I started learning guitar with Katrina aged 59 about 18 months ago. I had absolutely no background in music and decided if I was going to learn I had better do it soon. I obtained a guitar and like every other moron since the thing was invented thought I might be able to learn it all from YouTube videos. Well, I couldn’t. A quick search on line found me Petts Wood Guitar and Katrina. After reassuring me I COULD learn at my advanced age, I booked fortnightly lessons.

Katrina swiftly taught me a few basics and actually I was strumming what I thought were reasonably advanced tubes very quickly. I enjoy it so I practice and obviously that practice is key.

My mother-in-law was recently diagnosed with vascular dementia. This is a progressive irreversible condition the progress of which can be slowed. One recommended way is by singing. My M-I-L was a teen in the 50s, and was a huge fan of the old rock and rollers. Now I practice at her house some days, strumming the tunes I learned from Katrina and with her and my wife singing along with me!

All exercise is good for your health and learning an instrument is good for MY brain health too. Katrina would get more than 5*s from me if they were available. Highly recommended!

May 2026

Luke often comes home from school in a bad mood but always leaves his guitar lesson much brighter!

Cheryl October 2024

Excellent teacher, so friendly & goes at the pace you want too. I tried so many times to self teach via you tube but to no avail. Learning with Katrina beats it hands down im finally getting somewhere.

July 2024

Katrina is a great tutor who puts you at ease straight away
You will feel comfortable very early on in your guitar journey,
She Has taught me loads,

Strum patterns
New chords
Guitar technics
New and old songs.

You won’t go wrong here folks – Absolute Beginners – Young and old.

Good luck all

July 2024

Katrina is a very experienced and fun teacher.
Highly recommended.

April 2024

Katrina makes learning guitar fun and easy. She is always well prepped for the lessons and gives helpful resources to aid home practice. Katrina makes the effort to find music that the individual student wants to play. I giggle my way through our lessons and come out feeling proud of what I’ve achieved during the lesson! I highly recommend Katrina to anyone who wants to learn to play guitar in a relaxed, informal and fun way.

April 2024

Katrina has been a brilliant guitar teacher to my son over the past couple of years. He has so much fun at every lesson and has become a brilliant guitarist. His confidence has grown immensely and that’s all down to Katrina’s teaching. Katrina went out of her way to help my son not only practice for his guitar exams but also recorded it for me and helped with the process which can be not only daunting but also confusing too. I cannot recommend Katrina enough, she is just brilliant.

April 2024

My daughter is really enjoying having lessons with you and comes out every week with a smile on her face.  She struggles at school and it’s lovely to see her happy.

July 2023

Katrina has really helped my little girl be creative with music, specifically guitar. Her interaction on zoom has been as good as the class room with additional tips shared with mum when needed to help practise sessions at the weekend. Highly recommend

July 2022

I’m very happy that I found Katrina. I’m an older learner, who can’t read music but wanted to learn guitar. Katrina is an excellent teacher. She has patience, is upbeat and soon devised a way for me to learn in a way that I could relate to! I feel I made more progress with her in a couple of lessons than I did with a previous teacher. She makes the lessons enjoyable and seems genuinely interested in me achieving my goals.

June 2021