Martin Flynn
Guitar Teacher
Electric Guitar teacher
My name is Martin Flynn, and I am one of the Guitar Teachers at Hanrahan School of Music.
I graduated from my BA (Hons) in Music in 2024, and I am currently pursuing a Masters in Music Research and Performance. I have been playing instruments from a young age and have been surrounded by music from even younger.
When I started guitar, I played on an acoustic but quickly realized I wanted to play electric guitar. And ever since I got my first electric, I have been passionate about learning. My biggest influences in music have been blues artists like B.B. King or Stevie Ray Vaughan but in college I began to study music of all styles, and I focused on Jazz music.
Teaching a student what they want is the most important thing to me. In my eyes, a students’ motivation to pick up the guitar is a priority. Without it, a student will not progress as fast as they might hope, and so, may not reach the standard set by themselves and may quit regardless of the encouragement. Their music tastes and inclinations are what drives them to pick up and play the guitar. And although there will come a time on any instrument where technique and skill become an important part of their development, it is taught through learning music, compared to chords or scales on a page.
