Guitartricity is my teaching system and brand — a structured, modern approach to electric guitar built around clarity, expression, and real progress. While electric guitar is the core focus, acoustic players are absolutely welcome, and the same principles apply across both instruments.

Traditional teaching is usually top‑down: here’s new material, take it home, practise it, come back next week. It can work, but it often ignores how a student naturally learns — their existing knowledge, their mindset, and the way they process ideas.

Coaching is different. It builds from the inside out. I help you develop what you already know, connect ideas more deeply, and grow in a way that feels natural and sustainable. This aligns with how the brain actually learns — through association, creativity, and meaningful connections, as explored in Tony Buzan’s work.

Coaching also creates a more supportive, personalised, and psychologically aligned environment. It’s not just about delivering material. It’s about developing you as a player — your sound, your confidence, and your musical identity.

The GTO (Guitartricity Ontology) is a structured framework — exclusive to Guitartricity — that organises and connects all the essential elements of guitar playing. Instead of treating topics as isolated skills, GTO maps the big picture: technique, tone, movement, expression, mindset, and musical understanding, all linked within one coherent structure.

Traditional approaches often focus on material. GTO focuses on structure — giving you a clear, personalised roadmap to your goals, so your progress becomes faster, more intuitive, and far more meaningful.

Yes — absolutely. I coach shred through a structured, mechanics‑driven approach that develops the foundations behind clean, fast, expressive playing. That includes picking biomechanics, tension control, movement efficiency, synchronisation, articulation, and the mindset required for high‑clarity technique.

This also extends to sweep picking, legato, hybrid approaches, and multi‑technique integration — all coached through principles of movement, not strict or repetitive exercises. The goal is to build mechanics that align with how you naturally move, so speed becomes controlled, musical, and sustainable.

Shred isn’t about force. It’s about clarity, efficiency, and expression — built on structure.

Yes — I can absolutely help students prepare for school grade exams. While Guitartricity focuses on building strong foundations, technique, confidence, and musical understanding & expression, I also support students who need to learn the specific pieces, skills, and requirements for their graded assessments.

Grades often focus on learning set material rather than the underlying mechanics of good playing. That’s where GTO helps: students understand why things work, not just what to memorise. This makes the grade material easier to absorb, less stressful, and far more meaningful.

If a student is taking grades, we’ll integrate the exam requirements into their broader development so they grow as musicians — not just as test‑takers. And for students who enjoy the academic side of music, we can always delve into those mechanics.

Yes — I am fully DBS Certified and follow clear safeguarding practices for all students.