I started playing guitar when I was five. I was driven with an urge to become Slash. Silly, I know, but it still drove me to become the grade eight guitarist I am today and that urge still remains, waiting patiently. Even though Slash was my main inspiration to start, I have had many artists over the years inspire me even more so. People like; Foo Fighters, Muse, Biffy Clyro, My Chemical Romance, Queens Of The Stone Age and even my old private guitar tutor from Riverside who truly inspired me to become the guitarist I am today.
What are some of your favourite teaching techniques?
Letting the students figure out how to read sheet music or chord charts with my guidance as I feel students understand what they are learning more than just telling them flat out the answer. Coming up with the answer themselves with only minor interference from me increases the student’s confidence while they are learning and allows them to grasp what I’m teaching better. This is very prominent in the first stage of teaching the basics.
I try to make sure that lessons are fun and that the student enjoys the music being taught. Encouraging students to try their best and enjoy the experience is important to me.