Richard Tara

I have passed the audition to be in a band that I will be touring with thanks to this instructor who helped me with my repertoire, advanced exercises, advanced music theory, songwriting, guitar solo composition, stage moves, and handling situations that you can only learn from by playing with a live band .

Superb teacher that is extremely knowledgeable about not only music but so many other topics such as technology, and really friendly and easy to work with. He does not mind going over lesson time to make sure you learned everything correctly.

I highly recommend this instructor for his commitment to my learning and also really great guy to work with. You cannot beat the price either for all that he covers.

Impressive and dedicated instructor with many decades of experience in a broad spectrum of genres such as jazz, shred, progressive rock, neo-classical, etc. Thank you.

Excellent and professional teacher as I have been taking awesome guitar and bass guitar lessons learning different techniques on both instruments as well as music theory and songwriting. Thank you!!!!

Superb teacher as I have learned everything I needed to play progressive rock and more complicated songs. Also covering material from bands like Yes, and Rush, we also covered bass playing, not only can you learn great guitar, you can also excel at bass as well.

I have won 1st place a local talent show thanks to this teacher who has catapulted my playing and been a kind support for all of my customized requests and needs. The techniques and musicality he teaches is gigantic spanning decades of music and heroes of guitar.

My playing has skyrocketed since I started studying with Rich. He was able to quickly identify small issues in my technique that were holding me back from progressing, and he helped me to fix them. Additionally, Rich tailors each lesson to my specific goals, rather than using a generic, one-size-fits-all approach. Thanks a ton Rich!

I have passed my audition thanks to this dedicated instructor!!!!!!! I highly recommend him -- his years of experience and willingness to work with me was a big win.

Richard rocks! Great listener, and great instructor. Very patient and kind.

Incredible teacher that explains things very easy to understand. Its the communications and patience that counts in learning a lot of more advanced techniques and theory. Thank you!

Fantastic teacher and instructor showing me all the exotic scales, modes, and chops of my favorite shredders.

Great instruction that is helping me get all my shred chops and techniques down and also advanced music theory. I highly recommend this instructor.

After being a self-taught guitarist, I took lessons and this instructor helped me understand the much bigger picture of music. Many of the pieces I was missing I have now and I am way more in control.

Best instructor I ever came across who identified and corrected many aspects of my playing I never knew I was doing wrong. This has made a world of difference in my playing and mastering guitar playing.

I highly recommend this teacher as he has went above and beyond in his teaching for me with the techniques I learned from him as well as his flexible schedule and friendliness.

Excellent teacher who specializes in your specific needs!

Thanks for your patience, and flexibility with these lessons to get me exactly where I wanted to be on guitar.

Fantastic teacher, and for the price you cannot go wrong. Thank you.

I highly recommend this instructor . He is a fountain of knowledge that plays all genres.

Amazing teacher. What I really like is he knows Hendrix licks, Clapton Licks, and then he knows Jazz licks, Jazz progressions, as well as speed metal and more modern neo-classical licks and progressions. The breadth of what I learned is tremendous.

Awesome instructor that is extremely knowledgeable and experienced!

Awesome instructor with a lot of experience. Also a great guy who does not mind going over the time limit of a lesson to ensure everything is covered.

I highly recommend this teacher as he has taught my teenage son to play, write his own songs, and improvise not only rock, but blues, jazz, classical., and folk.

I strongly recommend this teacher. His willingness to go the extra mile, friendly demeanor, and guitar wizardry speaks for itself.

Astounding teacher and mentor. I highly recommend this instructor as he helped me to finally play my favorite Dethklok songs, do all kinds of sweep arpeggios , sweep picking, and techniques hard to come by.

In just a few months I went from intermediate to advanced level player thanks to this teacher. Thanks for pushing me as now I am wowing my audience and fanbase more than ever :)

This is a great teacher because he works in the direction that you want to take it. I started lessons to learn neo-classical shred and various techniques but then branched out into classical music with him. We have also branched out to making use of exotic scales of different cultures in rock music. He is extremely flexible and is easy to work with. Excellent choice of a teacher!!!!!!!!

Wanting to renew my guitar skills I came to this teacher that has revitalized my playing to a point where it is better than ever. Thanks a million!!!!

Excellent instructor as he generously goes over time to make sure you understand before ending the lesson. Also generously provides lots of material and homework assignments above and beyond the lesson to make sure you are occupied and progressing as fast as possible. Thank you.

Seeking to learn a lot of technical prowess on the guitar, this teacher catapulted me to the next level, thanks to his patience, expertise, and communications skills. He is also a very flexible and congenial person to work with. Thank you.

This teacher goes above and beyond. Not only was I able get better at technical proficient playing and speed building, but I was able to learn classical and jazz along the way. This teacher is easy to understand and work with, very flexible as well. Thank you!!!

Astounding teacher! Highly recommended for his knowledge, patience, and caring!!

Excellent teacher as I was able to finally learn DADGAD tuning and learn some really nice acoustic pieces, and also learn all about Classical guitar and how to use the scales in a musical way along with chords.

Fantastic teacher as I have learned so much. Thank you for your patience and flexibility also!!!

I highly recommend this teacher as I have learned a lot in a very short amount of time. He has been very patient, and went over the scheduled time because he wanted to make sure I fully comprehend or can perform particular music being learned.

Really great teacher who I have learned so much from. I am grateful to have this teacher as he is a great guitarist, teacher, mentor, and also knowledgeable about music and guitar history dating way back to ancient times, medieval times, the Renaissance, other cultures, etc.

Outstanding teacher as I always wanted to learn advanced guitar and shred which I have learned well from this teacher. Also I learned how to improvise my own solos and create my own songs.

Fantastic instructor, highly recommended. I have excelled at learning rock and metal and all the other genres of jazz, fusion, classical, and exotic scales from India, Japan, East Europe, Middle East, etc. Now I know how virtuoso players like Marty Friedman do their magic.

Richard is super knowledgeable and explains everything with patience. Amazing teacher

Great instructor as I was able to learn everything I needed to play rock guitar and more. Highly recommended!

Totally satisfied as I started learning rock guitar, and branched out to classical, jazz, and even some old medieval music . He goes above and beyond for you over the time booked if necessary because he cares that you learn.

This instructor shows a lot of patience and explains things in easy to understand terms. This is the best instructor I have ever taken lessons from. Also, he plays all genres.

Highly recommended for the personalized lessons ,customized material, and wealth of professional experience :)

Hands down the best instructor I ever came across as I came to him for shred and neo-classical, but also picked up Jazz, hardcore Blues, and exotic out of this world scales!!!

I highly recommend this instructor as his long career in the music industry coupled with his versatility in playing different styles along with his friendly persona trumps all teachers I have taken lessons from.

This instructor has expanded my breadth of playing exploring Spanish exotic scales, Middle Eastern scales, and rock. We do electric and classical guitar in the lessons and the price for this is really at a savings. I tried local teachers who charged way more for this kind of diverse lessons. Thank you. :)

I started taking lessons to learn the blues and rock, but with Richard I was able to expand into jazz, classical, and exotic scales. Highly recommended teacher as his experience shines!!!

This teacher has taught my 3 sons to play guitar as well as bass. Excellent job as they can all read music, tab, and are wowing the kids in their school!

Absolutely recommended as I wanted to learn advanced guitar techniques and advanced musical time signatures, chords, composition, orchestration. My guitar and musical skills have skyrocketed in a short amount of time.

I highly recommend this instructor for his patience and support he has given me for the past year as I have greatly improved while enjoying each lesson. Besides being a fantastic teacher, he is a great human being and knows a lot about many subjects outside of guitar. Really knowledgeable person. Thank you.

Best guitar instructor I ever had because he does not delay your learning, if you are a quick learner like me he gives you more and more and accelerates you. By bandmates all notice a difference in my playing and songwriting which I attribute to taking lessons from Richard.

Incredible teacher that will bring out your abilities and support you achieving your goals. He has a wealth of knowledge in rock, blues, jazz, classical, etc. as well as extensive performing experience and recording experience.

I highly recommend this instructor as his teaching approach really helped speed up the process of learning to play guitar and create music. He always goes out of his way to help. Highly recommended!

I am extremely pleased with the quick progress my two sons have made with the teacher who has mountains of knowledge and experience.

I have greatly improved with this extremely proficient teacher. He is devoted and caring when it comes to seeing you succeed. Great person, great teacher!

Highly recommended teacher as he has been teaching my 14 year old son who has made tremendous progress in the past months.

Accelerate your learning with this teacher. I have progressed so much over the last two months because of him. Highly recommended teacher!

Absolutely amazing teacher as within the last month I am making a lot a progress with more complicated things I always wanted to pursue like advanced time signatures, advanced chords and inversions, all kinds of jazz scales, theory I never knew, etc.

This teacher has transformed my playing in a short amount of time. His 40 years of experience with guitar in jazz, blues, metal, rock, classical, and other genres really shines. He is also a great guy. Highly recommended!

Been taking lessons witch Richard for a little over a year now. He is an excellent instructor and is a great help in providing lots of support. He has an incredibly large fluency in different musical styles and genres and can play anything. You can learn anything you want from him.

I have been taking lessons from Richard since 2022 and I now write my own music, can play all kinds of genres such as jazz and classical. He has taught me how to play and create music in different time signatures for progressive rock, and more. I highly recommend this very experienced, personable and patient teacher.

Richard is going to be able to take me to the next level in my playing, I am excited to see where I'll be at in 6 months

Richard is an awesome teacher. He works with you with whatever you may need and is always challenging you for better. Prices are also super reasonable. You cannot go wrong

Excellent guitar teacher, very knowledgeable, is patient and teaches well.

Great teacher focuses on what you want to learn. Very good at helping you understand.

Goes above and beyond with his teaching and is also a very personable teacher that asks what style of music you like and helps you teach the fundamentals while also giving insight into the different genres. Definitely recommend. :)

With some musical study under my belt and feeling lacking in the guitar area, I wanted to really hone in on guitar playing and music composition via guitar. While studying with Richard, he opened up a whole new world for my fingers and the strings. He can play any style and is very knowledgeable in music theory for guitar and is an all-around genius when it comes to the guitar. Highly recommend. I am excited to keep growing with Richard.

Learn guitar with fun and ease with this teacher I wanted to learn how to play guitar for my own enjoyment and to impress my friends. I took lessons with this teacher for three lessons and I learned so much. This teacher was great at teaching different scales and chords, helping me with techniques, giving clear instructions, and allowing me to choose the direction of the class. They were patient, friendly, and encouraging. They always gave me useful feedback and tips to improve my playing. They also introduced me to different genres and styles of music that I enjoyed. I am very happy with my progress and my playing has improved. This teacher is amazing and I highly recommend them to anyone who wants to learn guitar.

Very helpful, easy to understand and get along with. Will definitely book more lessons with Richard.

Richard is a great guy. He's already taught me more in a couple of lessons than I would have learned on my own in twice as much time of self-directed study and practice. He's a fount of guitar knowledge and I plan to continue my lessons with him once my current package of lessons is done.

Excellent teacher. Went to him for metal lessons and was able to pick up on some jazz, blues, and classical playing as well. A very knowledgeable instructor that gives a lot of support.

I really like Richard. He helps me alot, He motivates me to do more and move quicker, Richard is an excellent techer.

Richard is teaching my son Leo for a month and my son is making a lot of progress. His skills are getting better and he is always excited to have lessons with Richard. My son really enjoys the classes. Richard is an excellent teacher!

Rich is exactly what I was looking for in a guitar teacher. He is crazy knowledgeable and takes good care to ensure you are making progress toward achieving your specific goals. Also just an all-around kind, cool, interesting person. So happy to be working with him!

I started talking lessons from Richard last year as a beginner. In a short period of time, I have learned to play licks, play riffs, write my own songs, read music, and play the classics. If I had Richard from the very beginning I would of been better way faster. Also he is such a nice guy to work with.