Will Hay Guitar Tuition
26 Harvey St, Melton Mowbray LE13 1DD, United Kingdom
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Q4CF+FM Melton Mowbray, United Kingdom
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Monday: Close
Tuesday: 9–20
Wedneasday: 9–20
Thursday: 9–20
Friday: 9–20
Saturday: 9–17
Sunday: 9–19
Tuesday: 9–20
Wedneasday: 9–20
Thursday: 9–20
Friday: 9–20
Saturday: 9–17
Sunday: 9–19
Will's knowledge of playing, music theory, history and technique is encyclopaedic, and over the time we've been going to him, I've heard him play pretty much every style I can think of, so whatever kind of music you want to play, he's the right choice. His attention to detail is amazing - whether in person or over a remote connection, but crucially, he has an ability to convey this to to his students with a balance of encouragement and constructive criticism that lets you know exactly what you need to do to correct issues, in a way that provides the motivation to go home and practice to get better.
We’ve seen Will play at some local gigs; I’ve watched plenty of live bands, but I’ve never seen the kind of reaction in the room that happens when Will is playing - the staff as well as the crowd have their phones out videoing the performance. To watch him play Stevie Ray Vaughan’s Scuttle Buttin’, note-perfect, is nothing short of phenomenal.
Before we started having lessons with Will I considered joining one of the many internet guitar tuition programmes. They are fairly cheap, very highly produced and look great. But I realised early on with Will, that even though I’m paying attention, there are mistakes I’m making that I’m completely oblivious to, but which would really limit the progress that can be made later (such as a very subtle issue with picking technique that would impede speed or accuracy at higher levels). Will spots these issues instantly - they would never be picked using an online programme and would have a lasting detrimental effect. This put to rest any questions I had about paying for in-person lessons.
For me, our lessons with Will are a real pleasure - something I look forward to as a switch-off from work. The evidence that it’s working for my son is there when the boy plugs in and plays every day at home, having ridden through rough patches where it looked like he might follow my original path and put the guitar on its stand, possibly for good. That he's preparing for G5, and thinking about what guitar he might like to buy afterwards, is testimony to Will's teaching style, and engaging manner with his students. I can't imagine a better tutor.