Guitar Lessons with Dan | Your Guitar Academy

Over the past 5 years Dan has taken my son from a novice through grades 1-6 on electric guitar. He is very professional, yet informal and, from our experience, relates well to younger players through teenagers and youth. The rate of my sons musical skill improvement is huge in no small part due to the guidence and coaching of Dan - cannot recommend enough.

Dan is an excellent teacher. Many people are great guitar players but do not have the teaching ability to pass on their knowledge to others. Dan has the ability to do this.Dan has an easygoing yet professional manner. He establishes what the student's strengths and weaknesses are and then works to improve these with a structured and individualized approach.I do not consider myself to be a fast learner and Dan has shown patience and perseverance which has enabled me to make good progress.I need the structure and targets that Dan and yourguitar academy give me as it inspires me to put more effort into practicing in the time between lessons.I would highly recommend lessons with Dan and look forward to continuing to improve with his help in the future.

I started guitar lessons with Dan Grice almost 12months ago having no guitar experience before. I immediately felt at ease from the very beginning. Every lesson I feel there is an improvement on the week before and I always achieved something new. The encouragement from Dan I get is second to none, each lesson is always structured and I get 100% (and more)out of it, progressing and developing more than I thought I ever could. I did start this journey a bit apprehensive but by choosing the Guitar Academy and with Dans GREAT teaching/support I'm solidly making achievement after achievement. Dan always makes sure I have a solid understanding and I never leave a lesson confused. I literally CAN NOT recommend the Guitar School enough but in-paticular Dan's BRILLIANT attitude and teaching style!! To anyone looking to learn the Guitar (from experience) this is the VERY BEST place to start!

My two daughters started lessons with Dan as absolute beginners and have made good progress. They both achieved distinctions in their recent exam and they have Dan to thank for keeping them focussed and interested. Dan adapts the lessons to their interests whilst ensuring they are continually developing their skills; they seem to get a good balance between the boring but necessary stuff and the things they like playing. They tell me he is very patient and funny, and they ALWAYS leave their lesson laughing!From my point of view, I find dealing with Dan very easy and stress-free. He is flexible when we can't always make the regular sessions and always keeps me well informed of their progress.I wouldn't hesitate to recommend him.

I started out teaching myself from tab books at 17 and learned just enough to get by playing with friends.After a while I found myself getting stuck in the same patterns of playing things.Now at 42 and getting back to it after a long break, I came to the conclusion that even with the massive wealth of learning material on the internet these days, you need a good teacher to guide you.Dan is not only an awesome guitar player with the credentials to back it up, he also has the gift of being a great teacher.Dan targets each lesson, as well as the homework, to learning a particular aspect of the guitar and always explains the purpose of the lesson and the important thing to take away from it.To me now the guitar feels like a different instrument and the habits of some of my favourite guitar players make more sense.With Dan’s support I'm now more confident to discover and learn things I would have thought too difficult for me.I'm very happy with Dan and highly recommend him as a teacher for anyone wanting to learn guitar.

I found Guitar Academy and Dan a short while ago and in that time I find my playing and Theory moving on in leaps and bounds. I've bought many books and DVDs over the years but found myself just picking out bits and pieces and never making any real progress. Dan's patient approach is excellent, he knows his subject thoroughly and how to impart his knowledge in a relaxed happy fashion. Wish I,d met GA and Dan years ago,( could have saved a small fortune on books;)

Dan has been a guiding light and an inspiration to my son. It's been a delight to witness his curiosity about the guitar develop and blossom into a hobby and and a passion. One that keeps him occupied and interested and motivated through long hours. Especially through lockdown, it was a precious occupation and outlet. His ability, and enjoyment with the instrument has bound along at a pace that has astounded me, and full credit for that lies solely with Dan and YGA.My son has enjoyed his lessons, and looks forward to them, and I can't think of a better endorsement than that!

Dan has brought me up to Grade 5+ standard in just six months. From teaching myself to play a few chords (pretty badly), Dan identified the areas I should work on and gave me all the tools (and confidence) to improve quickly. Dan’s lessons are extremely enjoyable, which makes practicing enjoyable and I've already got to a standard I didn't think I'd reach.Dan is particularly good at tailoring lessons to fit with what I want to get out of them. I have a strong interest in song-writing and he identifies the things I should be working on before I even know it myself, so I’m constantly improving my guitar playing and overall musicianship.Whether just starting out, looking to pick up the guitar again, or at a level where you're not sure how to go about improving, Dan would certainly be able to bring fantastic results.

I love the way the lessons are structured in You Guitar Academy so that you experience new techniques while learning songs without it feeling like hard work Dan is just brilliant -patient, enthusiastic, encouraging and positive even when you're having a bad day. If you're thinking about learning or improving your guitar Dan's your man. Do it!

Dan is an amzing teacher and we are really delighted with our son's progress. Dan is friendly, welcoming and has made learning guitar such fun. We wold not hesitate to recommend him to anyone looking for a guitar teacher. Thanks Dan!