Electric Guitar
Riffs, solos, tone and technique — rock, blues, funk and beyond, from your first power chord upward.
London · Zone 3 · Worldwide Online
Learn to play loud. Master it.
Guitar, bass, ukulele & music theory with Malcolm Callus — 34 years on stage and in the studio, 28 years teaching. Serious skills, proper structure, and the fun that keeps you picking it up.
34yrs
Live & studio guitarist
28yrs
RGT-registered tutor
DBS
Checked · safe for kids
Berklee
Honors accreditation
What I teach
Six ways to
Six ways to
find your sound.
From first chords to full solos — every instrument taught with the same balance of enthusiasm, discipline and real musical knowledge.
Acoustic Guitar
Strumming, fingerstyle and song-craft. Build a repertoire you actually want to play at home.
Flamenco & Classic
Nylon-string tradition — rasgueado, picado and classical repertoire with authentic technique.
Bass Guitar
Lock in the groove — timing, feel and the low-end foundation every great band is built on.
Ukulele
The friendliest way into music. Quick wins, real songs and a smile within the first lesson.
Theory & Ear Training
Understand what you’re playing — scales, harmony and the ear to hear it. Musicianship that lasts.
How it works
Where do you
Where do you
want to play?
Choose the format that fits your life. Same tuition, same standards — in the studio, at your place, or across the world online.
01
In the Studio
Learn in a proper set-up in Rotherhithe — amps, gear and full focus.
Canada Water · SE16
02
At Your Home
Door-to-door tuition across London. No travel, no fuss — I come to you.
Within TfL Zone 3
03
Online Worldwide
Live one-to-one lessons over Skype or video, wherever you are on the map.
Skype · Video call
04
Group Courses
19 structured modules across instruments and levels — learn alongside others.
All levels · £14 / 50 min
Fees
Straight prices.
Straight prices.
No support act.
Clear, honest rates — the same whether you learn in-studio, at home in Zone 3, or online.
Individual · 30 min
Book 30 min
Quick Session
One-to-one lessonstudio · at-yours · online
£30
Focused, fast progress in half an hour.
Individual · 50 min
Book 50 min
Full Set
One-to-one lessonstudio · at-yours · online
£40
The sweet spot — room to warm up, learn and jam.
Group & Gifts
£14 / 50 min per person in a group course. Prefer to give the gift of music? Gift vouchers are available for any lesson or course.
Buy a gift voucher
From the students
Serious School
Serious School
of Rock vibes.
Enthusiasm balanced with discipline and real knowledge — exactly what you want from a teacher.
The perfect balance of structure, creativity and fun. Every lesson leaves me wanting to practise.
Clear teaching, great attitude, and noticeable progress. I’m playing things I never thought I could.
Serious School of Rock vibes — incredibly knowledgeable. Malcolm makes you a better musician, fast.
The Cool Gool studio · SE16
About Malcolm
Three decades
Three decades
of playing it
for real.
Malcolm Callus has spent 34 years as a live and studio guitarist and 28 years teaching it — an RGT-registered tutor with Honors accreditation from Berklee College of Music. He’s DBS-checked, so younger players are in safe hands.
Under the name Cool Gool Music, Malcolm teaches guitar, bass, ukulele and music theory to complete beginners and gigging players alike — always with that mix of enthusiasm, discipline and knowledge his students talk about.
- 34 yrs on stage
- 28 yrs teaching
- RGT registered
- Berklee accredited
- DBS checked
Lessons in English, Italian, German & Maltese.
Register for lessons
Plug in.
Plug in.
Let’s begin.
Tell me what you’d like to learn and how you’d like to learn it. I’ll be in touch to get your first lesson booked.
Mon–Fri 9am–11pm · Sat 10am–6pm · Year-round