TEACHER

Matthew Ridley is available to teach contemporary guitar (acoustic and electric) to students of all ages and abilities. Whether you are looking to learn just for fun, progress through grades or trying to support your academic studies, Matthew is able to tailor our lessons to whatever fits your needs.

(Please note lessons will occur at the home of the student unless discussed otherwise).

View a Beginner Lesson Plan by clicking below!

Beginner Lesson Plan

MATTHEW RIDLEY

"I have a formal music education, graduating from The Academy Of Contemporary Music in 2016 with a BA Honours Music Performance degree under tutors such as Giorgio Serci and Frank Tontoh, with experience of a wide variation of musical situations that I use to inform my teaching such as: big band jazz orchestra (NYJO), musical theatre, pop/rock groups, solo instrumentalist, lounge singer, classical/contemporaary vocal accompaniment, live event manager and studio engineer assistant.

With my education and experience, I am a great teacher for students at any stage of their musical journey. I love seeing students progress and take particular pleasure when students carry on learning even after our lessons have finished."

Jake, 31

Matthew's clear love of all music shows through all our lessons, and he takes the time to appreciate and understand what it is you want to achieve, and tailors our lessons to help achieve them. He is an incredibly patient teacher and able to recommend endless ideas - be it resources, techniques to practice or artists to study - to help improve your playing. I would recommend anyone, whether they'd never played guitar, or been playing for years and want to get to the next level, to go to Matthew.