Hello, my name is Andy, I have been playing guitar for over 6 years, and have been teaching freelance for just over 1 year. I have worked alongside other guitar teachers in the past, and had a work experience session working for the Warwickshire County Music Service which was a massive eye opener. Music has always been a major passion in my life, and being able to share that passion with others through teaching is absolutely fantastic.

It all started when I got my first guitar for x-mas all those years ago. At first, It just sat in the corner of my room, not knowing how to even tune the thing, I never touched it. Then one day my dad took me to my first gig ! It was really a surreal experience, hearing a live working band for the first time was incredible, and I came home absolutely knackered, without a voice, and with the strong urge to somehow teach myself the guitar. I spent every second of my spare time on my guitar, and every single penny I could scrape together to buy more guitars . Learning music became an addiction, and as i developed more as a musician, and appreciated more styles i met other musicians along the way from all different backgrounds that really pushed me further. i have had experience playing in a variety of different styled bands, and also playing as a soloist, especially over the last 2 years while studying music as an A level at sixth form. I have gigged in the local area, worked on PA desks, and recorded in a selection of studios up and down the country on various projects. I am soon to be heading off to Uni to study a Music Performance Degree which will able me to go into music promotion and production in the future.

I keep myself very busy musically, but am always on the lookout for new students to teach, as it provides me with a lot of great experiences, the chance to meet new people, and to share my knowledge of the guitar with others. I have taught students from the complete beginner of guitar, right through to guitarists who are already rather talented who want a few pointers, and help with tightening certain techniques up. Both of these are great for me, as everyone is at a different stage, I don`t find myself teaching everyone the exact same thing. I try to plan my lessons around what music you enjoy and are capable of playing rather then sticking to a strict routine of a certain thing for a certain lesson.

I play both electric guitar and acoustic in varied styles, also some bass, but most of the time you`ll find me plugged into my stack, and cranked up loud! recently i have been getting into a lot of solo acoustic music, and have been writing some of my own material in the style of Andy Mckee, so I am happy to teach pretty much anything that has a guitar in it! From soft finger picking patters and acoustic chord progressions, to palm muting, tremolo picking, riffing and soloing, i am happy with demonstrating it all. i would say I have a varied music taste, if you looked through my Itunes you would see what I mean. I like anything from the symphonies of Schubert, a lot of varied classical music and movements, then right through to the other end of the spectrum I love blues, a whole heap of rock in its many forms, heavier styles of music, progressive, sludge, thrash, and melodic metal. I am genuinely happy to teach any style, whatever taste in music you have I would be certainly interested in helping you out.

I am sure if you come to me with the right attitude and determination to practice as often as needed, then you will get on fine, and will be surprised yourself at how easy it is to learn guitar when you are showed how! Feel free to ask me any questions, and hope to teach you soon.

Many thanks....Andy.