Guitar lessons in Maidenhead
1-to-1 lessons in a private recording studio on Maidenhead High Street, with a composer who has written for Brentford FC, Red Bull and Adidas, and taught thousands of people to play.
- £80 per hour
- 1-to-1, 60 minutes
- Maidenhead High Street
- All ages and levels
- Disney Channel
- Cartoon Network
Red Bull
Adidas
Renault- Avis
- Brentford FC
The studio
State-of-the-art, and yours for the hour.
Lessons happen in the studio where I write and produce for brands, film & artists. You’re welcome to use any of the equipment I own.
- Guitars
- Various Strandbergs, in 6 and 8 strings: headless, light, and about as ergonomic as a guitar gets
- Amps and effects
- Mainly Neural DSP plugins and amps
- Monitoring
- Yamaha HS8 speakers
- Recording
- Universal Audio and Focusrite interfaces
- Software
- Logic Pro, Ableton Live and Reaper
Students
Watch my students in action
What to expect
The method
The music you loveEvery lesson is built around songs you choose.More
I’ve never been a one-genre guitarist, and that’s exactly why this works. Technique, rhythm and chords all come through the music you actually listen to, and theory only when it immediately improves your playing.
Taught on the spotBring any song. I work it out on the first listen.More
Then I arrange it for your level there and then, staying true to the record or encouraging you to add your own voice to it. Nothing comes from a linear book: I write the material in real time around you, and it grows with you.
A real recording studioYou learn where I write and produce.More
Professional recording and production equipment, and when you’re ready, we record you properly: you leave with a produced track of your own.
The heart of MaidenheadOn the High Street, in the town centre.More
On the High Street, in the heart of the town centre. Easy to reach from Cookham, Bray, Taplow, Holyport, Burnham, Marlow and Windsor. The exact address is provided when you book.
Reviews
Rated 5.0 on Google
Daniel is an excellent teacher. My daughter has rediscovered her love of guitar through Daniel’s teaching approach. He is both professional and friendly and highly skilled in his tutoring.
Shona Parent, Local Guide on Google
Daniel is a great teacher! Engaging, professional, efficient, punctual and excellent with children. He has been teaching my 12 year son for over two years with great results.
Renata Parent, Google review
As a lady in my 60’s starting to learn the guitar from the beginning, I chose Daniel to be my tutor. He is an excellent teacher with a lot of patience!
Heather Adult beginner, Google review
Daniel has a great way of teaching guitar that allows you to flow quickly even as a beginner … guiding you in fundamental principles whilst working on music you like, to bring out your own unique voice whilst playing.
Peter Google review
Our teacher, Daniel, is very diligent and patient with our rambunctious young sons (4 & 6). Daniel is creative and willing to teach at their pace and keep things fun and friendly.
Nathan Parent, Google review
Excellent guitar and piano teacher with a great attention to detail. Great combination of teaching the necessary music theory alongside the practical aspects including technique and rhythm and timing.
Tariq Google review
He does not offer a standard, schematic service. Instead he provides a tailored learning approach that suits you best and keeps you motivated. You can tell he wants you to get better.
Lucio Google review
Fun teacher who’s extremely talented and explains technique and theory in an easy to understand way!
Eva Google review
What I really appreciated was going back to basics to understand scale modes and how they are all connected. He is also patient and explains things in such a way that this ageing wannabe rock star understands.
Steve Google review
What we’ll work on
We start with the songs you love and build real understanding around them. Any style, from rock and metal to pop, blues, R&B and classical.
- Songs you love
- Chords and the fretboard
- Rhythm and timing
- Technique
- Improvising
- How music is built
- Recording your playing
- Tone and gear
Also at your home in London, or online. More on how I teach.
How it works
From a message to a weekly hour
Send a message
Tell me who the lessons are for and what you’d love to play. I reply within 24 hours, usually quicker.
The first lesson
We start on a song you choose, arranged for your level, in the first hour. No test, no textbook.
A regular hour
Most students keep a weekly slot. You pay per lesson: no packs, no discounts, no tie-in.
Who are the lessons for?
My students include complete beginners, professional musicians and well-known names who want to improve their craft. Every lesson is 1-to-1 and adapted to your needs and goals.
Do you teach grades?
I teach how music is built through understanding harmony, intervals, modes, rhythm and the fretboard, in relationship to music the student loves, as I can learn and adapt songs on the spot through years of training this way daily. While I can teach grades, I would rather not, as they are limitative and mostly a waste of time in comparison.
How long is a lesson, and what does it cost?
Usually 60 minutes, £80 an hour, paid per lesson. Some students book two hours at a time, and occasionally someone books me for a whole day: it depends on what you prefer, but the standard lesson is 60 minutes. Due to limited availability, there are no packs and no discounts currently: you book the hours you want.
How frequently should we have lessons?
Students have lessons from biweekly, to once a week anywhere to 5 days a week and even daily. Entirely your choice.
Do I need my own guitar?
I encourage you to bring your own, because it’s best to learn on the instrument you practise on at home. It isn’t a requirement, though: you’re more than welcome to play my cutting-edge Strandberg electric guitars, headless and about as ergonomic as a guitar gets.
Where is the studio?
On Maidenhead High Street, in the heart of the town centre. It’s a private studio, and the exact address is provided when you book.
What music can we learn?
Anything you love: rock, metal, progressive, blues, pop, indie, R&B, ambient and classical. Bring a song and I can usually work it out on the first listen.
Can we record?
Yes. I normally consider a song finished, or an exercise completed, once we have a professional video performance of it, shot on my film camera, with your audio and video mixed together into a proper guitar performance video. It isn’t something I impose, and you don’t have to do it, but it’s the best way to measure progress over time and it gives you portfolio material: most of my students use these videos to start their own YouTube channels, to pitch for bands, or as part of their portfolio as active musicians, for university and for their future careers. If you’d rather not be recorded, that’s no problem: we don’t have to make recordings.
What if we need to cancel?
I ask for 48 hours’ notice. Lessons cancelled with less notice than that are charged.
Pairs well with
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Book a lesson
Tell me a little bit about yourself and what you’d like to play. I usually reply within 24 hours.
Quicker than the form:
- I reply within 24 hours, usually sooner.
- We find a day and time that suits.
- The first lesson is a normal lesson, at the normal rate. You carry on only if you want to.