(Welling. Kent)
07919 356980
Lessons Guides
About these Lesson Guides
These ‘Lesson Guides’ are not lessons in themselves, they are to remind you how the tunes are played according to
how you’ve been taught in your ‘one to one’ sessions. Once you’ve got it down feel free to experiment and be creative,
and if it works make sure to play it to me. That’s what ‘making music’ is all about!
IMPORTANT..It’s not about the tunes!
Please remember, the tunes I have arranged below are simply a ‘frame work’ that contain especially selected
techniques that will add greatly to your guitar playing ‘tool box’ no matter what style you normally enjoy playing.
Practicing these techniques as part of a tune is more rewarding and educational than a stale repeating exercise!
NOTE; the videos are an arrangement that should suit the majority of students. I often adapt to students needs
abilities and preferences.
There are so many lessons and tunes so I’ll upload more when I get round to recording them or when you ask me to
upload the lesson/exercise you are working on.
The most helpful tips I can give you….
(1) Learn five songs from start to finish is a great first big goal.
(2) Spend time fixing your weak areas technically and musically.
(3) Play something on the guitar every single day.
Some don’t do’s
(1) Hopping from song to song, never really committing to any single one. This often means struggling for months or
years without any songs to show for it.
(2) Never putting in the time in the early days to play with proper technique (which leads to bad habits later on). If this
is you, I urge you to fix this as soon as you can.
(3) Playing a guitar that is just not suitable for you.
Lesson Guides -
(my compositions used for lessons)
Lesson Guides - Instrumental Covers
(my arrangements)
‘Pink Floyd style’ backing Track
“Practice your improvising and soloing creativity”.
These are not professional recordings. All lesson guide
videos are recorded on a basic camcorder or i phone.
More ‘Lesson Guides’ are constantly
added.
Check back soon!
One of my favourite quotations:
“Learning to play an instrument is like climbing a huge mountain. You may never get to the top but the journey is great
fun. So now and again stop and look at what you’ve achieved, See how far you’ve come - and smile”!
07919 356980
Lessons Guides
About Lesson Guides
The most helpful tips I can give you….
(1) Learn five songs from start to finish is a great first
big goal.
(2) Spend time fixing your weak areas technically
and musically.
(3) Play something on the guitar every single day.
Some don’t do’s.
(1) Hopping from song to song, never really
committing to any single one. This often means
struggling for months or years without any songs to
show for it.
(2) Never putting in the time in the early days to play
with proper technique (which leads to bad habits
later on). If this is you, I urge you to fix this as soon
as you can.
(3) Playing a guitar that is just not suitable for you.
Lesson Guides
(my compositions
used for lessons)
Instrumental Covers
(my arrangements)
Sound of Silence
+ creating the solo
Sicilia Latin style ballad
Miscellaneous Lessons
These are not professional
recordings. All lesson guide
videos recorded on a basic
camcorder or i phone.
More ‘Lesson Guides’ are
constantly added.
Check back soon!
One of my favourite quotations:
“Learning to play an instrument is like climbing a huge
mountain. You may never get to the top but the journey is
great fun. So now and again stop and look at what you’ve
achieved. See how far you’ve come - and smile”!
