Dr Mark Poole Guitar Tuition

27/10/2025

Great to have a number of new pupils who've started lessons with me in the last few months. This summer I started teaching my youngest ever pupil Max. He was still just four years old when he started! Now at five and a quarter, he can play his favourite tunes: Cheerleader and Year 3000, is about to pass my level 1 test, and has played Hammerstring Blues all the way through! Remarkable and unprecedented for a five year old! Well done Max 👏

09/09/2025

In rehearsal with my band 7StoreySoul

Why Did You Do It. 7Storeysoul version of classic funk tune

06/09/2025

Looking forward to a new school year teaching at three schools in Leicestershire and Derbyshire, including a brand new school. Shout out here to some of my top achievers from the school year 2024/2025 amongst my school and online pupils...

Well done to Urszula and Caiuz for being top achievers at my Derby school, Ife, at my Leicestershire school for not only smashing her learning targets but also composing her own song 'Hey Everybody' which I've subsequently recorded with members of my band!

Also shout out to my highest achieving pupil of all time Alex in Leicester who smashed all targets, completed all 8 guitar test levels, composed two of his own tunes, became the second pupil ever to play Sir Duke by Stevie Wonder all the way through, and is now studying GCSE music.

Also Shaan and Josh, my online pupils in Canada for both playing Superstition riff brilliantly, hitting learning targets and reaching Level 7 and 5 guitar tests respectively..

Toby in Leicestershire for achieving his learning goals, playing Blackbird, Bad Love by Eric Clapton etc: Narayan for becoming a 50+ chords pupil and playing his favourites: Pompeii by Bastille and All Goes Wrong by Chase n Status/Tom Grennan.

And finally Max, starting at 4 years old: my youngest ever pupil, and already shortly after his 5th birthday playing 4 rock riffs including We Will Rock You and his favourite - Year 3000 by Busted!

Here's to 2025/2026 lots of new pupils and as always with my tailored approach, teaching a whole load of new songs, riffs and helping kids to make their own music!

31/07/2025

My band 7StoreySoul is 20 years old this month and still going strong! 😎

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18/07/2025

It's been a great year teaching kids at schools across the East Midlands and online. Some of my high achieving pupils have now been having lessons with me for 6 years. And another new school lined up for next year.

It's been a total pleasure teaching the kids at my new school in Derby this year: a diverse school, much like the school I went to, with wonderful pupils and friendly staff. Great to see the kids so enthusiastic about learning an instrument and some of them now composing their own songs! I'm lucky to be in the most rewarding job.

30/05/2025

I currently have a few spaces available for new beginner guitar pupils in North Leicestershire. Message the page for details. I've taught in primary schools for 14 years and have taught 750 kids over the years. I can teach adult beginners too. I have an enhanced DBS and my lessons are friendly and relaxed. See photos of reviews/testimonials for an idea of what you'll get from my lessons.

26/05/2025

To give an example of what I cover in my lessons, in 4 lessons this weekend I've taught riffs and tunes of Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Joan Jett, White Stripes, Pharrell, Kaiser Chiefs, Survivor, James Taylor, Deep Purple, Henry Mancini and Chase n Status!

No other guitar teacher covers more ground. And every lesson is tailored to the individual pupil's tastes, ability and interests.

13/05/2025

My rendition of a Stevie Wonder classic. Happy 75th Stevie! 🎶🎵

Jazz guitar rendition of Love's in Need of Love Today - classic from Songs in the Key of Life

26/04/2025

I currently have a few spaces available for new guitar pupils in North Leicestershire. Message the page for details. I've taught in primary schools for 14 years and have taught 750 kids over the years. I can teach adult beginners too. I have an enhanced DBS and my lessons are friendly and relaxed. See photos of reviews/testimonials for an idea of what you'll get from my lessons.