Prior to meeting William, I took guitar lessons from another guitar teacher.  My parents were noticing that after a few months of lessons, I was not improving much.  This is when I met William.  From the get go, William requested that I bring a notebook, folders and my own pick which was vastly different from my last teacher who did not go by the book and never asked me to bring my own equipment.

Every lesson I had with William was structured, planned and never did I have a lesson where William was not prepared.  In fact, the few unproductive lessons we did have were my fault, not William’s due to me not practicing enough or forgetting my equipment.

The lessons William teaches are incredibly engaging as he does not go strictly by the book and is willing to cater the curriculum towards what a student is interested in. Although I am no longer taking classes with William due to moving away for schooling, it is because of William’s great teaching and remarkable persona that to this day I can still recall the lessons I’ve learned.

Curriculum aside, William is a fantastic person who is not only funny and engaging, but has both the skill and love for teaching music.  On a final note, one of the best aspects of taking lessons with William is that he genuinely cares about his students.  There were many times were we reserved some time at the end of a lesson to talk about life or struggles that were hindering me in both music and in life.  As a former student and friend of William, I cannot recommend a better music teacher than him, although I will say that if you like to slack and are not truly invested in music, than William might not be for you.

I’ve been a self taught student via the internet for about a year and a half.  I recently moved to Phoenix and decided to take a stab at taking lessons.  I’ve been taking lessons with William for one month and I can honestly say,  I’ve learned more in my first lesson then I’ve learned in the year and half I’d been playing on my own. I was blown away with his patience, knowledge, and passion for teaching guitar.

William is definitely worth more than what he charges.  His lessons have super-exceeded my expectations!  I highly recommend taking lessons with him.  There’s so much information he teaches regarding reading music, the best way to hold the guitar, proper technique, learning scales, the best way to hold a pick and proper equipment selection based on your style.

I can go on and on, but the bottom line is, choosing William as a teacher will be a sound investment in your guitar playing and I promise you will not be disappointed.