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Adult Acoustic Guitar

Reasons to learn Acoustic Guitar:

• Learn proper technique and theory (understanding music) whilst learning your favourite songs.
• Step-by-step ,easy- to- do courses
• Be the life and Soul of your next Party , Family Gathering or Barbecue playing/singing your favourite songs
• You will be given information and taught skills to enable you to play thousands of songs in any key in any of the styles below.

Some of the most popular courses here at the school.

Ballads

Learn all your favorites by artists such as Christy Moore, Fureys, Paddy Reilly, Luke Kelly etc. Learn such favorites as  ‘The Town I Loved So Well’, Raglan Road, Fields of Athenry etc

Country and Western

Favourites by artists such as Johnny Cash, Willie Nelson, Hank Williams, Kenny Rodgers, The Eagles  .. songs such as ‘Folsom Prison Blues”, The Gambler’ You Were Always on My Mind” etc

Popular Songs of the 60’s and 70’s and Folk Guitar

This is the music  that made everyone  want to play guitar ! Songs by Bob Dylan, The Beatles, Cat Stevens, Elvis, Van Morrison, Don Mclean, CCR, Neil Young, James Taylor, Simon and Garfunkel, Rolling Stones,t he list is endless…timeless classics such as Heart of Gold, Wish You were Here, Knocking on Heavens Door, Brown Eyed Girl, Angie, Hound Dog etc.  Great for Sing- Songs and get togethers!

Acoustic Blues and Fingerstyle guitar

This is a  more  specialized area of guitar playing and will take longer to learn but is well worth the effort for those who want to play in this style ..You know who you are

Learn acoustic and fingerstyle blues in the style of John Lee Hooker, Lightning Hopkins, Mississippi John Hurt, Blind Blake, Rory Gallagher, Blind Willie McTell. Introduction to Bottleneck blues and open tunings. Country style fingerpicking John Prine , Guy Clarke, Townes Van Zandt etc.