LESSONS
Learning music should feel supportive, encouraging, and personal. Lessons are shaped around the student, not the other way around.
Melanie offers beginner guitar lessons and vocal coaching for children and adults, meeting each student where they are and using music as a shared language rather than a set of rules. Lessons are relaxed, practical, and shaped by the student’s pace, needs, and relationship with music.
Guitar Lessons
Starting Guitar
Melanie offers acoustic rhythm guitar lessons for children and adults who are new to the instrument. Sessions are relaxed and practical, focusing on the foundations of playing, listening, and understanding music, while building confidence at each student’s own pace – without pressure or rigid expectations.
Lessons include:
Chords and rhythm
Basic fingerstyle and strumming Song-based learning
Building confidence and consistency
When Music Calls You Back
These sessions are for those returning to guitar after time away, or for anyone who feels disconnected from music and wants to reconnect. Rather than focusing on technique or progress, time is spent sitting with the instrument, playing the songs that matter, and allowing passion, curiosity, and emotional connection to resurface naturally.
Every lesson is an invitation to remember why you fell in love with music in the first place – to play the songs that feed your soul, at your own pace, and with someone who’s there to share the journey with you.
Lessons include:
Revisiting chords and rhythm Playing your favourite songs Rekindling enjoyment and passion Moving at your own pace
Vocal Coaching
If your voice – or your child’s – is your instrument, learning to nurture, protect, and enhance it is essential. Melanie’s vocal coaching focuses on developing a healthy, confident singing voice, working with each student’s natural tone rather than forcing a particular style or sound.
That is why we offer the following: Personalized warm-ups Expanding vocal range
Breathing techniques
Clear articulation Voice projection Microphone technique
Performance guidance
Advanced vocal techniques
No prior singing experience is required.
Who lessons are for
Lessons are open to children, teenagers, and adults. Melanie has experience working with neurodivergent learners, and offers a patient, flexible approach that adapts to how each person learns best.
There is no requirement to read music or have previous training.
How Our Lessons Work
Lessons are offered in person in Durban or online for both local and international students.
Guitars are not required for in-person lessons Online guitar students require their own guitar Online guitar lessons start from 8 years and up Vocal coaching lessons from 9 years and up All lessons are in English.