Frequently Asked Questions

  • Head to the Booking page and choose from the available times and days for your intro lesson. If you decide its a good fit, this will become your regular lesson time. Should I have any questions prior to your session, I’ll reach out.

  • Each lesson is 45 minutes per week.

    Tuition fees are billed monthly, and your fee reserves a weekly lesson slot.

    • A 4-week month = $240

    • A 5-week month = $300

  • After teaching thousands of private lessons, I’ve found this model works best for Adult learners as it:

    • Provides accountability and consistency, which are the main reasons people sign on for a private teacher.

    • Allows students to learn at their own pace, rather than try and fit everything into a single session or ‘package’ of lessons.

    • Eliminates the hassle of finding availability week to week; your day and time are reserved specifically for you.

    • Offers a weekly slot where you know you’ll be able to practice and play distraction-free.

    • Enables me to keep tuition fees accessible, when ‘Pay As You Go’ rates for educators with 20 years of similar teaching, stage, and studio experience can often exceed $120 AUD per lesson.

  • Lessons are held online (via Zoom) or in-person at my private studio space in West Footscray, close to suburbs like Yarraville, Seddon, Kingsville, Footscray, and Braybrook.

  • Yes I do. Online lessons are held via Zoom, and I teach using a multi camera setup with studio quality voice and guitar sounds, so there is no compromise when learning online. Online students get sent all the materials via MyMusicStaff.

  • Sometimes ‘life happens’, and you can’t make it to your lesson. In those cases, I use your usual lesson time to create a Video Exchange lesson for you. I record a personalised video discussing the concepts and skills we plan to cover that week, and send it along with all your lesson materials via MyMusicStaff. You can even send me a video beforehand if you have specific questions.

  • Yes, you're welcome to ‘prepay’ for lessons as a gift. Typically, this means paying for the first month or two of lessons, since I currently don’t schedule on a ‘lesson by lesson’ basis. Feel free to reach out, and we can figure something out that works well for you.

  • Currently, I am unavailable for casual lessons.

  • At the moment, my lesson development and planning are focused on helping adult learners, and I am no longer accepting students under 15 years of age. Feel free to get in touch if you are looking for lessons for your child; I’m more than happy to recommend a teacher.