Guitar & Music Production Lessons in Bath and Online
1:1 tuition with Phil Dawson — professional guitarist, composer and qualified teacher. Lessons tailored around your goals, your schedule, and your musical voice. Exam help or play just for the fun of it.
Guitar - in Bath and online
Improvisation, harmony, groove and vocabulary for players who already have a little foundation and want to go deeper. Whether you play blues, funk, rock or classical, jazz thinking transforms everything. Sessions are built around what you can actually practise in 30-minute bites customised for you personally.
Music Production/Logic Pro - Bath/Online
Music production, theory, harmony, using DAWs and all the musicianship skills that sustain a career. From beginner to confident producer — or anywhere in between.
Sessions cover everything you need: recording, mixing, finding your sound, or gaining the music theory skills you’ve always wanted.
Music Exam Coaching — Bath & Online
Expert 1:1 preparation for ABRSM, RGT, Trinity, Rockschool, GCSE and A Level Music; help with UAL Diploma coursework and performances; BA and BMus dissertations and recitals/performances. Built around your syllabus, your instrument and your timeline — so you walk into the exam confident and ready.
Your tutor
Phil Dawson is a guitarist, composer and bandleader who learned his trade performing with a variety of iconic artists on at least five continents. He’s a published author of music instruction books and courses, a recording artist on Kudos/Funkiwala Records, and a qualified teacher with a PGCert from Sussex University as well as a composer with works published by Sony/BMG, Warner Chappell, De Wolfe and Audio Network.
He has taught at BIMM, Bath College, Hackney College and London College of Contemporary Music, and studied with some of the UK’s finest guitarists — Mike Walker (Impossible Gentlemen), John Etheridge (Soft Machine) and Alan Weekes (Jazz Jamaica, Joss Stone).
Phil is a teacher who’s genuinely active in the industry and brings that experience into every lesson.
“Without your influence I would never have dived into jazz and theory as deeply. I would have been a less developed musician.”
“The techniques I learned for transcribing, listening and being contextually sympathetic are key aspects that have opened up professional opportunities for me as a touring musician.”
“I’ve used many aspects of your lessons in bands, in live performance, and in my practice ever since — from jazz harmony to funk rhythm guitar to compositional techniques.”
Lessons from £45/hr · Free consultation available
Get in touch to discuss what you’re working on and whether we’re a good fit.