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Why Join For Guitar Lessons?

And What Do We Have To Offer?

The Asena Guitar Academy takes the standards in learning the guitar to a new level. If you are looking for guitar lessons in Cheltenham, this is the place to be. As we offer guitar lessons both in person and online it gives you the flexibility to learn as you choose.

From the biomechanics and acoustic knowledge behind your guitar technique to the musical tools you need to develop any style of music you enjoy. You’ll learn everything from understanding the psychology behind learning, performance and expression through music. To how muscle groups, tendon alignment and position can work for you instead of against you.

So don’t put off your goals, and we look forward to welcoming you here at the Asena Guitar Academy. 

What Can We Offer You?

And what you want to avoid!

Our goal is to offer you the highest level of guitar lessons, knowledge and ideas. No matter what styles you enjoy or level you play at!

As we offer half-day Group Courses and Masterclasses as well as 1-2-1 Guitar Lessons you can learn in the way you enjoy the most. From a focused bespoke approach to the more social where you can bounce enthusiasm off other fellow guitarist.

So why get lost in the confusion of the web? Most guitarists are self-taught, without any formal training and knowing what or who to trust can be a frustrating minefield. This is made worse by having thousands of amateur guitarist trying to make instructional videos for YouTube and similar sites. The world’s top guitarists have not put out nearly enough if any lessons or tips online. This leaves you without a resource comprehensive enough to work with. Needless to say you do not want to spend your time with the guitar heading in the wrong direction!

How Is Our Approach Unique?

And how it will help you excel!

Years of studying, recording and teaching the guitar along with performing internationally have shown me many flaws and misconceptions in the guitar world. These become propagated information in lessons that can be directly damaging to you learning the guitar. So I’ve spent a decade of enthusiasm asking questions and finding not only what works but more importantly, why?

How am I so confident in this? Simple, I draw a clean line between opinion and objectivity. In building technique we will focus on how your hands and body work both bio mechanically and geometrically. This leads you to the optimum technique while understanding exactly how and why it works! You will be 100% confident which will help fuel your enjoyment for playing and focus the effort and time you put into improving.

So read, enjoy and ask me any questions you have.

What Your Fellow Guitarists Are Saying

“Dylan is incredibly knowledgable and experienced as a professional guitarist and musician, that much is clear: but more than that, he’s an excellent teacher (and having had many a music teacher in the past, that is hard to come by!!) !! He’s patient, kind and instills a confidence in the ability to learn, progress, with solid rationale and technique behind it all – if you’ve never played an instrument before, or have previously tried and struggled (that’s me), Dylan is the man to learn with!”

Tiffany

“Dylan has been teaching my son classical guitar for the past year and has been wonderful at making learning so enjoyable, combining all the necessary technical elements with an absolute pleasure in playing music.”

Katherine

“With my guitar gathering dust in the corner of my room I decided to commit to guitar lessons and Asena Guitar Academy came highly recommended. I’m hooked! Dylan’s very encouraging, patient, and incredibly knowledgeable. He’s worked with some of the most credible guitarist and this versatility shows in his teachings. The one-on-one interaction beats any of the apps I’ve tried with a bespoke lesson structure, which keeps me committed and disciplined. Couldn’t recommend Dylan more highly!!!”

Jacky

“After years of struggling with the guitar and trying to learn I started lessons with Dylan. In the first few months I learned more than my last few years on the guitar and am now playing pieces I never dreamed would be possible! Every lesson is a joy and I could not recommend him highly enough.”

Jackie

“Dylan is an exceptional guitar teacher that has been teaching me guitar since I was 10. From classical to jazz and modern pieces, I have learned many renowned pieces of the guitar repertoire, learning not only how to play them but also the proper techniques to adopt fitting styles. Dylan is an awesome teacher: his lessons are one of my favorite moments in the week. Dylan is extremely knowledgeable and experienced as a musician and teacher, making his lessons always deeply interesting; this combined with his enthusiasm, kindness and patience. With him I have greatly progressed in guitar, both in playing and the theory aspect. I highly recommend Dylan to everyone who wishes to progress or start playing guitar!”

Augustin

“I started studying with Dylan Asena after lockdown and wish I had found the Academy a few years ago! Go have a lesson and thank me later.”

Melania

“I’ve known Dylan for several years, as a fellow musician and teacher. He is a class act, both as a teacher and performer. He is amazingly dedicated to his students, really focused on them and their development. Dylan is also excellent at innovating exciting ways to really engage his students in guitar playing. Highly recommended.”

Paul

“I have been taking electric guitar lessons with Dylan for 8 months now and I find Dylan to be an inspirational and engaging tutor. I started as a complete novice, and Dylan has helped build my confidence on the guitar and helped me understand how and why music ‘works’ through a fun learning experience based around the kind of music I like to play and am interested in. Dylan structures the lessons to reflect my pace of learning, and is flexible in fitting in with my timetable. I always look forward to the lessons, and come away having learned something new about the guitar, music, and sometimes even myself! I sincerely recommend him.”

John

“Mr.Asena is not only a passionate and talented musician/guitarist in his own right, but I have been impressed with how brilliantly he nurtures these qualities in the students he teaches. His passion for inspiring his students has always impressed me and the results were always joy to witness at the concerts he prepared with his students. I would strongly recommend Mr. Asena as a teacher for your child or yourself.”

Agnesa