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Congratulations to you all

Students who have achieved grade six and above now have UCAS points towards their university entry.

Oakley Thompson has achieved a distinction at Grade 2 in electric guitar playing. This was awarded by London College of Music.
George Heddelsey has achieved a distinction at Grade 2 in guitar. This was awarded by the London College of Music.
Henry Cearns has been awarded a Distinction at Grade 2 in electric guitar by London College of Music.
Emma Tomlinson gained a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 6. This was awarded by London College of Music
Alexjandra Wickstrom has gained a distinction at Grade 5 in electric guitar.
George Heddelsey has gained a distinction at Grade 1 in guitar. This was awarded by the London College of Music.
Henry Cearns has been awarded a Distinction at Grade 1 in electric guitar by the University of West London.
Henri Allen achieved a merit at grade 7 in electric guitar. This was awarded by London College of Music.
Louis Slater received a distinction in Electric guitar. This was awarded by University of West London / London College of Music
Arthur Jones achieved a distinction in electric guitar playing. This was awarded by London College of Music Examinations.
Michael Penn gained a merit at grade three. This was awarded by University of West London / London College of Music.
Blake Artini-Lewis has been awarded a merit at Grade three in electric guitar by the University of West London.
Oakley Thompson has been awarded a distinction at Grade 1 in electric guitar playing by London College of Music Examinations.
Malcolm Jowett achieved a Grade 5 distinction in bass guitar. This was awarded by the London College of Music.
Ryan Milner has been awarded a merit in electric guitar at Grade 8. This was awarded by the London College of Music.
Harvey Stirland has earned a distinction at Preliminary Grade in electric guitar.
Alexjandra Wickstrom achieved a distinction in acoustic guitar at Grade 6. This was awarded by the University of West London.
Alexjandra Wickstrom has gained a distinction at Grade 4 in electric guitar.
Emma Tomlinson gained a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 5. This was awarded by the London College of Music.
Henri Allen has been awarded a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 6. This was awarded by the London College of Music.
Alexjandra Wickstrom has gained a distinction at grade Grade 5 in acoustic guitar. This was awarded by the University of West London.
AJG3Alexjandra Wickstrom has achieved a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 3. This was awarded by the University of West London.
Hugo Allen G1Hugo Allen has been awarded a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 1. This was awarded by the University of West London.
Michael Penn G2Michael Penn gained a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 2. This was awarded by the University of West London.
Henry Allen G5Henri Allen was awarded a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 5. This was awarded by the University of West London.
EmmaEmma Tomlinson gained a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 4. This was awarded by the University of West London.
michaelMichael Penn achieved a Grade 1 distinction in electric guitar, awarded by the University of West London.
malcolmMalcolm Jowett achieved a distinction in bass guitar at Grade 3, awarded by the London College of Music.
blakeBlake Artini Lewis gained a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 2, awarded by the University of West London.
tomTom Dale achieved a Grade 4 merit in electric guitar, awarded by the University of West London.
ryanRyan Milner gained a merit at Grade 7 electric guitar, awarded by the London College of Music.
josephJoseph Hughes achieved a Grade 5 distinction in bass guitar, awarded by the London College of Music.
alexjandraAlexjandra Wickstrom has gained a distinction at grade Grade 4 in acoustic guitar. This was awarded by the University of West London.
henry-allen-g4Henri Allen achieved a distinction at Grade 4 in electric guitar awarded by the University of West London.
Hugo AllenHugo Allen has been awarded a distinction at Preliminary Grade in electric guitar awarded by the University of West London.
Emma Tomlinson SP16Emma Tomlinson has achieved a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 3. This was awarded by the University of West London.
Blake SP16Blake Artini-Lewis has achieved a distinction at Grade 1 in electric guitar awarded by the University of West London.
Alexjandra SP16Alexjandra Wickstrom has gained a distinction at grade Grade 3 in acoustic guitar. This was awarded by the University of West London.
ryan milnerRyan Milner has achieved grade Grade 6 in electric guitar. This gives 11-year-old Ryan UCAS points for university entry.
rod beckRod Beck has been awarded Grade 7 in bass guitar by the London College of Music.
ruby marsonRuby Marson has gained a Grade 3 in acoustic guitar. This was awarded by the University of West London.
oliver kumraOliver Kumra has been awarded a Distinction at Grade 3 in bass guitar by the University of West London.
tom daleTom Dale has achieved a distinction in electric guitar at Grade 3. This was awarded by the University of West London.
josh kilcullenJosh Kilcullen has been awarded a Distinction at Grade 8 in electric guitar by the University of West London.
henry allenHenri Allen has achieved a Distinction at grade 3 in electric guitar. This was awarded by the University of West London.
emma tomlinsonEmma Tomlinson has achieved a Distinction at grade 2 in electric guitar. This was awarded by the University of West London.
william meller gibbsWilliam Meller Gibbs has been awarded a Distinction at grade 3 by the London College of Music.
Oliver Bosman DipLCMOliver Bosman has been awarded an undergraduate diploma from the London College of Music in Guitar Performance.
Alexjandra WickstromAlexjandra Wickstrom achieved a Distinction at Grade 2 in acoustic guitar by the London College of Music. (Photo by; Borre Wickstrom)
Ruby Marson was awarded a Distinction at Grade 2 in acoustic guitar by the London College of Music.
Ian Carter was awarded a Distinction at Grade 5 in bass guitar from the University of West London.
Charlie Swann gained a Distinction at Grade 5 in electric guitar from the University of West London.
Josh Kilcullen achieved a Distinction at Grade 7 in electric guitar from the University of West London.
Rory Pollock was awarded a Distinction at Grade 6 in electric guitar from the University of West London.
Rachael Pain was awarded a Distinction at Grade 3 in electric guitar from the University of West London.
Ruby Marson has achieved a Distinction at Grade 1 in acoustic guitar from the University of West London.
Alexander Santarpia has been awarded a Distinction at Grade 3 in electric guitar playing by the London college of Music.
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Rod Beck has gained a Merit at Grade 6 from the London College of Music in bass guitar.
He has also achieved bass guitar qualifications at:
Grade 5 Merit,
Grade 4 Distinction
Grade 3 Merit
Grade 2 Distinction
Ben Hart was awarded a Pass at Grade 4 in electric guitar by the London College of Music.
Calum Hems achieved Grade 8 Distinction in both electric and acoustic guitar from the London College of Music.
Alexander Santarpia was awarded Distinctions at Preliminary, Grade 1 and Grade 2 in electric guitar by the London College of Music.
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Jackson Brooksby gained a Grade 6 Distinction in electric guitar from the London College of Music.
Ryan Milner has achieved a Merit at Grade 5 and Distinction at Grade 4 in electric guitar from the London College of Music.
Thomas Cole was awarded a Grade 7 Distinction in electric guitar by the London College of Music.
Oliver Bosman achieved a Grade 8 Distinction in electric guitar from the London College of Music.
Ryan Milner was awarded a Distinction at Grade 3 in electric guitar by the London College of Music.
Jackson Brooksby gained a Grade 4 Distinction in electric guitar.
Oliver Bosman achieved a Distinction at Grade 6 in electric guitar.
Alex Hapgood has earned a Grade 6 Distinction in electric guitar.
newark guitar lessonsCallum Benson gained a Merit at Grade 7 in electric guitar and now has UCSA point towards going to university.
William Meller-Gibbs achieved a Grade 2 Merit in electric guitar.
newark guitar lessonsMichael Pain was awarded a Merit at Grade 3 from the London College of Music.
newark guitar lessonsPaul Dalby achieved a London College of Music, Grade 1 Merit in electric guitar.
newark guitar lessonsConnor Harrison now has UCAS points towards going to university with his Grade 6 Pass and Grade 7 merit in electric guitar.
nottingham guitar lessonsBen Giles earned a Grade 5 Distinction in electric guitar.
nottingham guitar lessonsAlasdair Hollows gained a Merit at Grade 6 and Distinction at Grade 5 in electric guitar from the London College of Music.
lowdham guitar lessonsJack Baum was awarded a Merit at Grade 1 in electric guitar.
southwell guitar lessonsAlex Hapgood was awarded a Distinction in Grade 5 electric guitar.
southwell guitar lessonsSam Horsley has earned a Distinction at Grades 2 and 3 in bass guitar.
mansfield guitar lessonsWilliam Inman DipLCM now has an undergraduate diploma in electric guitar performance. This is equivalent to the first year of a degree and he’s still at school!
newark guitar lessonsCharlie Swann has achieved:

Electric Guitar: Grade 2 Distinction.
nottingham guitar lessonsEdward Leadley has gained:

Electric Guitar: Grade 1 Distinction, Grade 2 Pass, Grade 3 Merit.
newark guitar lessonsSam Horsley achieved: Electric guitar: Preliminary Grade Distinction.

Bass Guitar: Grade 1 Merit.

Richard Horsley achieved: Electric Guitar: Grade 1 Merit, Grade 2 Merit.
newark guitar lessonsAlex Hapgood has achieved:

Electric Guitar Grade 4 Distinction.
southwell guitar lessonsAlasdair Hollows has achieved:

Electric Guitar: Grade 2 Distinction, Grade 3 Distinction.
fiskerton guitar lessonsEsther Hall has achieved:

Electric Guitar: Grade 1 Distinction, Grade 2 Distinction.
lowdham guitar lessonsLuke Owens has achieved:

Electric Guitar: Grade 6 Distinction, Grade 8 Distinction.
newark guitar lessonsWilliam Meller-Gibbs has been awarded:

Electric Guitar: Preliminary Grade Distinction, Grade 1 Distinction.
nottingham guitar lessonsElliot Checkley has achieved:

Bass Guitar: Grade 3 Distinction, Grade 5 Distinction, Grade 6 Distinction, Grade 7 Merit, Grade 8 Distinction.

Electric Guitar: Grade 7 Distinction, Grade 8 Merit.
newark guitar lessonsThomas Cole has achieved:

Electric Guitar: Preliminary Grade Honours, Grade 1 Merit, Grade 3 Distinction, Grade 4, Distinction, Grade 5 Merit, Grade 6 Distinction.
Bob Hart has achieved:

Electric Guitar: Grade 4 Merit, Grade 5 Merit, Grade 6 Merit, Grade 7 Merit.
newark guitar lessonsJames Byrne has achieved:

Bass Guitar: Grade 4 Distinction, Grade 8 Distinction.
nottingham guitar lessonsAlex Crow has gained a Distinction at Grade 6 in Electric Guitar. This gives him UCAS points towards university entry.
 

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Guitar & Bass Lessons by Carlos Thrale
Guitar & Bass Lessons by Carlos Thrale
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Sean Montgomery
Sean Montgomery
21:56 05 Sep 20
I decided to use the lockdown period to learn to play the electric guitar - something that I have always wanted to do and certainly a skill that I felt would benefit me in my role as leader of the Product Management team at Roland Europe. Having had a traditional music education, I was unsure how effective online lessons would be. I needn't have worried. Carlos has a great set up which enables him to clearly see and hear everything that I am doing 150 miles away! Carlos is a truly great player with the ability to inspire - I always look forward to putting into practice what I have learnt in our lessons together.
Adam Larke
Adam Larke
11:21 13 Jun 20
Carlos is an amazing guitar teacher and player - I’ve learnt more over the past 6 months with Carlos than I have for years & years of learning songs and teaching things to myself. Also switched to skype lessons during corona virus lockdown and they are brilliant!Thanks Carlos ✌️🎸
David Weston
David Weston
17:09 11 Jun 20
Carlos is very good at sharing his vast wealth of knowledge and skills on the guitar. After years of self study I finally decided to get some one to one lessons. I feel I have learnt more in the last 2 months than I did in the previous 10 years trying to teach myself guitar. Always patient and encouraging during the lessons. I would recommend Carlos equally to a beginner as to someone who has been playing for years if you really want to start or greatly improve your guitar playing.
Henri Allen
Henri Allen
08:26 13 Feb 20
I have been with Carlos for many years and he has taken me through many grades, whilst always providing interesting and fun lessons. He is patient and will help you through, no matter how hard you find it! A great tutor for anyone!
Floribus Luxury Flowers
Floribus Luxury Flowers
12:38 04 Feb 20
Our Son has been having electric guitar lessons with Carlos for a couple of years now. He started off playing and learning for fun but has more recently being going through his grades achieving distinctions in his exams with Carlos’s expert tuition. My Son absolutely loves his lessons and his face often lights up in awe of Carlos’s musical talents during their ‘playing for fun’ sessions. Carlos is extraordinarily patient and will go over the same thing as many times as necessary when my son hits a stumbling block. My son finds his lessons both fun and informative and always leaves full of excitement and a bit more confident each time. As a parent I have found Carlos an absolute pleasure to deal with, his musical talent and knowledge is second to none and I would not hesitate in recommending him to anyone. In fact I have recommended to a couple of friends already whose children are now also enjoying their lessons.
Simon Brenchley
Simon Brenchley
22:34 26 Jan 20
excellent tuition with endless patience and charmlook forward to each lesson every weekthe guidance and support is fabulous with noticeable progress from a complete novice
shaun monk
shaun monk
11:27 26 Jan 20
Patient and encouraging. Each lesson is well structured and supports student development week-by-week. Enables Grades to be achieved alongside fun sessions. Lucky to have him in the locality.
Andrew Denison
Andrew Denison
17:48 13 Jan 20
Carlos kept me on my toes but in a kind and helpful way. He also made superb cheese and tomato sandwiches...
Rose Smith
Rose Smith
11:40 31 Dec 19
Carlos has taught me to play electric and acoustic guitar. He is very is very patient and his passion for guitar has inspired me to keep improving. I always really enjoy my lessons.
Kate Frith
Kate Frith
12:08 28 Nov 19
Amazing Electric guitar teacher.My daughter has always loved her lessons with Carlos. His relaxed approach has resulted in fantastic exam grades together with imparting an all round musical education and understanding that has extended beyond the guitar in to her GCSE music and improv Jazz piano playing.
Nicola Meller
Nicola Meller
20:56 20 Nov 19
Structured lessons, great tuition and guidance. A very knowledgable teacher to learn from. Thank you Carlos
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'Over the past five years, Carlos Thrale has guided me from being a beginner to a professional. Now working at post-grade 8 level, I know that Carlos will provide the best tuition possible to attain the highest marks. Through Carlos, I have also gained maturity in my guitar playing, and I am now able to play real music!'
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Callum Benson & Elliot Checkley are members of the band ‘The Inside Is Live’. Here’s the video from their new EP.

Andrew Hemmings at 16 years old was featured on ITV news for being the youngest guitarist to have achieved an undergraduate diploma in guitar performance.

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