Left handed guitar · Long Bay, Auckland
Left handed guitar lessons, taught by a left handed guitarist.
I am Adam Whybro, and I teach guitar in Long Bay, Auckland. I am left handed, and so is every guitar in my studio. One to one, $35 per half hour, on weekdays from 3:15pm.
- $35 per half hour
- Nothing to buy before the first lesson
What to bring
Which guitar you play in a lesson
If you play left handed
You play one of my guitars, so there is nothing to buy before the first lesson.
A guitar of your own, for practising at home, can come after it.
If you play right handed
Bring your own guitar, acoustic or electric. Mine are all strung left handed, so there is not one here to lend you.
A right handed beginner needs a guitar before the first lesson.
Whichever hand, ask me before you buy a guitar. Ten minutes of my advice is worth more than most of what a shop will tell you.
Left handed or right handed
Not sure which way round to play?
It is the first thing to talk about.
Mention it when you book. The booking form has a box for anything else I should know.
Book a lesson or text 021 162 3447
Chord boxes
Reading a chord box left handed
The chord boxes on my printed handouts are drawn for a right handed player, with the thickest string on the left. A left hander reads the same box as a mirror image: thickest string on the right.
This chord player does the flipping for you. Tick Left handed view and strum a chord.
E minor
Middle finger on string 5, 2nd fret. Ring finger on string 4, 2nd fret. Strum all six strings.
Tap a string to pick it, or drag across all six to strum.
These eight are the first chords I teach. What a lesson covers after them is on the guitar lessons page.
Before you book
Questions about left handed guitar lessons
Is there a guitar teacher in Auckland who plays left handed?
Yes. I am Adam Whybro and I play guitar left handed. I teach one to one at my studio at 24 Westerley Place, Long Bay, Auckland 0630. Lessons are $35 per half hour, $70 per hour, for children from age five, teenagers and adults.
Do I need to buy a left handed guitar before the first lesson?
No. A left handed student plays one of my guitars in lessons, and every guitar in the studio is strung left handed. For practising at home you will need a guitar of your own, so ask me before you buy one.
Should a left handed child learn guitar left handed or right handed?
It is the first thing to talk about, so mention it when you book. A student who plays left handed uses one of my guitars in lessons. A student who plays right handed brings their own. Ask me before you buy one.
Chord charts are drawn right handed. How does a left hander read them?
As a mirror image. The chord boxes on my printed handouts are drawn for a right handed player, with the thickest string on the left. A left hander reads the same box with the thickest string on the right. The chord player on this page, and on the guitar lessons page, has a left handed view that flips each box.
Can a right handed student have lessons with a left handed teacher?
Yes. A right handed student brings their own guitar, because every guitar in my studio is strung left handed. What a lesson covers is on the guitar lessons page.
Fees, parking, sitting in on a lesson and the studio cat are on the common questions page.
The practical part
$35 per half hour, $70 per hour
Fees
Every instrument, every level. Invoiced a month at a time, so there is no term to pay up front. No enrolment fee, no booking fee and no deposit.
Times
Lessons run Monday to Friday from 3:15pm. The last lesson finishes at 7pm on Monday, 7:30pm Tuesday to Thursday, and 6:30pm on Friday. There are no weekend lessons.
First lesson
There is no free trial. The first lesson is a real lesson at the normal price, with no obligation to continue.
Where
24 Westerley Place, Long Bay, Auckland 0630. Street parking is about 20 metres from the door.
Book a guitar lesson or text 021 162 3447