Guitar: Beginners

This 6-week course is for those who have little-to-no experience playing the guitar.

You will learn how to play single-line melodies to well-known songs as well as common chords and chord progressions. Acoustic and electric players are welcome. 

 NB. Electric guitarists may want to bring a small amplifier with them. 

About the Tutor

Gary Lutton is a final-year PhD researcher at Ulster University and a lecturer in music at Belfast Metropolitan College.

His research focuses on developing a new improvisatory vocabulary for fingerstyle guitar, integrating theories from cognitive psychology and flow.

Gary has been a lecturer at Belfast Met for 4 years and frequently gives workshops at Ulster University, in local schools and at community events.

He is a touring musician in the UK, Europe and the US, winning Sky TV’s Guitar Star (2015) and placing 3rd in global competition Six String Theory (2014).

Gary is also a founding member of US-based record label Fretmonkey Records and coordinates the Belfast Guitar Night, a bi-monthly event at The Crescent which features guitarists from around the globe.