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James

James

Guitar teacher
Brief info

James is a passionate guitar tutor who creates a supportive, encouraging environment where students feel confident to learn and grow. He has over a decade of teaching experience across schools, music academies, and private tuition. His structured lesson approach incorporates tuning, a recap, and bite-sized technical breakdowns tailored to each student's goals. He has extensive experience working with diverse age groups, abilities, and students with additional educational needs (including ASD). He has experience preparing students for Rockschool, Trinity, and University of West London grades.

Qualifications

BMus (Hons) degree in Music Performance and Recording from the University of West London

About James

 

  • Over 10 years of experience performing live across multiple genres, including blues, rock, metal session playing, and leading church music teams.
  • Guitar tutor with a practical, patient and encouraging teaching approach
  • Lessons focused on technique, timing, repertoire, and building confidence on the instrument
  • Taught guitar privately since age 17 and has worked with over 100 students ranging from age 4 to 65
  • Include creativity, adaptability and fun elements in his lessons and an individual, student-focused teaching style
  • Individual, student-focused teaching style