Manuel - Guitar tutor - Barnet

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Manuel

  • Hourly rate £25
  • Response Time 24h
Manuel - Guitar tutor - Barnet
  • 5 (8 reviews)

£25/hr

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  • Guitar
  • Electric guitar

Manuel - North Finchley - Guitar

Lesson location

    • At Manuel's house: Barnet

    • at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Barnet

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About Manuel

- What kind of experience do you have?

I'm a Pro Guitar Player and a reliable, patient, qualified - RGT Registered - Guitar Tutor with more than 10 years of teaching experience between Europe and the USA. I've been playing guitar with love and commitment for the past 20 years and I like to teach sharing the experience I've gained studying and working with great musicians and professionals, healthy information and of course all my passion and dedication for music!

Since 1994, I've been involved in numerous bands as well as in recording projects, playing throughout Italy and USA in pop, rock, funk-fusion and jam bands, working also as a sideman and composer for independent groups. I had the honor to play, jam and collaborate with loads of professional musicians and artists from all over the world.

I've always loved to teach music and help my students achieve their “rock and roll dream”. For more than 10 years I've been a very patient and friendly teacher, "with an unmistakable laid-back style" (that's what I've been told),  collecting an average of 50 students and 40 hours of teaching per week. I had the honor to collaborate with great music schools such as the Washington DC School of Rock, where I worked as a guitar teacher and music director for the summer session. Some of my pupils are now Berklee Collage of Music alumni, professional recording artists and award winning musicians.

I think that being a teacher is something really serious, it's a calling! Teaching is to share professional experience and guide pupils with "healthy information" through the good musical path, made not just of notes, scales, symbols and sheet music, but lots of different sounds, colours, cultures and emotions. My main goal is to unleash the musical side in my students and open up their consciousness to new exciting horizon!

At the begining of 2013 I moved to London from Washington DC with my family starting a new exciting life. I'm now teaching in my studio in Southgate (N14), in-home around the North and Central London area, continuing working with my USA and Italian pupils via Skype. I'm also focusing on writing my educational method, composing music for independent bands and for my own projects, collaborating with funk-fusion/rock-blues artists, as well.

- Do you have an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service, formerly CRB) Certificate?

Yes, I have an up-to-date DBS certificate (June 2013)

- Do you belong to any professional organisations?

Registry of Guitar Tutors

- Tell me about some of your current students.

My students are professionals of any kind, college students, music lovers, young musicians working on exams/grades and some kids that really want to rock out!

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About the lesson

  • All Levels
  • English

All languages in which the lesson is available :

English

Genuine Guitar Lessons professionally tailored to each student's needs, with a fun, structured & friendly oriented approach/method: work on the songs you love & get to the next level without wasting time & energy!

- Which subject(s) do you teach?

One-to-one or small group lessons - Acoustic & Electric guitar - Taught either in English or Italian

Whether you are just learning for pure enjoyment, would like to play with your friends, join a band or really want to pursue your dream and became a PRO, thanks to the songs you've always loved and guided by a modern, friendly approach/method, you will learn:

• Warm Up & Technique
Take you single-string-dexterity to the next level
• Fretboard Logic & Harmony
Discover the mystery of the fingerboard (music theory and harmony hands-on)
• Rhythm & Groove
Let's groove around ALL the musical STYLES
• Phrasing, Styles & Tricks
Learn the styles of the masters (Jimi Hendrix double stops, SRV Texas shuffle, Merle Travis picking...), the greatest solos note-by-note and how to build your own.
• Ear Training (Aural) & Repertoire
Improve your musical-ear learning your favorite songs.
• Sight Reading & Transcription
Learn how to transcribe and read you music!
• Sound & Sounds
How to deal with your sound and how to use your toys: amps, guitars, pedals, computer...

And I can help you to:


• Build a solid foundation • Gain knowledge/awareness of your instrument • Learn and love music theory always hands-on • Improve your listening skills • Achieve your goal without waisting time & energies • Pursue Music Qualifications (exams, grades) • Build an effective method for organising your material on the guitar • Design a personalized practice routine • Unleash your musicality • Write your own songs • Practice with backing tracks, grooves & playing along with your music • Have fun working on the songs you love • Relax & enjoy rocking the music you've always wanted to •Â Take the next level! • Don't give up on your Rock and Roll dream!

- Tell me about your qualifications.

• MUSIC CRITICISM ACADEMY - ACCADEMIA DELLA CRITICA (Rome, Italy)
Professional Diploma in Journalism and Music Criticism

• Guitar C.A.P. ST - Guitar Academy (Rome, Italy)

Professional Certificate in Contemporary Music - Studied with some of the finest Italian guitar players, several graduate from the Musician Institute (Los Angeles, USA) and Berklee College of Music (Boston, USA).

• Private lessons and workshops (USA - Italy):

- Advanced Jazz-Fusion lessons with Mark Stanley (Dennis Chambers, Mark Egan)
- Private lessons with Massimo Varini (pop, rock and session practice), Marco Manusso (rock/blues), Guido Terracciano (from rock to psychedelic), Fabrizio Bianco (basics, sight-reading, music theory).
- Workshops: Scott Henderson, Frank Gambale, Carl Verheyen, Guthrie Govan, Umberto Fiorentino, Emanuele Fizzotti, Stefano Micarelli, Nico Stufano, Lorenzo Feliciati, Simone Sello, Alessandro Benvenuti, Franco Ventura, Marcello Allulli, Fabio Zeppetella, Francesco Bruno, Paolo Patrignani.
- Master class "Working as a Sideman" - 16 hours Master Class about how to be a successful sideman, with Massimo Varini (TrueFire guitar tutor - session man - Laura Pausini, Nek, Andrea Bocelli)

- How much do you charge?

First initial lesson in my studio is for free, but if you want me to come over your location, please allow me to ask only £10 for the transportation.

In my studio:

1hr lesson £25
45 minutes £20
30 minutes £15

Home-visits:

Add £10 to the previous rates or £5 if you live in Whetstone/North Finchley area or within 30 minutes max commute (bus/tube/train) from my home-studio.

Check on my website for my discounts and specials: (concealed information)

- Where do you teach?

I teach in my home studio in Whetstone (London, N20 - only 3 minutes walking from Totteridge and Whetstone tube station and 15 minutes from Woodside Park station, as well) and I also teach in the comfort of students place around North and Central London: Finchley, Barnet, Highgate, Muswell Hill, Islington, Southgate, Palmers Green, Enfield, Winchmore Hill... feel free to ask if your area is covered.

- When are you available?

Monday to Friday from 2:00 pm until late
Saturday morning

- Which ages and levels do you teach?

Age from 10up

All levels & All styles: Rock, Blues, Funk, Pop, beginners to advanced level- Folk, Jazz-Fusion, beginners and intermediate level.

- Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?

RGT and Rockschool exams/grades

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Rates

Hourly rate

  • £25

Pack prices

  • 5h: £125
  • 10h: £250

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