Pete Bolton . . . teaching guitar teacher bridlington
Specialist tuition in acoustic
guitar, banjo, mandolin and ukulele
Pete has been a professional
performer and teacher for more than 20 years and
still divides his time between teaching and performing. He feels that performing live keeps his teaching
fresh and inspiring, as working alongside other performers and with other
musicians opens his eyes and ears to new possibilities.
He covers most genres – americana, folk, blues, country, bluegrass, new acoustic,
singer-songwriter.
Pete is a fully qualified teacher and has taught in schools, colleges and adult
education. He devises specially tailored programmes
for children and young learners, keeping things lively and fun. For his adult
students he focuses on the individual's personal musical preferences
whilst working within a progressive and coherent musical framework
People learn instruments for all kinds of reasons so Pete can help you whether you want to:
Learn to play for your own
enjoyment or to play along with friends.
Form your own band,
or perform at sessions, open mics and acoustic clubs.
Learn solos,
instrumentals, rhythm styles or song accompaniment skills.
Learn your instrument alongside
relevant music theory.
Work towards
London College of Music grades in acoustic guitar.
Write and
record your own songs.
Improve and develop existing skills.
Guitar lessons
If you are a new player Pete can start you from the very beginning in your chosen style or genre, working in a creative but structured way.
If you already play he can help you to overcome weaknesses in technique and introduce new skills and styles of playing.
For more experienced players Pete can help you to develop right hand and left hand fluency and can teach more advanced techniques in flatpicking, fingerpicking and strumming styles. He can also help you to explore open and altered tunings and create your own instrumentals and song accompaniments.
He is a registered tutor with RGT (Registry of Guitar Tutors) and can offer tuition towards RGT/London College of Music examinations.
Click to
listen:
Mrs Saggs
Deep River Blues
Let It Be Me
Roll In My Sweet Baby's Arms
Banjo lessons
Pete teaches 5-string banjo from beginner to advanced level. He teaches both of the two main styles of playing, namely clawhammer and three finger styles.
Clawhammer banjo - sometimes referred to as frailing - is a style of playing used in American traditional music. It is a rhythmic style, great for playing tunes and for song accompaniment.
Three finger style, which is much used in bluegrass music, is another traditional American style popularised by players such as Earl Scruggs. It is also used for playing tunes and for song accompaniment.
For players new to the banjo Pete can discuss and demonstrate both styles, and students can choose to learn one or both.
Click to
listen:
Little Billy Wilson
Keep
On The Sunny Side Of Life
Reuben's Train
St Anne's
Reel/Green Willis
Mandolin and Ukulele lessons
The mandolin and ukulele are currently enjoying a surge in popularity and Pete can offer tuition in both.
For students of the mandolin he can teach folk and American styles in which the mandolin is used to play both the melody and chordal accompaniments.
The ukulele is used mainly to accompany songs and Pete can teach the strumming styles that make this a simple and fun instrument to play.
Pete welcomes all ages and abilities - his students currently range from 6 to 82yrs!
Pete teaches from his own spacious teaching studio well equipped with instruments and digital recording equipment allowing students to create a recording of their achievements as well as allowing Pete to record practice material for individual students.
Pete holds current CRB clearance and Public Liability Insurance.
His current rates are £20 per hour or £12 per half hour lesson.