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Having played guitar for many years on
and off and having got to a level I could play some chords and put
together a song which sounded OK (to me) I was beginning to despair of
ever being able to play lead guitar like some of my guitar heroes. Then I
met Jim......... He has taught me various scales and techniques, in a no
nonsense, direct way, which I could understand and translate onto the
fretboard. I can now play along with songs and string together some great
riffs (with almost reckless abandon). When I jammed recently with my
friend of many years he was quite amazed at my progress and in his words
"had found the freedom of the fretboard". He wants me to show him now. I
recently had the good fortune to see Jim play, with his band No Shame, at
the Twist in Colchester supporting Michael Schenker. I was not the only
one impressed with his abilities, all around me the crowd were fully
appreciative .This has encouraged me even more to keep on to try to
emulate him.
Not only can Jim play well he can
impart this to students of all levels and ages at whatever speed / depth
they wish to learn. You can't say that of many guitar teachers. Thanks
Jim. You've made an aging rocker very happy.
Regards, Brian
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"I had been "making noises"
for a year before my wife had had enough and Mark
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| Jim’s an awesome guy and he
knows what he’s talking about. Before I started lessons, listening and just
wondering ‘how the hell do they make those noises?’ thinking them as a goal
impossible to achieve, two years later with great teachings from Jim it's so
easy. He’s a great teacher, answers all my questions with ease simplifying
it so even I can understand. He’s a badass. Jake. 
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| I'd had a guitar
for about a month, and after trying to teach myself from a book I thought I
was never going to get the hang of it. Then a friend said "You should have
lessons", so I looked up guitar teachers in Essex on Google, and thought
"I'll call this Jim Hurley guy". Eighteen months later, I can play some
pretty complicated stuff, all thanks to Jim. He explains what seems like
another language into a way that even the biggest novice can understand, and
seems to know how to do just about everything on a guitar. A great teacher,
I'd recommend Jim to anyone. James  |
| Finally, a
guitar teacher who can actually teach what you want to learn! I drop my
13-year-old son off for an hour’s lesson and he comes home playing the intro
to Hells Bells. Not for us the painful experience of those initial attempts
at scales over and over again. No, we have AC/DC played at full volume and
with attitude after just one lesson. Well that’s great, but is learning to
play the guitar all about learning other people’s songs? Apparently not – in
the process Sam also somehow absorbed information on keys and scales,
pentatonic, minor, major, terms which meant nothing to me until he explained
it! Now that’s what you want in a teacher, somebody who not only understands
the technical stuff, but can play from the heart and what’s more, can show
others how to do the same thing.
Within a few weeks Sam could make his guitar sing and it was a true pleasure to listen to him play. Not only that, but Jim taught him how to tune, re-string his guitar and had explained the mysteries of amplification and effects – something sadly lacking in most music teachers lately. In a very short space of time Sam had progressed to improvising his own solos and variations on his favourite tunes, and Jim somehow managed to keep up his enthusiasm week after week so that the lure of the guitar became far greater than hanging out on street corners after school. I don’t know how he does it, but whatever your age or musical taste, this is the man you want to call if you want to play real music. Michele , Sam's Mum
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Thank-you Jim.... From Dean... |
| Jim Hurley! What can I
say. After my son James had spent two unsuccessful years having guitar lessons at school, learning virtually nothing and still desperate to play, I decided to try private lessons. I discovered Jim's website on the Net and decided he seemed like a good bet. I was right. From day one it has been obvious how committed and passionate Jim is about the guitar and teaching others how to play. He has the patients of a saint and just the right way of making things seem easy. James has learnt an enormous amount of things in just three months. He can play chords, scales and his favourite songs. James (age 7) says ' Jim is a great teacher and has taught me loads. I love going every week and learning something new.' James has now even got the confidence to play to his mates which I never thought I would see. My only regret? Not taking James to Jim two years ago. Keep up the great work Jim. You are now officially James' hero.  Karen (a very pleased Mum) and James (a future rock star in the making) |
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