I turn rooms full of people into musicians.
I'm Andy Hawkings — a working musician and qualified teacher in Frome, Somerset, and the inventor of Numbiano, the music system that makes anyone a player in minutes. I teach guitar, lead live experiences where whole audiences become the band, and write and speak about opening music to everyone.
My invention: Numbiano.
Music by numbers, music for all. Red numbers are natural, blue numbers are flat, and everything you learn works from any Tonal Centre. It's a complete musical system — notation, singing method, harmony, guitar method — and an app that turns any phone into an instrument. Trademarked, live, and free to play.
Three ways to work with me.
Guitar teaching
Classical and popular guitar tuition in and around Frome — preparing students for Trinity College London classical guitar exams and Rockschool popular music grades, with the Numbiano method opening every door.
Enquire about lessons →Live experiences
Collective songwriting events where the audience is the band — for families, festivals, schools and communities, from 20 to 500+ people, on the phones in their pockets.
Book a Numbiano experience →Talks & workshops
Speaking on music, creativity and education — from TEDx stages in the UK and Cambodia to school halls and teacher CPD. Practical, musical, and never a lecture.
Watch the talks →Two talks, one idea: music belongs to everyone.
The Numbiano — music by numbers, music for all
TEDx Frome, at the Merlin Theatre. The origin story of the system.
Collective songwriting — musicians without borders
TEDx Phnom Penh. Why writing a song together changes a room.
Both sides of the music stand.
I'm a qualified teacher (QTS) and teach music at Avanti Park School in Frome, alongside working as a peripatetic guitar teacher preparing students for Trinity College London classical guitar exams and Rockschool's popular music grades. Away from the classroom I'm a working musician, and for over a decade I was co-founder of Rocktopus, one of the UK's best-loved providers of interactive, music-based experiences for schools and families — including sold-out shows at the Cheese & Grain.
Everything I've learned across those years — what actually gets a reluctant beginner playing, what makes five hundred people sing together, why notation shuts people out — went into Numbiano, my invention: a complete musical system built on numbers, colours and a moveable Tonal Centre.
I write regularly about music education, creativity and the ideas behind Numbiano — you can read the latest below.
Latest from the blog.
How Numbiano Can Deliver RSL Entry Level Performance Awards in a Single Day
2025-09-22Numbiano Family Jam – Join the Band!
2025-04-30A Practical Application for Numbiano - The Singer’s Friend
2025-02-26The Numbiano Orchestra: Turning Any Audience into a Full Orchestra!
2025-02-04Join Us for the Inaugural Numbiano Jam Session!
2025-01-27The Numbiano Singing Method: A Revolutionary Approach to Vocal Training
Let's make music together.
Guitar lessons, live experiences, talks, or anything Numbiano — email me and I'll get back to you as soon as I can.