BSL video lesson no.1 ‘Smoke on the water’
Here is my first BSL video lesson featuring one of the greatest rock songs of all time – ‘Smoke On The Water’! I hope my Deaf students find it useful and that it is a
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Guitar lessons for Deaf students – my experience and some useful resources
I’ve enjoyed teaching BSL (British Sign Language) guitar lessons at Heathlands School, St Albans for over half a year now and it has been very rewarding and creative work. Therefore I thought it would be
Solo jazz clip – ‘Georgia On My Mind’
I have been working on several solo jazz arrangements recently, in particular with one of my favourite songs of all time: ‘Georgia On My Mind’. I’ve always loved this melody and have really enjoyed the
My music on French TV show: ‘Entre Ciel Et Terre: Jordanie’
I’m very excited to see that my music is now featured on French TV several times a month! The track used is called ‘Uneasy Dreams’ and is part of the soundtrack for ‘Entre Ciel Et
BSL Music Tuition (Deaf Students Welcome!)
PLEASE TURN ON SUBTITLES IF REQUIRED. This is a BSL video that I have created to let Deaf students know that they are welcome in my music lessons. My main teaching areas are guitar, bass
‘The Boogie Monster’! My new short course in the 12 Bar Blues
I’m very excited to say that I’ve now finished my introductory Blues course! Designed primarily for students in school year groups 5 – 9, it is also likely to prove useful for instrumental tutors as
Hiking and songwriting – New EP ‘On Mt Luxmore’ released 7th October
After 5-10 years of hiking in Britain and New Zealand and 3-4 years of writing songs about those adventures, I have finally finished my EP ‘On Mt Luxmore’. All the songs are about some of my
My student Ryan’s compositions (part 2)
My work with Roman Fields School student Ryan (who has only just finished GCSEs) is always so exciting – he seems to never stop coming up with new ideas for songs and has already created 4 tracks
‘On Mt Luxmore’ new song and lyrics
I’ve been playing around with a few song ideas in recent months and last weekend was a big and unexpected dose of inspiration. Fortunately I had time to take advantage of it and so moved
Guitarist’s ‘Memory’ Card Game (for beginners)
I’ve noticed that some of my younger guitar students seem to get very excited at the mention of playing a game! This is particularly true when they’ve been struggling with something, such as learning a new chord