Sharp Stick Guitar Instruction is a Nelson BC guitar/bass school run by Mike Hodsall with 30 years of experience plus over 2 decades of live performance.
Building guitarists from the ground up, Sharp Stick Guitar Instruction is a guitar/bass school run by professional musician, Mike Hodsall. With 30 years of guitar playing experience, plus two and a half decades of live performance all over the world with many bands including DOA, BC/DC, Circle the Wagons and as a solo acoustic performer, Mike shares his wealth of musical knowledge and his passion for guitar and gives the student a solid foundation for their own journey in music.
09/19/2021
I’m scheduling students now for the fall. Drop me a line if you’re interested in learning to play the guitar or developing your skills beyond where you are now.
Hello folks. After a very long break due to the pandemic, I’ll be back to teaching guitar and bass in September. Please drop me a line to schedule your lessons and for info. Cheers.
08/25/2021
Hello folks. After a very long break due to the pandemic, I’ll be back to teaching guitar and bass in September. Please drop me a line to schedule your lessons and for info. Cheers.
11/06/2019
The truth. Perhaps now is the time to get hunkered down and make a serious effort to learn how to play that guitar. Drop me a line and I’ll schedule you in for lessons.
10/11/2019
As the colder days of Fall are settling in and people are heading indoors, now’s the time to pick up that guitar in the corner. I can help get you on the right track with proper hand technique, chording, scales, tuning by ear and many other essential elements. Don’t just guess your way around the guitar. Get the foundation and framework and then begin to really enjoy playing. Drop me a line and I’ll schedule you in for lessons. Cheers.
08/29/2019
Hello everyone. I’ve had a busy summer of traveling and gigs since the summer break started. I did a tour of Europe with DOA, playing shows in Germany, Belgium, Austria, Slovakia, Poland, Holland and England. I’ve also played a handful of shows with my acoustic duo and more with Thee High Watts as well as more shows around BC with DOA. I’ll be starting up guitar lessons again next week. Drop me a line and we can get you scheduled in. Speaking of the High Watts, we’re playing a free show tonight in Nelson at Railtown. The last Thursday Social of the summer. 6-8. Food, drinks, kids. Great way to end the summer.
Hello folks. Perhaps now is the time to dust off that guitar in the corner that you’ve been avoiding. You can master it if you put in the time and get a little guidance to get you on track. I still have a few spaces left for guitar students. Drop me a line and I’ll schedule you in. Cheers.
09/02/2018
Hey everyone. It’s been a super busy summer of touring with the band for me. I played 45 shows since the end of May all over the States and a few in BC. I’m back home now and guitar lessons are starting up for the fall as of this Tuesday, September 4th. Send me a message and I’ll schedule you in. In the meantime, here’s a spacey track that I recorded in the spring. You can listen/purchase it at my Bandcamp page. Cheers.
Leaving Earth, by Mike Hodsall track by Mike Hodsall
"Music is emotion and science. You don't have to practice emotion because that comes naturally. Technique is different." "You can only get so far without technique." - Quincy Jones.
09/25/2017
As we start to dig into guitar lessons for the year, here's a reminder and diagram of how you need to think if you want to really stand out as a guitar player.
| Monday | 9am - 5:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5:30pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5:30pm |
| Thursday | 9am - 5:30pm |