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James
- Rate L774
- Response 1h

L774/hr
1st lesson free
- Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Electric guitar
- Bass guitar
- Classical Guitar
Get taught guitar by an industry professional who has played in the West End and International Tours!
- Guitar
- Acoustic Guitar
- Electric guitar
- Bass guitar
- Classical Guitar
Lesson location
Recommended
James is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About James
After graduating from the University of Southampton, James has had a busy career as a professional musician and educator. Teaching in some of the best schools and colleges in the country including Wells Cathedral School, Wellington College and Canford School. As well as an extensive teaching portfolio, James is also a busy freelance musician with a wealth of experience playing in the West End, National and International Tours. Some Credits include playing on Heathers: The Musical (West End), Rocky Horror Show (West End/International Tour), Everybody’s Talking About Jamie (UK Tour), Grease (UK Tour) Saturday Night Fever (Scandinavia) and The Osmonds: A New Musical (UK Tour). As well as his freelance career, he has released his own music with his progressive rock project; Proletarian with all releases being on Spotify, Apple Music and other streaming platforms. James offers lessons in electric, acoustic, bass and Ukulele as well as Theory. He holds grade 8 Theory with ABRSM, so he can teach to the highest level with this, and also put it into practice for contemporary musicians as well as classical. If you are looking to get your Grade 5 theory for music college but don't want to go through classical teachers, James can apply the ABRSM curriculum to be accessible for students of the pop and rock world. He is a confident sight reader and if you wish to get into theatre, or reading on any of the instruments he will find a way to make it easy for you to progress and understand the fundamentals of reading music on contemporary instruments. He has got many students through graded exams with a Merit and above. These grades have been through a number of different graded boards including Trinity Rock & Pop, Rockschool, ABRSM, RGT and LCCM.
About the lesson
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levels :
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Lessons are taught online from my studio space, and I teach individuals who have some experience in the foundations of guitar but wish to advance quickly and develop their playing to add variety and maturity. Being a professional guitarist for over ten years and working in some of the most demanding elements of the music industry, I can help students realise what it takes to develop a strong sense of musicianship. I can teach sight reading, understanding chord progressions, diatonic harmony, music production, rhythmic techniques and concepts, improvisation as well certain songs you may want to learn.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
I was a little nervous starting with James, as I hadn’t played guitar in 10 years. He made me feel comfortable from the get go with his laid back nature. We set some short term goals to learn some of my favourite songs from my teen years and I started learning very quickly. I am so happy with my progress and I can’t recommend James enough!
James was a quality teacher. When he first started teaching me I was a buddying songwriter who lacked confidence and needed direction. He was able to show many different avenues I could take on my journey, and his tuition was invaluable for heading me on the path I am today. I am currently studying at BIMM London on the post graduate songwriting course, and his enthusiasm is what fired me to get to this point.
As a former pupil, James always tailored the lessons to me and my needs. They were fun and he was approachable and made the lessons a comfortable place to make mistakes and learn.
James’s passion for the guitar and his musical knowledge make him a fantastic teacher. We loved the way he tailored his teacher approach to my daughter’s music taste and understood that learning needs to be fun and interesting. Highly recommend.
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Rates
Rate
- L774
Pack prices
- 5h: L3,868
- 10h: L7,737
online
- L774/h
Travel
- + L10
free lessons
The first free lesson with James will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 30mins
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