I am a peripatetic Guitar Teacher based in Southsea, with a Professional Diploma in Composition and Performance.
I have over 12 years experience teaching in Primary Schools, Secondary Schools and Colleges, teaching all ages and abilities.
17/01/2026
Congratulations to Isobel one of my private students who passed her Grade 4 guitar exam just before Christmas 🙌
Isobel’s song choices were,
1) Day Tripper - The Beatles
2) Knights of Cydonia - Muse
3) You Know I’m No Good - Amy Winehouse 😎
Also a massive well done to my other 5 other students from Horndean Technology College and home who took and passed their grade exams before Christmas.
20/06/2025
Next Saturday I will be holding my annual charity concert for my private students 🎸
This year we will be raising money for the Paediatric Diabetes fund through Portsmouth Hospital Charity, in memory of our close family friend and former student Joe Cobbold.
If anyone would like to donate before the day, I will add the link to my profile. Many thanks in advance, Mac
https://www.justgiving.com/page/macbrownguitartutor?utm_medium=FR&utm_source=CL&utm_campaign=015
17/03/2025
Massive congratulations to Oliver who recently passed his Grade 4 Trinity College acoustic guitar exam ☺️🙌
Even though I really didn’t like playing this Kings of Leon track at covers gigs in my early twenties. I heard these two mixed together and had to try it haha 😅
16/10/2024
Massive congratulations to Charlie who passed his grade 3 exam in the summer 🥳🙌
Charlie has been making great progress recently and has been playing local open mic nights 🤩
Nice little clip of Harry working on the tapping section in one of his grade songs ‘Always with me Always with You’ 😎
10/10/2024
Long overdue this post!
Been so busy with the start of term and recent house moving stuff I’ve not shared my students summer term exam success 😅
Massive congratulations to Harry who passed his Grade 8 exam with a distinction 🥳
So great to have students playing at this level and makes the late Monday evening slot Harry has completely worth it 😊
01/06/2024
Had an absolute blast in Menorca again with the family 😍 Very lucky to have such wonderful girls who were a absolute joy to take away ✈️☀️
Now back to it tonight with a gig down the Jolly Sailor 😅💃
30/04/2024
Great fun playing at the Pompey Football Club celebrations on the common last Sunday with ! First time on the big screen 😅
21/04/2024
Really chuffed to have been asked to play at the Portsmouth Football Club Men and Women’s Promotion celebration on Southsea Common this Sunday! Really looking forward to it, hope to see some of you there!
1pm - Trophy presentations & speeches
3pm - Soul Suspects on stage
Massive congratulations to Charlie one of my sixth form students at Oaklands who absolutely smashed his recent Grade 8 exam getting a whopping 92/100 😮🥳
Here he is a week before running through his own choice track Tornado Of Souls by Megadeath 🤘
03/03/2024
Massive well done to Tess who recently passed her initial guitar exam with a distinction 👏