Manawatu Musician Makers
Music Studio
Guitar, Vocals, Piano, Drums, Keyboard, Bass, Violin, Band, Performance, Theory and more...
Expert music tuition in Palmerston North and the Manawatu: Any style, any age, any ability.
By learning to make music you are gaining a skill that will last a lifetime. Whether you want to play for fun, join a band, or work towards formal grades, we can help.
If you want to improve your existing skills and be in an encouraging environment to meet and make
music with others... we'll help you get there.
Maybe you want to return to an instrument you played when you were young, or perhaps you want your kids to experience music but
don't know where to start - we'd love to chat with you.
We understand that every student is different. Different goals, different learning styles, and different musical preferences. Rather than
a one-size-fits-all lesson approach, we build the lessons around you - what you want to learn and how you best learn.
So, if it's guitar lessons, drum lessons, a singing tutor, or piano, keyboard, bass, violin or ukulele teacher that you are looking for,
then get in touch. We're based in Palmerston North and we've been called Manawatu's Leading Music Studio.
Electric guitar? Acoustic guitar? Classical guitar? Not sure? We have tutors who can teach all styles of guitar playing in all musical genres. If you are not sure about what style or type of guitar you want to play then our General Guitar course will get you started on all the fundamentals and you can specialise later. Formal grades are available for those who enjoy learning that way, or lessons can remain casual and follow the path you want.
We all know the traditional view of piano lessons - strict teachers, regimented playing, and old, boring music. That's not us! We use modern musical styles that our students can relate to, and our tutors are encouraging and create fun lessons in which students get the best learning experience. We can teach on piano and keyboard, and as well as the usual fundamentals of playing, we'll also teach our students to play from chord charts, to improvise, and the make artistic decisions, all by understanding what they play rather than just playing the dots on the page. We can also offer formal grading for piano with Trinity College or Rockschool for students who enjoy that learning style.
Drummers of all ages and stages are welcome. We'll cover the basics such as rudiments, fills, grooves, song structure and dynamics and a whole host of other skills that will develop your drumming. We'll help you understand how to tune and setup your drums, as well as do basic maintenance. Being in a tuition studio with many other musicians who can play other instruments (eg guitar, bass, keys), means that you can also have opportunities to put use your skills in a real-life environment.
Lessons built around you | Go at your pace | Learn what you want to learn.
Singing is one of the most fundamental human skills and existed way before musical instruments. We all have a voice (even if we don't think our own is good), and we love seeing people develop their skills. We've not met a student yet who can't learn to sing! We'll teach you the basic vocal techniques to get the most from your voice through warm-ups and vocal exercises. We'll also help you with pitching (hitting the right notes), extending your range, and making stylistic musical choices in order to give the best singing performance.
Bass guitar is such an important instrument and has so many musical benefits to the player. Every one of our bass tutors
is a player in their own right, not just a guitar-player-who-tries-to-play-bass, so we can teach you real-world experience.
Violin is usually thought of as a classical music instrument, and since our tutors are all classically trained, we are happy to
teach you along that path, but we're also good at teaching you how violin can be used in a modern environment.
Ukulele is such a fun and accessible instrument. Great for children and adults alike, and always sounds so happy. We
teach our students the basic skills such as strumming and chords, as well as picking to get the, started with playing songs and tunes.
Some students like to learn casually, which is great, but others enjoy the structure of working through grades. We offer Trinity College (London)
as well as Rockschool grading systems (in fact, our very own tutor, Mark, is one of the three NZ examiners for Rockschool). We've had
huge success tutoring student in formal grades from Grade 1 to Grade 8.
As for music theory, we like to call it Music Engineering, or Music Science because it describes the mechanics
of how music works. We include elements of music theory in to all of our instrument lessons (appropriate to age and stage of course), and take
it from the whiteboard to the instrument, but if you are keen for more in-depth learning we can do that too.
My 6 year old son has thoroughly enjoyed his first term at Manawatu Musician Makers and we can't wait to return next year. The tutors are friendly, talented & incredibly invested in each individual student. Mark himself has a great energy about him and it is obvious that his passion for music, as well as sharing his knowledge and talent with others is contagious.
By taking lessons, instead of trying to learn by myself, I have been able to increase my confidence and musical ability to new heights. Mark is able to make the complex simple to understand (Electric guitar student).
I have nothing but positive things to say about these amazing people and wouldn't hesitate for a moment to recommend MMM to anyone of any age wanting to begin or continue their music journey. Thanks team!
Our family loves Manawatu Musician Makers! Our three children learn a range of instruments between them - guitar, drums and keyboard. They enjoy their lessons as the tutors are positive and encouraging and go the extra mile to help them learn songs they really love. (Acoustic guitar, drums, keyboard students)
Three members of my family have lessons (I’m one of them) and love learning to play! The tutors are excellent and tailor lessons to each individual. Lessons are fun and learning is fast! Student concerts twice a year are great opportunities to learn and perform.
...what a incredible gift Grace is to help me to find my voice, and support me when I stepped out of my comfort zone and sung in one of your concerts. (Vocal student)
Lessons for adults | Lessons for children | All welcome
Musician Makers is a Music Tuition Studio run by husband and wife team Mark and Alison Angel. Mark is a British guitar and
bass player and vocalist with over thirty years of performing, recording, session work and tutoring, and Alison is an Early-Years teacher.
Our team of tutors all have their own performance experience which makes their tutoring more than just theory and ideas- they have
been there and done it.
At our studio in Palmerston North, New Zealand we offer tutoring in guitar, bass, drums, vocals, piano
keyboards and ukulele. But we are more that just a Music School - It is a our aim to not just make instrumentalists,
but to make well-rounded, skilled musicians.
To do this we teach you about performing, instrument maintenance, working in a band,
etc., as well as giving plenty of opportunities to put your playing into practice.
Our tutors know their stuff. All of Musician Maker's tutors are gigging, working musicians who understand what it takes to be help you
be successful in learning and progressing in your chosen instrument. They're also great people, and amazing teachers which helps too!
Our students don't just come from Palmerston North. We have students who travel from Feilding, Himatangi, Ashurst, Foxton, Levin, Pahiatua, and many other places. We think we're doing a great job, but don't just take our word for it - have a look at what some of our students say about us in our reviews section.
Modern Music Lessons, friendly tutors, casual or structured learning.
