https://www.riffsuk.co.uk/location daily 0.75 2025-01-08 https://www.riffsuk.co.uk/home daily 1.0 2026-04-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586088044083-F3MQOSLI3EIOKUVSO9JD/RIFFS+MA_LOGO_PROJECTOR_RGB.jpg https://www.riffsuk.co.uk/lessons daily 0.75 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586196953769-F99D3O3Z855OACUBCGLJ/image-asset.jpeg Lessons - Leisure Play Lessons Riffs Music Academy offers leisure play lessons as well as formal lessons, covering all styles of music without a grade or exam necessarily in mind. Admittedly you may not sound exactly like Slash or Eric Clapton immediately without learning at least some of the 'nuts and bolts' of music, but you can choose to play entirely for leisure, fun or relaxation. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586197148758-T915N0K41DT6R893LZM6/image-asset.jpeg Lessons - Formal Grade Lessons Riffs Music Academy offers qualifications/grades officially recognised and accredited by the QCA (Qualifications & Curriculum Authority) and DFES (Department for Education and Skills) both of which are official government bodies. Riffs Music Academy is also an RGT/LCM public examination Centre. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586200571195-FEI53Q8S9NNOC4O964SB/image-asset.jpeg Lessons - Studio or Online Lessons Riffs currently offers studio & online lessons where you can change between the studio or online as and when required. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586088044083-F3MQOSLI3EIOKUVSO9JD/RIFFS+MA_LOGO_PROJECTOR_RGB.jpg Lessons - Online Student/Parent Portal Students get access to an online portal where they can view notes set by their tutor and log their practice time. Parents can monitor progress and request lesson rearangements. https://www.riffsuk.co.uk/about daily 0.75 2025-09-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1628245620819-PJWGP1TZ6G7BAJXWV23N/riffs+band+promo+shots+038.JPG About - Riffs Music Academy is an award winning purpose built music education centre, specialising in one to one music lessons both in person at our studio and live online private lessons. We’ve been based at Chadkirk Business Park, Stockport since January 2000 previous to this we had a small shop, known as Riffs Guitar School in Hyde. All our tutors are fully professional musicians who all teach and regularly perform at the highest standard, we have ten regular tutors and many cover tutors on hand to make sure you always get your lesson. Riffs Music Academy offer's the best private tuition in Stockport, Greater Manchester [possibly the universe] and it's all under one roof, we have seven fully equipped teaching studios with & online teaching available in all teaching studios. We teach a variety of students of all ages from 7yrs to 70yrs + all abilities from beginners to advanced, whether you’re looking to sit your grades or play for leisure. Riff's has some of the highest L.C.M / R.G.T & Rockschool examination results in the country, helping students achieve the grades they need too further their education. “Get playing at Manchesters loudest and proudest even if you’re having lessons elsewhere leave and come to Riffs” https://www.riffsuk.co.uk/our-tutors daily 0.75 2026-01-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586873375792-WXGZRIAIQFXE3MS099M9/IMG_6641.jpg Tutors - Steve Dempsey. Principal Tutor - Teaches Guitar, Bass & Ukulele Steve started playing at age six, learning open chords and strumming patterns. After a few years Steve took classical guitar lessons where he learnt more complex chord shapes, scales and fingerstyle. Steve’s early guitar education was taken on acoustic guitar this changed in his early teens when he learnt how to adapt his acoustic knowledge to both lead and rhythm electric guitar. Steve continued onto College where he studied popular music & recording, his first pro gig was at age sixteen, since then he has gone on to play countless gigs with many bands and solo musician’s up and down the country acting as both a band member and as a session musician. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1603830087285-FPD9LGTAAQP0U9D0ZXQU/Jonny%2BPattison.jpg Tutors - Jonny Pattison. Teaches Guitar, Bass & Ukulele Jonny is unique amongst the Riffs teaching team as from the age of 14 he was taught by the founder of Riffs which has given him a real understanding of Riffs teaching ethics. He has been playing guitar for 12 years and was one of the first students at Riffs to attain the coveted Grade 8 qualification. Jonny was originally influenced by many different bands of the time, bands such as Oasis, Kula Shaker and Ocean Colour Scene. As he developed musically his tastes and influences changed towards Hendrix, Clapton, Steve Vai and Robert Fripp. Jonny's musical repertoire is vast spanning many styles and decades of music, and whilst maintaining a fun creative environment he also provides a solid structured learning environment. Jonny has been teaching at Riffs since 2005 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/415a27fe-205f-47c1-8f49-adb1533a4907/Matt+Hart.jpg Tutors - Matt Hart Teaches Electric & Acoustic Guitar I started playing guitar at the age of 6, and took up lessons at Riffs a year later when I was 7. I quickly progressed to Grade 5 before I got to high school and went on to achieving very high marks in all of my grades. Since then I have studied music relentlessly, whether it be through school/college or being in various bands across Manchester. I now study at Salford Universitity doing a Popular Music and Recording course, where I am excelling as a guitar player. Originally my influences were bands like Oasis and the Arctic Monkeys but this soon turned into guys like Hendrix, Joe Satriani and Stevie Ray Vaughan. However, over the recent years I have been more and more interested in other genres of music such as Jazz and Funk, bringing a much wider repertoire of different styles and genres. I have 16 years of guitar playing experience that I would love to share with you all. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1586084309302-4820NVHLXZNBFZ423D9P/RIFFS+MA_LOGO_WEB_RGB.jpg Tutors - Luke Murray Teaches Guitar & Bass https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/adbf8de3-6430-4ee5-9ecb-324b8444ea3f/Joel+Eastwood.png Tutors - Joel Eastwood Teaches: Drums, Guitar, Bass Multi-instrumentalist specializing in Guitar, Bass, Keys & Drums with extensive experience playing live and recording. I've been performing music since the age of 11, playing in rock/metal/punk bands then later in Jazz outfits and more experimental music as I've grown older. I have developed a passion for inspiring people to play and create music as it has enriched my life with many opportunities and I want to pass this knowledge on and help guide any student forward in there creative journey. My main influences are Frank Zappa, Funkadelic, Tool, Beastie boys, The clash and George Benson but my eclectic music taste gives me a wide range of musical styles to pull from, creating an environment to grow any musician into a confident player.' https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1603829407112-WVWC6T62MO24TNJPM4S1/Paul+Shaw1.jpg Tutors - Paul Shaw. Teaches Piano/Keyboards. Paul has been a regular performer in and around the Manchester Music scene for over 30 years. He initially studied Piano from the age of 7 and then graduated to keyboards as a teenager. He later studied a B.A in Band Musicianship at Salford University, graduating with 1st Class Hons. From 1999 he lectured and led courses in music at The Manchester College (formerly MANCAT), the courses included BTEC National Diploma/ Certificate and Foundation Degree. Subject areas included Composition, Performance, Songwriting, Theory/Harmony and Keyboard Skills. Paul continues to compose and arrange in various styles, in 2005 a track co-written with a friend was record of the week on radio 1 and number 1 in the dance charts. Paul also possesses a PGCAP (post graduate cert in Academic Practice), and is a member of the Higher Education Authority, he is also a member of PRS (performing Rights Society) and MCPS (Mechanical Copyright Protection Society). Paul continues to work with various musicians in diverse styles from Pop / Swing to Opera. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/1609602646474-7TATL8FIFRGXPOUS2I96/DB.jpg Tutors - Dale Burns Teaches Drums https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5e89b9407475ad09c41707c8/2b6e637f-f168-414d-a596-e2635df0ced4/Brad+Hughes.jpeg Tutors - Brad Hughes Teaches: Drums Brad has discovered his passion for teaching drums after starting lessons at Riffs at a young age. Starting with 90s rock hits and Grade music. Achieving high distinctions in Grade music, and years on studying complex music such as fusion music and heavier rock music. Brad enjoys working with all genres and styles in studio and live on stage. Playing countless gigs all around Manchester with the band he formed “Picture Nova” which he started during his time at Spirit Studios University doing an Audio Engineering and Live Sound Bachelors Of Science Degree. 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