Music lessons with Alex

20/03/2026

18/03/2026

14/12/2025

Natural Grinchy-ness thwarted once again by my wonderful wife, so this is the teaching experience my students can expect this week… 🎄

06/11/2025

Happy Birthday for Repeat; the most superbly complicated arrangement of 'Happy Birthday' is now available as framed wall art! The perfect gift for any musician you want to annoy 😂

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25/09/2025

RIP Danny Thompson - one of the true masters of the low end… 😢

The bassist, who has died aged 86, was an extraordinary and wildly versatile presence in British music, bringing his personality into everything he played

16/02/2025

One of my most ambitious students is eager to try “Violet’s Tale” by Ren at her local open mic night, and - due to the absence of any official sheet music for this incredible composition - I’ve knocked up a full transcription for vocal and guitar!

Anyone else wants a go, you can find officially sanctioned version here at SheetMusicDirect (meaning the artist gets paid). Obvs reader discretion advised for this harrowingly beautiful song…

Download and Print Violet S Tale (arr. Alex Davis) sheet music for Guitar Tab with Voice by ren from Sheet Music Direct.

19/10/2024

Delighted to report that tickets now on sale for our March 2025 return to Coventry Cathedral, where you’ll hear Wish You Were Here AND Dark Side Of The Moon performed in full! It’s an absolute honour to be involved with this project - words just can’t describe the sound of this music performed with one of the greatest pipe organs in the country, and we’d love to see you there! Last years show was sold out, so book early to avoid disappointment 😉

31/07/2024

And it’s a distinction for Akaash in his RSL debut acoustic guitar exam! Absolutely superb work from this young man - very proud teacher moment 😃

17/04/2024

Given the amount of Blues my various guitar and bass students are working on, I've decided to create some practise backing tracks! Starting with a Blues shuffle, available in the keys on E, F, G, A, Bb, and C, with/without guitar or bass, all of which are in this playlist!

Any feedback (inc suggestions for other tracks/keys) would be hugely appreciated. And naturally feel free to like/subscribe and share these with anyone you think would find them useful... 😎

A mixture of 12 Bar Blues Backing Tracks for you to practise playing along with, in a variety of keys, with guitar and bass free versions so you can fill in ...