Eighteen Years Teaching Guitar
I began teaching guitar in 2007, so 2025 marks eighteen years of private teaching—eighteen years and still going strong!
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I have found Michael to be an amazing teacher who is visibly passionate about his guitar-playing... I would highly recommend him to anyone who wanted to seriously improve their playing!
Julie Oanh, guitar student, Coburg
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Michael is the best teacher you could hope for, his ability to listen to a song and replicate it on guitar within minutes is amazing...
Tim Rangi, guitar student, Melbourne
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I started guitar lessons with Michael 2 years ago. His passion for the instrument and vast knowledge of many styles has made my journey into learning the guitar a very enjoyable one...
Marko Novkovic, guitar student, Coburg
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I look forward to my lessons, I learn so much and Michael is incredibly patient, approachable and friendly which makes learning the guitar so easy and enjoyable...
Kristy Thomas, guitar student, Coburg
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If you are enthusiastic about music and guitar, I would highly recommend Michael to anybody and have done so.
Jordan De Carheil, guitar student, Melbourne
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Michael is a talented guitar teacher with lots of skills in different styles. He is able to pass on these skills in an easy to understand way... I highly recommend him as a guitar teacher!
Barbara Aeberhard, guitar student, Melbourne
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I have been learning guitar for about 6 months now and I think Michael is a great teacher... Michael is always happy and ready to teach...
Rimu O'Brien, guitar student, Melbourne
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Michael is an excellent teacher, very positive, compassionate with a very happy nature and I felt very relaxed in his presence... after just one or two lessons with Michael I felt like I could conquer the world!
Emily Rose, guitar student, Melbourne
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Michael's passion for teaching music is immediately evident in the way he provides background when teaching theory, his wide range of playing styles and conversation about musical philosophy...
Travis Beck, guitar student, Preston
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I started learning guitar with Michael later in my life as a totally raw, new beginner... His own musicality and passion shines through and enthuses his teaching...
Monica Harte, guitar student, Melbourne
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Michael has an excellent knowledge of music theory. His teaching style is patient and helpful..., best of all he likes to teach students the music they want to play.
Matt Nunn, guitar student, Melbourne
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Guitar Lessons in Reservoir
After more than eleven years teaching guitar in Brunswick, I'm now teaching in Reservoir, in beautiful and peaceful Storey Road, right next to Melbourne Water Reservoirs! Not far from Plenty Road, High Street, or Reservoir Station, I'm also very close to Preston and Kingsbury, and not far from Bundoora, Thomastown, Heidelberg West, or Bellfield.
Play the Songs you Love!
Having played guitar and piano for forty-five years, playing music really is one of the major loves of my life! I'm experienced in playing many different styles, performing on guitar and piano, and writing and recording my own songs—and I draw on this long and broad experience in my guitar teaching, and my teaching of theory and music in general.
AMEB-Qualified Teacher
AMEB exam preparation is also available and you can learn music theory—how music works! I teach all ages, from kids to adults—and accordingly I offer a range of lesson lengths. I hold a current Working With Children Check (WWCC).
Lessons Tailored for You!
My guitar lessons focus on the songs that you want to play! Whether it's the latest songs, pop/rock or top-40, classic rock, or anything from folk, fingerpicking, country and flatpicking, to hard rock and metal—I can teach you, on acoustic or electric! My students range from primary school & high school children—beginners and those developing their talents—to adults who are beginners, or rediscovering a love of playing guitar and a whole world of music! Turn your dream of playing guitar into reality—it really is great fun to play!
Teaching Area
In the past, my guitar students have come from many parts of the inner north of Melbourne and beyond. Now that I've moved north to Reservoir, I'm available to take students from Reservoir and the surrounding northern suburbs—Preston, Bundoora, Kingsbury, Heidelberg West, Bellfield, Coburg North, Fawkner, and Thomastown.
What my Students Say...
Please read some of my students' testimonials, and feel free to contact me with any enquiries—it would be great to hear from you!