We teach Electric and Acoustic Guitar, Bass, Piano, Vocals, Ukulele, Music Theory and Songwriting, all at an affordable rate. And did we mention... the first lesson is FREE! From Total Beginners to Advanced, we’ve got you covered!
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At Newbridge House of Music we believe that high quality one-to-one lessons are the perfect way for budding musicians to learn and develop their skills. We are a fun and modern thinking music school who believe that music education should be enjoyable and something you look forward to.
Lessons are taught either online (Skype, FaceTime or Zoom) or in person. In a fun but challenging way that gets your playing to where you want it to be.
That is why we are rated as one of the highest music teachers on Google and Facebook. Have a look at a handful of our reviews below.
Lessons are professional, fun, challenging and affordable. We also offer the first lesson for FREE.
Visit the "BOOK YOUR FIRST LESSON" page to get started or call 07378485558 or email jamesashbury@me.com.
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James is a fully qualified musician having achieved the highest level in his BA (Hons) Degree in Professional Musicianship. Since leaving university James signed a publishing deal with M&A Publishing in 2014 followed by a record contract with Original 1265/Caroline Records in 2015, through which his band Wildflowers released their debut album 'On The Inside'. Wildflowers have toured with the likes of Robert Plant, Tom Odell and George Ezra, as well as sold out UK headline tours. They have played festivals such as Glastonbury, Beautiful Days, Isle of Wight and travelled to America to play SXSW in Austin, Texas.
James and his band Wildflowers have spent the last two years living in America in Denver, Colorado. During this time he helped set up a music university DIME Denver, hosted and ran his own masterclasses. James has been involved in recording top musicians such as Gabor Dornyei & Kornel Horvath, Mike Dawes, Neyla Pekerak (The Lumineers) and Chris Johnson (Stevie Wonder, Snoop Dogg). As well as this James spent November/December 2018 on the road with Jake Bugg as his guitar tech, travelling around US & Canada in some of the best music venues in Nashville, Chicago, Toronto, Montreal, New Orleans, New York, Washington and more.
James is a very experienced teacher having taught over 300 students. His lessons are fun and relaxed, always pushing you towards the next challenge. Take a look at the songs, videos and testimonials below and have a listen to James' playing...
Testimonials...
“I’ve been having lessons with James for 1 year now. He’s very kind and funny. He lets me choose what songs I want to learn. He’s very patient and is good at making simple stuff sound really cool... even scales! He lets me have a go on any of his instruments at the end of each lesson. I look forward to going and have fun every week.”
“After a few lessons with James, I found my playing technique and understanding of guitar theory had improved quickly compared to when I was trying to teach myself the guitar. Thanks to my tutor’s patience and encouragement, I was soon playing my favourite riffs and songs. What was also great about the lessons was how they were tailored to your own skills and music interests, while also introducing you to new ones.”
“I had 10 months of lessons and my playing has come on leaps and bounds. Moreover, I’ve learned very useful things that I simply would not have considered if I had remained self-taught. We covered everything from learning specific songs, soloing, song-writing, theory, chord structures, scales and so on. James was always happy for me to suggest lessons, such as learning a song, or he was able to make suggestions about what we should cover. I always felt stretched by the lessons, but never out of my depth. The dedicated space available at Bristol House of Music is like a guitar-heaven! You are in a completely comfortable space to learn. I would definitely recommend Bristol House of Music to any of my friends or family who were interested in learning how to play the guitar or improving their playing and knowledge.”
“I felt so lucky when I found James to teach the guitar, his playing ability is brilliant. I was in awe when watching him play my favourite songs with ease in front of me. James’s teaching ability is so relaxed but positive. I remember doing things on the guitar I’d never dream of, he seems to have the knack to get the best out of you, and not be one bit critical when you make a mistake. James is very organised and will definitely make you a better guitarist and you will enjoy it at the same time.”
“After many years of fiddling around on my guitar, but basically being pretty stuck in a rut, I struck lucky when a friend recommended James to me. After only a couple of months, I feel like my playing has not only improved, but my understanding of what I can actually do on the guitar has really opened up - for the first time ever I can see real possibilities for developing my playing in the way I want to. James is a great teacher, patient, friendly and incredibly observant, as well as being really skilled at meeting his students where they are. I cannot recommend him highly enough.”
Piano, Vocals, Songwriting and Theory Teacher
Kit is a classically trained pianist, with a BA (Hons) in Music Practice. She is a prolific songwriter and composer and has been performing since she was 8 years old. She is signed to both M&A Publishing and 1265 Recordings/Caroline Records. She performs both as a solo artist and plays keyboards, accordion and vocals with Wildflowers.
Playing music has taken Kit all over the world, having gigged all of the top festivals in England including Glastonbury, Isle of Wight, Secret Garden Party and more. Playing with the likes of Robert Plant, Tom Odell, George Ezra as well as sold out headline tours all around England and Scotland. Her songs have been played to millions of listeners on Radio 2 and are favoured by the likes of Graham Norton and Bob Harris.
Kit spent the last two years living in Denver, Colorado, USA. During this time she helped set up a music university DIME Denver. During her time there, she played some of Denver's best venues Hi-Dive, Larimer Lounge, Lost Lake and the infamous "dive" bar Lions Lair.
Her teaching style is always tailored to the individual and is fun, relaxed and challenging, inspiring you to learn at your own pace.
Testimonials...
“I’ve always wanted to learn piano but wasn’t sure if lessons would suit me. I decided to try it with a free introductory lesson with Kit and learned more in that hour than I’d learned in 15 years of aborted attempts through books or the internet. I’m learning far more quickly than I thought I would, not just playing fluency but sight-reading music too which I didn’t expect. Kit is funny, knowledgeable and patient, but doesn’t shy away from pushing me to keep working on the things I find hard. I’m so pleased I went for that first lesson, and I always look forward to the next.”
“I have been having lessons with Kit for six months now, and I find her very patient and understanding. My favourite part of the lessons is when we make up a song on the spot, taking it in turns to play chords and improvisations.”
“My daughter has become such a better singer since taking lessons with Kit, and her confidence has grown immensely. Kit always prepares the songs that my daughter asks for ahead of the lessons and is full of great suggestions to widen her repertoire.”
“Kit is an excellent piano teacher! She makes the lessons very fun and I am always learning lots about my playing, I have improved so much since my first lesson. I can now read music and play many songs!”
“Kit is a very professional and creative singing teacher. I have 3 singing lessons per month with her and I thoroughly enjoy them. I highly recommend her to everyone.”
The studio is set up with an impressive amount of guitars. Whether you want to learn acoustic, electric, classical, ukulele, ukulele bass, resonator, slide, 12 string, electric or fretless bass we are ready to go. We have our amps mic’d up so you can hear clear audio online. As well as a condenser microphone set up so you can hear the teacher without any problems. As well as super fast internet, of course.As well as this there are lots of pedals, including a tuner, looper, chorus, delay, compressor, wah-wah, distortion, tube-screamer and booster.
We have a super modern Apple Mac, that has all the latest music programs. As well as Apple Music and a huge selection of music/videos that are great for playing along to and are excellent examples to refer to during your lessons. The room also has a professional Roland keyboard and 61 key midi keyboard and some excellent sounding monitor speakers. All mic’d up so can all be utilised during the online lessons if needed. A nice hi-definition webcam so you can see all the action.
The piano room is the hub for our online piano, vocals, music theory and songwriting lessons and comes equipped with a full sized, professional tuned Yamaha upright piano.
We have an impressive amount of authentic sheet music available to help learn the music you are interested in. Be that classical, pop, rock, jazz or something else entirely.
Kit teaching using her iPad and has a dedicated laptop hooked up to monitor speakers with millions of songs to listen to if needed.
We are really into instruments at Bristol House of Music, that's why we also have a banjo, a couple of mandolins, tin whistles, recorders, keyboards, accordion, cajon, harmonicas, tambourines, shakers and everything else you would ever need to make your lessons as creative and fun as possible. You will also be able to take advantage of the hundreds (maybe more near the thousand) of books we have, all that we can scan and send over to you. Lessons at Bristol House of Music always come with professional standard notation/tablature. If there is a song you want to learn we are always happy to prepare it for you.
Newbridge House of Music offers professional and fun online lessons. We moved online during the pandemic and it went so well we continued to offer online lessons. We have now taught over 100 students, and teach a lot of our lessons still online today. If you are new to online lessons and hesitant to give them a go. Please book a first free lesson. It allows you to work the lessons around your busy lifestyle, while still being able to have high-quality lessons.
Lessons are flexible to wherever you are in the world. We have students from all over from Portugal, Denmark, France, America and all over the UK.
Lessons are taught online, we mainly use Skype, but also FaceTime, Zoom, Whereby and Whatsapp can be used if required.
We teach one-to-one online music lessons. Head to our home page which has links to all of the lessons.
Skype Requirements
1. Computer/Laptop/Tablet with webcam and microphone. Most computers and taplets nowadays will have this inbuilt.
2. Skype - All lessons will happen via Skype, a free video calling platform that takes no time to setup. Visit this link to download now!
3. Speakers - Having speakers will make the lesson more enjoyable and will allow you to hear any examples in higher quality. Also if you are ever playing along to a song, this will help!
1. Take lessons from the comfort of your own home!
It’s easier than ever to have a Skype lesson. Skype lessons are taught by our amazing teachers, and everyone has a tablet, laptop or even phone nowadays that can connect you to the lesson without any stress. You’ll find yourself learning and focusing just as well online.
2. Study from anywhere in the world!
We understand that your lifestyle can sometimes make it hard to commit to something every week. With online lessons you will be able to do the lesson from anywhere with wifi. We have even taught people on their lunch at work, or in a hotel when you are working away. Or if you are just looking for high quality lessons and you don’t live near a good teacher.
3. Stop endlessly searching for videos on YouTube!
YouTube is great! We love it so much we even have our own YouTube channel! However if you want to improve as a musician, then unfortunately YouTube is a very difficult platform to navigate. You spend more time searching than actually learning and it is hard to find videos that are consistently a high standard.
Also there is no feedback with YouTube, if you want results one-to-one lessons are always going to push you further.
4. Watch/Listen back to the lesson with our lesson record service.
It is possible nowadays to record online lessons to view back using either Zoom or Skype. This can help to remember what you we’re doing or to refer back to certain things. .
Please note lessons will never be recorded unless requested before the lesson starts.
5. The same world class lessons just through a different platform.
Skype lessons doesn't mean you are missing out on excellent lessons. Lessons are well prepared and well thought out. Using real music and musical knowledge and experience to help you pursue your passion.
At Newbridge House of Music the first lesson is always FREE, so you have nothing to lose! Book your first lesson NOW!
