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Introduction
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Welcome to the Hutt Guitar School.My name is Mike Wespel-Rose and I am the tutor at the Hutt Guitar School. I have a Bachelor of Music degree in Guitar performance (from Victoria University). I have a lifetime of playing, studying, learning and teaching experience in music and the guitar. I am a currectly registered secondary school teacher.

What we offer:
Maybe you just want to learn to play a few solo pieces in jazz, pop or classical style.
Maybe you want to start working through the Trinity College set of grades where you will be exposed to a
fascinating variety of styles of music with increasing challenge.
Maybe you want to learn a few songs with guitar accompaniment.
Maybe you want to do a bit of all of these.

Then - The Hutt Guitar School is the place for you.
Over many years I have done many things in music including...
See page - "About Mike Wespel-Rose"

Listen to Mike play here (click the link below)

Fields of Gold - Sting	2 Gavottes from Cello Suite - J S Bach
Taking a chance on love - John Latouche	Air on the G string - J S Bach
Somewhere Over the Rainbow - Harold Arlen	Whispering
Slow Waltz - Mike Wespel-Rose (yours truly!)	Thiefs Song - Catalonian Folk Song
Los Suenos (The Dream) - Astor Piazzolla	Vivaldi Concerto in A Major - 1st Movement
Tango of the Night - Vincent Lindsey-Clark
Don't get round much anymore - Duke Ellington
Prelude in C -J S Bach

 

Ways of playing the guitar

There are essentially two ways to do the picking/plucking part of playing the guitar. They are "finger style" and "plectrum".

Styles of Playing
There are many different styles of guitar playing. They include:
Classical. Music played in the last 500 years in many different cultures. Lots of modern music is rooted in the music from
these cultures. Played only fingerstyle
Rock and Pop - uses a pick normally, but many performers include fingerstyles techniques as well. Example is Mark Knoffler
from Dire Straits.
Jazz - Played both fingerstyle and with a pick. The history of Jazz is about 100 years old. However Jazz grew out of older
music like the blues and gospel music.
Country Music - Mainly originated in Ireland and Scotland but grew and developed in many other parts of the world.
Played both fingerstyle and with a pick.
Folk Music - This is really the traditional music from all the different cultures of the world. Music styles such as classical,
country, jazz and pop often has it's origins in folk music. Played both fingerstyle and with a pick.

At the Hutt Guitar School our specialty is finger style guitar. But we play and teach introduction plectrum guitar as well.

Contact
Cell: 0275626341 Phone: 5626341 Email: mikewr09@gmail.com