Born in Kansas City, Dave started playing guitar at an early age. He studied with different local Jazz guitarists as a teen, later receiving his music degrees by attending University of Central Missouri and McNally and Smith College of Music in Minneapolis. Dave has studied privately with Jazz greats Ray Brown and Anthony Cox. He has over 30 years teaching and playing experience as well as touring around America, Caribbean and Europe. Music is Dave’s passion and he is all about sharing his knowledge and skills with others to help them achieve their musical goals. With over ten years experience working in the SEN sector, Dave also specialises in music lessons for students with sensory impairments.
guitar lessons
Our experienced and qualified guitar teachers teach rock, jazz, pop, blues and metal. We also teach lessons on electric and acoustic guitars. So whatever you are wanting to learn, you will find it here at The Shed! Beginner students can expect to work on chords, simple songs and melodies, sight-reading and theory.
Advanced students will learn soloing/improvising, specific riffs, using a pedal board, and more. We use a variety of guitar method books and resources to accomplish this and we encourage students their playlists to their lessons to learn their favourite tunes. Pursuing music grades is always an option too! However, we emphasize “option”. There is no pressure, either way, you can learn for fun or to gain qualifications. It’s entirely up to you! These are your lessons, it’s entirely up to you to decide!
taught by
Dave Luvin
Director and Lead Teacher
Dragos Colceriu
Guitar, Bass and Ukulele Teacher
Dragos has been playing and studying music for over 13 years now. He is a classically trained musician having started on Classical Guitar back in his homeland, Romania. He swapped to Electric Guitar ahead of moving to the UK to study contemporary music. Since passing his (BA) Professional Musicianship degree with first-class honour’s, Dragos has been an active gigging musician and music educator in the Manchester area and beyond. He loves passing on his passion and enthusiasm for music and guitar through tutoring. He can teach a large range of styles, from Rock, Pop, Blues, Funk and Soul Electric guitar to fingerstyle Acoustic/Classical Guitar.
Jake Stentiford
Guitar, Bass and Ukulele Teacher
Jake is a highly experienced musician and gigs regularly in the Manchester area, as well as around the UK. He has over 17 years experience of playing guitar and graduated with a degree in Popular Music and Recording from Salford University in 2009. He is able to teach a range of styles including Rock, Pop, Funk, RnB and Blues on Electric Guitar to more folk and country based, finger picking on Acoustic Guitar.
our parents say
Liam started open band sessions followed by 1:1 guitar lessons with the music shed in 2019. From his very first lesson Liam was hooked.
Dave and Dawn welcomed him into the shed family and through their dedication and commitment his confidence and musical skill has developed exponentially. Liam has just received a distinction in his grade 3 rock guitar exam which demonstrates their exceptional standard of teaching and professionalism.
Above all, the music shed provides a safe haven for musical creativity, fun and friendships. Liam loves the dynamics of band performances and enjoys rocking out with others as well as individually developing his own skill. We are so grateful we found the music shed and I know this is just the beginning of a fantastic musical journey for Liam.