Guitar Star Instruction has been teaching guitar, bass, and ukulele for over 36 years to students aged 7 to 77. The business is run by founder Peter Cocolla, who attended Hartford Conservatory and has many years of teaching and performing experience. His teaching focuses on making lessons easy to understand, fun, and relevant, thanks to his training in Teaching and Study skills. He has also written a book on music theory, soloing, improvisation, and songwriting. The fully equipped studio offers access to YouTube for learning any song, with a song chart provided at the end of each lesson. Customers describe Pete as friendly, accommodating, patient, and talented. He is skilled with beginners and experienced players alike, covering genres like rock, blues, pop, and punk. Many praise his ability to quickly provide tabs, suggest alternative techniques, and keep lessons interesting. Students appreciate his supportive and knowledgeable approach, making learning guitar enjoyable and effective for all ages.
Pete is very friendly and very accommodating. He makes lessons interesting and easy to understand. He is also very good with beginners who don’t have any basics.
July 2022
Nice teacher and a wonderful person! He is teaching my daughter since the last 4 months now. He keeps these lessons interesting for my daughter and she likes them and is learning Guitar very well.
July 2020
I wanted to play guitar seriously again after a years-long gap. Pete listened to me about my goals and where I wanted to be as a guitarist. He is patient and respectful, but gives you helpful insights and a nudge when needed.One extra note: if you put in the time and practice, it all becomes worth it.
