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I’m Now Available At Stone Music

I’m Now Available At Stone Music

It's been an incredibly busy start to the year for me, and I've been a little slow with updates! As well as having recently started offering my tutoring skills online via Veevar Guitar I'm now available at Stone Music, Stoke-on-trent on Saturday afternoons providing...

Veevar Guitar; Guitar Tuition With A Difference

Veevar Guitar; Guitar Tuition With A Difference

I'm incredibly pleased to announce that I've gone on board with an exciting new online guitar tuition platform.   Veevar Guitar was founded by guitar tutor extraordinaire Adam Welch three years ago In an attempt to provide online guitar tuition with a...

Axiom @ Scruffy Murphy’s April 20th

Axiom @ Scruffy Murphy’s April 20th

After a gruelling year and a half writing, my prog rock project Axiom will be opening for Brocken Spectre and Black Asteroids at Scruffy Murphy's on April 20th at 7pm. Tickets are £5 in advance or £6 on the door and can be purchased here. Here's a snippet from...

Group Jam/Improvisation Classes Launched!

Group Jam/Improvisation Classes Launched!

After a successful run of trial group based classes on jamming and improvisation, I've decided to formally launch bi-monthly sessions!   You can book in online at any time, but please check in with Zaid to ensure you are grouped into the appropriate ability. What...

3 Simple Tips To Prepare For A Skype Guitar Lesson

3 Simple Tips To Prepare For A Skype Guitar Lesson

Playing the guitar is a fantastic skill and one that many people of all ages aim to master. Whether you\'re looking to build on basic skills or start completely from scratch you may have already considered the importance of a skilled teacher. It\'s not always easy to...

Calling all Lefties; Should You Consider Playing Right Handed?

Calling all Lefties; Should You Consider Playing Right Handed?

Deciding To Play As A Left, Or Right Hander I've had quite a few left handed students over the years, and as long as they've never played before I make sure to have a chat with them about considering going right handed.  Playing guitar requires a great deal of...

Bill Kelliher at PMT Birmingham 4th December

Bill Kelliher at PMT Birmingham 4th December

Feeling super spoiled by all the guitar clinics happening across stores in birmingham this year! Looks like PMT Brum are set to send us out with a bang! Checkout the press release for Bill Kelliher below,  and see you there! Metal Hammer Golden Gods award-winner for...

Guitar Barre Chords – The Myth About ‘Finger Strength’

Guitar Barre Chords – The Myth About ‘Finger Strength’

Technique Over Brute Force The term ‘strength’ when used with barre chords kind of grinds my gears. You do need to develop some …but there’s a point where you need to look at technique. Our fingers are operated by tendons in our forearms (not muscles!), which can’t...

Featured Guitarist: Cameron Brown

Featured Guitarist: Cameron Brown

Discovering Cameron I stumbled across Cameron's Instagram account while stalking fellow Strandberg players.  What caught my eye initially was the caption in his video discussing string choice. Then I watched the video.  I was blown away. The web, and Instagram in...