Ryan R.

More than anything, I wish I had a teacher like Bill when I was much younger. So many of my piano teachers took my childhood love of music and snuffed it out with boring lessons that eventually caused me to focus on guitar for most of my life. When the choice is between Led Zeppelin and Chopsticks, every middle aged boy is going to choose Jimmy Page. Bill’s talent and understanding of the theory that ties together so many musical forms would have been the magic potion to motivate a younger me to focus on the less alluring aspects of music.

“Ultimately his biggest lesson to me has been the importance of taking the time to learn the fundamentals of blues and jazz that so much amazing and powerful music is built on. His lessons have inspired me to practice on a regular basis, and I have been enjoying a newfound dexterity and depth of understanding of the piano and music in general.