Music Production tuition with new Rockschool syllabus
I am pleased to say that in addition to my normal music production tuition, I now offer training in grades 1-5 of Rockschool Music Production – the world’s first graded syllabus of its kind! The
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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
My student Ryan’s fantastic new composition…
One of the most enjoyable and rewarding parts of my job is teaching at Roman Fields School in Hemel Hempstead. I currently work several times a week there with two very talented students, who both love
‘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
7 Motivation Ideas for Beginner Guitarists
The following are some tips on staying motivated in the early stages of learning guitar. It can be a tough instrument, particularly where you’re starting out and so I hope these ideas will inspire and
Listen to my arrangement of ‘Autumn Leaves’
I have been particularly enjoying my jazz playing lately and decided to have a go at arranging a classic – ‘Autumn Leaves’. I decided to play it on a classical guitar because I felt the
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
OKTV featured in latest ‘The Musician’ magazine
Jake Munn and I are very pleased to see that our debut EP ‘Bring Out Your Ghosts’ has been featured in the latest ‘The Musician’ magazine. It’s also great to receive their kind words and
My entry for JTC guitar solo contest 2015!
Here is my entry for the Jam Track Central Guitar Solo competition 2015! There’s some stiff competition out there (this is an international competition), but I’ve always enjoyed creating/playing solos and so I’ve given it