College music student / budding professional here. Bill was my first guitar teacher, and provided exactly the kind of foundation I needed for studying music at my current level. Bill has a deep understanding of a wide range of genres and playing styles, which lets him tailor lessons to your musical interests. This is immensely important for a beginning musician: if things aren't engaging, there's no reason to keep coming back to the instrument.
I studied with Bill from age 10-16. In that time, Bill taught me to read music and tablature; to play scales; to understand chord-scale relationships; build chords; understand the fretboard; transcribe (learn music by ear); solo; and accompany soloists...among other things. In five years, I never once felt overly pressured, and never walked away from a lesson without learning something.
Beyond even all this, he's super nice and really easy-going. Whenever ANYONE in the Denver metro area asks me to recommend a guitar teacher, I give them Bill's contact information. read more