I provide in person guitar lessons in Newcastle, in Heaton, or online. I welcome enquiries from prospective students; drop me an email, text, or fill in the form on my contact page.
Guitar lessons with me are fun, friendly and informal, and I welcome new students of any age and any ability level.
Tuition is tailored to each individual student, from hobbyist to the professional player. I love teaching students’ favourite songs, introducing them to new music to learn, or preparing for graded instrument exams. I have a 100% pass rate for students sitting exams of all grades in both guitar and bass, with Rockschool, Trinity, and RGT exam boards.
I have extensive teaching experience of over eight years, and have worked as a teacher for Newcastle University (as a tutor in song-writing and performance studies, and supervising finalist composition projects), Northumberland County Council (as a peripatetic guitar tutor), and the Rock Project Newcastle (as a guitar and bass tutor and session leader). I am a registered guitar tutor with RSL and Trinity College London, and a member of the Independent Society of Musicians. As a professional musician, I have over twelve years’ experience. I am fully DBS checked and hold Personal Liability Insurance.
Education
Music PhD (Ongoing)
Newcastle University
Master of Music (Distinction)
Newcastle University
B.A. First Class Honours in Music
Newcastle University
Grade 8 Guitar
Grade 8 Bass Guitar
Grade 8 Music Theory
Level 3 Diploma in Music Performance
Access to Music College, Norwich
Experience
Emergency Librarian
(Experimental/Psychedelic)
Guitarist
Box of Light
(Pop/Rock)
Session Guitarist
James Leonard Hewitson
(Britpop/Indie)
Session Guitarist
Luke McCormick’s Salsa Project
(Salsa/Fusion)
Session Bassist
Dead Ends
(Indie/Post-punk)
Guitarist and Songwriter
Expertise
Improvisation, songwriting and composition, and performing skills
New Wave, Punk, Post-punk and No-Wave
Psychedelia, Prog, Math and Experimental music
Grunge, Metal and alternative rock
Blues and Jazz
Fingerstyle, Folk and Americana
Funk, soul and R ‘n’ B
Teaching
Support Lecturer
Contemporary Pop Performance
Newcastle University
Finalist Specialist Studies Composition Supervisor
Newcastle University
Guitar Teacher
Northumberland County Council
Songwriting Tutor
Newcastle University
Guitar and Bass Teacher Newcastle Rock Project
Session Leader
Newcastle Rock Project
Feel free to check out my videos for examples of my playing and of some of the songs I have previously taught to students, and contact me if you have any questions about guitar lessons with me.
Adam Soper 