Learn Guitar Through The Music You Love
Many great musicians began by teaching themselves. Sir Paul McCartney once said “I always thought the secret of The Beatles was that our music was self-taught.There's a certain magic about that.”
20th century music was so incredible because musicians were using their own experiences and experiments. Through learning their favourite songs and experimenting with their own ideas, they let themselves uncover what hidden talents lay beneath their fingertips by listening and breaking down what they loved.
Handcraft Music will be following these natural progressions, to focus on personalising goals for each student using your favourite music.
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Book Your Private Tutor Now!
All students will have an initial free trial lesson, however, make a booking before July 31 and you get your first paid lesson free!
Courses Available:
Acoustic and Electric Guitar Lessons
Weekly guitar lessons suitable for anybody aged 8 years and above.
If you are just beginning your journey into music and don’t have your own gear, don’t stress. We can supply equipment for you to use during the lesson.
Bass Guitar Lessons are also available, however, student must provide equipment.
Please contact us for further information for Bass Lessons.
The Fundamentals
Focusing on introductory chords and basic strumming & rhythm techniques by incorporating your favourite songs and artists.
Chord Variations and Arrangements
Delve into alternate voicings of chords and utilising systems to use the full fretboard; such as triads and the CAGED system.
Aural and Audiation Skills
The study of recognizing and transcribing musical elements purely by listening. Our lessons can integrate a structured exploration of harmony and melody using the Gordon Music Learning Theory.
About Us
Based opposite Eden Park in Central Auckland, Handcraft Music grew out of a passion for music and the intimate details involved in songwriting and arrangements across a variety of genres. From Lennon/McCartney’s revolution (including music, fashion, TV/movies, & technology) in the 1960s, to Jerry Reed and Chet Atkins’ innovative and fiery takes on country music, to AC/DC’s thunderous heavy sound through the Young brothers and their Marshall amps.
We are self-taught at Handcraft Music, beginning our journey with bass then on to the guitar, we have nearly 20 years of experience to rely on. We have developed a set of skills that we want to use to help improve our musical community. What worked best was learning our favourite songs, focusing on what we love, and relentlessly practicing.
Many great musicians started by teaching themselves through the songs they loved. Plenty also began their music careers later in their lives - Bill Withers was 27, Leonard Cohen at 33, and B.B. King & Joni Mitchell were in their early 20s.
To us, this is evidence that anybody can learn how to play guitar, at anytime.
This is what Handcraft Music can use to help improve the music community around Auckland.
What You Can Expect
Flexible Education Plans
A Flexible Education Plan will be tailored to your goals and what you love in music and art. Whether you’re picking up a guitar for the first time or you already know a handful of chords, our Flexible Education Plans puts your needs first, we put you in the spotlight.
Introduction to Various Playing Methods
We will incorporate a variety of guitar playing methods, as well as practical tools and resources to help you along the way. This would include the basic fundamentals, chords and scales, rhythm and timing, and song-based application. Alongside training your ears to learn songs just by listening, our approach blends guided instruction with resources designed for self-directed improvement in the future. You will walk away from every lesson with the confidence to keep progressing.
Tutor-Student Synergy
At Handcraft Music, we will be using a tutor-student synergy dynamic at the heart of every lesson. Our lessons are collaborative: we will observe and respond to your strengths, preferences, and musical instincts; you can expect a learning environment where your goals are co-created and co-defined. We hope that this exchange will assist in lesson planning, uncovering new musical paths, and mutual growth - tutors refine their methods as students discover their talents.
Stay in Touch!
Visit my YouTube channel for my guitar covers + modern remixes of some of my favourite songs.
I've Got a Feeling - The Beatles (Rooftop) - 2026 Remix - Updated Guitar Cover
Up To My Neck In You - AC/DC Live (San Francisco 1977) - 2026 Stereo Remaster
Jerry's Breakdown Live (HD) - Chet Atkins & Jerry Reed, Live on Pop Goes The Country - 1974
Willin' - Little Feat (2026 Remix) - Guitar Cover