Simply one of the best guitar teachers you will ever encounter. What you don’t get is the one size fits all approach. What you do get is informed, thoughtful, structured tuition.
Only been here for a week but one thing for sure is that I’m in the right place for all things Slide. Phil has an easy going gentle style of teaching which is both informative and encouraging. No pressure, take your time, enjoy. Love it!!!
It is a huge help learning to play slide guitar. Phil is a very helpful, friendly and kind tutor. There's a vast archive of tutorial videos for all levels and the group sessions are a great way of connecting with others learning too. Brilliant!
I went from having no clue about slide guitar to playing along to songs by Robert Johnson and Son House! The step by step breakdowns taught by Phil Henry are excellent and the website content keeps growing, so there is always more material to help me to keep progressing. I highly recommend Phil as a teacher. Flav
I started with … nothing! Thank you Phil for excellent teaching and providing very valuable teaching material. Attending the course I am able to play slide guitar and to dive deeper into music: Slide Success. However, a new problem has risen up: My wife gets suspicious about a growing number of guitars in the house ;-)
An excellent course for both beginners and more experienced players. The on-line videos are of excellent quality and shot from different angles which is very useful. There are are also "live sessions" that offer a chance to ask questions or explore a given topic further. If you put the work in, you will learn to play slide guitar.
So pleased I signed up for this course. My slide playing has already improved massively. Phil is a brilliant teacher and a great guy. This course has the whole package - 121's with Phil, Group discussions and lifetime access to some great material. Phil is adding new material regularly. This course has all you need play slide guitar.
This is not a quick fix course, Phillip is a wealth of information and takes time to explain in detail all facets of slide playing. I am thoroughly enjoying the course and constantly learning with Phillip's unique and patient style of teaching. This is the course if you want to learn slide guitar from a great musician and great teacher.
Phillip Henry's courses are about as good as it gets for musicians. His enabling teaching style inspires you to keep trying stuff, and eventually you succeed. This week, I'll be releasing a new solo album. The final track has some lap steel work that wouldn't have happened without his help. So book a course. You won't look back! John Reed
I have enjoyed this course very much. The course content, both written and video, is clearly laid out and esy to follow. Phil is a brilliany teacher and is always ready to offer advice and check progress via the group and one-to-one sessions. My slide guitar playing has improved from never having used a slide before this course to being able to play some tunes and riffs which I regard as great progress.
Excellent course for slide players from beginners to intermediate and advanced. The modular course with live instruction and demonstration assists tremendously as it advances with the possibility of revisiting earlier modules to complement your understanding of both theory and practical elements. For one to one issues online solves the problems which might arise. A thoroughly detailed course which I recommend to both aspiring slide players and improvers.
I love this course. I am new to using a slide although I have always been interested. The weekly in line sessions are interesting and useful plus the course material online is excellent and really clear. Phillip is a great musician but we are fortunate he has plenty of ability to help those of us who are not so capable. I would heartily recommend this course to anyone wanting to get a start with slide or to improve and extend what they do even if they already play some slide.
I joined Phil's programme in October '24 with the aspiration to be " playing slide by Christmas". I am very happy to recommend this course to other aspiring players. Phil's patient and easy delivery style makes even the recorded lesson material feel personal. There is a wealth of expertly curated material here, and with the continued support of Phil and the Slide Success community I look forward to progressing from "Playing Slide" to becoming a "Slide Player"! Martin Adamson
Slide has always eluded me. However now, thanks to Phil’s course, I am well on my way to accomplishing some decent slide playing. Never in a million years did I think I would be able to tackle something like Clapton’s version on Walkin’ Blues, but I’m now on my way to playing it. If you’re interested in slide playing, this is the course to go for. Phil is an excellent, and patient, teacher. The chance to interact with other players on the course is very useful. Definitely recommend this course.
Having a structured course has been invaluable. Like anyone interested in slide, I had been checking lots of free stuff on YouTube, but it's too easy to jump from flash lick to lick and skip over basic fundamental skills. It has really helpful having an experienced tutor and performer say, "trust me, start here." It has really helped me ensure my foundational skills were there. It's too easy to try and run before you can walk picking random vids off YouTube. I highly recommend this course.
Through Slide Success I have received thorough training in how to play different styles and genres of slide guitar. The mentor is a professional slide guitarist and the program is thorough and educational. I really enjoy the master class sessions where I can directly connect with the mentor and the students, which is great fun. It also helps immensely that I can get a one to one tutorial with the mentor. If anyone wants to learn how to play slide guitar, this is the place. I highly recommend it. Lise Eistrup Schrøder Norge
I enrolled with Phillip Henry's Slide Success program just over a year ago. The content in the course is laid out with precision and intent to ensure your experience is truly that of joy and satisfaction of now playing slide guitar with confidence while following Phillips teaching methods. Whether you're a novice player to pro , your playing will improve. My confidence and playing level have increased to that I did not think possible. His forum and support network is a fabulous tool to stay engaged with like minded players from all over the globe, all moving towards the goal of playing Slide Guitar. Cheers Steve Black
Phil is a great tutor in so many ways: he firstly inspires with his own playing, then he carefully takes you through the stages of techniques and pieces, encourages and gives positive feedback and energy to the group, and to you as an individual, and at same time is humble and empathetic throughout. Not least when adapting to individual circumstances; in my case Phil has shown great flexibility (and patience!) with my situation, and I remain motivated to progress my slide playing to new levels with his support. Phil also enables the benefits of peer support through the way he organises his sessions and Facebook groups. An all round gem! Cant recommend Phil highly enough.
I’ve been with Phil from day 1, and he turned me from an ordinary strumming guitarist into someone who could really get the feel of the slide, and play a few tunes. I’m not a gigging guitarist, just someone who plays for enjoyment, and cannot speak highly enough of Phil and his teaching methods. I have now got a library of courses that I can now pick and choose, to play the tunes that I want to play, and learn in my own time! And if there is something that I can’t get right, Phil is always available to answer your query! He also holds twice weekly zoom meetings, so you can always catch him there as well!! I have absolutely no regrets on taking the plunge and joining Phil’s course!
Highly recommended! I started the course from a pretty low baseline but am now playing with more confidence, getting much cleaner tone from my slide and applying muting to define notes. I have a better understanding of open tunings and a framework for making my own riffs and licks. This has taken my aimless noodling to a better level! The platform used by Slide Success is really intuitive and accessible, and the use of workshops and 1:1 sessions have been really effective in getting me past some stumbling blocks. Phil has created a really dynamic Facebook group where we pose and answer questions. This has developed into a real sense of a supportive learning community of like minded slide players.
Having experimented with slide for a year or two only in open G tuning I knew that to progress I required a structured course. Coming across Phil’s offer and the opportunity to pay over a year I decided to join the program. Over the last nine months I have learned so much and have definitely improved. As a result of the training, I am now able to sing and play songs with slide and in different tunings. The course is broken down into small segments and you can go at your own pace. I especially like the emphasis on getting the basics right and the fact that you can have one to one lessons as required. The content is clear, easy to follow and I cannot recommend this course enough for anyone considering really getting to grips with this technique. Definitely excellent value for money and a lot of fun too!
Anyone thinking of learning Slide Guitar should check this course out ... This course has added a new dimension to my playing, while being challenging but ultimately rewarding. Playing slide escaped me for so many years. I have bought slides and experimented on a number of occasions and simply did not succeed with any clarity or ambition to persevere... This course has changed all of that. Phillips approach to teaching is relaxed and imformative and allows you to progress at your own pace supported by a fantastic on-line resource. The one to one lessons work to Ironing out those essential technics and the group sessions are a great way to share frustrations, ideas and solutions... I for one am richer for this journey and will continue to enjoy, develop and perfect my slide playing into the future Thank you Phill
For many years I dabbled with playing slide guitar. I was aware that I was making many unintentional and unwanted noises but I had little idea about how to correct these problems until my encounters with Phil and Slide Success. I had no dreams of becoming the new Sonny Landreth or Rusty Young. But I really did/do need some help in identifying the cause of my issues I and a method of improving my playing. I’m retired but keep very busy with many different types of music-related projects. So I need a way of being able to dip in and out of learning as and when time permits. I find the combination of Slide Success’s one-on-one teaching and advice together with the online resources also provided to be exactly what I need. I would certainly highly endorse Phil Henry’s inspirational approach to learning and making great music!
I have always wanted to learn to play slide guitar. I had experimented with it a little bit but was never ever able to get anything that sounded good out of my guitar. When I came across Philip Henry's learn slight guitar curriculum I thought I would give it a try. After about 4 months I have been using my slide guitar on my own songs that I record. The curriculum starts out from the absolute beginning and goes well into the theory and practical techniques of playing slide. I enjoy the two weekly group sessions with the instructor and other students in the curriculum as well as a one-on-one with the instructor as I need it. I would wholeheartedly recommend this course to anyone who is wanting to learn slide guitar. Even if you've never played guitar before this is a great course and you will be playing things which you never thought you would.
Getting started on slide guitar can be a bewildering, and at times, discouraging process; there is so much to learn! Phil Henry's "Slide Success" course guides you through those difficult early stages. Emphasis is placed on developing a good technique, with good intonation and a clean sound. Phil's course is well thought out and presented. It answers all the questions you may be asking yourself, and in a short space of time you find yourself making g good progress. There is a wealth of material to work through; advice on equipment, exercises, scales and set pieces. All carefully chosen by Phil to help you progress as a player. The weekly online forum is a friendly place to visit, where you can meet other players, share tips and talk about guitars! I would not hesitate to recommend this course to anyone interested in playing slide. It has helped me get off to a great start and I sure it is going to be a source of information and inspiration for years to come. Thanks Phil.
Hi, I started the slide success course about 8 months ago, I had no slide experience whatsoever but Phil's course material starts out with the basics. From picking a slide, holding the slide, guitar string advice and ear training. The course includes one to one opportunities with Phil but I have found that the course material, which you have lifetime access to, is so good that, apart from an introduction, I have only needed one. Phil is a great musician who is technically very accomplished. He is very friendly and supportive of individuals and the groups. There are usually two Zoom meetings each week, one is a catch up with the other members of the group and Phil always has a chat with each of us too. The other Zoom is usually a masterclass. These masterclasses are added to the resources too. There is also a Facebook group where people ask questions or post their progress with a song. Importantly, we not only learn songs but also how to integrate into playing with other musicians. This is something I am starting to look at now and am excited at the prospect of being able to bring some slide to jam sessions or playing with friends. He also provides bonus resources about lap steel. I am very pleased to have joined this course and if you want to learn slide, I really encourage you to check out Slide Success.
I signed up for the Slide Success program as of Dec 2023. I started the program in January of 2024. The methods that are incorporated are much different from other teachers I have seen. Phillip’s teaching starts by simple methods of ear training, learning to listen to sounds like drones similar to slide sounds, getting your ears and brain to learn. Your first songs are going to be simple as you need to master getting the proper technique, tone and sound from your slide. I enjoyed that aspect as this curriculum will get you ready to get into the much harder concepts, techniques, music pieces that you will learn, all provided in the course, in a carefully concise order of learning. My eyes were opened as to what really is happening and needed to play quality slide. I always thought it was a lot of fast movement but slowly learned that it’s not. You need control of your slide to get quality tone and how your slide position can influence certain sounds . He teaches the fundamentals of Vibrato which is important is not what it seems, there is more to it. I learned to use both my left hand and right hand -working together to produce that sweet sound. I highly recommend Phillip as your teacher. The one to ones with Phillip, zoom group sessions , camaraderie formed with other members of slide success , all help you with your learning. The large number of modules with lessons with videos will give you the tools to learn to play slide guitar, available for a lifetime. The rest is up to us as a student, to learn from Phillip and his exceptional program. He is understanding, and gentle in his guidance and will try to coax your very best from you. Robert Whitmore Ontario Canada
Hi, I'm Chris, I enrolled on the Slide Success course in March 2024. The first thing I would like to acknowledge is just how good Phil is. Phil is not only a superb musician and slide player, but possibly and most importantly for this course is that his ability to teach is incredible. His knowledge and understanding is clearly as deep as the ocean, and his calm, almost zen like, delivery of the lessons makes everything easy to understand. The course is centred on Phil's 5 pillar approach, where learning how to play slide guitar is broken into 5 core areas, which covers everything from choice of slide, string gauge and finger picks, developing fundamental skills, touch, tone and intonation, understanding open tunings, finger-style patterns, vibrato, harmonics, playing behind the slide and various performance pieces. The course content is online in the form of video's in detailed but digestible chunks, they are delivered with a multi-angle camera set up where appropriate, they have superb audio quality and the lessons have accompanying tabs, chord and scale diagrams. Slide Success is supplemented by group zoom sessions twice a week, where you can discuss your progress with Phil and other students that are enrolled in the course. In addition, you get access to Phil for 1 to 1 zoom lessons to support you over your first 90 days. During one to one zoom lessons you'll find that Phil has a friendly and easy going nature, he is reassuring and patient, giving insightful and constructive advice on where improvements can be made. There is also a Slide Success Facebook group where students can choose to share progress videos, offer support and encouragement as they progress through the course material. Although the course is for 90 days, it's important to note that all of the course material and online content is always there for you to use and refer to whenever you want. This is great for folks with busy lives as you can use it to fit it around your own free time. The course content seems expanding all the time, as Phil adds new material and lessons on a frequent basis. Slide Success is a clear 10/10 for me, it comes highly recommended. I have played guitar for more years than I care to count, however my slide playing was lacking. The progress I have made under Phil's guidance in such a short space of time has got me excited for what I could achieve in the coming months. I really hope Phil expands his course offerings to build on the Slide Success course, he's been superb to deal with and it's clear that not only is he an incredible musician, he has a skillset that makes him formidable teacher.
Simply one of the best guitar teachers you will ever encounter. What you don’t get is the one size fits all approach. What you do get is informed, thoughtful, structured tuition.
Only been here for a week but one thing for sure is that I’m in the right place for all things Slide. Phil has an easy going gentle style of teaching which is both informative and encouraging. No pressure, take your time, enjoy. Love it!!!
It is a huge help learning to play slide guitar. Phil is a very helpful, friendly and kind tutor. There's a vast archive of tutorial videos for all levels and the group sessions are a great way of connecting with others learning too. Brilliant!
I went from having no clue about slide guitar to playing along to songs by Robert Johnson and Son House! The step by step breakdowns taught by Phil Henry are excellent and the website content keeps growing, so there is always more material to help me to keep progressing. I highly recommend Phil as a teacher. Flav
I started with … nothing! Thank you Phil for excellent teaching and providing very valuable teaching material. Attending the course I am able to play slide guitar and to dive deeper into music: Slide Success. However, a new problem has risen up: My wife gets suspicious about a growing number of guitars in the house ;-)
An excellent course for both beginners and more experienced players. The on-line videos are of excellent quality and shot from different angles which is very useful. There are are also "live sessions" that offer a chance to ask questions or explore a given topic further. If you put the work in, you will learn to play slide guitar.
So pleased I signed up for this course. My slide playing has already improved massively. Phil is a brilliant teacher and a great guy. This course has the whole package - 121's with Phil, Group discussions and lifetime access to some great material. Phil is adding new material regularly. This course has all you need play slide guitar.
This is not a quick fix course, Phillip is a wealth of information and takes time to explain in detail all facets of slide playing. I am thoroughly enjoying the course and constantly learning with Phillip's unique and patient style of teaching. This is the course if you want to learn slide guitar from a great musician and great teacher.
Phillip Henry's courses are about as good as it gets for musicians. His enabling teaching style inspires you to keep trying stuff, and eventually you succeed. This week, I'll be releasing a new solo album. The final track has some lap steel work that wouldn't have happened without his help. So book a course. You won't look back! John Reed
I have enjoyed this course very much. The course content, both written and video, is clearly laid out and esy to follow. Phil is a brilliany teacher and is always ready to offer advice and check progress via the group and one-to-one sessions. My slide guitar playing has improved from never having used a slide before this course to being able to play some tunes and riffs which I regard as great progress.
Excellent course for slide players from beginners to intermediate and advanced. The modular course with live instruction and demonstration assists tremendously as it advances with the possibility of revisiting earlier modules to complement your understanding of both theory and practical elements. For one to one issues online solves the problems which might arise. A thoroughly detailed course which I recommend to both aspiring slide players and improvers.
I love this course. I am new to using a slide although I have always been interested. The weekly in line sessions are interesting and useful plus the course material online is excellent and really clear. Phillip is a great musician but we are fortunate he has plenty of ability to help those of us who are not so capable. I would heartily recommend this course to anyone wanting to get a start with slide or to improve and extend what they do even if they already play some slide.
I joined Phil's programme in October '24 with the aspiration to be " playing slide by Christmas". I am very happy to recommend this course to other aspiring players. Phil's patient and easy delivery style makes even the recorded lesson material feel personal. There is a wealth of expertly curated material here, and with the continued support of Phil and the Slide Success community I look forward to progressing from "Playing Slide" to becoming a "Slide Player"! Martin Adamson
Slide has always eluded me. However now, thanks to Phil’s course, I am well on my way to accomplishing some decent slide playing. Never in a million years did I think I would be able to tackle something like Clapton’s version on Walkin’ Blues, but I’m now on my way to playing it. If you’re interested in slide playing, this is the course to go for. Phil is an excellent, and patient, teacher. The chance to interact with other players on the course is very useful. Definitely recommend this course.
Having a structured course has been invaluable. Like anyone interested in slide, I had been checking lots of free stuff on YouTube, but it's too easy to jump from flash lick to lick and skip over basic fundamental skills. It has really helpful having an experienced tutor and performer say, "trust me, start here." It has really helped me ensure my foundational skills were there. It's too easy to try and run before you can walk picking random vids off YouTube. I highly recommend this course.
Through Slide Success I have received thorough training in how to play different styles and genres of slide guitar. The mentor is a professional slide guitarist and the program is thorough and educational. I really enjoy the master class sessions where I can directly connect with the mentor and the students, which is great fun. It also helps immensely that I can get a one to one tutorial with the mentor. If anyone wants to learn how to play slide guitar, this is the place. I highly recommend it. Lise Eistrup Schrøder Norge
I enrolled with Phillip Henry's Slide Success program just over a year ago. The content in the course is laid out with precision and intent to ensure your experience is truly that of joy and satisfaction of now playing slide guitar with confidence while following Phillips teaching methods. Whether you're a novice player to pro , your playing will improve. My confidence and playing level have increased to that I did not think possible. His forum and support network is a fabulous tool to stay engaged with like minded players from all over the globe, all moving towards the goal of playing Slide Guitar. Cheers Steve Black
Phil is a great tutor in so many ways: he firstly inspires with his own playing, then he carefully takes you through the stages of techniques and pieces, encourages and gives positive feedback and energy to the group, and to you as an individual, and at same time is humble and empathetic throughout. Not least when adapting to individual circumstances; in my case Phil has shown great flexibility (and patience!) with my situation, and I remain motivated to progress my slide playing to new levels with his support. Phil also enables the benefits of peer support through the way he organises his sessions and Facebook groups. An all round gem! Cant recommend Phil highly enough.
I’ve been with Phil from day 1, and he turned me from an ordinary strumming guitarist into someone who could really get the feel of the slide, and play a few tunes. I’m not a gigging guitarist, just someone who plays for enjoyment, and cannot speak highly enough of Phil and his teaching methods. I have now got a library of courses that I can now pick and choose, to play the tunes that I want to play, and learn in my own time! And if there is something that I can’t get right, Phil is always available to answer your query! He also holds twice weekly zoom meetings, so you can always catch him there as well!! I have absolutely no regrets on taking the plunge and joining Phil’s course!
Highly recommended! I started the course from a pretty low baseline but am now playing with more confidence, getting much cleaner tone from my slide and applying muting to define notes. I have a better understanding of open tunings and a framework for making my own riffs and licks. This has taken my aimless noodling to a better level! The platform used by Slide Success is really intuitive and accessible, and the use of workshops and 1:1 sessions have been really effective in getting me past some stumbling blocks. Phil has created a really dynamic Facebook group where we pose and answer questions. This has developed into a real sense of a supportive learning community of like minded slide players.
Having experimented with slide for a year or two only in open G tuning I knew that to progress I required a structured course. Coming across Phil’s offer and the opportunity to pay over a year I decided to join the program. Over the last nine months I have learned so much and have definitely improved. As a result of the training, I am now able to sing and play songs with slide and in different tunings. The course is broken down into small segments and you can go at your own pace. I especially like the emphasis on getting the basics right and the fact that you can have one to one lessons as required. The content is clear, easy to follow and I cannot recommend this course enough for anyone considering really getting to grips with this technique. Definitely excellent value for money and a lot of fun too!
Anyone thinking of learning Slide Guitar should check this course out ... This course has added a new dimension to my playing, while being challenging but ultimately rewarding. Playing slide escaped me for so many years. I have bought slides and experimented on a number of occasions and simply did not succeed with any clarity or ambition to persevere... This course has changed all of that. Phillips approach to teaching is relaxed and imformative and allows you to progress at your own pace supported by a fantastic on-line resource. The one to one lessons work to Ironing out those essential technics and the group sessions are a great way to share frustrations, ideas and solutions... I for one am richer for this journey and will continue to enjoy, develop and perfect my slide playing into the future Thank you Phill
For many years I dabbled with playing slide guitar. I was aware that I was making many unintentional and unwanted noises but I had little idea about how to correct these problems until my encounters with Phil and Slide Success. I had no dreams of becoming the new Sonny Landreth or Rusty Young. But I really did/do need some help in identifying the cause of my issues I and a method of improving my playing. I’m retired but keep very busy with many different types of music-related projects. So I need a way of being able to dip in and out of learning as and when time permits. I find the combination of Slide Success’s one-on-one teaching and advice together with the online resources also provided to be exactly what I need. I would certainly highly endorse Phil Henry’s inspirational approach to learning and making great music!
I have always wanted to learn to play slide guitar. I had experimented with it a little bit but was never ever able to get anything that sounded good out of my guitar. When I came across Philip Henry's learn slight guitar curriculum I thought I would give it a try. After about 4 months I have been using my slide guitar on my own songs that I record. The curriculum starts out from the absolute beginning and goes well into the theory and practical techniques of playing slide. I enjoy the two weekly group sessions with the instructor and other students in the curriculum as well as a one-on-one with the instructor as I need it. I would wholeheartedly recommend this course to anyone who is wanting to learn slide guitar. Even if you've never played guitar before this is a great course and you will be playing things which you never thought you would.
Getting started on slide guitar can be a bewildering, and at times, discouraging process; there is so much to learn! Phil Henry's "Slide Success" course guides you through those difficult early stages. Emphasis is placed on developing a good technique, with good intonation and a clean sound. Phil's course is well thought out and presented. It answers all the questions you may be asking yourself, and in a short space of time you find yourself making g good progress. There is a wealth of material to work through; advice on equipment, exercises, scales and set pieces. All carefully chosen by Phil to help you progress as a player. The weekly online forum is a friendly place to visit, where you can meet other players, share tips and talk about guitars! I would not hesitate to recommend this course to anyone interested in playing slide. It has helped me get off to a great start and I sure it is going to be a source of information and inspiration for years to come. Thanks Phil.
Hi, I started the slide success course about 8 months ago, I had no slide experience whatsoever but Phil's course material starts out with the basics. From picking a slide, holding the slide, guitar string advice and ear training. The course includes one to one opportunities with Phil but I have found that the course material, which you have lifetime access to, is so good that, apart from an introduction, I have only needed one. Phil is a great musician who is technically very accomplished. He is very friendly and supportive of individuals and the groups. There are usually two Zoom meetings each week, one is a catch up with the other members of the group and Phil always has a chat with each of us too. The other Zoom is usually a masterclass. These masterclasses are added to the resources too. There is also a Facebook group where people ask questions or post their progress with a song. Importantly, we not only learn songs but also how to integrate into playing with other musicians. This is something I am starting to look at now and am excited at the prospect of being able to bring some slide to jam sessions or playing with friends. He also provides bonus resources about lap steel. I am very pleased to have joined this course and if you want to learn slide, I really encourage you to check out Slide Success.
I signed up for the Slide Success program as of Dec 2023. I started the program in January of 2024. The methods that are incorporated are much different from other teachers I have seen. Phillip’s teaching starts by simple methods of ear training, learning to listen to sounds like drones similar to slide sounds, getting your ears and brain to learn. Your first songs are going to be simple as you need to master getting the proper technique, tone and sound from your slide. I enjoyed that aspect as this curriculum will get you ready to get into the much harder concepts, techniques, music pieces that you will learn, all provided in the course, in a carefully concise order of learning. My eyes were opened as to what really is happening and needed to play quality slide. I always thought it was a lot of fast movement but slowly learned that it’s not. You need control of your slide to get quality tone and how your slide position can influence certain sounds . He teaches the fundamentals of Vibrato which is important is not what it seems, there is more to it. I learned to use both my left hand and right hand -working together to produce that sweet sound. I highly recommend Phillip as your teacher. The one to ones with Phillip, zoom group sessions , camaraderie formed with other members of slide success , all help you with your learning. The large number of modules with lessons with videos will give you the tools to learn to play slide guitar, available for a lifetime. The rest is up to us as a student, to learn from Phillip and his exceptional program. He is understanding, and gentle in his guidance and will try to coax your very best from you. Robert Whitmore Ontario Canada
Hi, I'm Chris, I enrolled on the Slide Success course in March 2024. The first thing I would like to acknowledge is just how good Phil is. Phil is not only a superb musician and slide player, but possibly and most importantly for this course is that his ability to teach is incredible. His knowledge and understanding is clearly as deep as the ocean, and his calm, almost zen like, delivery of the lessons makes everything easy to understand. The course is centred on Phil's 5 pillar approach, where learning how to play slide guitar is broken into 5 core areas, which covers everything from choice of slide, string gauge and finger picks, developing fundamental skills, touch, tone and intonation, understanding open tunings, finger-style patterns, vibrato, harmonics, playing behind the slide and various performance pieces. The course content is online in the form of video's in detailed but digestible chunks, they are delivered with a multi-angle camera set up where appropriate, they have superb audio quality and the lessons have accompanying tabs, chord and scale diagrams. Slide Success is supplemented by group zoom sessions twice a week, where you can discuss your progress with Phil and other students that are enrolled in the course. In addition, you get access to Phil for 1 to 1 zoom lessons to support you over your first 90 days. During one to one zoom lessons you'll find that Phil has a friendly and easy going nature, he is reassuring and patient, giving insightful and constructive advice on where improvements can be made. There is also a Slide Success Facebook group where students can choose to share progress videos, offer support and encouragement as they progress through the course material. Although the course is for 90 days, it's important to note that all of the course material and online content is always there for you to use and refer to whenever you want. This is great for folks with busy lives as you can use it to fit it around your own free time. The course content seems expanding all the time, as Phil adds new material and lessons on a frequent basis. Slide Success is a clear 10/10 for me, it comes highly recommended. I have played guitar for more years than I care to count, however my slide playing was lacking. The progress I have made under Phil's guidance in such a short space of time has got me excited for what I could achieve in the coming months. I really hope Phil expands his course offerings to build on the Slide Success course, he's been superb to deal with and it's clear that not only is he an incredible musician, he has a skillset that makes him formidable teacher.