Hi! You’ve reached this page because you searched for “Guitar lessons North London”. Right? That’s great! I am a guitar teacher in north London!

The guitar is objectively the most amazing musical instrument there is! And I love showing aspiring guitarists and musicians like yourself the magic of guitar playing.

My name is Udi Glaser, and I’ve been teaching Since 2002. Even after 23 years of teaching, I’m still more than happy to help guitar players in north London and around the world. Whether you take the first steps on the guitar or improve your current skills, I want you to succeed!

As a teacher, I strive to help you reach whatever goals you may have on the guitar and become the best version of your creative self.

Guitar lessons in north London – what you can learn

I teach the most essential habits a guitarist should learn, like correct hand techniques, practice mindset, and music theory (in a very practical way). These skills are equally important whether you’re a beginner, self-taught, or have had lessons before.

However, my biggest passion and mission in life is to help you become more creative and expressive. In my experience, the guitar is the best way to achieve that!

To that end, I encourage all my students to write music, improvise, and find their own path, voice, and sound on the guitar. After all, creating music is not only really fun, but it’s also the most valuable way to learn guitar and understand music on a deeper level.

My current guitar students range from complete beginners to advanced guitarists. They embrace the joy of music in their lives and unlock their creative potential by improvising, songwriting, and music composing.

Some of them work towards their diplomas and concerts, and I support them and help them get great results.

I believe that there are many paths to learning guitar, so I design a plan according to your individual goals and needs. Of course, I teach all styles, all guitars and all levels.

Guitar learning is a never-ending musical journey

I picked up a guitar in 1991. So yeah, I’ve been playing for quite some time… Back then, I had some amazing guitar teachers who taught and inspired me so much.

One of them, Gilad Benamram (who’s a successful film and TV composer), left the greatest impact on me. Therefore, when I became a guitar teacher, I wanted to adopt his unique teaching approach.

His method was to give creative guitar challenges, and his positive feedback was very motivating and encouraged me to achieve more and more. That’s my ultimate goal when I teach guitar.

Once I reached a decent level, I started to collaborate and play with other musicians, bands and ensembles. So, over the years, I gained experience on stage as a performing guitarist and in the studio as a session player and recording artist.

Despite getting to a pro level, I kept on studying different aspects of guitar playing and music. I still do so until this very day as learning and living music is an ongoing part of my life.

Within this ongoing journey, I studied:

• B.A. in Musicology & Philosophy.
• Diploma in Sound Control.
• Certificate in Orchestrating and Producing Music for Film and Games. (For which I was granted a scholarship in the name of Jeff Beck, the well-known guitarist).
• M.A. in Music Psychology (Distinction), where I conducted research on guitar creativity and found interesting results. 

A unique online guitar studio

I’ve been giving guitar lessons in north London (Crouch End, Highgate area) for many years and am a registered guitar teacher in RGT@LCM – the Registry of Guitar Tutors at the London College of Music.

Since Covid, I’ve been teaching online guitar lessons using a unique online studio. This studio, called Muzie, is designed for music lessons, and the audio quality is much better than Zoom. You can actually hear two guitars playing at the same time!

Guitar lessons in north London: Crouch End, Highgate, online

On my online guitar studio, I offer my services to my students who live across the world, from Portland to Singapore. These days, that’s how I also teach my London-based students. Even now, in 2025, they find this method efficient. There’s no travel time, no lateness, and the lessons’ recaps are stored in their own space in the online guitar studio. The studio is also a hosting platform, in which I encourage my students to upload videos and files to get my feedback in between lessons.

https://youtu.be/EIZwFfD0PR4

Want to hear more about my guitar lessons in North London?

Drop me an email with any questions or to book a lesson: udi@udiguitar.com

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FAQ

Q: Do you take complete beginners?

A: Yes. I’m happy to take beginners. Sometimes, I even prefer beginners as I can teach you the right techniques straight away without the need to break bad old habits. Usually, self-taught students or students of inadequate teachers acquire flawed right and left-hand techniques, unfortunately.

Q: What is your method of teaching guitar?

A: I build a custom programme that fits your goals and needs. If you think you don’t have any goals and just want to play a bit and have fun, that’s also an honourable goal, and I’ll just aim toward that. Just let me know what kind of music you’re into. I usually incorporate a bit of music theory in my lessons as well as encourage my students to create music of their own.

Q: What kind of styles and genres do you teach?

A: Over the years I’ve dubbed with almost any possible music genre and style there is. Therefore, I can teach almost everything. From classical guitar grade exam preparations through acoustic singer-songwriter songs to electric guitar shredding.

Q: What is expected of me as a student?

A: Three important things: 1) practice, 2) practice, and 3) more practice. You need a minimum of 10 minutes a day to practice, and I’m sure you can find that time. I also teach how to practice without the guitar! My philosophy (based on research) is that daily 10-minute guitar practice is better than playing once a week for two hours. It’s because you want to make a habit out of it and bring music to your life.

There’s no other alternative or a hidden secret to getting better at guitar quickly, yet I’m afraid. When we’ll become cyborgs it might change…

Q: Do you have a cancellation policy?

A: Yes. I understand that there are unexpected events that can cause cancellations, but any disruption affects the consistency and standards of the learning experience for both the student and the teacher. Therefore, I will use the time of any cancelled session to plan, film and upload a new personalised lesson for you instead.

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Testimonials from guitar students:

“Patient, perceptive and versatile”

martin weegmann, 2010-07-18:

I have been seeing Udi for lessons for a few months and already feel a lot better in my playing and confidence. Udi is patient, perceptive and versatile – so I have learned some rock, blues and Elizabethan music from him. A great player and encouraging teacher…

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“made better progress than having group lessons”

Melanie, 2010-07-14:

One-to-one guitar lessons have been very beneficial for me. I’ve made better progress than having group lessons. Udi is very patient and encouraging and can teach you whatever you want to learn. I would recommend him to anyone who would like to learn the guitar or to improve their skills.

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“After just one lesson with Udi, the confidence started to roll back”

Chi, 2009-12-18:

re: guitar lessons with UdiI used to play guitar at school 1972-1974 and always hankered after relearning the instrument. After just one lesson with Udi, the confidence started to roll back and a few lessons later my family can recognise some fo the tunes I (try to) play! The lessons are well structures without being rigid and are easy to follow. A good teacher needs to be able to enthuse and encourage their pupils – Udi is that!

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“In just two lessons Udi has helped me to get back in touch with my inner bluesman!”

Simon Deeley, 2009-12-15:

As someone who has fiddled about on my electric guitar for many years after a formal training in my teens, Udi has expertly assessed my ability and given me direction to quickly progress. In just two lessons Udi has helped me to get back in touch with my inner bluesman!

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“I have found myself listening to music in a whole new light now”

Michele Manz, 2009-12-12:

Hi Udi,
I came to you with no rhythm and co-ordination and never thought I’d be able to play the guitar. But after just 5 lessons I have a good grasp on chords, arpeggio, notes, reading music and strumming patterns. Learning to play guitar is like learning a beautiful new language and I have found myself listening to music in a whole new light now… I liked the way you make things so understandable and gave a good mixture of things to learn and practice between lessons. I wish I could continue learning with you but am back in New York now.
I’d definitely recommend you and hope to see you again in the future.
Michele x

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“I can understand easily”

YOSH, 2009-10-26:

Udi is really into it.
so i can also motivate myself to go for my aim.
everytime when i ask him a question, he is trying to explain which i can understand easily.
but on the other hands he does giving me a tricky question to understand more about it!!

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“a guitar master class which the children loved!”

Music teacher at Active Learning nursery, 2009-09-12:

Udi came to our nursery and gave two sessions- one for our babies, a relaxing half hour of beautiful guitar sounds which our babies enjoyed immensely, and then a 45 minute session with our oldest preschoolers – including a concert of his beautiful compositions, movement activities and a guitar master class which the children loved! They had their first guitar lesson on their own guitars from home. And Udi taught them some beginner guitar techniques using his original early years guitar tuition method – which is absolutely fantastic! It was a real treat for the kids!

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“really encouraging, patient and helpful teacher”

Katie, 2009-08-21:

I found Udi to be a really encouraging, patient and helpful teacher. Even though I am a very inexperienced player, I felt I improved in leaps and bounds with the help of the lessons. And not only that but he’s a nice guy, and he genuinely cares about helping people to learn. I recommend him to everyone, seriously!

“the only teacher I’ve had that keeps correcting my arm positioning”

Leo C, 2009-08-11:

I leave lessons in a bit of a sweat – much to take in, but it’s all good good stuff! Udi is challenging but not intimidating. I can be a bit of a joker when things feel tricky or if “I just dont get it”, but Udi manages to restore focus and is very disciplined – which I need! He has a beautiful mastery of the instrument and a very reassuring confidence and wonderful, calm temperament. Udi pushes me – again, I need this, and he tailors the lessons to what my ultimate goals are – i.e. to be able to write my own songs on guitar. He also has acute attention to detail. For instance, he is the only teacher I’ve had that keeps correcting my arm positioning and and my wrist cramping squeeze on the guitar neck! In just a few lessons, things (including some theory building blocks), seem to be coming together. I highly highly recommend him.

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“Highly recommend him”

Layla Kaylif, 2009-06-27:

Udi is a very patient and flexible teacher, who gives a lot of encouragement, attention to detail, and helps his students to find the best approach for themselves, to learning even the most basic skills. I highly recommend him.

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“his musical academic background and being a regular professional practitioner make his lessons interesting”

Abbas Msa, 2009-05-04:

I had few lessons with Udi, from what I can say, he’s very talented (I’ve attended many of his gigs),
patient and passionate about what he’s doing. His musical academic background and being a regular professional practitioner make his lessons interesting.
All the time with Udi was well spent.
I highly recommend him.
Abbas

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“patient, good humoured and encouraging”

Perrin Sledge, 2009-04-30:

Udi is patient, good humoured and encouraging. He is happy to work with you on any song you want to play and is very good at moulding lessons to the specific needs of his students. Highly recommended.

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“I have also found him to be extremely patient”

Carmen, 2009-04-28:

I have been taught the guitar by Udi and found him to be flexible and encouraging in the way he has taught me, teaching me everything I want to know, at the pace I want to learn. I have also found him to be extremely patient. Udi and his wife Daphne have also worked really well with the kids at my children’s 5th and 11th birthday parties.

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“highly recommend him to everyone”

Eter Guarderas, 2009-04-27:

I have studied guitar with Udi for a couple of months, excellent, very easy to understand and put in practice, as i musician myself i’m deeply grateful for all the knowledge i have received from him, thumbs up, i’m also thinking of studying further composition with him, highly recommend him to everyone. Eter