Shades Music

Shades Music shop, repair and tuition centre, was opened by Christopher Poole on the 1st December 2007. Shades have 100’s of regular customers and helping over 250 students per week, achieve their goals! We also sell beginner and intermediate instruments as well as all accessories and offer a full repair centre for Woodwind, guitars, ukuleles and bass. Shop opening times are from 14:00 – 20:00 Monday – Friday and 9:30 until 17:30 on Saturdays. From Rock & Reggae through to Classical, Jazz and Blues, we’re here to help you achieve your goals in any style! We encourage our students to take regular graded exams (entirely optional). These are fully accredited to be equivalent to low grade GCSEs at the lower end, all the way up to A-level and UCAS points in the upper grades, or simply play for FUN.