My approach to teaching is student-led, working to find the style and approach that allows each student to find joy in music. I have been teaching various musical disciplines since graduating from Brunel University in 2006, where I studied for my BA in Creative Music Technology. I teach in schools and privately either from my studio or at students' houses. I work with all ages both individually and in groups. Since September 2022 I have been based in Fishponds in Bristol.

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Subjects taught include:

• Guitar - electric, acoustic and classical styles

• Piano/keys - classical, jazz and contemporary

• Composition - Teaching the principles of music composition and supporting students in their A-level and GCSE compositions.

• Music Technology - DAW tuition (Logic Pro, Ableton etc), engineering, production, synthesis, sampling

• Performance / Band Workshops

• Bass Guitar

• Music Theory

• Drum kit

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Terms and conditions of tuition services can be found here:

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Here are some testimonials from a few of the many hundreds of students I have taught:

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Dina K - Parent
“Jonny Wharton has been teaching my son Seth for over 10 years. He has taught him piano (including theory), drums and guitar. Seth has worked extremely well with Jonny throughout the years and has achieved a Grade 8 in piano. 
Jonny is excellent with very young children and managed to keep Seth interested and focussed throughout his lessons and his kind and gentle manner allowed Seth to flourish and he never once wavered in his interest in lessons throughout the years (which is no mean feat for a young boy with a short attention span). 
Jonny managed to transition so well to the needs of Seth as a teenager and he enjoys his lessons so much he has expressed a wish to continue with Jonny while at university beginning this Autumn. Finally, I can confirm that Jonny is trustworthy and reliable and would not hesitate to recommend him as a truly gifted teacher."

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Richard N - Parent
“Jonny has been an amazing drum teacher for my son Andrew (starting aged 7). I’m a big fan of Jonny’s and I wholeheartedly recommend him. Jonny immediately captured Andrew’s attention and imagination and drew him into the world of drumming.  Jonny has been a patient and inspiring teacher - letting Andrew go at his own speed both during Zoom lessons and in person but also continually helping him aspire and build to the next level. Jonny makes music lessons fun and something to look forward to. In his last exam Andrew was delighted to get a Merit and I know that Andrew’s ambition has come from the enthusiasm started by Jonny.”

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Charlie G - Student
“Jonny was my first guitar teacher in primary school. I began lessons with him in year 3 and happily continued through to year 6. I thoroughly enjoyed these after school classes and still remember a lot of the basic guitar techniques and theory that he taught me. This sadly ended as I moved to secondary school.
I stopped lessons at secondary school as I didn’t have the same relationship with my new guitar teacher.
8 years later I found myself needing to complete my grade 8 guitar exam for my university application and managed to find Jonny’s contact details online. His help was crucial to my final grade and each university audition. I was extremely happy that I could continue to learn from him after all this time. For every question I had about an exercise or a song in the curriculum, he would have an answer accompanied with a clear and interesting explanation.
I’m positive that without Jonny I wouldn’t have achieved a distinction for my grade 8 assessment.
On top of this I always admired his finger style playing and enjoyed hearing his own compositions. I can’t recommend Jonny enough.”

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Dana K-T - Parent
“Jonny taught my son to play guitar from pre-grade 1 through to grade 8. He always taught with clarity, patience, compassion and kindness. With great subject knowledge Jonny endeavoured to find individual inspiration and tailored his teaching to find ways of illustrating any one technique. As a parent he always kept me updated with weekly progress reports. Jonny is professional, dedicated, reliable and punctual.”
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