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Michael Starkey

michael starkey

Edinburgh

I’m Michael Starkey. I’m an experienced music tutor offering lessons for 5 string banjo and acoustic guitar in Edinburgh, Scotland. These are for individuals and groups of all ages and abilities who maybe don’t know how to get started with their playing; feel stuck with where their playing is at; or are looking to hone their skills further by developing specific playing techniques. I help musicians (and aspiring musicians): Get their playing off the ground by learning the basic skills needed to begin making music Appreciate their existing skills and build on these by offering advice and ways to move forward with their playing Gain confidence making music with other people Develop techniques specific to old time clawhammer banjo playing, fingerpicking folk and country-blues acoustic guitar and acoustic guitar accompaniment for traditional folk music My reasons for teaching: I believe that music has had a very positive impact on my life. I started playing as a young teenager and have always been in bands and going out to gigs and sessions since. For me, it’s a good way to spend time with other people but also with myself. I find that when I’m playing, I’m less likely to be worrying about other things. A bit later on, I came across clawhammer banjo and old time stringband music and got obsessed. I found that there weren’t that many people to play with or learn from where I live so I decided to take up banjo teaching. I like to travel in the US, learn from musicians there, pickup new tricks and tunes and then bring them back over here to share. My experience: I am a full time musician, teacher (and gardener). I had my first guitar student when I was a teenager. I work with individual students from my home in Leith and also teach group classes for the Scots Music Group in Edinburgh. In recent years as a community gardener I have worked in therapeutic horticulture with people struggling with their mental health and with individuals with Autism. I’ve also worked as a tree planter. I play in a number of different bands, have toured and gigged across the UK and have made a number of recordings. I also co-host a weekly old time music session in Edinburgh. Check out my personal website – michaelstarkeymusic.com to see and hear my latest projects. Get in touch….. If you are interested in banjo and/or guitar lessons then I’d like to hear from you. Please use the contact form or have a look at the other pages on the site to find out more about banjo lessons or guitar lessons. There is also a page with some field recordings and more information about old time music. I’ll leave you with this clip of fiddle player Jeri Foreman and myself playing the old-time tune, Five Miles of Ellum Wood.

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Banjo lessons in Stroud: I have 20 years experience teaching guitar in person and online from my home in Brimscombe, Stroud (Gloucestershire)! I love music, and love to find ways to help you grow as a musician too! Whether you want to improve your soloing, play your favourite songs, be able to play in jams, or write songs...

5-String Banjo Lessons
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£45

Bath Guitar Studio

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BATH GUITAR STUDIO Bath's Premier Guitar School Professional Guitar, Lute, Ukulele & Banjo Tuition Try a FREE 30 minute ‘taster’ lesson. Bath's longest established Guitar School. Offering 1-2-1 Tuition from a BA Hons Qualified Tutor with over 30 years of Teaching and Performing experience, including teaching at: Prior Park College, Kingswood School, The City of Bath College, and performing in: England, Greece, Portugal, And the USA. Tuition available, from Beginners to Advanced of all ages, in: Acoustic Guitar: All styles, both Plectrum and Fingerstyle, including Blues, Bluegrass, Bottleneck, Contemporary, Country, Folk, Jazz, Pop, Reggae, & others. Classical Guitar: Standard Repertoire plus Renaissance, Baroque, Contemporary & Flamenco. Electric Guitar: All styles, including Heavy Metal, Jazz, Pop, Punk, Rock, Rock & Roll, Soul, Slide & others. Lute: 6c Medieval through 7-10c Renaissance plus 10c transitional tunings on the cusp of the Renaissance/Baroque. Ukulele: All styles, including Hawaiian. Banjo: 5 String Bluegrass & Folk Theory and Composition. Qualification Tuition: offered in either Associated Board (Classical) or Rock School formats. Situated in a Grade 2 Listed Georgian Terraced House in the fashionable Lansdown area of Bath, just uphill from the Royal Crescent. Free on-street and off-street parking available. Comfortable seating area for parents that wish to wait, or watch, while their children are having lessons. Complimentary Tea/Coffee available for parents. Free lollies for the young ones (and the not so young). Please go to: www.bathguitarstudio.com or phone Bath (01225) 469459 to book lessons.

Bath Guitar Studio
Delivered In-PersonFlexible Dates
£30