The name Guitartricity symbolises specialisation in electric guitar. While I also teach acoustic, electric guitar is a uniquely expressive instrument with a wide sonic palette. It’s not just about playing the right notes; it’s about tone, dynamics, and the gear that shapes your sound. Most importantly, it’s about discovering your unique tone.

Traditional teaching is typically top‑down: here’s new material, take it home, practise it, come back next week. That approach has its place, but it often ignores what the student already knows, how they think, and how they naturally learn.

Coaching works differently. I help students cultivate existing knowledge, understand it more deeply, and grow organically. That’s how the brain actually learns — by connecting new ideas to familiar ones, not by stacking disconnected information. This is very much in line with Tony Buzan’s work on creativity and associative learning.

Coaching creates a more supportive, personalised, and psychologically aligned learning environment. It’s about developing the player, not just delivering the material.

The GTO (Guitartricity Ontology) method — exclusive to Guitartricity — is a structured framework that organises and connects all the critical elements of guitar playing. Instead of teaching isolated topics, GTO shows how everything fits together: technique, tone, movement, expression, mindset, and musical understanding.

Traditional methods often focus on material. GTO focuses on structure — giving you a clear, model so your progress becomes faster, more intuitive, and far more meaningful.

Not quite! In fact, you’re already using parts of GTO without realising it. GTO simply organises what you already know, shows where it fits into the bigger picture, and gives you a model to accelerates your improvement. It also provides core essentials to let the player scale up as needed.

My primary focus is electric guitar, because that’s where expression, tone‑shaping, and technique mechanics become incredibly deep and nuanced. However, the core principles of Guitartricity absolutely apply to acoustic guitar as well.

Acoustic players still benefit from the same foundations: clean technique, efficient movement, clarity, timing, articulation, and a strong musical mindset. The difference is simply in the tools — electric guitar gives you a wider sonic palette, while acoustic guitar gives you a more natural, dynamic one.

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.