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Guitar Now Guitar School
Meet Pete Stanford

Your friendly Teacher - 20+ years of successful teaching!

You’re originally a school teacher - where did you study?
I studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown, South Africa, and have a BA (Hons) HDE qualification.

What’s your real-world music experience?
After University, I spent several years gigging on the professional music circuit in South Africa, and ran my own recording studio. I started teaching guitar in 2000 and have taught over 700 students! 

What do you do for a living?
I work in the film and video industry as a freelance editor. I recently returned from London where I worked on documentary and drama films. I also got to play several gigs to very appreciative English audiences! When I get the free time, I like to shoot music videos. I’ve shot and/or edited videos for The Natasha Meister Band, Blues Harmonica virtuoso Dave Ferguson, Afro Jazz Band Hassan’ Adas, English Folk legends Magna Carta, and local prog-rock band Pebbleman.

Why do you still teach?
The call of teaching is hard to resist... once a teacher, always a teacher! After a few years off from teaching, I had several requests to start teaching again; so I’ve decided to run classes for adults in the evenings. The evening timeslot is aimed at professionals - allowing both students and teacher to get in a full day's work, before playing guitar in the evening!

What do you enjoy most about teaching?
My students! I get people from all walks of life in the classes, from young adults to oldies! There is such and a friendly vibe in the class. Nothing gives me more pleasure than sharing my love for the instrument, and seeing my students make real progress!

Do you still perform as a musician?
Absolutely! I play electric guitar for the rock band 45 Reasons, and also love to do "sit down on a barstool" solo acoustic guitar gigs. It's the best of both worlds... "rocking out" and "chillin' out"! 

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