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| Guitar Lessons from an BMus (Honours), ALCM(TD) accredited teacher with experience. |
| A flexible curriculum encourages and motivates students in the important early stages to to develop their aural abilities and basic musicality. In the first stages, emphasis is placed on good posture and positioning of the guitar. It is of utmost importance that good habits be developed at this stage, as bad habits are difficult and sometimes painful to change later on. The fundamentals of right hand technique are developed in conjunction with an emphasis on consistently good posture and right hand positioning. Shortly afterwards the left hand is introduced. Once the student has developed good habits with the left hand he/she can become familiar with the notes in first position on the first three strings. At this point the hard work pays off for they are able to play simple and well-known themes such as 'Ode de Joy' by Beethoven, 'Twinkle Twinkle Little Star', and Dvorak's Folk Theme from the New World Symphony. If you are interested in guitar lessons please contact Stewart by phoning 0131 441 3262 or 07810 461 651 to arrange a time for your lesson. Lessons are 30 minutes for children and 45 minutes for adults. They take place in my home in Colinton. For more information about me please see my biography. |
| My job as a guitar teacher is to... 1. encourage and generate feedback 2. transfer skills and insights necessary for playing the guitar in the easiest and most natural way 3. heighten a student's level of self-awareness (body<->mind<->instrument) 4. cultivate critical and conscientious musicans 5. train student's to break problems down and practice with purpose |