Guitar is the most-requested instrument in Surrey, a commuter-belt county where families invest in grade-focused tuition and teenagers gravitate to contemporary and electric playing. Whether you’re starting from scratch or working towards a grade, our network of independent local tutors covers Guildford, Woking, Epsom, and towns across the county.
Choose your town to find a local guitar teacher. We currently cover the following areas across Surrey:
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.
Surrey is one of the strongest counties in the country for private music tuition, and guitar is consistently its most-requested instrument. The county pairs the contemporary music scene around Guildford — home to the Academy of Contemporary Music — with a deep network of commuter towns and the market towns of the Surrey Hills. Music education is well supported here, with Surrey Arts, the county music service, working alongside a large pool of experienced private tutors.
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 south and west of the county.
Most guitar tutors in Surrey 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 Surrey range from £25–40 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.
Surrey has examination centres for ABRSM, Rockschool (RSL), Trinity Rock & Pop, and RGT graded guitar exams in towns including Guildford and Woking, with regular sittings throughout the year. Our local tutors are familiar with the major syllabuses and can guide students through the technical, performance, and theory requirements at each level.
We work with independent local guitar teachers across Surrey. 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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