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Introduction

Hi, I'm Jules Faife, a guitar teacher based in Ealing, west London. The purpose of this site is to give prospective students an idea of how I teach guitar.

Professional Experience I have a wide professional experience of different styles, including jazz, pop, African, Indian music and Flamenco. I've performed at major London venues such as the Queen Elizabeth Hall and Hammersmith Apollo, and have played at several international festivals. I have also arranged and directed music for live BBC radio broadcasts.

Teaching Experience I've been teaching guitar and bass since 2000. I've taught school workshops, summer "rockschools" and also toured on the Live Music Now scheme, founded by Yehudi Menuhin. I am the current guitar teacher at the Arts Ed school in Chiswick www.artsed.co.uk.

Approach A strength of mine is to present new techniques and musical ideas to the student in an undaunting and accessible way, while at the same time making sure I am stretching the student to improve... it's important for all musicians to spend some time "out of the comfort zone"! I always try to present a song or piece of music that the student will enjoy, and introduce one or two new concepts in that piece.

Acoustic or electric guitar? I can teach you either... it depends if you're more into the folky bluesy feel of the acoustic and want to play along to songs that are more individually orientated, or if you prefer the lead/ rhythm role of the electric guitar in a rock/ funk/ jazz band.



Other Assistance If the student would like me to help them learn to play a song they've heard from an album, I can work out the chords and help the student play it, if it's at an appropriate level for them. I can also help the student with their own songwriting- this can involve writing out the chord structure and working on the timing of their rhythm playing.



Rates £28 for an hour's lesson at my house. I will add transport costs (£5 on average) to teach you at your house.

Why £28 an hour? This higher-than-average fee reflects the quality of service and the extra work I put in. As well as supplying the student with a folder and a CD of songs to play along to, I make an interactive webpage tailored to the level of the student, together with soundfiles and Word documents explaining the relevant subjects. I update this page every week after our lesson, so the student can practise the material at home.

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