Richard Gilewitz

Best teacher

. After not playing for several decades, I attended one of Richard’s guitar weekends, his Gillacamp. I noticed that many attendees travelled large distance to be there: New Mexico, Indiana, Illinois, North Carolina, Floridians from Jacksonville, Orlando, and Palm Beach. Additionally there were several students from the United Kingdom. Since then, Richard has been teaching me. Richard is my fourth guitar teacher and he is by far the best; I’ve had some fine teachers. Previously, my best teacher was not only a talented classical guitarist, he was also assistant principle cellist for the Pittsburgh Symphony. I studied classical guitar with him for about 2 years. He was an excellent teacher. Richard is better. There are teachers who can play very well but their teaching is not the same quality. Richard knows how to play, compose, and teach, very effectively. He has taught me methods to analyze new musical pieces to best prepare for learning. He has shown me how to play, giving excellent guidance on LH and RH fingering, dynamics, and methods for efficient practice. I If you want to be a better guitarist, Richard will help you that. JKL

Guitar Foundations

I must admit Richard is my teacher. I find these lessons good reinforcement for concepts he has already tried to get across. This is way better than notes I take. One thing for sure with Richard, he makes it entertaining.

Amazing

I am new to this channel, but after just perusing a portion of what is available, I must say I am impressed. Richard is casting out so many pearls in the course of a few minutes that you could fail to recognize the value of what he is sharing. I have taken lessons from other good teachers and have explored a few online options, and I must say that Richard has a depth and breadth of knowledge that is rare, and he communicates clearly and precisely. And, of course, he is a darn good player. It is going to be a lot of fun (and I am going to learn a heck of a lot) as I take time to linger over these lessons.

Thomas Ford

I met Richard many years ago at one of his "Gilacamp" guitar workshops. I was immediately captivated by his knowledge, passion and insight for all things relating to finger style guitar. I have been a student of his ever since. His teaching methods are truly amazing, i am constantly impressed by his ability to interpret his wealth of knowledge into directions that are easy to understand and really helpful. If you are interested in playing finger style guitar and prepared to put in the work; i would highly recommend this course and taking lessons Richard.

Technique Is A Journey!

Guitar playing is a life long journey. As a gigging guitarist I learned a long time ago to always seek out those that are better than I am. Richard taught me to put down my picks and approach the guitar in a much more connected way. My finger style lessons have not only afforded me a new skill set but my hybrid picking has dramatically improved as well. You can’t go wrong with Richard’s lessons!