Trusted, friendly teacher with DBS, 15 years teaching in primary schools and 20 years teaching and performing experience.
Relaxed approach tailored to each individual pupil's interests and pace of learning. I've played guitar for 35 years and taught guitar for 15 years. I've been teaching in primary schools for a decade and before that I worked for 8 years as a university and college lecturer in sociology, specialising in popular music and society. I have a PhD in the sociology of music. For 17 years I've run my own
29/07/2026
Spaces available to start lessons NOW! Either online or face to face in East Midlands. Hundreds of primary school pupils taught over 15 years across many schools and online so great rapport with kids, Adults taught too! Enhanced DBS, PhD in Music and Culture, and 20 years teaching and playing experience. See photos for testimonials. DM for details!
Incredible progress from my guitar pupils this summer term:
5 year old Max playing guitar riffs with ease from 'Fleabag' to 'Beat It' to 'Year 3000' and the James Bond theme.
Six year old Arlo mastering 'I Believe in a Thing Called Love' by The Darkness. And year 5 Jonah learning 'Hold the Line' by Toto!
Toby, now having had lessons with me for 6 years (from year 1 to year 7) playing Mission Impossible, 'Something' and 'Blackbird' by The Beatles.
Ife, at only year 6, playing Superstition riff, I Wish bass line and Lush Life by Zara Laarson in one lesson. Shout out to brand new pupil Alessia who also mastered this last riff!
Leighton and Esther both playing 'Here Comes the Sun' brilliantly.
Omari mastering 'Pink Panther'
And online, Alex, Shaan and Josh all having had lessons with me since 2019, continuing to cover extended chords, complex chord progressions and techniques passing my highest level tests and most impressively mastering 'Bad Love' by Eric Clapton and 'Sir Duke' by Stevie Wonder!
My thirty students all excelling across three primary schools and online 👏. A very rewarding job this is!
Get in touch if you're interested in lessons.