Natural Music Instructors
The tutors from Guitar City collect vast experience teaching at music schools, Primary, Intermediate Schools and Colleges in Auckland, we aim to deliver the most to-the-point lessons in town catered to the student's needs and expectations.
Our Tutors
Meet your next tutor
Head Guitar Tutor
Felipe Simonetto
Felipe has over 20 years of experience in teaching Guitar, playing in bands and releasing music. Felipe teaches at schools and colleges across Auckland, his favorite styles include Heavy Metal, Rock and Roll, Jazz and Funk.
Guitar Tutor
Ruairi Brunt
Playing the guitar is a huge passion of mine and was my main extracurricular activity through high school. I played in a Jazz combo at Avondale college being awarded the highest awards at competitions.
This passion of the music led me to study at the University of Auckland, to further deepen my understanding of the guitar. However, being taught by Felipe I’m open to all genres of music, pop, Acoustic Fingerstyle, Rock, Metal, Blues, Jazz, classical and Fusion. My love of guitar has also translated into a love of teaching guitar.
Guitar, Bass, Piano and Drums Tutor
Robin Baek
Robin is an experienced guitarist and educator who likes to share his wealth of musical knowledge to students of all levels. He is known for his versatility; performing with various rock, pop and jazz artists throughout the years.
Achievements include winning the Ken Mitchell Trophy for Best Original Composition at the National Youth Jazz Festival (2017) and winning the University of Auckland band competition 'Dig The Gig' (2023)
Robin has recently completed the Bachelor Of Music degree at The University Of Auckland majoring in Jazz Performance.
Guitar/Bass Tutor
Leo Spykerman
As the bassist in the acclaimed alt-rock band Coast Arcade, Leo has established himself as a seasoned multi-instrumentalist and songwriter. While specialising in teaching guitar and bass, he also incorporates a holistic approach to his lessons where students develop an understanding of the roles that other instruments play within a band context, preparing them with the necessary skills to play with others, while also standing out as musically-unique individuals. Leo brings his years of experience playing in multi-genre bands to our Rockband programme, where students are prepared for the stage and beyond.
In Coast Arcade, Leo has written a number of hit singles, including City Limits, which has amassed nearly 350,000 views on YouTube to date.
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Guitar/Piano/Drums
Olliver Howlett
Ollie has been playing music since before he can remember, from symphonic bands to punk groups, he's been a part of it all. He completed a Bachelor of Performing Arts and has since been working as the musical director for the international touring theatre company The Barden Party. Ollie believes that music is for everyone, and that as teachers, we need to break down the perceived barriers to entry and help everyone find their own joy in music.
Guitar Tutor
Alon Aluf
Alon has over 20 years of experience teaching the guitar.
He holds a bachelors in jazz performance from the University of Auckland, distinction in grade 8 classical guitar from ABRSM and distinction in grade 8 rock & pop guitar from Trinity.
He is passionate about training students to unlock their potential on the instrument.