

I'm a 63 year old, retired marketing executive.

SSG Everett Ritenour III - Fort Bragg, NC I finally understand the guitar well enough to have that drive to play for hours without sleep. I will forever be grateful to the center stage guitar academy, but more importantly to Bryan Billhimer. Your teaching method is perfect, your customer service is unmatched and I can say this because I received a personalized email 12 hours after I submitted my song request, and your videos give my everyday noodling a purpose. The best part is that I am only on module 2!!! I can say with confidence that not only do I know scales but more importantly I understand why they are used, how they are used, and the magic behind them. I can honestly say that I have learned more about guitar in THREE days then I have learned in 15 years. I have finished module 1 and I am half way through module 2. I have even taken in depth notes on all the videos so far and thats something I never even did in grade school haha.


I have never been this excited about anything guitar related since I was a kid. I started the videos from lesson one, I did not let my ego get to me and even though I am a very experienced self taught player I gave you the respect of starting from video one. I can assure you that I will be remaining a student, even after my year subscription is expired. Well this is not the case with center stage guitar academy AT ALL! I have toyed with the idea of online lessons but was concerned that even though I have the ability to learn at my own pace that it may be hard to learn from a recorded video. I have been on the fence about taking lessons because as an active duty Soldier my hours are never consistent ( I have been in the Army for 8 years and two deployments has hindered my ability to take lessons on a schedule). I have always been able to hold my own but I have never been able to grasp just how music works. My name is Everett Ritenour and I have been playing guitar on and off again for about 15 years.
