PLAY WHAT YOU LOVE • LOVE WHAT YOU PLAY
Learn the music you love with a teacher who gets you.
Personalised music lessons for children and adults, built around what you actually want to learn. Tell us what you're looking for and we'll find the right teacher.
- Complete beginners welcome
- Lessons shaped around your goals
- Four Southampton locations
✓ Completely free ✓ No joining fee ✓ Pay as you go
Book a FREE guitar taster and enter the Benanza Guitar Giveaway 2026
Book and attend a qualifying free guitar taster and you'll automatically receive an entry into the Benanza Guitar Giveaway. You could win a Yamaha Pacifica electric guitar, Fender Frontman 10G amp, accessories bundle and a private one-hour Benana guitar lesson.
Entries close 12pm Sunday 11 October 2026 • Winner announced live at 5pm at Powerhouse Music, Southampton
What would you love to learn?
Choose an instrument below, or simply tell us what you're interested in and we'll help you work out the right place to start.
Music lessons should fit the student - not the other way around.
We start with the person: what they enjoy, what they want to achieve and the kind of teaching that helps them feel comfortable and make progress.
Find the right teacher
Tell us what you're looking for and we'll find a teacher who may suit you or your child.
Learn what matters to you
Favourite songs, technique, confidence, grades, songwriting, performance or simply playing for fun.
Progress at your pace
Lessons can adapt as your confidence, interests and goals change over time.
Support around the lesson
Our team can help with matching, bookings, questions and changes — you're not left to manage everything with a teacher alone.
What students and parents say about Benana
“He always comes out of his lessons buzzing and eager to show or tell me what he’s learnt.”
“Having joined a choir, aged 72, I wanted to see if I actually can sing.”
“He has encouraged me to build on my previous experiences and has been a great teacher.”
You don't need to fit a particular mould to belong here.
Different people need different things from music lessons. That's exactly why we don't teach everybody the same way.
Children & teenagers
Supportive lessons built around personality, interests and pace — with confidence and enjoyment treated as part of progress.
Adult beginners
Too old? Too nervous? Haven't played since school? None of those things rule you out. We'll start exactly where you are.
Experienced musicians
Develop technique, explore new styles, prepare for performance or tackle something specific that's holding you back.
Your music can go further - if you want it to.
Some students simply want a great weekly lesson. Others want to perform, play with people, write their own music or work towards recognised grades. The opportunities are there - you decide which ones matter to you.
The right teacher can make all the difference.
Our teaching team brings different personalities, instruments, styles and professional experience. You don't need to choose alone – we'll help you find a suitable starting point.
Swipe to meet more teachers →
Tom
Drums · Performance
Mitch
Drums · Performance
Simone
Singing · Keyboard · Guitar · Bass · Songwriting · Production
Emma
Piano · Violin · Composition
Cookie
Singing · Guitar · Piano · Songwriting
Callum
Guitar · Bass · Ukulele · Drums
India
Singing · Musical Theatre · Performance
Jodi
Singing · Musical Theatre · Performance
Ethan
Guitar · Bass · Drums · Singing · Production
Mia
Piano · Composition · Music Theory
Benji
Piano · Songwriting · Music Theory
Yannis
Guitar · Bass · Drums · Songwriting
Lucia
Singing · Musical Theatre · Songwriting
Sam
Guitar · Bass · Drums · Singing · Songwriting
Kim
Singing · Musical Theatre · Opera
Liam
Guitar · Bass · Singing · Songwriting
Seb
Piano · Flute · Singing · Music Theory
Jo
Musical Theatre · Piano · Singing
Choosing a music teacher is personal. Meet yours before you decide.
Your first 20-minute taster is completely free. Meet your teacher, experience the lesson and decide afterwards whether it feels right.
Tell us about you
What you'd like to learn, your goals, location and availability.
We'll find a match
We consider the person as well as the instrument.
Try a lesson free
Meet your teacher in a free 20-minute taster.
Then you decide
If you want to continue, we'll help arrange regular lessons.
Straightforward, flexible lesson prices
Choose the lesson length that suits you. All prices shown include VAT.
Music lessons across Southampton
We'll find a combination of teacher, lesson time and location that works for you.
