Many great musicians began by teaching themselves. Sir Paul McCartney once said “I always thought the secret of The Beatles was that our music was self-taught.There's a certain magic about that.”
20th century music was so incredible because musicians were using their own experiences and experiments. Through learning their favourite songs and experimenting with their own ideas, they let themselves uncover what hidden talents lay beneath their fingertips by listening and breaking down what they loved.
Handcraft Music will be following these natural progressions, to focus on personalising goals for each student using your favourite music.
Learn Guitar Through The Music You Love
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Book Your Private Tutor Now!
All students have their first lesson free, however, make a booking before July 31 and you get your first two paid lessons free!
Courses Available:
Acoustic and Electric Guitar Lessons
Weekly guitar lessons suitable for anybody aged 8 years and above.
If you are just beginning your journey into music and don’t have your own gear, don’t stress. We can supply equipment for you to use during the lesson.
Bass Guitar Lessons are also available, however, student must provide equipment.
Please contact us for further information for Bass Lessons.
The Fundamentals
Focusing on introductory chords and basic strumming & rhythm techniques by incorporating your favourite songs and artists.
Chord Variations and Arrangements
The study of recognizing and transcribing musical elements purely by listening. Our lessons can integrate a structured exploration of harmony and melody utilising the Gordon Music Learning Theory.
Aural and Audiation Skills
Delve into alternate voicings of chords and making use of systems to use the full fretboard; such as triads and the CAGED system.
About Us
Based in Central Auckland, Handcraft Music grew out of a passion for music and the intimate details involved in songwriting and arrangements across a variety of genres. From Lennon/McCartney’s pop music revolution that affected all of popular culture (even fashion), Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins’ incredibly innovative, fiery, and humorous takes on country music, to AC/DC’s thunderous and rebellious heavy rock sound particularly through the Young brothers and their Marshall amps.
We are self-taught at Handcraft Music, beginning our journey with bass, then on to the guitar, we have nearly 20 years of experience to rely on. Choosing to learn our favourite songs, we have tallied a range of skills without formal lessons or learning music theory. Attempts were made at music theory and formal lessons yet what worked best was focusing on what we love.
To us, this is pure evidence that anybody can learn how to play guitar. This is what Handcraft Music can use to help improve the music community around Auckland.
What you can expect from lessons with Handcraft Music:
Flexible Education Plans
Introduction to Various Playing Methods
Tutor-Student Synergy
A Flexible Education Plan will be tailored to your goals and what you love in music and art. Whether you’re picking up a guitar for the first time or you already know a handful of chords, our Flexible Education Plans puts your needs first, we put you in the spotlight.
We will incorporate a variety of guitar playing methods, as well as practical tools and resources to help you along the way. This would include the basic fundamentals, chords and scales, rhythm and timing, and song-based application. Alongside training your ears to learn songs just by listening, our approach blends guided instruction with resources designed for self-directed improvement in the future. You will walk away from every lesson with the confidence to keep progressing.
At Handcraft Music, we will be using a tutor-student synergy dynamic at the heart of every lesson. Our lessons are collaborative: we will observe and respond to your strengths, preferences, and musical instincts; you can expect a learning environment where your goals are co-created and co-defined. We hope that this exchange will assist in lesson planning, uncovering new musical paths, and mutual growth - tutors refine their methods as students discover their talents.
No one ever stops learning and music is constantly evolving, as are we. We love discovering new music, techniques, and perspectives alongside our students. Every student brings something unique and we welcome your favourite music, influences, and ideas to create lessons that are engaging, relevant, and enjoyable for you!
Stay in Touch!
Visit my YouTube channel for my guitar covers + modern remixes of some of my favourite songs.
