Syllabus

Key To Music follows an outline syllabus of modern and classic songs that has been divided up into Beginner, Intermediate and Advanced categories - this applies to all our lessons including singing lessons, guitar lessons, drum lessons and piano lessons. This is by no means an exhaustive list - naturally, the student can work on any song or style of their choosing provided that they are deemed able enough.

The freedom to direct their own studies and choose what material to learn is also key to motivating students and ensuring they build up a repertoire of material they enjoy playing. If students wish to study for grades, they can be entered for the Rock School grades or RGT; however aptitude tests are not compulsory.


Exploring the skills and pleasures of playing in group situations is a core element in the Key To Music syllabus. Students can participate in workshops when their tutors judge that they've mastered the necessary material. For students that choose not to do grades, this provides the incentive to progress. We understand that people have differing ambitions for their playing. Rest assured your goal is Key To Music’s goal.
Sample songs from Beginner syllabus:

7 Nation Army - The White Stripes Use Somebody- Kings Of Leon

Wake Me Up When September Ends - Green Day
Fluorescent Adolescent- The Artic Monkeys
Wild Thing - The Troggs
Lose Yourself - Eminem
Clocks – Coldplay
Hey Joe- Jimi Hendrix
Everybody Hurts - REM
Chasing Cars- Snow Patrol
Creep – Radiohead
Kids- MGMT
Come As You Are - Nirvana
Wish You Were Here- Pink Floyd
Satisfaction -The Rolling Stones
Smoke On The Water- Deep Purple
Beat It- Michael Jackson

.....and many more

We should have you playing all these songs within 6 months and some of them within a couple of weeks.

Sample songs from the Intermediate and Advanced syllabuses:

Dani California - Red Hot Chilli Peppers

Take Me Out- Franz Ferdinand

Sweet Child O' Mine - Guns & Roses

Time Is Running Out- Muse

Every Breath You Take - The Police

Tears In Heaven- Eric Clapton

Johnny B Goode- Chuck Berry

Stairway to Heaven - Led Zeppelin

Karma Police - Radiohead

Back In Black - AC/DC

Lucy In The Sky With Diamonds - The Beatles

Better Together - Jack Johnson

Purple Haze - Jimi Hendrix

When You Were Young - The Killers

Lithium - Nirvana

Hallelujah – Jeff Buckley

....and many more

These songs will obviously demand a higher degree of skill and practice - but pupils have been known to be playing at this level within in a year.

It's all about dedication and practice.