Guest Tutor - Samantha Murray FD

This blog is now 1 week old (hurrah!), and to help celebrate this momentous occasion ;-D , I’m really pleased to introduce our first guest guitar teacher, Samantha Murray!

Sam will hopefully be posting some lessons in the near future as a guest tutor, which I’m really looking forward to checking out. She has an impressive CV and I know what a great player and teacher she is because I have heard her perform, and have witnessed her teaching, many times. It’s great to have you onboard Sam!

Here’s a little bit more information about our featured tutor and contact details for those seeking lessons from her in either Brighton or Southampton (or anywhere in-between I guess!).


Samantha Murray FD - Brighton/Southampton, UK

Sam Murray is a music graduate who studied guitar, music theory and history at the University of Sussex. With many years of teaching experience, Sam has built up an impressive private teaching practice, as well as being a tutor at The Guitar Academy (Brighton), Brighton & Hove Performing Arts Council, Haywards Heath Music Institute, within private schools, and coaching for various community projects.

Sam has also had plenty of live playing experience. At the age of 18, she performed at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall, and has appeared on BBC 4, Radio 3, Juice FM, Radio Solent, Southern Counties Radio, Reverb FM, at ITV Meridian, as well as having played at the Birmingham NEC for Australian artist Jessica Lee in association with Kerrang! magazine.

Sam’s busy performing schedule has taken her throughout the UK and Europe - she has featured alongside artists/guitarists including Guthrie Govan, Mark Richardson, Andy Shepherd, Julian Dean, Kieran Pepper, Victoria Mullova, Carleen Anderson, Mark Mondase, Paul Griffiths, Pete Whyman, Fraiser Trainer, Sam Walton and Matthew Barley.

Sam teaches all styles of guitar, from novice to advanced level. She is classically trained, but knows how to tear up the fretboard on an electric guitar too! Sam has a friendly yet thorough approach to teaching and is happy to teach those looking for academic qualifications and grades, or for those just looking to have great fun learning and playing.

You can contact Sam by email at sammurraygtr@hotmail.com for more information.