From total beginner to music college standard, age 11 to adult, electric and acoustic guitar
Beginners and Intermediate (mileage) courses are taught in 10-week blocks. Courses are suitable for teens and adults and feature songs by Green Day, Dandy Warhols, ACDC, James Blunt, Scissor Sisters, Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, The Rolling Stones and more.
Intermediate (mileage) courses are particularly good for players who feel they have reached a threshold in their skill level and want to develop techniques such as alternative tunings, finger picking, playing anywhere on the neck and ear training.
The mileage courses progress through the techniques of pentatonic and major scales, CAGED and extended chords and applies them to songs from Jimi Hendrix, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, ACDC, Nile Rogers, U2 and more.
Rock & Pop Guitar
Learn classic tracks by Green Day, Good Charlotte, The Police, Oasis, Nirvana, The Beatles, U2, Coldplay, David Gray and many more
- Open, barre and power chords
- Finger picking and scales
- Music theory
- Finding a chord anywhere on the neck
- Learn to read music the easy way
- Learn how to play by ear – picking up a new song without the music
- Unlock the secrets of playing in any key using the Nashville Numbering system
- Electric and acoustic guitar styles and techniques
- Riffs and solos
- Rhythm work
- Use of effects
- Getting great sound from the instrument
- Different tunings for different sounds
- Playing effectively as part of a band
How Much?
£14.50 per lesson (10-week course fees of £145). Due to smaller class sizes, bass and masterclass courses are £170.
The courses are broken down into stages. Each stage lasts 10 weeks run in conjunction with school terms. Whatever level your playing is at - there is a course to suit you.
To Book
To reserve your place on a course, call Marie on 01923 282878. Alternatively, email us.
Musicademy info leaflet
Mileage guitar course example
Online videos available for each guitar lesson
Professionally filmed and edited, the DVDs feature Andy Chamberlain teaching how to play each song taught on the guitar courses. Bonus songs are also available.
The DVDs are highly recommended as an additional learning aide to your course:
- When you miss a weeks’ teaching you can catch up in your own time
- If you didn’t quite grasp the techniques in class, you have a teacher “at home” who can run through it with you again
- Sometimes students get the technique in class but forget it at home. With the online lessons you have a visual and verbal reminder of what you learnt in class
“Musicademy courses are great - as well as the lessons, I can take what I learnt and play songs I’ve always wanted to play”. The best part of the course so far is learning the chords for Nirvana and the White Stripes”.
Rosie, 13 year old beginner
“Musicademy provides a step-by-step learning process for beginners to advanced players meeting the needs of the whole class as well as individual students. The teaching builds upon itself – everything keeps getting tied together. I have had numerous guitar lessons in both the UK and the US and this Musicademy course is by far the best one I have ever been to.”
Brook – adult intermediate guitar
“I started lessons at school but gave up after a year as I wasn’t enjoying it. I taught myself at home then joined Musicademy and they are just the best.”
“The best aspect of the course so far was learning power chords”
Simon - teenage intermediate player
“A very enjoyable way of improving guitar playing technique – I learnt loads of useful things.”
Katrina – adult intermediate guitar
