Will Ripley

“Willy looks like a skinny white boy but plays like a 300 pound black man!!”

"When I met Will he asked me some of my goals and my response was to some day be able to play guitar like Kenny Wayne Shepherd. Six months later I found myself playing "Blue on Black" at Ripley's Recital in front of my friends. Will is an extremely professional and talented teacher and guitar player. Each week I found myself with new material and knowledge that made learning guitar fresh and exciting. I'm taking the summer off and I already can't wait to continue my lessons to take my guitar playing to the next level."

"Will is a very knowledgeable guitarist and great teacher. His instruction has been crucial in my development as a guitar player. Thanks to Will I have significantly improved my understanding of musical theory and guitar techniques. I have also been motivated to keep practicing in order to become the best guitar player I can be."

"As the father of Will's youngest student (5 years old) it's amazing to see the enthusiasm and desire my son is showing towards music because of will's teaching style. He always wants to go, he has fun but I see the progress they make in each lesson both large and small, it's a great learning environment. Thanks Will, your next test will be my younger daughter."

"As a person that has taken music lessons and hated them, I think you're an amazing teacher. Anthony loves music and has a new found love of the electric guitar."

"Our son, William, has been taking guitar lessons from Will since Spring 2010. Will is a knowledgeable, creative and resourceful music teacher who thoroughly enjoys teaching children the guitar. We were lucky to have found him."

"I have wanted to learn to play guitar all my life, but never really had the guts to try until I was 27 years old. I was afraid I wouldn't be any good but one day while searching through the Craigslist ads for guitar teachers I found a listing that just spoke to me, a total gem, and I felt I just had to give him a call. After just one phone call I had a really good feeling I had found the perfect lessons and I am so lucky that I found the listing for willripley.com. Will is an amazing and inspiring teacher who is incredibly gifted not only at playing guitar but at truly being able to teach others to be their best musically. He can really show you how to play anything in a way that is helpful and makes sense. After every lesson I feel so motived to get better and practice so I can be half as terrific a musician as Will. I have seen him perform live with his band and Will Ripley really is a rockstar. He makes learning something challenging really fun."

"Will Ripley is an amazing teacher who has given me the best gift I ever could have asked for, the gift of music. His tireless patience and postive attitude helped me to realize I could achieve anything I put my mind to. He is not only a stellar musician with amazing technical ablilites, but he truly understands how to teach guitar and how to pass on his skills to other budding muscians. I went from being a complete novice to someone who now often gets complimented on how quickly they learned to play guitar. If you are looking for someone who can turn you into a great musician, Will Ripley is your man. He isn't just a guitar teacher but also an enthusicatic friend who will help you achieve amazing results while you have fun learning to rock out!"

"Will is very talented musician and teacher and adapt the style and learning process to fit each student.

He is very good with children and know how to motivate them. He makes the learning of music a Rock' n Roll experience!"

"We are thrilled that our daughter really enjoys her guitar lessons with Will. His effective style of teaching has inspired our daughter to tap into her musical talent and interests. Being able to do something she loves is worth all the money in the world. Thank you, Will – you're a great teacher!"

"When our 11 year old daughter wanted to learn guitar I searched the web for someone who would and could provide a different approach to learning an instrument. In grade 4 she took up the violin at school, they learned the scales and every evening she practiced diligently creating a noise that sounded like she was sawing a cat in half. There was never any melody and she soon tired of the exercise and gave up. I often wondered what would have happened if she had been given an actual song to practice so that's what I mean when I looked for a teacher that could provide her with a different approach to learning an instrument."

"Will's web site looked like he was someone who stays in touch with current music trends. When I read is bio I found out he is active in the music scene and I was convinced he could provide us with the teaching techniques and style that would keep our daughter interested and engaged. Low and behold I was right! He taught my daughter bits and pieces of her favorite song from her favorite band. Now she's learning techniques and the chords and loving it! Because she loves it, she's sticking with it. Until we saw how much she loved the guitar Will was able to rent us one, yet another great option Will can provide."

"Thank you Will, we're very glad to have found you!"

"My fiance and I started taking lessons with Will after looking for a guitar teacher online. Both of us had never played an instrument or had any musical education before. From the get-go, Will didn't follow a pre-defined plan or workbook (as other teachers we talked to would have done), but rather incorporated our personal goals and music preferences into his teachings. It is very apparent that he not only loves guitar music, but also a deep understanding of a broad spectrum of music styles and musical theory."

Will's hands-on approach managed to teach me not just practical guitar skills, but also some theoretical fundamental background knowledge. His lessons are never boring; always challenging but never overwhelming.

As a teacher, Will is patient and manages to accommodate our different learning speeds as well as our individual strengths and weaknesses, given both of us a sense of accomplishment and progress.

I thoroughly enjoy learning from Will and can highly recommend him as a guitar teacher."