Guitar | Bass | Ukulele

About Me

A little about me...

I'm a private music teacher based in Hemel Hempstead. Overs the years I've taught many students of different ages from 6 to 80+, and complete beginners to advanced learners. I also teach Bass Guitar, Ukulele and Music Theory.

Starting at the age of 11, I have almost 25 years experience playing (and teaching for 17 of those).

I have numerous qualifications

RSL Grade 8
BTEC ND Music Practice (DDD)
BA Professional Musicianship (2:1)
PTLLS (Preparing to Teach in the Lifelong Learning Sector)

I take safeguarding very seriously. I hold a DBS certificate and subscribe to the update service. I have a safeguarding statement and undertake regular safeguarding training (proof on request).

I have experience teaching a wide variety of students. This includes students with different and sometimes challenging learning needs. Please mention any additional needs when getting in contact so that we can find the best route to success together.

Lessons

I keep my lessons interesting, enjoyable and productive. So I like to introduce new material whenever I can and get my students playing music they enjoy.

We can arrange a lesson to suit you whether its 30 minutes or an hour, and you can book lessons every week, or whenever you have time to fit one in.

I get my students to think about what they want out of the instrument so we can set realistic goals to achieve over time.

You can find some free materials in my blog!

What I Teach

Guitar Lessons
Bass Lessons
Ukulele Lessons
Rockschool Grades
Music Theory Lessons
Styles and Repertoire
Technique
Basic Composition

School Tuition

I currently teach as a peripatetic Guitar and Ukulele teacher in 4 schools in the Hemel and Tring areas. I only teach 1:1 as I believe that learning an instrument is such a unique experience for everyone that group lessons don't offer much value for the learner unless the lessons are focused on ensemble playing. Working as an individual allows me to charge less than tuition companies or music services giving a lower cost option. It also allows me to provide closer communication with parents.

Whilst I'm not actively looking to expand my roster, I'd encourage you to get in touch. I'm always open to opportunities and if I can't help you then I will happily put you in touch with other professionals that may be able to.

Where I teach

I'm based in Hemel Hempstead, but I teach in Hemel, Berkhamsted, Tring, Kings Langley and St Albans. I travel to you and so my availability will depend on when I'm in your area.

Price List

30 Minutes - £28

45 Minutes - £34

60 Minutes - £40

Correct as of Feb 2025

There are discounts for block booking and consecutive lessons (in the same location) and potentially additional charges for locations outside Hemel Hempstead and Kings Langley

Prices

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Contact

Contact Me

e-mail

contact@olivermartintuition.co.uk

phone

07917 205 558

Testimonials

Katie

Oliver is a really calm and reassuring teacher for my occasionally shy 8 year old! She looks forward to lessons and practices happily without pressure! Communication with us is great too ☺️

John

I’ve been having lessons with Oliver for a few weeks now and my understanding of the guitar has increased immensely already. He is a fantastic teacher. Patient, easy going and explains things clearly. I would absolutely recommend to anyone!

Jay

Quality teaching, always finding new approaches to help my learning! Great price and well worth it!

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My Blog

Neoclassical Study Piece

Hi all! Today we have a short Neoclassical study piece I wrote some years ago that I thought I'd share. This style of music uses classical music fused with heavy metal guitar to create a very interesting result! Some of the original musicians to create this style of music is the Swedish powerhouse Yngwie Malmsteen and before him Deep Purples Richie Blackmore. It uses various Neoclassical compositional elements and techniques to introduce you into this style of music. Enjoy!

Start the New Year with drive and ambition: Your Journey to Learn Guitar Begins Here

Happy New Year!! I Hope you'll all planning how you're going to learn some guitar skills this year! I'm going to be sending out more social media material to get people engaged and build a library of free (mostly..) resources to help guitar students of all ages and abilities. To start, I'm going to be posting a song of the week on my Facebook page www.facebook.com/olivermartintuition (give me a follow!!) My first post is already live and waiting for you to check it out!