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Guitar
and bass lessons in Sydney, Australia
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THE TEACHERS
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Harry Gusman, head teacher & founder, teaches:
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Harry started
learning guitar at the age of 12 and joined his
first band at 16. His formal education in music
began with classical guitar lessons at age 17
followed by a five-year degree in music teaching
and performance at the Indonesian Institute of
Art.
Harry has also taken guitar
lessons with guitar gurus in Chicago, USA.
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For three
consecutive years he was awarded the Best
Guitarist in Java in 1989, 1990 and 1991.
Harry has been working in the music industry
since 1990, including playing lead guitar in
various bands in concerts, pubs, night clubs,
session work, arranging songs and jingles,
teaching guitar and bass, playing in an
orchestra, conducting guitar workshops and
judging music competitions. He has been
responsible for forming, shaping and managing
bands in addition to playing music on a
full-time basis.
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Harry has played
various styles of music including Blues, Rock n
Roll, Country, Hard Rock, Reggae, Funk, Folk,
and more. His influences are Eric Clapton, Gary
Moore, Jimi Hendrix, Johnny Winter, Stevie Ray
Vaughan, B.B. King, Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy
Page, Eddie Van Halen, Yngwie Malmsteen, Kirk
Hammet, Paul Gilbert, Jeff Beck and Joe Satriani to name a
few.
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Highlights of his
career include live TV performances in
Indonesia, playing with
Mats Olauson (the keyboardist from Yngwie
Malmsteen's band) playing with the Indonesian
Wind Orchestra, and travelling around South-East
Asia, Australia and New Zealand for gigs.
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Harry has taught in
well-respected music schools including the
Yamaha Music School in Indonesian cities such as
Jakarta, Yogyakarta and Solo and established his
own private guitar school.
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Many of his students
have gone on to work as full-time musicians and
music teachers. His former students; Donny
from Solo,
Hissa and
Indra from Yogyakarta followed in Harry's
footsteps and were recognised as the Best Rock
Guitarists for Central Java and the special
province of Yogyakarta. Hissa has won the
award 3 times.
Since the end of 1998, Harry has been living in
Sydney where he has worked as a guitar teacher
and played with bands such as Yeah Baby
Shagadalic, Glittermania, Caribbean Fever,
Caribbean Soul, Seven Year Itch, Hot Banana and
The Tuners. In addition to being a full time
guitar and bass teacher, he is also an arranger
and a freelance guitarist.
To see Harry playing
live, you can come to one of his gigs, you can check
out his gig guide on
Harry's Personal Website.
This is
Harry's
teaching schedule:
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Monday |
Between 10am - 9pm |
By
appointment |
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Tuesday |
Between 10am - 9pm |
By
appointment |
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Wednesday |
Between 10am - 9pm |
By
appointment |
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Thursday |
Between 10am - 9pm |
By
appointment |
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Friday |
Between 10am - 6pm |
By
appointment |
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Saturday |
Between 10am - 5pm |
By
appointment |
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Sunday |
Off |
Off |
Justin has been a musician for 25 years and
performed in a number of bands for the past
15 years. He also teaches guitar to beginner
and intermediate level students.
Justin started out as a trombone player and
did the Australian Music Examinations
Board exams before switching to guitar.
With a
strong musical background -- and a mother
who was a music teacher -- Justin
committed himself to guitar and continued to
improve his ability through practice and
lessons.
Justin
was a band leader of a marching band (140
musicians) that played a tour of England
including the royal tournament in front of
the royal family, and played on the steps of
the opera house on Australia’s bicentenary
in front of the PM and Charles and Lady
Diana in 1988.
Justin started taking lessons with Harry
which improved his ability as a teacher and
a professional musician.
Through a
combination of Harry’s teaching method and
his own hard work and practice, Justin made
incredible progress in technique and
practice. After just two lessons, Justin
felt he was a better player than when he
started. His hunger for musical knowledge
saw his technique, ability to improvise and
understanding of chord scales and modes all
improve at lightning speed.
His enthusiasm for learning extended to
teaching and Justin is now trained in
Harry's proven step-by-step teaching method.
His focus is on beginner and intermediate
level students to ensure they have the best
foundations for continued learning. He
teaches at Harry's Guitar Studio in
Marrickville.
Justin has
played various styles of music including
Blues, Rock n Roll, Hard Rock, Reggae, Punk, Funk,
Folk, and more. His influences are Ian Moss,
Kurt Cobain, Keith Richards, Angus
Young from AC/DC, Eric Clapton, Gary Moore, Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Ray Vaughan, B.B. King,
Ritchie Blackmore, Jimmy Page, to name a
few.
This is
Justin's
teaching schedule:
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Monday
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Between 10am - 9pm
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By
appointment |
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Tuesday
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Between 10am - 9pm
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By
appointment |
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Wednesday |
Between 4pm - 9pm |
By
appointment |
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Off |
Not teaching
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Off |
Not teaching |
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Off |
Not teaching |
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Sunday
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No Lessons
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Book Lessons
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