Welcome to my site. You can find information here about my music, teaching, and writing. It is constantly evolving, so please keep in touch.

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I give one on one lessons in my home studio, and online lessons. I also give workshops, and solo guitar recitals, at festivals, guitar societies, house concerts, etc. To book just  give me a call, or send me a message. (click here)

 

You can also find, on this site, and on my YouTube channel, videos of live, and studio performances, along with lessons, and short talks on guitar related topics (click here).

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I believe that studying the guitar, and deepening our understanding of music, is a lifelong journey. Even after more than four decades as a professional musician and teacher, I remain committed to continuing my own development as both a musician and an educator.

I am currently studying improvisation and alternate guitar tunings with the South African guitarist and composer Derek Gripper (https://www.derekgripper.com), and recently completed a course on Partimenti with the Canadian composer, pianist, conductor and teacher Ian Campbell (https://partimenti.ca). For the final assignment I composed a piano piece based on a motif from Peter Erskine’s New Old Age, using the opening two bars as a starting point. The piece is dedicated to the memory of the British pianist and composer John Taylor, and is performed here by the Canadian concert pianist Madeline Hildebrand (https://madelinehildebrandpiano.com/new-page).

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​​​​​Copies of both the piano score, and an arrangement for two guitars are available on my shopping page. (click here​).

 

My most recent album 'Paul Costello Solo Acoustic Guitar', is available for download on iTunes, Amazon, and other platforms. It is also streaming on Spotify, and Apple music. CD's can be ordered on this website.Future projects include publication of a second book, with the working title 'Harmonic Transitions For Guitar', and a second solo guitar album. I am also planning to record some tutorial videos on pieces from the classical repertoire, and expanding on material from my first book 'Improvisation for Classical, Fingerstyle, and Jazz Guitar'.