GUITAR LESSONS

 DESIGNED FOR YOU;

Everyone receives one-to-one tuition with me in a dedicated well-equipped teaching studio.


Parents are welcome to sit in during lessons.


Guitar lessons are designed around your requirements and are available in most styles.

MY TEACHING EXPERIENCE;

 ROBERT DODDS G.D.L.M

 Leeds College of Music

(now called Leeds Conservatoire)


  • 37 years professional teaching/playing
  • Tutor in secondary school for 33
  • years.
  • I have a current DBS certificate.
  • G.C.S.E. and A-Level music performance coaching
  • ALL EXAM SYLLABUSES INC.
  • Rock School
  • Trinity Rock and Pop
  • ABRSM classical guitar 
  • Trinity classical and plectrum guitar.
  • Trinity 'acoustic guitar' exam syllabus.


MY PERFORMING EXPERIENCE;

  • Touring rock band
  • Resident rock band
  • Blues band
  • Jazz ensembles
  • Classical guitar
  • Theatre orchestras
  • (The Wiz, Jesus Christ Superstar etc).

 

  FLEETWOOD MAC'S 'THE CHAIN'.

  This is an arrangement by Justin Johnson, a brilliant guitarist - check out his YouTube channel.

  Finger-style acoustic guitar instruction at Westside Guitar Studio

MALLORCA BY ISAAC ALBENIZ classical guitar lessons at Westside Guitar Studio

BBC TOP GEAR THEME 'JESSICA' by The Allman Brothers as played by me.

Rock guitar lessons at Westside Guitar Studio

A SENTIMENTAL PIECE BY ANDREW YORK.

Nylon string guitar lessons at Westside Guitar Studio'


BOTTLE NECK BLUES 'MUDDY'S BLUES' By Kenny Sultan.

Westside Guitar Studio. Bottleneck guitar lessons.


CLASSICAL GUITAR TUITION at Westside Guitar Studio.

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AN IMPROVISATION SESSION WITH ALEX      PLAYING CHIC COREA'S 'SPAIN'

Alex  played this for his GCSE Music ensemble performance exam.


Guitar lessons for children.

Anna rehearsing her idea of segueing Pink Floyd and AC/DC

Rock guitar lessons

A version of 'Jessica' by the Allman Brothers

WANT TO IMPROVE PLECTRUM TECHNIQUE?- PLAY BACH!

BACH'S SOLO VIOLIN PIECES ARE GREAT FUN ON A FENDER TELECASTER GUITAR!

A QUICK LESSON ON HOW TO PLAY A WALKING BASS AND CHORDS ACCOMPANIMENT STYLE

A WORK IN PROGRESS


'Felicidade' a Latin-American piece by Antonio Carlos Jobim.

 Arrangement by Roland Dyens...needs more practising!

GUITAR LESSONS FOR CHILDREN

The now famous Anna plays some blues guitar- she was just eight when this video was made.

IMPROVING GUITAR TECHNIQUE

The spider exercise.

Helps to improve independent articulation of the fretboard fingers.






GUITAR LESSONS FOR ADULT BEGINNERS

Mike is an adult beginner and is being shown how to improve playing 'Blackbird' by The Beatles. Discovering better ways to practise is an important aspect of guitar tuition......
 

CLASSICAL GUITAR LESSONS

Ben T. practising for his Grade 8 exam at 17 years old.

 Ben has been studying guitar since the age of 11.

During this lesson he demonstrates great competence on classical guitar and receives some advice about technique.

GCSE MUSIC PERFORMANCE TUITION

Louis is rehearsing for his GCSE guitar ensemble performance exam. 

This piece is a famous ragtime piano piece by Scott Joplin arranged for two guitars.

A QUICK LESSON IN MUSIC THEORY.

Voice-leading in a chord sequence.

Just one way of enhancing a simple chord sequence.

GUITAR LESSONS FOR CHILDREN

In this video, Anna is demonstrating her notation-reading skills.

She is playing a duet containing some

tricky rhythms for an eight year old.
Don't be a Tab-victim!

Learn to read proper music.