I’m Anthony Pell a guitar teacher that has taught thousands of guitar lessons and hundreds of guitar and bass guitar students in my hometown of Melbourne, Australia. As a guitar teacher with 30-40 weekly students I use my diverse music experience and Arts/Music degree to tailor individual lessons for all ages and levels from beginners to more advanced guitarists.

Many of my students are beginners needing help in learning the basics of playing the guitar including chords, strumming, notes and music theory. My extensive experience in teaching beginners has led me to develop materials and tips that I teach students daily.

I have written beginner and intermediate books based on what I’d developed teaching students since 2008. Many other beginner guitar books I read didn’t have the right balance. They missed essential elements such as how to change properly between chords, or only taught note reading which can be hard to self teach as a beginner guitarist or they lacked a focused plan or structure.

Using these same teaching principles, I’ve created a Udemy course Beginner Guitar Chords: Easy Strumming and Picking to help get absolute beginners started on the guitar.

I am driven to help people achieve their music and guitar playing goals whether it’s strumming a simple 3 chord song or learning how to improvise over complex chord changes. I am dedicated to students who are willing to practice guitar and study music as I am also a practicing guitarist and student of music. To continue to learn and grow is an ongoing journey for all serious musicians.