Guitar Courses in Watford, Chorleywood & Rickmansworth
From total beginner to music college standard , age 11 to adult, electric and acoustic guitar
Beginners and Intermediate (mileage) courses are taught in 10-week blocks. Courses are suitable for teens and adults and feature songs by Green Day, Dandy Warhols, ACDC, James Blunt, Scissor Sisters, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and more.
Intermediate (mileage) courses are particularly good for players who feel they have reached a threshold in their skill level and want to develop techniques such as alternative tunings, finger picking, playing anywhere on the neck and ear training.
The mileage courses progress through the techniques of pentatonic and major scales, CAGED and extended chords and applies them to songs from Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, ACDC, Nile Rogers, U2 and more.
We have worship guitar courses for church based musicians. These follow the same technical principles as the rock and pop courses but use worship music instead.
Rock & Pop Guitar
Learn classic tracks by Green Day, Good Charlotte, The Police, Oasis, Nirvana, The Beatles, U2, Coldplay, David Gray and many more
- Open, barre and power chords
- Finger picking and scales
- Music theory
- Finding a chord anywhere on the neck
- Learn to read music the easy way
- Learn how to play by ear – picking up a new song without the music
- Unlock the secrets of playing in any key using the Nashville Numbering system
- Electric and acoustic guitar styles and techniques
- Riffs and solos
- Rhythm work
- Use of effects
- Getting great sound from the instrument
- Different tunings for different sounds
- Playing effectively as part of a band
How Much?
£14.50 per lesson (10-week course fees of £145). Due to smaller class sizes, bass and masterclass courses are £170.
The courses are broken down into stages. Each stage lasts 10 weeks run in conjunction with school terms. Whatever level your playing is at - there is a course to suit you.
To Book
To reserve your place on a course, call Marie on 01923 282878.
Alternatively, email us.
Online videos available for each guitar lesson
Professionally filmed and edited, the DVDs feature Andy Chamberlain teaching how to play each song taught on the guitar courses. Bonus songs are also available.
The DVDs are highly recommended as an additional learning aide to your course:
- When you miss a weeks’ teaching you can catch up in your own time
- If you didn’t quite grasp the techniques in class, you have a teacher “at home” who can run through it with you again
- Sometimes students get the technique in class but forget it at home. With the online lessons you have a visual and verbal reminder of what you learnt in class