About Jon
Jon Dedman is an experienced teacher who has been playing
guitar for over 16 years. He is a member of the RGT
(
www.registryofguitartutors.com )
He has been teaching for about 5 years and currently teaches about 30 students of different ages and abilities
(including children) .
He holds a diploma in contemporary music performance from ICMP (formerly the Guitar
Institute).
He has played in several covers bands and a blues band.
Jon's teaching philosophy
I believe that
anyone can learn anything! There is no such thing as a tone deaf person, someone who can't sing or doesn't have
any musical ability. If you want to learn something then you can. If you are willing
to put in a little bit of practice each day then i
can help you to achieve your musical goals.
I start all my lessons with a trial lesson where we outline together your learning goals. Lessons then proceed
with those goals in
mind. However, I try to keep the emphasis on the fun and try to ensure that you are enjoying
what you are doing and getting the
most out of the lessons that you can. I want you to look forward to your practice!
If you are a complete beginner then i will usually start you learning common chords, rhythms, and basic
technique. There is no
reason you should not be playing along with your first song in our trial lesson.
I will then guide you through your first few songs helping you learn to change between chords and then
through more complex
strumming and chord techniques.
As you become confident in basic
rhythm guitar i will work with you on more and more songs of your own choosing. I try and get
you working
on the songs that you want to learn from as early as possible.
And from here on in anything goes
from fingerstyle to jazz the choice is yours!
The key to your progression though will be your
own practice and I reccomend a minimum of between 15 and 20 minutes a day.
The key is to do a little bit
every day rather than all in one big cramming session.
Styles and levels taught
I teach all ages, all styles and all levels. However there are some I specialise in
more than others.
The majority
of people I teach are beginners or complete beginners and I tend to start people on basic
rhythm guitar
and chords.
Beyond this I
specialise in acoustic guitar mainly fingerstyle and fingerpicking. I also specialise in
Blues
(mainly on electric guitar).
But during my own studies I have covered every style from pop
to heavy metal, country, funk, and Jazz
and
am happy teaching any of these styles as well.
I can also teach music theory, sight reading, songwriting, and Improvisation.