by the end of this 7 week course you will be able to read guitar music. Each session will be recorded in its entirety for you to download. We will be using an online resource together, along with my guidance and my own tasks. All levels of players welcome - we will be learning from scratch. This is a one-off opportunity that will enrich your love of music, come along and say goodbye to tabs!

A 90 minute workshop. In my SCALES FOR IMPROVISING series, I'm going to teach you a range of scales that take you beyond blues improvisation into a wider range of genres - from folk, rock to jazz and beyond. In this session, we will learn the MAJOR & NATURAL MINOR SCALES and use them to improvise around a variety of chord changes. Full guidance will be given at every stage and the tuition is step-by-step. This is exciting stuff and what playing an instrument is all about! Suitable for lower-intermediate to upper-intermediate players but all levels welcome. The whole session will be recorded for you to download. Follow-up learning material will be recommended. Come along and learn how to create your own solos and melodies!

A 90 minute workshop on the great songs of Neil Young. We will rehearse and play a handful of his classics whilst gleening tips & tricks from them as we go. This is part education, part music-appreciation and all fun! A short summary video of the session's key learning points will be made for you at the end of the workshop. Suitable for upper-beginner to upper-intermediate players. Come along and add some Neil Young classics to your repertoire!

A 90 minute workshop. The second part of my SCALES FOR IMPROVISING series where we learn a range of scales that take you beyond blues improvisation. In this session, we will learn the DORIAN MODE and use it to improvise around a variety of chord changes. This 'mode' (a form of scale) is famous for its smooth, silky sound and is common in many different styles of music. Full guidance will be given at every stage and the tuition is step-by-step. This is exciting stuff and what playing an instrument is all about! Suitable for lower-intermediate to upper-intermediate players but all levels welcome. The whole session will be recorded for you to download. Follow-up learning material will be recommended. Come along and learn how to create your own solos and melodies!

A 90 minute workshop on the great songs of Willie Nelson. By the late 1960s, the country music genre really needed someone cool, hip and original. It got four - Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson and Waylon Jennings - who eventually came together collectively as 'The Highwaymen'. Each one of those artists deserves a workshop in their own right, but tonight it's Willie Nelson's turn. We will rehearse and play a handful of his classics whilst gleening tips & tricks from them as we go. This is part education, part music-appreciation and all fun! A short summary video of the session's key learning points will be made for you at the end of the workshop. Suitable for upper-beginner to upper-intermediate players. Come along and add some Willie Nelson classics to your repertoire!

A 90 minute workshop. The third part of my SCALES FOR IMPROVISING series where we learn a range of scales that take you beyond blues improvisation. In this session, we will learn the LYDIAN MODE and use it to improvise around a variety of chord changes. This 'mode' (a form of scale) is famous for its mysterious, etherial sound. You hear it in Debussy, Pink Floyd, Van Halen, cetlic folk and middle eastern classical to name a few. It's my absolute favourite! Full guidance will be given at every stage and the tuition is step-by-step. This is exciting stuff and what playing an instrument is all about! Suitable for lower-intermediate to upper-intermediate players but all levels welcome. The whole session will be recorded for you to download. Follow-up learning material will be recommended. Come along and learn how to create your own solos and melodies!

A 90 minute workshop on the solo work of Paul McCartney. We've done a great deal on The Beatles but now let's look at some of McCartney's post-Beatles hits. There are so many to choose from! We will rehearse and play a handful of his solo classics whilst gleening tips & tricks from them as we go. This is part education, part music-appreciation and all fun! A short summary video of the session's key learning points will be made for you at the end of the workshop. Suitable for lower-intermediate to upper-intermediate players. Come along and learn some classics from one of this country's all-time greatest songwriters!

A 90 minute workshop. The fourth part of my SCALES FOR IMPROVISING series where we learn a range of scales that take you beyond blues improvisation. In this session, we will learn the MIXOLYDIAN MODE and use it to improvise around a variety of chord changes. This 'mode' (a form of scale) is famous for its playful, teasing sound. Frank Zappa used the mixolydian a great deal! You hear it in a lot of rock, traditional Irish, jazz, disco and funk music to name a few. Full guidance will be given at every stage and the tuition is step-by-step. This is exciting stuff and what playing an instrument is all about! Suitable for lower-intermediate to upper-intermediate players but all levels welcome. The whole session will be recorded for you to download. Follow-up learning material will be recommended. Come along and learn how to create your own solos and melodies!

LIMITED PLACES! A 5 week course of 5x1 hour classes. We are going learn how to write our own songs from scratch! We will go through a steady process of learning all the different components of songwriting - chord sequences, melody, melodic hooks, rhythm, song structure, lyrics and setting words to music. We will also appraise what makes certain songs great. You will all get to write at least one song during the course, more if you wish. You won't be asked to share your song/s with the group during the sessions but you will learn the exciting processes of songwriting. Each session will be recorded in its entirety for you to download. For this course only - places are limited - allowing me to make the structure a little more interactive between teacher and participants. Come along and learn the ultimate musical skill!