Lee Barfield

Hello I am Lee Barfield the tutor at LA Guitar School & I have.been teaching guitar full-time since 1995 after graduating from ICMP London in 1994.

L. A. Guitar School started teaching from express music in George St Tamworth in 1995 before moving to the white house 93 Lichfield St, now we are based in 14 Silver St.

I have accumulated 31 years teaching experience from 1995 to 2026.

Lee’s Musical influences

Eric Clapton, Dire Straits, The Rolling Stones, The Beatles, Guns N Roses, whitesnake, Iron Maiden were my influences before & during my playing.

Lee Barfield’s Education

My professional education was through the institute of contemporary music and performance (ICMP), formally the guitar institute of technology.

I relocated to Acton London at 21 years old. Here I successfully acquired a scholarship to study at the college.

I graduated with my diploma in 1994 & I successfully acquired my grade 8 with RSL accredited by UCAS as being equivalent to A-Level music.

LA Guitar School at the beginning was also supported by the “The Prince’s Trust”.

• Diploma in music and performance ICMP London 1994
• Grade 5 RSL Trinity College London 1994
• Grade 8 RSL Trinity College London 1999

Live playing

My first experience of playing live was at college & my weekly dose at Bob’s good time blue pub in Shepard’s bush London in 1994.

Returning to Tamworth I then played bass for a local indie band before playing lead & rhythm for tumbling dice a “rolling stones” covers band.

About My Years of experience

I started playing guitar in 1991, and started teaching in 1995 & still teach9ng to this day in 2026.

I’ve been professionally trained by session guitarists who have been in their professional field for years, from the cruise ships, studio musicians & guitar magazine columnists.

Lee Barfield’s past tutors

1. Mark  Rogers – inspired me with his great rock lessons
2. Brian Robinson – my theory tutor who also pushed my music reading, he also encouraged me to acquire my scholarship to study guitar at ICMP in London.

The Guitar Institute London (ICMP) 1994-95

• Dave Kilminster – ICMP, Steven Wilson Band & Roger Waters, guitar techniques magazine, Guitarist of the year 1990.
• Guthrie Goven – ICMP, The Aristocrats & Steven Wilson Band
• Max Milligan – ICMP, Cherry Lee Mewis & session guitarist
• Iain Scott – ICMP, Los Angeles Guitar Institute and guitar player magazine
• Shaun Baxter – ICMP, Wolverhampton University head of guitar
• Pete Whitard – ICMP, Session guitarist
• Barry Langton – ICMP, Jazz cruise ship entertainer and session guitar
• Alan Limbrick – ICMP, Los Angeles Guitar Institute, Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells – Edinburgh Castle Concert 1992, Joan Amatrady
• Rob Burns – head of Bass Tech ICMP, Now head of music new zealand University.

I am grade 8 with RSL Rock school Trinity Collage, and a graduate of the London Guitar Institute ICMP.

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