Develop basic guitar technique. Learn music theory. Become a good guitarist. With me. John.

I have a degree in music, specialising in composition from the Birmingham Conservatoire. I can teach a variety of styles though I mostly tend to teach beginner level guitar, bass and ukulele students. I probably have a greater grasp of music theory and composition than the average guitar tutor. If you're looking for a super technical guitar teacher to show you complex metal riffs, noodly jazz solos, elite level classical technique etc, then I might not be the right choice, but if you're looking to develop your ear, expression, creativity and general musicianship then I can likely help. I also know a lot about guitar maintenance, repair, construction, and guitar pedals, having done a lot of repair work on my 10 guitars and having built a few guitar pedals. I can also do a bit of singing teaching if you wanted this to be included as part of your lessons as I am an untrained but fairly accomplished singer.

I mostly just teach from books. I ask the student to buy a book and work through the exercises in the book. Some people find this to be a boring method but the reality is that when you are an absolute beginner you really need to focus on the absolute basics and nail your technique for things like fingering, positioning your hands, basic rhythm, learning which positions correspond to which notes, memorising chord shapes etc. Once you progress beyond this stage you can start looking at what songs and things you want to learn but if you're a beginner it tends to be a case of hammering away at basic exercises until you get to the point where you have a well developed enough technique that will allow you to play the things you really want to play. I'm afraid I don't really have any interesting resources or tools or techniques. I've actually never taught online before so don't really know how to do it.