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Alex
- Rate US$61
- Response 1h
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US$61/hr
1st lesson free
- Guitar
- Electric Guitar
- Rock Guitar
- Metal Guitar
Expert Guitar Lessons with degree qualified artist specialised in: Metal/Rock/Fusion/Lead Guitar and songwriting coaching. Taking you from guitarist to musician!
- Guitar
- Electric Guitar
- Rock Guitar
- Metal Guitar
Lesson location
Recommended
Alex is a respected member of our tutor community. He is highly recommended for his commitment and the quality of his lessons. An excellent choice to progress with confidence.
About Alex
My name is Alex, I live and breathe guitar and making music. I want to share the timeless magic of this instrument and sense of accomplishment that comes with making music.
What makes me qualified to do so?
-Over 12 years teaching experience both privately and in music school
-Passionate about tailoring an approach which suits each student's needs
-Formally Music Educated to degree level (2:1 composition)
-Released multiple albums on US record labels
-Endorsed artist by ENGL amps and EMG pickups
-Played as a session/guest player on many albums
-Expert in rock/metal/lead techniques (legato, economy picking, alternate picking, sweep picking ETC)
-Extensive music writing and recording experience (both recording myself and others)
-Advanced knowledge of equipment and the choices needed to find your sound
What are my favourite genres?
-Metal (Tech, Death Metal, Thrash, Prog)
-Jazz Fusion (think Allan Holdsworth, Tim Miller, Frank Gambale, Shawn Lane)
-Prog Rock
-Vaporwave
-Whatever sounds good to my ears!
Check the YouTube video below for an example of my more ‘flashy’ technical playing/ metal composition style. *note* I am the one with the green pickups!
For lots more videos visit IG @alex_baillie
About the lesson
- Elementary
- Intermediate
- Advanced
- +7
levels :
Elementary
Intermediate
Advanced
Professional
Children
Grunnstig
Miðstig
Framhaldsstig
Háskólastig
Tónlistarkennaranám
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
Are you looking to start your journey learning guitar, take your chops to the next level or develop your songwriting and release your own original material?
Do you or a loved one listen to the type of music that ‘sounds like a racket’ and you can’t understand what the singer is saying? I am the tutor that shares a love for the heavy metal niche. With over 20 years of playing, professional recording, writing original material, I want to share my knowledge to give you the shortcuts to make meaningful progress in your guitar career.
What can you expect to learn?
-All the techniques you can imagine and how to make them sound musical
-Music Theory you will actually use and enhance your creativity
-Riffs and chord progressions from your favourite artists
-How to go from a riff through to recording & releasing a song
-Get your playing ‘studio tight’
-Finding your own musical identity and sound
-Guidance evolving any musical ideas you have
-How to record and self-produce
-Ways to practice without making it feel like a chore and the hacks to make the most of your practice
If you are looking for lessons, guidance for you or a family member - reach out for a chat and let’s see if I can be a good fit for your goals. Teaching from LS25.
Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
After just a couple of lessons with Alex, there's already a solid amount I've learnt. From being taught a much more economical gallop technique to tightening my alternate and sweep picking, he's helped me a lot and given me many tips that would have taken me a while to figure out on my own. He's the kind of guitar teacher who takes a clear interest in your progress and development, which is why I would definitely recommend him!
Alex is a very competent guitar tutor, he had the patience to teach me (a complete novice), great teaching style and really breaks things down so that you can understand it fully, his ‘work on these at home’ challenges are great! A no brainer for me if you want to learn to play.
I know Alex from his band Cognizance as well as similar interests. As an intermediate guitar player I was working with Alex for 3 months and over that time he showed me alternative ways to improve on my technique, stamina, and tips and tricks for song writing. He showed me different scales and how to improvise on them, and various methods to warm up on guitar.
Very friendly and easy to work with.
I highly recommend!Alex is an amazing tutor and master of the guitar. Any technique I wanted to learn to improve my playing he taught it in an easy to learn and practical way. I took lessons with Alex for over 2 years my musicianship sky rocketed, I highly highly recommend booking lessons it’s worth it.
Alex is an exceptional guitar teacher — patient, clear, and incredibly skilled. His technical expertise and mastery of diverse styles make every lesson both inspiring and rewarding.
I’ve been learning with him for years and couldn’t recommend him more highly!View more recommendations
Rates
Rate
- US$61
Pack prices
- 5h: US$305
- 10h: US$609
online
- US$61/h
free lessons
The first free lesson with Alex will allow you to get to know each other and clearly specify your needs for your next lessons.
- 30mins
Details
Rates include:
-Videos of exercises/content from lesson
-Any guitar tabs required
-Ongoing support between lessons. For example, I can give feedback on any progress videos you send or answer any questions you may have that are stalling your practice time
Alex's Video
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