"I am attending the guitar tuition class run by Pete at Deans High School. Great class and a great teacher - I'd recommend Pete to anyone wanting to learn the guitar as he has demistyfied the jargon and improved my playing more in a few weeks than I was ever able to do as a 'bedroom' guitarist. I come out of each class with a smile on my face raring to go!"
Michael Buchan

"If you're looking for a top drawer guitar tutor , I would definitely recommend Pete as your first choice. I find Pete easy to communicate with and am impressed with the effort he puts in outside of lesson time to develop lessons that interest and challenge me. Technically Pete is excellent. He is able to listen to a piece of music, translate it and simplify it (if required) which is all very encouraging when you're starting out."
Mike Thomson

''We very much enjoyed the lessons and found that Pete's method of teaching gave us a lot more confidence to try new styles, he also did not keep us going to lessons when he felt we had improved, all in all a highly recommended teacher!''
Stevie & Iain Frame

"I took lessons with Pete at the beginning of 2010 as a complete beginner on the guitar. I received a solid grounding that I wouldn't have obtained from other sources. Pete has a genuine love of music and is passionate about what he does and this easily comes through during his lessons.
I'm glad I chose to take lessons with Pete and feel I have really progressed on the guitar following my time with him. I would have no hesitations in recommending lessons with Pete and throughly enjoyed my time with him learning the guitar."
Rob Allan

"At the age of 51 I decided that I would once again try to realize a long held ambition to learn to play the guitar. I had had a couple of previous attempts but things just wouldn't click. I found Pete Kavanagh purely by accident, e-mailed him and booked my first lesson. Because of my earlier experiences I was sceptical about my chances of success.
Pete was excellent, the session was relaxed and fun and at the end I found that I could actually make this wooden thing with strings sound like a guitar. A few weeks down the line and I was playing a recognisable tune and was totally hooked.
The lessons with Pete are structured with attainable outcomes, yet very enjoyable and tailored to meet my expectations.
I guess I am living proof that you can teach an old dog new tricks - well at least Pete Kavanagh can!"
Peter Greig

"I'd never picked up a guitar when I approached Pete for lessons. He took me through the basics at my own pace and had me playing simple tunes in no time.
His teaching style combines a balance of structure and intuition which has seen me progress quicker than I ever thought possible whilst enjoying every minute."
Stuart McBroom

Pete Kavanagh has been tutoring myself and my grandson to play the guitar for a few weeks now and we are progressing nicely under his tutorship. He has a warm and pleasant nature which makes the lessons fun and, most importantly, at the same time the expertise to install the necessary skills to enable the playing of a guitar."
Dave Schuler

"I'm knocking on three score and ten, after teaching myself some chords I hit a brick wall. For years I kept promising myself I'd take lessons, then fortunately I came across Freeland and started seeing Pete. Now Pete has shown me that I'm more musically aware than I ever admitted to myself. He has taken in to account my major impediment to guitar playing, that is I've got tottie hands, but with alternative tuning I'm more able to get the chord positions. I would recommend Pete to anyone who wants to start or wants to be more proficient."
Bob Storrar

Well structured lessons with a range of well known songs in a relaxed environment. I was able to play parts of a basic song even after the first week. Good range of chords and various strumming techniques whether you play electric or acoustic."
Gordon Hunter

"Pete is very approachable with an easy going style that he uses to bring out the best in his students. I found the lessons had a really good mix of the technical knowledge you need to learn balanced with the opportunity to get started actually playing songs that were specially selected by Pete to match my own musical interests."
James Kerr

Both my daughter and I have had lessons with Pete, guitar and bass. The bass lessons for me were spot on for a novice and a great boost for confidence My daughters lessons on guitar were fantastic and helped her reach top marks in her guitar exams. Can’t wait for next round of lessons.
Ken Hardie