Our guitar lessons are given by teachers who are are experienced performers and teachers, and love to share their skills with both kids and adults.  Guitar is a great way to get started on your musical journey. Pop, Rock and other styles. Private or group classes.

Our Teachers

Holly

Holly brings a wealth of music lesson experience to our teaching team. She has a Bachelor of Music Education from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music (Uni of Sydney) and a Certificate III & IV (Jazz/Popular) from NMIT. She is an experienced teacher, and has performed in both professional and community ensembles such as concert bands, swing bands, amateur musical society productions, cover bands, jazz combos, mandolin orchestra, choirs and duos. She’s a regular member of the Melba Big Band and she performs in a number of other musical ensembles. She teaches:

  • Piano
  • Guitar
  • Bass 
  • Mandolin 
  • Ukulele
  • Clarinet

Umar

Umar is a teacher with a jazz background who loves to explore his imagination and creativity in music and encourages his students to do the same. Umar loves playing for other people but believes that music should be fun and satisfying for yourself first. When he is not enjoying music he loves cooking and inventing new recipes to share with his friends – it’s just like a different kind of performance!

He has a PhD in Ethnomusicology from Victoria University of Wellington, a Master of Music (Performance) from the New England Conservatory of Music and a Bachelor of Music from the New Zealand School of Music.

He teaches Piano and Double Bass and Electric Bass and Guitar.