• The Countdown Begins…

      Student Concert Date: 22nd June 2013 Venue: Northern Star Hotel, Beaumont St Time: 2:00pm – 5:00pm Cost: $5 (under 5’s free)

  • Ukulele Lessons Now Available

      Due to popular demand, we are now offering ukulele lessons! The uke is a great & relatively easy instrument to learn & is so hot, hot, hot right now! We have been teaching some very keen students for the last couple of months now, so we have decided to open the doors for all…

  • Wait a minute, I’m only using 1/2 of my brain?

    Improvising & songwriting has been a large part of the way I teach music since I began in 2000; however music is traditionally taught from a technical perspective, with a focus on note reading & finger exercises. This approach commonly leads to boredom with students as they quickly lose the excitement they have when first…

  • Cigar Box Guitar

    Ok, so I’ve been putting this off for a while now, so I figure if I post it on my website, it will make me accountable & do it. I am making a cigar box guitar. What’s a cigar box guitar? Well, it’s a guitar….. made out of a cigar box. Apparently there is evidence…

  • More Music On TV Shows

    It’s been a while since I’ve updated what shows have featured my music, so here’s a partial list (I don’t get told of all the shows that use my music, sometimes I just get royalties for music with no information about why I am getting the money, but I’m not one to complain!). All of…

  • Students perform at Beaumont St Festival

    Congratulations to all students who performed at the Northern Star Stage at the Beaumont St Food & Music Festival yesterday. It ended up being a beautiful day for a festival & everyone performed spectacularly. We had several punters come up during & after the show saying how well everyone performed. A special mention goes to…

  • Music Students Rock Out At Gig

    Congratulations to all the students who performed at our end of term 2 gig. Sam Reynolds Music students, family & friends packed out the Northern Star Hotel on Beaumont St, Hamilton on Saturday the 23rd of June. There was a great atmosphere & very supportive crowd as for many of the younger students, it was…