Find a local guitar teacher in Hampshire for acoustic, electric, classical, or bass guitar lessons. Whether you’re starting from scratch or working towards a grade, our network of independent tutors covers Southampton, Portsmouth, Basingstoke, Winchester, Fareham, and towns across the county.
Choose your town to find a local guitar teacher. We currently cover the following areas across Hampshire:
If we don’t yet cover your area, please get in touch — we may have a tutor near you, or be able to let you know when one is available.
Hampshire is one of England’s most populous counties, combining two major cities — Southampton and Portsmouth — with a network of market towns, military garrison towns, and commuter belt settlements stretching from the New Forest in the south-west to the Surrey border in the north-east. Music education is well established across the county, with strong demand for guitar tuition in both the urban centres and the smaller surrounding towns.
Lessons typically take place at the tutor’s home or studio, the student’s home, or a local music school, with online lessons also available for students in the more rural parts of the county.
Most guitar tutors in Hampshire offer 30-minute lessons as standard, with longer 45- or 60-minute lessons for more advanced students or those preparing for graded exams.
Pricing varies by tutor and location, but typical rates in Hampshire range from £22–35 per half-hour for beginner-to-intermediate lessons, with specialist or advanced tuition charged at higher rates.
Most local guitar tutors teach across all levels:
Most local guitar tutors cover multiple styles, including:
If you have a specific genre or focus in mind — singer-songwriter, jazz improvisation, classical exam preparation — let us know in your enquiry and we’ll match you with a tutor who specialises in that area.
Hampshire has examination centres for ABRSM, Rockschool (RSL), Trinity Rock & Pop, and RGT graded guitar exams in Southampton, Portsmouth, and Basingstoke, with regular sittings throughout the year. Our local tutors are familiar with the major syllabi and can guide students through the technical, performance, and theory requirements at each level.
We work with independent local guitar teachers across Hampshire. Each tutor sets their own pricing, lesson schedule, and lesson location. When you submit an enquiry, we connect you with a guitar teacher in the town you’ve chosen.
There’s no charge to use the directory — you arrange lessons directly with your tutor, including pricing and scheduling.
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