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Guitar Lesson for Complete Beginners to Semi Professionals
Hidè graduated from the prestigious Guildhall School of Music as a Bachelor of Music, Postgraduate Diplomas in Music Performance and Composition in 2006 and started performing in the U.K., Europe and Japan.
Teaching career both privately since 2004 and as registered guitar tutor for Barnet Education Arts Trust for over 14 years with complete beginners to grade 8 in Trinity and Rockschool exams.
Inspired by his guru, the great virtuoso and composer Keigo Fujii, Hidè’s guitar technique can be traced back via José Luis Gonzaléz, Andrés Segovia, Miguel Llobet to the great Francisco Tárrega.
Hidè’s wide influences come from classical, rock, heavy metal, Indian, Spanish, Celtic and Japanese music, allowing him to collaborate many musicians including Kuma Harada, rie fu, Hasiken, Hibiki Ichikawa and many more, with wide genre of musicians from rock bands to jazz and traditional and folk musicians.
Followed by his latest album “Feathering’s”, Hidè epitomises the tradition, compounding classical literacy and the finger-style artistry.
Teaching career both privately since 2004 and as registered guitar tutor for Barnet Education Arts Trust for over 14 years with complete beginners to grade 8 in Trinity and Rockschool exams.
Inspired by his guru, the great virtuoso and composer Keigo Fujii, Hidè’s guitar technique can be traced back via José Luis Gonzaléz, Andrés Segovia, Miguel Llobet to the great Francisco Tárrega.
Hidè’s wide influences come from classical, rock, heavy metal, Indian, Spanish, Celtic and Japanese music, allowing him to collaborate many musicians including Kuma Harada, rie fu, Hasiken, Hibiki Ichikawa and many more, with wide genre of musicians from rock bands to jazz and traditional and folk musicians.
Followed by his latest album “Feathering’s”, Hidè epitomises the tradition, compounding classical literacy and the finger-style artistry.
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Acoustic, Blues, Classical, Electric, Heavy metal, Jazz, Pop, Rock, Song & varieties
Age: | Children (7-12 years old) Teenagers (13-17 years old) Adults (18-64 years old) Seniors (65+ years old) |
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Student level: | Beginner Intermediate Advanced |
Duration: | 30 minutes 45 minutes 60 minutes 90 minutes 120 minutes |
The class is taught in: | English, Japanese |
About Me
Hi. I’m Hidè , teaching guitar in London since 2006.Graduated from prestigious Guildhall School of Music and formally a registered guest tutor in London Borough of Barnet as well as teaching privately and online.
Have long career of teaching from complete beginners from children of 6 years to semi professionals as well as Trinity Grade Exam (classical, rock) and RockSchool Exam (acoustic and rock) up to grade 8 (include Diploma for Rockshool).
Education
Guildhall School of Music 1999-2006under Robert Brightmore and Judith Bingham.
Osaka College of Music 1996-1998 under Keigo Fujii
SOAS Indian Music School in 2001
Experience / Qualifications
BMus in MusicPGDip in Music
PGDip in Composition
Have extensive performance and teaching career including concerts and festivals in Japan, U.K., France, Spain and Czech Republic.
Registered Guitar tutor at Barnet Education Arts Trust, London 2006-2020.
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