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About Chris K.
How amazing would you feel if you could play or sing your favourite songs?
Chris Keats is an incredibly patient, understanding, kind & experienced music coach!
He has been has been teaching for 20 years & studying & playing music for 28 years! He is a multi-instrumentalist who completed a Diploma in Popular Music Performance focusing on the guitar at The Guitar Institute (now The Institute Of Contemporary Music Performance). Chris believes the most important attribute a music coach can have, along with the experience of teaching a large number of students & a great musical knowledge base, is a high level of joy, compassion & a sense of fun.
Chris loves teaching all aspects of music whether it be guitar, ukulele, music theory, singing or songwriting. He can teach you anything you wish to learn!
Chris is incredibly organised, diligent & always over prepared for each of the lessons that he gives. He has taught children from the ages of 5 up to adults in their 70s, 80s & 90s. Coaching & passing on his knowledge to willing students is a great joy & passion in his life & he will be doing it until he is no longer able to.
Teaching In
Chris teaches electric, acoustic & slide guitar, ukulele, singing, music theory & songwriting.
Genre
Chris teaches in all popular genres, specialising in mainstream pop, blues, rock & folk.
Online Lessons
Due to the ongoing situation with the COVID-19 pandemic, Chris offers online lessons.
Guitar lessons
Chris teaches guitar from beginners through to advanced players of all ages.
Lessons include:
- Wide range of guitar techniques for beginners & advanced players alike
- Exploration of different genres
- Learning & memorising your favourite songs
- Improvisation
- Learning rhythm & lead playing
Ukulele Lessons
Chris teaches ukulele from beginners through to advanced players of all ages.
Lessons include:
- Ukulele techniques for beginners and advanced players alike
- Learning & memorising songs your favourite songs!
- Exploring different genres
- Improvisation
- Learning rhythm & lead playing
Music theory lessons
Chris teaches music theory for beginners to advanced of all ages.
Lessons include:
- Harmony
- Rhythm
- Ear training
- Sight reading
- Rhythm exercises
Singing
Chris teaches singing to beginners & intermediate singers.
- Fun exercises to strengthen, understand & protect your voice
- Muscular, breathing & relaxation exercises
- Coaching through each song we choose
- Pitch & tone
- Exercises for increasing your range
Songwriting
Chris teaches songwriting to beginner to advanced songwriters of all ages.
Lessons include:
- Basic to advanced songwriting
- Lyric writing
- Harmonic tips
- Arranging
- Self expression
First timers
The first lesson is always very relaxed as Chris gets to know you & what you want to learn. The most important thing for you is to get straight into learning techniques that you can practise at home.
He’ll either ask you to play a little something for him or he’ll show a simple exercise if you’re a complete beginner. Chris will discuss what your goals are & will make a plan to get you to those goals. Your goals are his goals! His lessons are always fun, relaxed & exciting!
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