“I recently picked up playing guitar and with the help from the Kent Guitar Academy I have learned to love the instrument. They have incredibly clean and professional facilities with an abundance of information and opportunities to all students. I have personally decided to go with the Kent Guitar Academy due to their amazing teaching styles, each lesson is planned and personalised helping you learn all the fundamentals to the instrument as well as having fun learning new riffs. I would highly recommend them to anyone interested in taking guitar lessons.”

— Kieran Rains

What Students Say:

  • "Nic's guitar lessons are the highlight of my week. The lessons are well structured and he is consistent in the way he teaches from week to week. If you want to have fun learning guitar and you are prepared to put the necessary work in, Nic is probably the best teacher you can find."

    - Eddie Martin

  • "Although I am new to the guitar and have zero knowledge about music, I am extremely glad that I have started this journey. Nic is truly awesome! I highly recommend Kent Guitar Academy to anyone, at any level, who loves music and wants to explore possibilities!"

    - Yoko O'Donoghue

  • "Nic holds weekly lessons with my niece (age 12). She really enjoys them and we’ve noticed a real improvement in her confidence and skill in a short time. She has described Nic as a very patient tutor who adapts techniques and content to suit her ability and music taste."

    - Kathryn Rogers

  • "My guitar playing has improved considerably since joining Nic at Kent Guitar Academy. His approach of combining music knowledge whilst teaching and practising songs that I would like to learn is good fun and rewarding. I would thoroughly recommend Nic and Kent Guitar Academy."

    - David Norris

  • "My 8 year old son has been having lessons for a month or so with Nic, and he's been excellent. He's very encouraging and plans the lessons very well, whilst tailoring them to the individual. I'm very pleased to have found him."

    - Rob Dunford

“I’m an absolute beginner, at the ripe old age of 50. I unknowingly opted for what is regarded as a very difficult style for novices - acoustic blues! Don’t try this at home, kids!

Nic has great patience, without which I’m sure that, after the two months he’s been teaching me, would have surely prompted a career change.

I would thoroughly recommend the Kent Guitar Academy; as novice as I am, I can feel the progress I’m making, which is an enormous motivator - this is fully down to the teacher! Nic remains calm and upbeat (no pun intended) and the studio environment is great; complete with coffee, snacks and a decent library of guitar-related books to peruse, should you arrive early.

Whether you’re an old dog - desperate to learn a new trick (that’s me), or someone randomly/impulsively compelled to achieve something (also me), or a gifted amateur (not me), you’ve found the right place.”

— Gavin Jones

“I've been playing electric guitar for many years, but always fell into the pattern of constantly hitting a plateau and getting stuck. This is what drove me to take lessons again now as an adult.

After taking lessons with KGA, I can already see how my approach towards playing and practicing has significantly changed for the better. Nic has helped me understand the instrument as a whole, and has given my practice and playing more direction beyond just learning songs at random like I used to. We've been working with his structured system, which has probably been the most effective system I've ever tried.

His teaching is incredibly professional, he maintains a solid standard throughout his program and he's happy to deliver content that is not at all different from what you'd get at really prestigious music schools like Berklee or MI (which is where he trained). Plus, Nic just is genuinely passionate about music and playing guitar, which I think is essential for great teaching.

KGA is a really friendly and approachable environment. There are lots of students at different levels and learning various styles and really cool music.

I'm very happy with my lessons and would absolutely recommend it to anyone who is serious about playing guitar and taking up their playing to the next level. Same goes for anyone who is simply excited about playing guitar.”

— Ana Maria Lobos