Matt Helm Guitar Teacher

I have had guitar lessons with Matt for about 5 years now. I started off having self taught myself a bit and wanted to get my technique straightened out, learn some scales and how to improvise, without too much expectation other than having fun and being able to sound a bit like ACDC! I would say that Matt has helped me achieve far beyond what I was expecting; after a few years of improving my confidence he encouraged me to find a band and now guitar is one of my biggest passions. Matt's atte...

Matt has been more than a teacher, he’s been a coach and mentor that has helped my son achieve more than he thought was possible. That’s rare and game changing. Matt has been brilliant with accommodating my son’s music requirements. He didn’t want to go down the traditional grading route, simply to learn songs he enjoyed. Matt is good at teaching a wide range of genres as my son’s taste of music changed, and he adapted his teaching style in line with my son’s progression. He didn’t just teac...

Matt is an excellent guitar teacher. He has been teaching my daughter for almost six years and he’s gone above and beyond the simple teaching requirements. His skills, experience and passion for music nurtured her interest in the field as well as prepared her for grade exams. He was a mentor for her conservatoire applications and helped her throughout the process, from choosing pieces to editing videos for auditions, as well as writing references. His patience makes him a fantastic mentor, an...

Matt has been teaching our 8 year-old for the last two years. He has been a very patient, encouraging teacher. He adapts lessons to enable his student’s progress and enjoyment in playing guitar. I like the fact that he also teaches classic music reading (not chords). Matt knows how to motivate young students and his zoom lessons work really well for us.

I decided to start electric guitar lessons with Matt having played classical guitar as a teenager. Matt has made the transition really easy and has allowed the lessons to follow the musical styles and songs of interest to me. Matt also teaches theory and techniques in the songs we cover, so my playing is constantly improving. I highly recommend Matt as a teacher.