Learn from an experienced guitarist with personalised one-to-one lessons at home. Build confidence, play what you love, and progress at your own pace.
✔️ Beginner to advanced
✔️ Experienced teacher
✔️ Fully tailored lessons
Learn from an experienced guitarist with personalised one-to-one lessons at home. Build confidence, play what you love, and progress at your own pace.
✔️ Beginner to advanced
✔️ Experienced teacher
✔️ Fully tailored lessons
About Andy
"My journey with guitar has taken me from teaching locally in Ipswich to performing professionally on cruise ships around the world. After building up a strong base of students from 2014 - 2019, I then spent several years working full-time as a musician at sea, gaining valuable experience across a wide range of styles and performance settings and playing along side many amazing musicians. Now back home, I am once again offering lessons but with a fresh perspective and even more real-world knowledge and insight to share.
I teach students of all ages and abilities, from complete beginners to more advanced players. I aim to make lessons relaxed, enjoyable, and tailored to each individual, and I have experience working with students with learning disabilities and impaired vision.
My main musical influences are blues, funk, soul and rock, and I particularly enjoy teaching improvisation and music theory, helping students develop confidence, musicality, and the ability to express themselves on the instrument."
About the Lessons
Each lesson is tailored to the individual, with a range of structured lesson plans available for different ages, abilities, and musical styles. At the same time, lessons can stay flexible—focusing on what you enjoy and want to achieve, whether that’s learning songs, improving technique, or building a deeper understanding of the instrument.
A wide range of professional, easy-to-follow resources are used during lessons, with materials provided to support practice between sessions. Resources can also be adapted or created to suit the way you learn best. For those interested, lessons can include music notation, alongside improvisation, theory, and general musicianship.
If you’re interested in taking things further, there’s also the opportunity to explore what’s involved in playing in professional settings, including cruise ship work, and the skills needed to move in that direction.
- Getting started with the guitar (posture, tuning, basic setup)
- Basic chords and chord changes
- Strumming patterns and rhythm basics
- Playing simple songs and reading TAB
- Introduction to scales and lead playing
- Developing timing and “feel”
- Understanding how to practice effectively
- Basic music theory (notes, chords, song structure)
- Building confidence playing from day one
- Expanding chord knowledge (barre chords, chord variations)
- The CAGED system and how to use it across the neck
- Improvisation basics and soloing ideas
- Solo transcriptions and run-throughs
- Tips for improving feel, phrasing, and technique
- Developing rhythm playing and groove
- Introduction to modes and more advanced theory
- Playing along with backing tracks and other musicians
- Reading detailed chord charts
- Advanced improvisation and phrasing
- Playing “outside” notes (modes, altered lines, diminished ideas, etc.)
- Deep dive into scales, modes, and fretboard mastery
- Advanced soloing concepts and musical expression
- Style-specific playing (blues, funk, soul, rock)
- Advanced rhythm work and groove development
- Understanding harmony and more complex music theory
- Preparing for live performance or professional work (including cruise ships and similar settings)
- Reading notation and lead sheets
Testimonials ⭐
"Andy has been teaching our 6yr old son how to play the guitar for nearly a year now, before he started our son hadn’t even been introduced to a guitar. He has come such a long way and is often able to teach us things when he returns home from his lesson. He finds Andy very approachable and Andy is very good at tailoring his teaching to the individuals needs."
- Samantha Smy
"Was looking for a guitar tutor And see Andy’s advert on Facebook. A really great tutor, reliable, patient and organised. Couldn’t be happier and really look forward to my lesson."
- Kevin Hay
"Andy is very patient, supportive and passionate about music. He is always keen to help and guide me with new ideas. It feels much more like a collaboration than a lesson. I have been having lessons with Andy for a year now and have seen first hand, how he can help someone progress from a total beginner to playing a variety of styles."
- Dean Backhouse
Contact
If you're interested in lessons or just want to find out more, then please feel free to contact me via my mobile or email form below.
📞 07923 994755