Edinburgh Guitar Lessons – Fun, Professional Tuition for All Ages
Learn to play at Edinburgh's busiest private music school
All of our Edinburgh guitar lessons are held on a 1-2-1 basis with a fully qualified music teacher. Whether you're drawn to blues, classical, jazz or popular music, our lessons cover a range of styles to suit your interests.
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Our guitar teachers are highly qualified and have years of experience working within the music industry too. We make learning to play thoroughly enjoyable while showing you the fastest, most rewarding way to build your musicianship, whether you're a complete beginner or an advanced player.
We've made all of our appointments pay-as-you-go: no paying upfront for a block, and you can stop at any time. It's entirely up to you how often you attend, so you can learn at your own pace in a way that fits your lifestyle.
The guitar's own story runs from the classical Spanish instruments of the nineteenth century through to the steel-string acoustic and electric guitars that dominate popular music today. That versatility means whatever era or genre first caught your interest, there's a genuine path into it here, from fingerstyle classical technique to blues bends and rock riffs.
Most of our adult guitar students are complete beginners, and a great many are retirees finally making time for a hobby they never got around to. Guitar rewards regular short bursts of practice more than long sessions, which makes it a realistic, flexible instrument to pick up at any stage of life.
Why learn guitar at Morningside?
- 100% guitar exam pass rate: in more than 25 years, not a single student has failed
- Syllabi from ABRSM, Rockschool RSL, Trinity College London, London College of Music and the Music Teachers' Board
- Half-hour and full-hour lesson options, pay-as-you-go
- Lessons available 8am–10pm, seven days a week, all year round
- A firm favourite for adult beginners and retirees
Syllabuses & exam boards for guitar
“Between constituency work and a packed schedule at Holyrood, I doubted I'd have time to keep up with guitar lessons. Morningside School of Music proved me wrong. The one-to-one tuition was patient, professional and genuinely enjoyable, and I'd happily recommend them to anyone in Edinburgh thinking about learning guitar as an adult.”
Guitar lesson FAQs
I've never played an instrument before. Is guitar a good place to start as an adult?
Yes, it's one of our most popular instruments for adult beginners precisely because progress is quick and satisfying in the early stages. Most of our adult guitar students had never picked up an instrument before their first lesson with us.
Do you teach retirees?
Very much so. Guitar is a wonderfully flexible instrument to learn later in life: lessons are gentle on the hands, and our daytime availability suits retirees perfectly.
Do you offer a free trial guitar lesson?
We don't offer free taster lessons, but your first lesson is genuinely low-risk: it's pay-as-you-go from day one, with no contract, no upfront block and no commitment beyond that single booking. If it's not for you, you simply don't book another.
One simple rate
£59 for a full hour, £36 for a half hour: the same price for every instrument we teach, in person or online. Pay as you go, no block booking or contracts.
Shift patterns, after-school slots, evenings: everyone is welcome. We teach right up until 10pm and open at weekends too.
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