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Want to be a Guitar Hero?

I don't know, what's the world coming to... many people prefer to imagine playing rock guitar on a video game or take part in "air guitar" competitions rather than play the REAL thing! Maybe they think it's too hard, or that it'll take too much time to get good.

It's not true, you can learn the basics of rock guitar in a few lessons! A good starting point is to see how a rock band is made up...

These are the basic elements of a rock, pop or blues band:

Drum kit The drums lay out the rhythmic foundation of the music. The 3 most important elements are the kick drum (big drum played by right foot), the snare (higher pitch, played with left hand) and the hihats (a pair of small cymbals closed together, high pitch, played with right hand))

Bass guitar When we listen to music, we enjoy it more by hearing a good balance of low and high frequencies. So in a nutshell, the bass guitarist supplies the low end!

Guitar The electric or acoustic guitar has the role of supplying the harmony, the chords, to the melody sung by the vocalist. And let's not forget, the guitar solo!! Because of the diverse roles the guitar can take, there are often two of them in a band.

Keyboard Some might prefer not to hear a keyboard in a rock band, as it might compromise the "powerful" sound of guitar, bass and drums. However, the presence of a keyboard (or piano) in a band creates many more sonic possibilities, as it has a larger range of notes, and the option to choose an appropriate sound for the song: piano, organ, clavinet, strings...

Our Lessons

Our guitar lessons won't be limited to simply sitting down and playing guitar... I want to open your ears to the sounds we eventually want to make. So it's important to learn about the above-mentioned elements. Often in lessons, when I've taught you how to play a blues on the guitar, I will then sit at the keyboard and play with you- it will then start to feel like we're playing real music! I might then ask you to pick up the bass guitar so you can learn its role...

Rock Band

After we've had a few lessons, I aim to get you to meet and play with one or two of my other students, so you can learn the important principles of playing in time, and the most important skill, listening! We can then develop a repertoire of songs that we play together in threes or fours... and who knows, if you like, we can aim to perform them to an audience... seeing the birth of your Rock band!

If you already have a band, I will also be happy to come to your rehearsals to help you solve any problems you have with composing, arranging or performing your music.

History of the Borough

Are you living in the Ealing borough? If so, you're following in the footsteps of many rock greats... click rocklegends to find out more!

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