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The best time to learn guitar was years ago. The next best time is right now. Chose below and get in touch.
Face to face lessons
I am in Burgess Hill (near Brighton) in Sussex. The tried and tested, very successful but more traditional way of learning the guitar. If you are local to me, in person lessons are a great way to get started. Lessons are weekly and £20 per half hour.
“Since starting to learn guitar with Lucas just under a year ago my daughters ability and confidence has grown immensely. Music is a massive part of her life and being able to play helps her deal with all the stresses life and school throws her way.
After much encouragement from Lucas she has even started a band.
Whether you want to fulfil your dreams of becoming a rockstar or just a new hobby Lucas is your man.”
“Lucas is currently teaching my son ( who is utterly loving the lessons and enjoys Lucas's humour and fun he brings to each 15 minute lesson.
My son gets to pick what song he wants to learn and then Lucas breaks it down into something my son can and very much wants to learn. He feels his rock star dreams are coming true and his progress is clear for all to see. The joy in his little face when he bashes out his favourite Green Day song is wonderful. He even practices off his own back ready for the next lesson he's enjoying playing music so much.
During the pandemic we switched to online lessons and it's worked brilliantly, my son has barely noticed the difference and for me it's a huge time saver!
I would happily recommend Lucas for guitar tuition to anyone.”
“Lucas teaches my daughter the guitar with nothing but positivity, encouragement, interest, patience and humour all in a really relaxed way. She loves her lessons and learning to play the guitar because of it. Amazing teacher!”
“My 10 year old son started learning the guitar with Lucas in September. Due to the excellent and enthusiastic teaching he has from Lucas he is progressing rapidly with his electric guitar playing and loves going to his lessons. I don't even need to nag him to practice!”
£99 Intensive starter course*
Are you a complete beginner starting from scratch? Maybe you even bought a guitar once but it’s still in the corner where you left it 15 years ago. You have never picked it up but something inside is stopping you from getting rid of it. That would mean your dream is truly over. Well dust that bad boy off, this course is for you. It also makes a great gift and can be in person or over zoom. Here’s what is included.
A welcome email with everything you need to know including a questionnaire. The answers will enable me to give you the best value and help you to get the best possible outcome.
A 15 minute chat to discuss the plans for the lessons and ensure you’re happy and ready to go.
All the resources and music you need sent to you.
3 half hour lessons. These can be in person or via video. I prefer Zoom but I can use other platforms if you prefer.
Full support 7 days a week via a messaging app of your choice. Stuck with your practice? Just send me a message and I can help.
1 weeks access to my private Facebook group where I go live or post a video every week. Not sure about something you are practising? Have a question about something you have heard in the world of guitar? Ask me and I will answer or demo it here.
A final chat to offer ideas of what to work on in the future and a look at the achievements that you’ve made.
Here’s what people are saying about it.
“The £99 intensive starter course has got me hooked on playing and practising the guitar again, which I’d avoided for the past 10 years. Lucas doesn’t just know how to teach but vitally he knows how to ensure that practising isn’t a hard finger bleeding slog and I’m well on the way to unleashing my ‘inner Muddy Waters’.”
“Lucas has been teaching me guitar, periodically, for more than ten years now, steadily improving both my playing and my passion for playing. His latest initiative, involving a well-considered needs-analysis followed by a pair of very focused online sessions for £99, enabled me to turn a jumbled idea for a song into a sharply executed piece of music.
If you have a guitar laying around unused, as I did ten years ago, and need someone to help spark your original desire back into life, then I can highly recommend Lucas Cook!”I had dusty, unloved guitars in the loft and dreamt of playing them even semi-proficiently. I recognised myself in Lucas’s intense guitar course advertisement and signed up.
Now the guitars are no longer dusty and they hang on the wall in pride of place, within easy reach should I wish to play them, which I now often do. Thanks for reminding me why I wanted to learn guitar in the first place.
I highly recommend this intensive 1-1 Zoom course for kickstarting any simmering guitar-playing aspirations.
*This course is designed to be completed within a week.
£119 monthly guitar package*
The ideal next stop from the starter course or for those of you that have some experience already. It can be in person or over zoom. Here’s what it includes
A welcome email with everything you need to know including a questionnaire. The answers will enable me to give you the best value and help you to get the best possible outcome.
All the resources and music you need sent to you.
4 half hour lessons.
Full support 7 days a week via a messaging app of your choice. Stuck with your practice? Just send me a message and I can help.
1 months access to my private Facebook group where I go live or post a video every week. Not sure about something you are practising? Have a question about something you have heard in the world of guitar? Ask me and I will answer or demo it here.
Here’s what people are saying about it.
“I’ve always harboured a desire to play an instrument, but up until recently, this has always been a pipe dream, or bucket list item. I did buy an acoustic guitar around 15 years ago to accompany me on my then, regular away-from-home work trips, but sadly the guitar spent more time in my car boot, than it did in my actual hands. Eventually it was consigned to the spare room and was gradually forgotten about, until I received a gift voucher at Christmas, for Lucas' intensive guitar course.
I’d never heard of Lucas, but this was not surprising as we lived at the opposite ends of the country and I’d never even considered, looking for a one-on-one online guitar coach. To say the very least, I was very apprehensive and nervous, as the thought of picking up my guitar, as a complete beginner, not even knowing how to tune the damn thing, sent shivers down my spine. Finally I plucked up the courage to redeem my voucher and start my journey at the ripe old age of 44, and I’ve not looked back.
The intensive course started with initial correspondence including a brief form for me to complete, to help provide Lucas with a picture of who I was, what level I was at, where I wanted to go and what music I liked. Following this Lucas organised a welcome session, for us to break the ice and for Lucas to talk me through and schedule the next 3 intensive courses, over the space of 7 days. Lucas selected a tune from my list of favourite bands and started what seemed to me, to be the arduous task of taking me from ground zero, up to being able to play a recognizable version of the song. This included helping me ensure my guitar was in tune, showing me how to read tab sheets and play basic chords, explaining all major components of the Guitar and building me competence up in the tune, chord by chord. Most of all though, he motivated me throughout the entire course to want to be able to play the guitar and get better.
Coaching consisted of one-on-one Zoom sessions, direct WhatsApp support and Facebook live recordings, where Lucas answered questions and provided a recap of my session with him. I found this approach most useful, as it was a great reminder of what was covered in the Zoom session and also provided something to practise along to.
I must say that from the off, Lucas was brilliant. He is extremely friendly and listened to my concerns, he has a great dry sense of humour, and his key focus was to make me a better guitar player, even at the detriment to himself….. He is also an awesomely talented guitarist, but equally so down to earth and approachable.
I loved my intense course so much, that I’ve now signed up for ongoing lessons and added an electric guitar to my repertoire. If you’re thinking of learning the guitar, or need that motivation to start or improve, then honestly you won’t find better than Lucas.”
*This is based on a regular 4 week month. The price may change depending on the amount of lessons in that month.
£199 monthly guitar lesson package*
Can’t wait to get results?
Have you got the time and just want to get cracking with your guitar playing?
This is for you. It’s exactly the same as the £119 monthly package but with 8 half hour lessons instead of 4. Here’s what it looks like.
A welcome email with everything you need to know including a questionnaire. The answers will enable me to give you the best value and help you to get the best possible outcome.
All the resources and music you need sent to you.
8 half hour lessons. It’s best for you if they are spread out evenly.
Full support 7 days a week via a messaging app of your choice. Stuck with your practice? Just send me a message and I can help.
1 months access to my private Facebook group where I go live or post a video every week. Not sure about something you are practising? Have a question about something you have heard in the world of guitar? Ask me and I will answer or demo it here.
“I have been having guitar lessons with Lucas for many years now, and during the pandemic switched to lessons over Zoom which has worked fantastically for me, a huge time saver, I haven't switched back. As a teacher Lucas has catered very carefully for my skill levels and needs from the beginning in his lessons, tailoring each to something I want to achieve, but whilst constantly pushing me to improve. Which I definitely have in leaps and bounds. Lucas's desire to share his love of the guitar and music is very evident. Whilst we often have a plan for the next lesson, Lucas is utterly adaptable and will throw any plans out of the window so I can learn the new song I am excited about. Having played guitar for many years previously I've often got a bit frustrated and developed a lot of bad habits, but Lucas has kindly helped me undo those unhelpful habits and really reminded me of the joy a young me had playing! The help he has given me on how to use and read guitar music, and general performing, have changed how I play and think about enjoying the guitar, raising my confidence levels so that now if anyone asks me to play I am calm and ready. It's brilliant.
Five stars, and would happily and enthusiastically recommend Lucas Cook as a guitar teacher to everyone.”
*This is based on a regular 4 week month. The price may change depending on the amount of lessons in that month
£279 monthly lesson package*
This is the same as the £119 monthly lesson package but with guided practice.
This is invaluable if you struggle to find time to practice or need someone to hold you accountable. It’s also perfect if you’re not sure how to get the best results from practice.
Get the absolute most out of the time you have and procrastinate no more.
A welcome email with everything you need to know including a questionnaire. The answers will enable me to give you the best value and help you to get the best possible outcome.
All the resources and music you need sent to you.
4 half hour lessons. It’s best for you if they are spread out evenly.
1 hour a week guided practice. I will be online with you while you practice to help and offer advice. This is best split up evenly and 4 x 15 practice sessions is recommended.
weekly practice plans
Full support 7 days a week via a messaging app of your choice. Stuck with your practice? Just send me a message and I can help.
1 months access to my private Facebook group where I go live or post a video every week. Not sure about something you are practising? Have a question about something you have heard in the world of guitar? Ask me and I will answer or demo it here.
“Lucas makes learning guitar very very easy. I have been playing guitar since I was 14. Mainly self taught chords and by ear. Always wanted to actually read music for guitar but it seemed a lot to learn.
With Lucas, it was one of the easiest things I had done. He made learning so, so easy. He is gifted in his process of teaching.
Peter Ottens.”
*This is based on a regular 4 week month. The price may change depending on the amount of lessons in that month