• Student Showcase

    Check out this little taster of our talented students strutting their stuff on the stage. I think you’ll agree with me that they are awesome!

  • Mid Year Concert

    Congrats to all students who performed at our mid year concert on the weekend! Everyone did an awesome job on the stage, the venue was packed & the crowd loved every performance. Check out the slide show above for some photos, head on over to Facebook for more & stay tuned for some audio/videos…

  • 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…

  • End Of Year Gig

    Congratulations to all students who got up & performed at our end of year gig at the Northern Star on Saturday. Everyone put on an amazing show, there was plenty of nerves as this was the first time many of our students had performed live, but everyone rose to the occasion & rocked out! Here’s…

  • 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…