Richard W.

I am an adult learner and have just finished my first five piano lessons with Richard and have already booked up five more! I have been working through the excellent Piano Pronto series with him, but Richard has also been happy to set me practice pieces from other books of my choosing and has been very adept at helping me, even with pieces that are unfamiliar to him.

Richard is also a teacher on Piano Maestro, an iPad application where you can, among other things, play the pieces from Piano Pronto (and Alfred's). This has been a great way to practice, and would be especially good for children (as Richard gets a weekly progress report, including time played).

Richard is very flexible and teaches each lesson at my pace - so, the more I practice, the more I can progress! He is patient and encouraging and clearly wants me to enjoy each lesson - and I do! I can't wait to begin my next block of lessons!

My 16 yr old son started lessons with Richard a year ago. He was with another teacher for 10 years before that and quit at age 14. He forgot most of what he learned and was hesitant to try out online lessons after a two year break. Richard had a way of motivating my son to read music and in very little time, he started practicing daily and for fun! Many times I would catch him playing piano at night (using a digital piano with headphones). He improved so rapidly and now plays Chopin pieces whereas one year ago he could barely play half a Thompson song. Highly recommend Richard. My son loves playing the piano now!

Richard is an excellent English teacher. His teaching style is very creative and fun. He is also very friendly and helpful. He tailors lessons to fit my need and I've learned a lot already in the first five classes. I would recommend him to anyone who is in need of learning English.

Richard is an extremely talented musician and an encouraging instructor. He takes his time to know his students and their individual needs. He focuses on developing confidence in each student through customized and private lessons. He is not only friendly and extremely patient, but he is also good at gauging his students' abilities and needs. He gave me great feedback to help me improve at an appropriate pace for me. I was surprised to learn how qualified he really is too! He graduated from college in music, composes and records his own songs, has been teaching for many years, and has had over a hundred successful students. Despite his achievements, he still made me believe in myself as a beginning piano student! I highly recommend him!

I had the opportunity last week to take a piano lesson from Richard. Growing up I took piano lessons, but never really practiced. I did the bare-minimum to get by, so that my teacher wouldn't be upset with me. After I stopped taking piano lessons, I lost a lot of my ability to play. I went to Richard hoping that he could help me grasp the basics again including: chords, major and minor positions, chord inversions, and a little about composing my own music. First off, Richard didn't make me feel stupid for not knowing how to play. He patiently explained concepts to me, and then showed me through examples. Then he let me practice and offered encouragement as I played. He also did a great job simplifying the teaching. It was very easy for me to follow and understand what he was teaching. I would highly recommend Richard to anyone who wants to either learn or improve their piano skills.

Growing up we both took lessons together. He has always been into music since he was small and has learned to play several instruments. He has had lots of experience playing piano in concerts, weddings and other outlets. I've seen him play beautifully lots of music by just knowing the chords of the songs without seeing the sheet music. Because of these experiences and lessons, he knows what works and what makes a great music education.He's passionate about teaching and wants to give a more effective learning experience. He is an excellent teacher . The reason why I am giving 4 stars is because he has only taught a few years and 5 stars is reserved for best teacher ever. I think he will be the best teacher ever with a few more years of experience.

Very pleased with Richard. My kids learned a lot since they've started lessons. They love to go to their lessons, and they started to practice since then. They enjoy learning process and I am so happy to see them progressing so well. Richard's personality, high professional and communication

I enjoy and love to listen to Richard's piano playing. He has some piano talents that are attractive to people. His first piano teacher said that he has strong fingers, and predicted that he would be a great pianist. I think she was right. Now he can play so many songs for a long time without any rest. Also, many people were enjoying his music because he learned more techniques later from many other teachers. I am glad that he is sharing his talents to all kinds of people. I wish that I could play like him.

I've watched Richard's love of music and the piano develop like a rosebud matures into its fragrant, colorful burst of glory. At family functions, he would find his way to the piano to amaze us all with his complicated chords and ability to transform notes on a page into an emotional experience. He seems to be equally at ease with Beethoven or composing a jazz piece on the fly. We have been amazed at his compositions for orchestra and film, but we know his first love is piano. His gentle manner and understanding of how he learned, is primary in his success for transferring his love of music and ability to play the piano directly to his students.

Richard is very clear and efficient in the way he instructs. He's like a musical surgeon in that he can dissect complicated concepts to my level so I understand the music more easily. I think what makes Richard unique is that he mixes conventional with unconventional methods in his teaching style and that makes learning and playing music more fun in my opinion. He's a balanced, easy-going, and forward-thinking instructor. I'm happy to recommend Richard!

Richard's a great teacher. He's the only teacher I've been able to find that is helping me and teaching me in the areas I want to be taught. As a teacher he's really patient and he challenges me in the best way. Great experience overall, I can feel myself progressing and I'm enjoying it, which is the most important to me

My 13-year old son has been taking lessons since he was 7 and has had six other teachers during that time. I feel that Richard has been the best fit for him, because he allows my son to play songs that interest him, as well as encouraging him to build his repertoire in other areas. Richard has an ability to listen to students, identify their needs and their skill level appropriately, and design a music approach that is unique for them, utilizing a variety of techniques to help kids progress.

This is the 2nd time that I have taken piano lessons. I'm learning more and enjoying it much more than before. I think that is because of Richard's approach to teaching. He allows students a lot of freedom to create their own methods of learning while providing just enough structure. He has an incredible amount of knowledge and expertise and is an easy person to learn from.