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About our tuition
ON-LINE LESSONS AVAILABLE
Whether you are learning simply for fun or for a career in music, Kerikeri Guitar provides you with the opportunity to successfully learn the musical skills required for a lifetime of musical pleasure.
Kerikeri Guitar was established in 2012 by Richard Christie to provide superior tuition in guitar for students in the Bay of Islands area.
Richard Christie is an Associate Member of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers NZ (AIRMT) and has over two decades of full-time teaching experience, both privately and for the New Zealand Ministry of Education.
Kerikeri Guitar provides lessons to both children and adults.
Kerikeri Guitar offers tuition in both acoustic and electric guitar and in broad range of musical styles. We recommend that most beginners undertake initial tuition on the nylon string guitar. Read the reasons for this recommendation here. Click here for our fees.
We offer
Richard Christie is an Associate Member of the Institute of Registered Music Teachers NZ (AIRMT) and has over two decades of full-time teaching experience, both privately and for the New Zealand Ministry of Education.
Kerikeri Guitar provides lessons to both children and adults.
Kerikeri Guitar offers tuition in both acoustic and electric guitar and in broad range of musical styles. We recommend that most beginners undertake initial tuition on the nylon string guitar. Read the reasons for this recommendation here. Click here for our fees.
We offer
- Tuition from a trained, tertiary qualified professional with over two decades teaching experience.
- Three lesson scheduling options: continuously running, fixed terms and casual. See fees
- Free 30 minute initial consultation and a one month evaluation period.
- Standard lessons are taught in the traditional manner, one teacher with one student, each student receiving the teacher's undivided attention.
- On-line lessons via Skype or Zoom.(due to time zone considerations available to New Zealand residents only)
- Lessons are structured to each student's individual pace.
- Tuition is based in established European traditions using standard musical notation in order to maximize learning outcomes.
- We deliver a comprehensive set of musical skills in addition to playing technique. These include music theory, history of music, musical analysis and knowledge of musical style, all essential components of the total musical skill set.
- We offer preparation for optional examinations by external music examination boards, all levels from initial to grade eight and beyond, for Trinity/Guildhall, ABRSM, AMEB and others.
- We offer preparation for the practical components of the NCEA music qualification.
- We offer preparation for tertiary music courses and career advancement.
- Students are encouraged to participate in groups or ensembles when opportunity arises.
- Flexible payment terms with no enrolment fees.
