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Find a tutor for Grade 6 classical or electric guitar, whether you are preparing for an exam or developing your playing without one. Focus lessons on your instrument, your music and the skills holding you back.

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Tell us your exam board and format, if you have chosen them, and what you are playing now. A classical recital, a practical exam with supporting tests and an electric guitar assessment need different preparation.

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Keep the musical line clear through harder chord shapes and position changes.
Turn uneven passages into specific practice tasks with something clear to listen for.
Prepare the pieces and supporting skills that belong to your chosen Grade 6 route.

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Look for the guitar style, exam-board experience and teaching approach that fit your goal. Use an introductory meeting to discuss your current pieces and the help you need.

Owen Evans

Music, and Musical Instrument Specialist

Lumsden, United Kingdom

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

GuitarMusicMusic PerformanceMusic Technology+1 more

Holds over 8 years' of online teaching experience.
Owen holds over 18 Years' experience teaching & in the Music industry.
Received over 1 million views & listens on Spotify, Youtube & social media.
A professional songwriter in all genres.
Over 10 years' experience using Logic Pro-x.
Owen has worked with Grammy-winning producers.

Owen Evans is a UK guitar tutor with 18+ years in teaching and the music industry, including 8+ years of online tutoring. He supports ABRSM/Rockschool, GCSE and A-Level Music, plus songwriting and Logic Pro X production with tailored lesson plans.

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Simon OKeeffe

Music and Music Performance Specialist

london, United Kingdom

£40.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

ABRSMGCSE (general)GuitarMusic Performance+4 more

Simon has over 12 years' of experience as a music educator across primary and secondary schools in addition to further education.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Music (Guitar Institute).
Holds a Master of Arts in Record Production and Distribution (University of West London).
Professional background as a musician, producer, arranger, and musical director.

Music educator with 12+ years’ experience offering private lessons as a guitar tutor and piano tutor, plus drums and music theory. Supports GCSE, A Level and university music performance and music technology, with lesson reports and optional homework.

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Abigail Ajala

Music, and Musical Instrument Specialist

Rushmere St Andrew, United Kingdom

£45.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

GuitarMusicMusic PerformanceMusic Technology+2 more

Over 11 years' of Music teaching experience.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Commercial Music.
Has been the vocal coach for the Stagecoach Performing Arts School (Ipswich).
Teaches guitar, ukulele, piano (up to intermediate), vocals, and music theory.

Abigail Ajala is a guitar tutor with 11+ years’ teaching experience, BA in Commercial Music, and Stagecoach Performing Arts (Ipswich) vocal coach. She is also a piano tutor (to intermediate) teaching ukulele and music theory for ages 4+, KS1–3, GCSE and A Level; online and Suffolk-based.

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Choose the Grade 6 guitar route before planning lessons

The board and assessment format determine what you prepare. Start with the route below that matches your instrument, then confirm the syllabus and repertoire edition for your intended exam. These are distinct qualifications, so a piece or test from one route does not automatically belong in another.

ABRSM Practical Guitar: Classical guitar preparation covers three pieces, one from each of Lists A, B and C, plus scales and arpeggios (broken chords), sight-reading and aural listening tests. Allocate practice to the supporting tests as well as the pieces.
ABRSM Guitar Performance Grade: Prepare four pieces, including at least one from each of Lists A, B and C and an own-choice piece. There are no separate unseen or unheard supporting tests. Lessons should address the complete programme: contrast between pieces, concentration, transitions and a convincing performance from beginning to end.
Trinity Classical Guitar: For the Grade 6 face-to-face exam, prepare three pieces and the specified technical work. Sight-reading is compulsory, with a choice of aural or improvisation for the other supporting test. This changes the practice balance from Grade 5, where candidates choose two supporting tests from four. Trinity’s digital options differ: three pieces with technical work, or four pieces in its Repertoire-only pathway.
Rockschool Electric Guitar Grade Exam: At Grade 6, a Quick Study Piece replaces the Grade 5 choice of sight-reading or improvisation. Prepare for unfamiliar material as well as the selected pieces and technical work. Confirm the exam format before using its requirements for a recorded or performance-certificate route.
Trinity Rock & Pop Guitar: The three-song performance includes a technical-focus song. Face-to-face candidates also take playback or improvisation; the digital route assesses the underlying skills through the songs. Work on expressive phrasing as well as learning the notes, and use your chosen format’s requirements.

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Classical guitar: keep the phrase moving through a shift

In ABRSM’s Grade 6 technical work, E major extends to three octaves; the Grade 5 E major requirement is two octaves. The extra range makes a useful focus for lessons: you need to connect positions without an accidental pause or a sudden change of tone.

Here is a practice example to adapt with your tutor. Suppose the scale is even until one position change, where the last note becomes short and the next arrives late. Playing the whole scale faster rehearses that break. Instead, use the fingering agreed with your tutor and play only the note before the shift and the note after it, slowly and on successive beats. Include the preceding and following notes, keeping the same spacing, then reconnect the passage with the scale.

Listen for an even pulse and a connected sound through the shift. Once those are reliable, increase the tempo gradually. In a piece, return to the phrase around the same movement and check that the melody still sings over the accompaniment. For example, play the melody alone to hear its direction, then add the quieter supporting notes without shortening the melody notes. This turns a technical repair into a musical result.

Prepare what happens between the best-practised passages

A secure isolated passage is only part of being ready. Use practice tasks that match how your chosen assessment asks you to play.

Practical-route sight-reading
For a Trinity Grade 6 face-to-face candidate, sight-reading can no longer be left out. Take a short unfamiliar extract, check the key, time signature and likely position changes, then play through at a manageable pulse. If one pitch goes wrong, keep your place and continue. Afterwards, identify the missed note and practise its movement; a better second attempt keeps both the rhythm and the reading accurate.
Rockschool Quick Study preparation
Use an unfamiliar passage agreed with your tutor. Look for the rhythm, position changes and stylistic details before playing, then compare what you noticed with what you actually delivered. This reveals whether reading, coordination or attention to style needs work. Use the board’s current preparation conditions when rehearsing for the Grade Exam.
ABRSM Performance Grade programme
Rehearse two pieces back to back, including the silence between them. If the first is lively and the second lyrical, settle the new tempo before beginning. Then extend the run to the complete four-piece programme. A useful checkpoint is that the final piece retains its tone and phrasing, and a small slip does not cause a restart.
Supporting musical understanding
Connect listening and theory to the music on the stand. Identify the key and a phrase ending, then sing the melody before playing it. Ask your tutor to select additional aural, improvisation or reading tasks from your route, so the preparation covers the tests you will actually take.

Electric guitar: make a bend land in time and in tune

Trinity Rock & Pop’s Grade 6 phrasing guidance brings together bends, smoothly connected notes, rhythm and the spaces between notes. Rockschool also describes Grade 6 in terms of greater rhythmic complexity and developing technical and stylistic control. A solo needs a shaped phrase as well as accurate notes.

Try this constructed phrase in 4/4: start on D on beat one, bend up a whole tone to E on beat two, hold through beat three and leave beat four silent. If the bend stops below E, play an ordinary fretted E first to hear the target, then return to D and match that pitch with the bend. If the next phrase starts early, count through the silent fourth beat before entering again.

Join the phrase to a suitable backing track at a manageable tempo. Listen for the bend reaching its target on the intended beat and for a clear rest before the next idea. Your tutor can then connect it to a passage from your selected song or solo. This is an illustrative practice task, not a prescribed exam exercise.

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Trinity Rock & Pop Grade 6 phrasing lesson

Choose a tutor around the playing you want to improve

A free introductory meeting gives you space to discuss goals, teaching approach and arrangements before paid lessons. Bring a specific difficulty: a shift that interrupts the phrase, a bend that misses its pitch, or a performance that falls apart after one slip.

Explain the goal
Name your guitar type, board and exam format, or describe a non-exam aim. Share your current pieces, any recent feedback and a proposed deadline. For a child, include what they enjoy playing and what makes practice difficult.
Check the teaching fit
Ask about experience with your repertoire and route. Explain whether you learn best by hearing a demonstration, reading notation or breaking a passage into smaller parts. Discuss any access needs and agree how instructions and feedback should be given.
Agree the first lesson and practice plan
A useful first paid lesson can compare a prepared passage with a less secure one, then set a small number of priorities. Agree when to review progress and how much practice is realistic between lessons.

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Set up an online lesson so your tutor can hear the detail

Latimer offers online one-to-one tuition. Microsoft Teams is the default platform; you and the tutor can agree another. Test the setup before the lesson so time can go into your playing.

Guitar and music ready
Have the guitar you practise on, a tuner, your music and any required backing tracks to hand. For electric guitar, check the tutor can hear both the instrument and the track at a useful balance. Agree any extra equipment before buying it.
A useful camera view
Position the camera so both your fretting hand and plucking or picking hand are visible. Play a quiet phrase and a louder one during the sound check, then adjust the setup if notes disappear or distort.
Keep a short practice record
Write down the passage, the task and the sign of improvement after each lesson. For example: “join the shift without a pause at the agreed slow tempo”. A short recording, if agreed with the tutor, can help compare attempts.

Plan lessons around your practice time and budget

Tutors set their own rates, and lessons are billed on a pay-as-you-go basis. Check the current profile rate and agree the lesson length and schedule directly. Requesting a tutor match is free.

Choose a lesson rhythm that leaves time to act on feedback. Discuss whether a weekly lesson gives you enough practice time between sessions, or whether a different interval would suit your playing and budget. Base the decision on the learner’s practice time, current gaps and any exam deadline. Before committing to an exam date, agree who will check the entry rules, book the assessment and obtain the correct music.

Tell us what you are working towards

Include your guitar type, any exam board and format, the music you are learning, and your preferred lesson times. If you are unsure which route fits, describe your playing goal and ask to discuss it with a tutor.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Do I need Grade 5 Music Theory before Grade 6 guitar?

For ABRSM Grade 6 Practical and Performance Guitar, candidates need an accepted prerequisite: Grade 5 or above in Music Theory, Practical Musicianship or a solo Jazz subject, or an accepted alternative. You do not need to have taken Grade 5 Guitar first, and that guitar pass alone does not meet the prerequisite. Trinity’s graded classical exams do not require a prior grade or theory qualification. Check the entry rules for your chosen board before booking.

Can I use an electric guitar for ABRSM Grade 6?

ABRSM’s guitar syllabus is for a nylon-strung classical instrument; an electric guitar is not the instrument for this route. If you play electric guitar, discuss an appropriate electric route, such as Rockschool or Trinity Rock & Pop, with your tutor before choosing exam material.

Can I work towards Grade 6 standard without taking an exam?

Yes. You can agree a repertoire and musicianship goal with your tutor and use the standard of the chosen material to guide lessons. For example, work towards a short performance with secure changes of position, controlled tone and a steady pulse. If you later decide to enter an exam, review its full requirements before setting a date.

How long will Grade 6 guitar preparation take?

There is no reliable lesson count without hearing your current playing. A learner with secure pieces but weak supporting tests has a different task from someone still developing the technique needed for the repertoire. Ask for an initial assessment, a realistic practice plan and a review point; use progress across the whole chosen assessment to judge readiness.

Can I find an in-person guitar tutor near me?

Latimer is online-first. In-person lessons can be arranged individually where you and the tutor are suitably located. Include your area and preferred format in your enquiry, then confirm the arrangement directly.

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Grade 6 guitar tutors