Lee Barfield
Hello I am Lee, the tutor at LA Guitar School & I have been teaching guitar full-time since 1995.
After graduating from ICMP London in 1994 and acquired my grade 5 with Rockschool trinity college the my grade 8 Rockschool trinity college in 1999.
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 many years of 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’s Musical 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 – formally “the guitar institute”.
- 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 teaching to date 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
- Mark Rogers – inspired me with his great rock lessons
- Brian Robinson – my theory tutor who also pushed my music reading, he also encouraged me to acquire my scholarship to study at the guitar institute (ICMP) in London.
The Guitar Institute London (ICMP) 1994-95
- Dave Kilminster – the guitar institute, Steven Wilson Band & Roger Waters, guitar techniques magazine, Guitarist of the year 1990.
- Guthrie Goven – the guitar institute, The Aristocrats & Steven Wilson Band
- Max Milligan – the guitar institute, Cherry Lee Mewis & session guitarist
- Iain Scott – the guitar institute, Los Angeles Guitar Institute and guitar player magazine
- Shaun Baxter – the guitar institute, Wolverhampton University head of guitar
- Pete Whitard – the guitar institute, Session guitarist
- Barry Langton – the guitar institute, Jazz cruise ship entertainer and session guitar
- Alan Limbrick – the guitar institute, Los Angeles Guitar Institute, Mike Oldfield Tubular Bells – Edinburgh Castle Concert 1992, Joan Amatrady
- Rob Burns – head of Bass Tech the guitar institute, 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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