About Zac
Zac Pugh is a Launceston based musician and guitar teacher. After picking up the guitar at age 11, Zac has been playing and studying music ever since. His teaching style is relaxed and he has a friendly, positive attitude.
Teaching Experience
Zac has taught guitar to people from ages 7-70. Some have just wanted to learn some basic chords and strum along to their favourite songs. Others have studied guitar with Zac to excel at college level music and performance subjects, while still others have focused on composition and song writing.
More recently, Zac has been guiding many of his students through the SCSM Contemporary Guitar Syllabus, which he created in conjunction with the Saint Cecilia School of Music. Basically, this is learning guitar through pieces which are graded from beginner through to advanced levels-many of these pieces are composed by Zac. This has been a great success, with students across Australia and New Zealand working through this material, some even participating in the SCSM Exams and achieving very high results.
More recently, Zac has been guiding many of his students through the SCSM Contemporary Guitar Syllabus, which he created in conjunction with the Saint Cecilia School of Music. Basically, this is learning guitar through pieces which are graded from beginner through to advanced levels-many of these pieces are composed by Zac. This has been a great success, with students across Australia and New Zealand working through this material, some even participating in the SCSM Exams and achieving very high results.
What do you want to learn?
Here are some of the things you might like to learn from Zac.
Songs
Improvisation
Chords
Scales
Theory
Guitar Examinations
Ear training
To read music and rhythms
Song writing/composition
Develop speed and technical skills
Songs
Improvisation
Chords
Scales
Theory
Guitar Examinations
Ear training
To read music and rhythms
Song writing/composition
Develop speed and technical skills
Want to Get some Lessons?
A Bit of History
Born in Launceston, Tasmania.
Completed Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (music) degree at the University of Tasmania.
(Awarded the Dean's Role of Excellence.)
Employed as a composer and sound creator for several video game companies in Australia and Indonesia.
Worked at Barratts Music as a retail staff member and guitar technician.
(Nominated for the CityProm Gold Star retail award and received first place.)
Has written and produced 7 guitar books with CD's and 1 technical workbook.
Developed the Contemporary Guitar Syllabus for the Saint Cecilia School Of Music
Performs regularly as lead guitarist for the JamPlan, a 6 piece band providing Jazz, Funk, Rock and Dance Music.
(It's heaps of fun!!!)
Performed with the Saint Cecilia Orchestra 2015 at the Albert Hall, Launceston, This performance included a selection of original works by Zac
Completed Bachelor of Contemporary Arts (music) degree at the University of Tasmania.
(Awarded the Dean's Role of Excellence.)
Employed as a composer and sound creator for several video game companies in Australia and Indonesia.
Worked at Barratts Music as a retail staff member and guitar technician.
(Nominated for the CityProm Gold Star retail award and received first place.)
Has written and produced 7 guitar books with CD's and 1 technical workbook.
Developed the Contemporary Guitar Syllabus for the Saint Cecilia School Of Music
Performs regularly as lead guitarist for the JamPlan, a 6 piece band providing Jazz, Funk, Rock and Dance Music.
(It's heaps of fun!!!)
Performed with the Saint Cecilia Orchestra 2015 at the Albert Hall, Launceston, This performance included a selection of original works by Zac
