Experienced tutor in Guitar in San Diego, Mike offers private lessons tailored to your needs.

Mike is a fantastic teacher, with a very diverse musical background. Whether it's learning theory, tackling new riffs, or improving dexterity and expanding your knowledge of the fret board, Mike does it all from a very zen place. I've grown a lot as a player since taking lessons with him, and highly recommend it to anyone else, regardless of skill level.

Mike is a consummate guitarist and guitar teacher. He knows his music theory, as evidenced by his guitar show "Theory Thursday," viewable on Facebook Live and YouTube, and is well-respected in the music community. My 16 year old son has been taking lessons from Mike for 2 years, and has advanced by leaps and bounds under his tutelage. My son says that his guitar lessons with Mike are always the "highlight" of his week. If you are looking for a fun, kind, patient, and skilled guitar teacher, then please don't hesitate to choose Mike.

I have been taking lessons from Mike for around 6 months. Each lesson Mike focuses on a skill or set of knowledge to study over the following week along with a song to inspire me while I practice. Mike keeps lessons fun and interesting while encouraging me to grow as a student. He is willing to go out of his way to help his students by making himself available for questions throughout the week, even going so far as to make personalized videos to help clear any confusion or misunderstanding between lessons. Mike is also flexible and understanding, allowing me to reschedule lessons when work or family conflicts interfered with my schedule. I feel like I have learned a great deal so far in my short time with Mike and he has helped me stay focused and inspired.

Mike has been teaching my son for over a year. He is extremely knowledgeable and intuitive in his instruction. He has a huge amount of patience working with a young student. Definitely recommend him for a very personalized instruction.

Mike is the best. Started guitar late in life and Mike tailored lessons to my desire to noodle the blues on both acoustic and electric. Unlike his other students, I was not looking for deep theory, Not only great instructor, but we developed a lasting friendship.

He’s the best! By the second lesson you’ll be playing songs that you like and if you practice you’ll be a rock star in no time. He teaches you any type of music you like. I’ve been going for 2 years now!

Mike Ruggirello is an excellent guitar instructor. He is well-versed in many music genres and music theory. I am fifty and when I was a kid I studied different musical instruments. My past instructors, for the most part, didn’t provide any lessons in music theory, which would have made studying music a lot more interesting to me, so Mike’s ability to easily incorporate music theory into his lessons makes them fun. He’s also a great guy. You won’t go wrong taking guitar lessons with Mike.

He makes his lessons tailored for his students and really cares about his student reaching their goals. I have improved more and more every single time I had a lesson with him. The best part is that if you want to play metal, he is the guy to go to since metal is one of his specializations. I’ve gotten so much better at shredding ever since I started. I recommend him to all my friends and family.

Mike is very passionate about playing the guitar and showcases this passion in the way he teaches. He meets you at your skill level. Mike encourages guitar exercises to strengthen fingers and will tailor his lesson around songs you are interested in. He will also introduce songs that you may have never heard before, but will come to love! I highly recommend Mike as he has a strong understanding of musical theory for the technical and enjoys jamming for those days where all you want to do is play.

Mike is a righteous man, a most awesome teacher and now friend. Been taking lessons for close to a year now and it’s great to see my progression. Mike has enlightened me to to not not only playing but musical history and updated technology. He has introduced me to other ways of thinking and his passion for guitar is contagious. Love his Theory Thursday show and when I can watch it I do.

By far the best guitar teacher out there. I found, Mike, on Yelp and I couldn’t have been more pleased with his instruction style. He goes at your pace but is always trying to push you out of your comfort zone to make you an even better player. I couldn’t recommend him to enough people out there. Every lesson is fun and exciting. Thanks Mike! You rock!