My Work
I became a guitar teacher about 5 years ago.
I've always wanted to work full time in some musical sphere and I decided to go for it!
I gave up the day job.....
I have between 40 and 45 students at any given time, They are at all ability levels and aged from 8 to about 48.
If you'd like to find out more about taking guitar lessons with me, please click on the guitar below,
or follow the link at the bottom of this page
The sheer range of music that we cover together is one of the most stimulating aspects of my work. Current favourites of my students' are Radiohead, Nirvana, Led Zeppelin, Metallica and Ocean Colour Scene. Whilst I don't claim to like everything I teach, I usually manage to pick up some tip or technique from most of the music I cover. I'd say that due to teaching, I'm a better player than I've ever been.
Here are some other things that I do to earn a crust!
I repair
guitars. This could involve a simple set up or a full-scale nut job. I also install
acoustic guitar pick-ups. For anything major, I usually refer people to my mate Andy
Viccars who isn't afraid to take a sharp tool to a guitar. He also makes guitars and they
are really beautiful instruments.
I've
always been interested in writing, and about a year ago, I was asked to write for
"Sound On Stage" magazine - a U.K. publication. I had several articles and
reviews printed and you can read some of these by clicking on the links below.
I don't
earn that much from gigging, although at one time, about 10 years ago, money from gigs
literally put food on our table! It seems a lot of hard work now. I guess it must be my
age - I'm 46. I've always enjoyed it and, at one time, regularly played about 5 gigs a
week and held down a full-time job teaching in state schools at the same time.
Nowadays, I'm content to gig about 2 or 3 times a month with my band Eleven After Midnight.