About Alan Green

Alan's musical adventures began with the Headmistress of his School giving recorder lessons when he was six. Those early lessons are so ingrained upon his soul, that today Alan still talks about Bars, Quavers and Minims, and twitches visibly whenever the name Mrs Bailey is mentioned. Later escapades included Mother's Ruin, Block A and more bands that nobody has ever heard of. Eventually, he arrived in the Classical Guitar world where he lives to this day (actually, he lives in Essex in England but that part of Essex is really unromantic). As well as performing, Alan Green teaches guitar in ten mainstream Schools, and two specialist Music Schools in Essex and provides private guitar tuition. Contact him about private lessons via his website Rollmop Music.

Jul24

Making a Living as a Guitar Teacher Part 3

Last updated on March 11, 2013

Alan has been teaching guitar full-time for two years now. In his latest blog post he reveals more about what he has learned in that time.

May23

Making a Living as a Guitar Teacher Part 2

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Last updated on May 20, 2013

Longtime Guitar Noise contributor and Forum Moderator Alan Green continues his column about how to go about becoming a guitar teacher. While his narrative deals with the nuances of teaching guitar in England, there is still plenty of help for those of us living outside the British Isles!

May16

Making a Living as a Guitar Teacher Part 1

By Alan Green - 2 Comments

Last updated on March 11, 2013

The first time Alan went looking for students he had to wait eight months for the first one to call. Recently he took a less casual approach to finding work.

Nov15