Guitar Courses

Beginner Guitar (Age 8-12)
Thursdays (starts April 25th) 5.00pm - 5.50pm
Fridays (starts April 26th) 5.30pm – 6.20pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course is aimed at someone who has just got their first guitar, either electric or acoustic. You will cover tuning, string names, posture, names of guitar parts, strumming, holding a plectrum, basic chords, basic finger picking, basic scales, note values and note names, well known songs to play along with and more!

Beginner Guitar (Age 12-16)
Tuesdays (starts April 23rd) 5pm - 5.50pm
Wednesdays (starts April 24th) 6.50pm - 7.40pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course is aimed at someone who has just got their first guitar, either electric or acoustic. You will cover tuning, string names, posture, names of guitar parts, strumming, holding a plectrum, basic chords, basic finger picking, basic scales, 12 bar blues, note values and note names, well known songs to play along with, care and maintenance of your guitar and more!

Beginner Guitar (Adult)
Tuesdays (starts April 23rd) 7.50pm - 8.40pm
Sundays (starts April 28th) 12.30pm – 1.20pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course is aimed at someone who has just got their first guitar, either electric or acoustic. You will cover tuning, string names, posture, names of guitar parts, strumming, holding a plectrum, basic chords, basic finger picking, basic scales, note values and note names, theory and harmony, well known songs to play along with, care and maintenance of your guitar and more!

Rockschool Grade 1 / Trinity Rock & pop Grade 1
Wednesdays (starts April 24th) 4.10pm - 5pm
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 10.30am - 11.20am
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 11.30am - 12.20pm
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 12.40pm - 1.30pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course covers the Rockschool or Trinity Grade 1 syllabus, concetrating on the techniques required for the exam pieces, scales and sight reading skills. The exam entry is optional and is an addtional cost if entered

Rockschool Grade 2 / Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 2
Tuesdays (starts April 23rd) 7pm - 7.50pm
Wednesdays (starts April 24th) 5pm - 5.50pm
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 3.40pm - 4.30pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £1320
This course covers the Rockschool or Trinity Grade 2 syllabus, concetrating on the techniques required for the exam pieces, scales and sight reading skills. The exam entry is optional and is an addtional cost if entered.

Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 4
Wednesdays (starts April 24th) 6pm - 6.50pm
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 2.40pm - 3.30pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course covers the new Trinity Rock & PopGrade 4 syllabus, concetrating on the techniques required for the exam pieces, scales and sight reading skills. The exam entry is optional and is an addtional cost if entered.

Beginner Guitar Level 1A (Age 8-12)
Thursdays (starts April 25th) 5.50pm - 6.40pm
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 1.30pm - 2.20pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course is aimed at someone who has learnt some basics such as tuning, easy chords, strumming techniques etc. or has completed our Beginner course. You will cover new chords including barre chords, picking techniques, scales, well known riffs and learn 4 well known songs. The focus is to play each song using the techniques learnt in the previous lesson so as to develop new skills and a repertoire together.


Guitar Performance Level 1/2
Tuesdays (starts April 26th) 6pm - 6.50pm
Thursdays (starts April 28th) 6.50pm - 7.40pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course is aimed at someone who has been learning for 2 terms or more. The course concentrates on building a repertoire of songs incorporating some well known 'riffs'. There is also an introduction on how to approach different styles and performance tips.

Guitar Level 2 (Adult)
Thursdays (starts April 25th) 7.50pm - 8.40pm
Sundays (starts April 28th) 1.30pm - 2.20pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 8 students per group
Course Fee - £132
This course is aimed at someone who has a knowledge of chords, scales, and strumming or has completed our Beginner course. The focus of the course is to build a repertoire of 4/5 songs and reinforce techniques learnt on the previous lessons

Drum Courses

Beginner Drums
Thursdays (Starts April 25th) 6.00pm - 6.50pm
Saturdays (Starts April 27th) 4.40pm - 5.30pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 4 students per group
Course Fee - £165
This course is aimed at someone who has their first drum kit and wants to learn the basic skills and techniques needed to play in a band situation. You will cover how to hold the sticks and stick technique, accents, note values and rhythms, rock grooves, fill ins, using a metronome and counting methods, playing along to well known songs, well known drum grooves, fills and more!

Drums Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 1 (other grades available)
Thursdays (starts April 25th) 4.10pm - 5.00pm
Saturdays (starts April 27th) 3.50pm - 4.40pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 4 students per group
Course Fee - £165
This course covers the Trinity R&P Grade 1 syllabus, concetrating on the techniques required for the exam pieces, building repertoire and sight reading skills. The exam entry is optional and is an addtional cost if entered

Piano Courses

Beginner Piano (Age 8-12)
Mondays (starts April 22nd) 4.10pm - 5.00pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 4 students per group
Course Fee - £165
This course is aimed at someone who wants to learn piano using classical techniques but with a mix of popular styles as well. Basic technique, posture, note names and values, basic scales, basic chords, exercises with hands together, well known simple classical tunes, simple popular tunes/songs, pedalling and more!

Beginner Piano (Age 11-16)
Fridays (starts Jan 21st) 6.00pm - 6.50pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 4 students per group
Course Fee - £165
This course is aimed at someone who wants to learn piano using classical techniques but with a mix of popular styles as well. Basic technique, posture, note names and values, basic scales, basic chords, exercises with hands together, well known simple classical tunes, simple popular tunes/songs, pedalling and more!

Beginner Piano (Adult)
Tuesdays (starts April 23rd) 8.30pm - 9.20pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 4 students per group
Course Fee - £165
This course is aimed at someone who wants to learn piano using classical techniques but with a mix of popular styles as well. Basic technique, posture, note names and values, basic scales, basic chords, exercises with hands together, well known simple classical tunes, simple popular tunes/songs, pedalling and more!

Beginner Piano level 4
Fridays (starts April 26th) 5pm – 5.50pm
Fridays (starts April 26th) 7pm – 7.50pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 4 students per group
Course Fee - £165
This course is aimed at someone who is following on from the Beginner course. Focussing on building a repertoire, new pieces are introduced from the grade 1 ABRSM syllabus.

Other Courses

Beginner Band (11-16)
Fridays (Starts April 26th) 7.15pm - 8.15pm

11 x 50 minute lessons.
Max 6 students per group
Course Fee - £154
This course is aimed at someone who has been playing/studying guitar, bass, piano, drums or vocals for at least 1 year. You will work on some classic songs together as a band developing the skills to produce a great performance at the end of term. You will also work on an original song/tune together with the option of recording the result!


Rock & Pop Choir (age 14+)
Wednesdays (starts April 24th) 8.00pm – 9.15pm

10 x 75 minute sessions
Maximum members 20
(fee is pro rata when joining after week 1), £7.50 per session
Join in the fun of singing arrangements of classic rock and pop songs in a friendly, relaxed atmosphere. Sutton Music Centre’s Academy facilities offer a great environment to get involved in music, meet like minded people and develop your skills. We will also have guest professional singers dropping in on some rehearsals to join in and offer performance tips


Home recording techniques
Wednesdays (starts May 13th) 5.30pm – 7.00pm
Wednesdays (starts May 13th) 7.00pm – 8.30pm

5 x 90 minute sessions
Maximum pupils 4
Course Fee - £75
This 5 week course is designed to give the home recording musician the knowledge to create professional sounding recordings. Topics covered include: What makes a studio? Engineers, Producers, Room types, Hardware Explanation, Software Explanation, Microphones / Placements / Wave Physics, Editing / Effects, Mixing Strategies / EQ Combinations, Recording Session in week 3.

Ukulele group
Sundays (starts April 28th) 2.30pm - 3.20pm

11 x 50 minute sessions
Maximum pupils 8
Course Fee - £121
If you just got your first uke or have been playing a while come along to our ukulele group and have fun making music toghether and learning new techniques. A repertoire of classic and contemporary songs will get you singing along too!