Meet Your Guitar InstructorAllen Hopgood
Founder of Acoustic Cover Mastery After standing on a football field at age 14 - with the game going on around him, thinking of what chords were used in "American Pie," Allen realised his future laid elsewhere...
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Being influenced and exposed to a wide range of music from parents and older siblings, Allen Hopgood, first began to notice the power of the guitar through the music of The Shadows and Kiss. Soon after that, a natural progression followed...he could be found in his bedroom, strumming away on a tennis racquet, to Beatle songs.
Then for his 13th birthday, his older brother brought him his first guitar, which he paid off at $5/week! "The best birthday present ever. It still keeps giving to me to this day," he says with a smile on his face. He continues, " the skills I learnt back then, even the ones I learn today, will still be with me even when I'm 80 years old!"
After leaving high school, he joined his first band with some old school friends. The born and bred local, continued to hone his craft over the next few years on a healthy musical diet of Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Cold Chisel and The Angels.
A succession of bands followed. Playing everywhere from local surf clubs, nightclubs, tours and bikie parties. "The coast was great back then for young bands," he reflects. "Always somewhere to play." All those gigs included support acts for music industry titans Kiss and Jimmy Barnes.
After an absence from bands, due to the birth of his two children, Allen noticed upon returning, that the music scene on the Gold Coast had all but disappeared. Still having the passion to play, and noticing other adults who had always wanted to play, or used to play guitar in their younger years, he began teaching part time along side family commitments. The teaching eventually made way for Allen to become the owner and founder of Gold Coast School of Guitar.
Teaching, training, coaching and mentoring students the art of the guitar through his guitar lessons is his purpose in life.
"Although the live scene isn't what it used to be, people still want to to play for fun. It's not just about being a 'rock star', far from it. The guitar is a life skill anybody can learn," he instructs his students.
"The guitar has the potential to be your best friend for the rest of your life. Playing the guitar, and music, is one of a very few activities you can do that uses both sides of your brain at the same time. No subject in school can do that. No sport can give you that."
Continuing, he adds, "you can express yourself through your guitar. You and everyone around you will have a LOT of fun with it! These skills you are going to learn with your guitar, is the ultimate gift you can give yourself!"
Allen has been extensively trained and certified by The Elite Guitar Teachers Inner Circle. He was a member of the Guitar Inner Circle and now works only with adults over 40 who are willing to learn and change their approach to playing guitar; follow a proven system and take responsibility for their outcome.
Then for his 13th birthday, his older brother brought him his first guitar, which he paid off at $5/week! "The best birthday present ever. It still keeps giving to me to this day," he says with a smile on his face. He continues, " the skills I learnt back then, even the ones I learn today, will still be with me even when I'm 80 years old!"
After leaving high school, he joined his first band with some old school friends. The born and bred local, continued to hone his craft over the next few years on a healthy musical diet of Bruce Springsteen, Dire Straits, Cold Chisel and The Angels.
A succession of bands followed. Playing everywhere from local surf clubs, nightclubs, tours and bikie parties. "The coast was great back then for young bands," he reflects. "Always somewhere to play." All those gigs included support acts for music industry titans Kiss and Jimmy Barnes.
After an absence from bands, due to the birth of his two children, Allen noticed upon returning, that the music scene on the Gold Coast had all but disappeared. Still having the passion to play, and noticing other adults who had always wanted to play, or used to play guitar in their younger years, he began teaching part time along side family commitments. The teaching eventually made way for Allen to become the owner and founder of Gold Coast School of Guitar.
Teaching, training, coaching and mentoring students the art of the guitar through his guitar lessons is his purpose in life.
"Although the live scene isn't what it used to be, people still want to to play for fun. It's not just about being a 'rock star', far from it. The guitar is a life skill anybody can learn," he instructs his students.
"The guitar has the potential to be your best friend for the rest of your life. Playing the guitar, and music, is one of a very few activities you can do that uses both sides of your brain at the same time. No subject in school can do that. No sport can give you that."
Continuing, he adds, "you can express yourself through your guitar. You and everyone around you will have a LOT of fun with it! These skills you are going to learn with your guitar, is the ultimate gift you can give yourself!"
Allen has been extensively trained and certified by The Elite Guitar Teachers Inner Circle. He was a member of the Guitar Inner Circle and now works only with adults over 40 who are willing to learn and change their approach to playing guitar; follow a proven system and take responsibility for their outcome.
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Paula KanskyStudent 6 Months"...I am inspired by those who have advocated the same principles you have outlined...I am a strong believer of the power of goals to motivate people and keep them on course...Keep up the good work! I think you are an awesome teacher!"
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Matt O'BrienStudent 10 Months"Really happy with my lessons and my progress, learning the basics correctly from the start, eliminating my bad habits. Especially happy with the way you give me options on how to get around my problem areas."
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Acoustic Cover Mastery
Are you a beginning acoustic guitar player? An intermediate guitarist? Over 40? Want to play songs?
Introducing the only 45-minute training that shows you how to play an unlimited amount of songs on your guitar with NOTHING held back. Use what you learn immediately and without charge
Introducing the only 45-minute training that shows you how to play an unlimited amount of songs on your guitar with NOTHING held back. Use what you learn immediately and without charge
