John Grindey

When our son decided he wanted to learn the guitar we started to take him to lessons with John. In the four months since then he has come on in leaps and bounds due solely to John's abilities as a teacher. John's patience, perseverance and obvious skill with a guitar has inspired him to not only learn but practice every day as well. He looks forward to showing John his progress every week and always comes away with a sense of accomplishment. Thanks John :)

I love listening to music and always thought it would be wonderful to be able to play the guitar but never considered learning myself till recently. At 53 I finally have some spare time to spend learning and practicing. Apart from playing the recorder as a child, I have no previous musical experience so it was all very alien at first. I have had about 7 lessons so far and from the beginning have thoroughly enjoyed the challenge. Each lesson brings a new milestone to achieve - practice is ...

I have been having guitar lessons with John for a few months now and my playing has progressed more in that time than in years of trying to teach myself to play. Lessons are always interesting, fun and challenging and as well as building up a repertoire of songs to play accurately and in full, John also gives you the theory behind what you are playing and expands your musical knowledge at the same time. I always look forward to guitar lessons with John because I know he will help me to iron o...

Where to begin! John is not only a great guitarist but also has an in depth technical knowledge of the music. Like many other comments I look forward to my lessons with John which I've been taking for the last four years. My confidence has grown considerably over this period. Look forward to many more lessons with John.

John is an inspirational guitar teacher and player. John is able to teach all styles and abilities and structures his lessons so as to make them fun and instructional, whether you are keen to take gradings and progress down the more academic route or just to learn to competently play a wide range of music John will adjust his approach to suit your goals and desires. Both of my kids have been taught guitar and bass by John and love their lessons and my own guitar lesson is the highlight of my ...