⸻ Adelaide · Since 2007
Classical ‘Fingerstyle’
Guitar, taught with
care and curiosity.
Private guitar lessons with Greg Cook at the Leabrook Studio in Adelaide or Online — for beginners finding their way, and for players returning to an instrument they’ve always loved. Every student is different. Every lesson reflects that.
⸻ WELCOME ⸻
A Lesson you’ll look forward to
Guitar Impressions is the teaching practice of Greg Cook — one of Adelaide’s most experienced Classical and ‘Fingerstyle’ Guitar educators. For more than twenty years, Greg has offered private, one-on-one tuition from his quiet studio in Leabrook, in Adelaide’s leafy eastern suburbs.
His approach is thoughtful and unhurried. Each fifty-minute lesson is shaped around the individual student — their interests, their pace, their musical curiosity. Whether you’re drawn to Classical repertoire, Jazz, Blues, Latin, or Improvisation, Greg meets you where you are at, and helps you grow from there.
⸻ WHAT IS OFFERED ⸻
Four ways to Learn.
From private lessons at the Leabrook studio to self-paced video instruction — something to suit each student.
Studio Lessons
Adelaide is home to Guitar Impressions. Come and learn from Greg in the leafy eastern suburb of Leabrook — individual one-on-one teaching that caters to your unique skills and abilities.
Online Lessons
Interstate in Australia or overseas? Greg offers the same individualised teaching experience online. Learn to play guitar from anywhere in the world, with care and attention.
Look/Listen
Greg’s YouTube channel showcases a variety of guitar pieces and styles — Classical, Jazz, Latin, Blues.
Watch these to discover the breadth of repertoire that shapes his teaching.
E-Books
Detailed instruction in an eBook format — important information for the aspiring guitarist. Carefully written with clear guidance and audio-visual demonstration.
Coming soon.
Greg’s approach to teaching.
Three ideas quietly shape every lesson — and together they describe what makes the studio at Leabrook a little different from elsewhere.
A World of Styles
Classical standards, jazz, blues, Latin, folk — Greg’s teaching draws from a remarkably broad repertoire. Students explore the music that excites them, learning technique through pieces they genuinely want to play.
The Whole Musician
Lessons run a full fifty minutes, because musicianship — phrasing, listening, the feel of a piece — needs space that thirty minutes cannot give. This is time enough to actually teach, not merely correct.
Reinforced Learning.
Every lesson is supported by audio-visual material to revisit during the week — so the week between lessons becomes part of the lesson itself, and nothing is lost to memory.
LOCATION
Leabrook, SA
LESSON LENGTH
50 Minutes
FORMAT
In-Studio or Online
LEVELS
Beginner to Advanced
COST
$80 per lesson
DISTANCE FROM CBD
15 minutes (5 km)
Comfortable, quiet, and well-equipped.
Come to the studio in Leabrook, just 15 minutes from the CBD, in one of Adelaide’s leafy suburbs, for an unhurried private lesson. Greg supplies audio-visual backup of the important aspects of your lesson, so that you can reinforce what you’ve learned throughout the week.
Every lesson is recorded so you don’t miss a thing. And the studio itself — surrounded by trees in one of Adelaide’s loveliest suburbs — is a genuinely pleasant place to spend fifty minutes with a guitar.
50-minute private lessons · $80 per lesson · By appointment
⸻ IN STUDENTS’ WORDS ⸻
What Students Say.
“Greg has inspired and challenged me beyond my expectations. His vast knowledge of many musical genres has enabled me to learn more than I ever thought possible.”
P.L., student
Student of ten years
“Excellent, intuitive teacher. Greg is always encouraging and supportive. He is passionate and generous with his teaching. I would recommend him to anyone.“
B.R., student
Studio student, Adelaide
“My lessons with Greg have been amazing. He really gets to know you as a person and tailors the lessons to suit my needs and style of learning.”
A.B., student
Online student, London
⸻ LISTEN ⸻
A little of what is played here.
Greg’s playing spans Classical repertoire, Jazz standards, Latin rhythms, and original improvisation. These recordings offer a window into the breadth of music that shapes his teaching.
CLASSICAL STUDY
Opus 48
No.3
Mauro Giuliani
LATIN FINGERSTYLE
Simple
Mambo
Thierry Tisserand
CONTEMPORARY
Tango esta
noche
Vincent Lindsey-Clark
Member, Music Teachers’ Association of South Australia · Registered, Institute of Music Teachers (National Accreditation) ◆ Former guitar instructor, TAFE SA · Former assessor, Adelaide University ◆ Elder Conservatorium · Former examiner, AMEB (SA/NT)
⸻ BEGIN ⸻
Come and play.
A short note is all it takes. Greg answers personally.