Talent Not Required
Online guitar lessons that really work. Here you are. New player with a song you want to play, so you start with one of those videos.
Suddenly you realize how hard it is to make a good sound (or any sound) come out of your guitar that passes for real music.
You are humbled, annoyed and frustrated. The guitar is not something you can just pick up and play. You realize an online song lesson might be too much too fast.
So you pick up a book or two about playing guitar. Easy right? Well…
You hit another problem. Reading music? Notes? Scales? Folk songs? What happened to learning the song you wanted to play? You didn’t know you needed to read music if you wanted to play guitar.
You start to think this is going to take you years to play a fun song you love. By then that song might not hit the same as it does right now. So what’s the point?
This is when you lose the excitement for playing, set the guitar in the corner and watch it collect dust.
You think you don’t have any talent and your dreams of playing guitar fade with regret and (maybe even) resentment.
Your story does not need to end this way!
You are one skill away
Feeling overwhelmed about learning guitar ends here. Lots of lessons online assume (and expect) that you know the foundation skills of the guitar. What you really need to hear this… You are one skill away from playing like they do.
Your guitar journey starts with simple, clear, easy to follow sessions that develop your foundation skills. Once you have the foundation skills under your fingers, you then get to choose which songs you want to play.
It may seem like a huge leap from picking up the guitar to playing the songs you like. You deserve a way to transform that leap into small easy steps. By focusing on specific foundation skills in a specific order, you will become the player you always wanted to be.
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“I give Will seven stars! Will is different than other teachers because he lets you try until you succeed and he teaches you important concepts, ways to play, and can make you better.”
J.M. Age 11 (started lessons at age 5. Now 13.)
“Will is the best guitar teacher. He is kind, funny, patient, and skilled at deciphering the best way to help. He'll have you playing songs you like after just one or two lessons. It makes learning more fun and makes you want to practice more.”
Susan S.
“Will makes guitar learning fun - he is creative in teaching specific guitar techniques through music kids are interested in learning.”
The Smith Family (students since ages 8 & 11)
Benefits of Foundation Training
Stronger fingers
Clean, clear tones
Faster chord changes
Better picking and string awareness
Improved Lefthand - Righthand connection
Muscle memory of finger placement on the fretboard
Independent finger mobility & strength
Zero boredom: 103,680 combinations of exercises
Our Services
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ABOUT
WILL
You deserve simple, clear online guitar lessons so you can make great tones and play music, without the pressure of learning to read music or comprehend music theory.
I believe that most books and online lessons have skipped over the most important part of playing guitar. Making great tones. Where to press your fingers, how to hold your guitar, what to do with your thumb. These foundation skills give you access to becoming a great guitar player!
I have been teaching guitar for over 20 years. More importantly my students have been teaching me how to streamline the process of playing guitar and have shown me the exact techniques they want to (need to) learn so they can play the songs they love. I continue to learn how to teach guitar with every student I have the joy of teaching. You are the reason I do what I do and I am so excited to see how we can get you playing guitar better, faster and with ease.
So that you know I’ve been teaching for a while, here are some accomplishments and certificates:
20+ years private in person lessons (Parent List upon request)
Associate Music Director for Chords to Cure 2016 - 2018 Crossroads School for Arts & Science Santa Monica CA
Certified Loog Educator 2023
LessonFace Educator since 2023
Guitar Teacher Northern United - Siskiyou Charter School Mount Shasta CA
Guitar Teacher Team Tutors - Los Angeles CA
BS Theatre Arts Illinois State University 1993
BTW, I am a husband and father who makes sure music playing is in the house and food is on the table. Oh, yeah, I love to cook and the main chef in the family! (humble brag)